New addition to The Copper Nickel Pantry this month!

Rescued baby carriage base makes for
a great planter for outside

 

ALMOST SHOWTIME!

 The Copper Nickel is almost ready for our OPEN WEEKEND! Such fun things this month.

UNIQUE!! is definitely part of the theme at Checkered Corner.  Lighting, signs & cool storage options as well as outdoor containers for all those great fall florals.  

LOVE how this birch “lamp” turned out!
cemented in a bucket with a branch shade
full of fairy lights — on remote control.

GAME ON! lamp full of game board pieces, cards & even Monopoly money...

This great branch lampshade with remote control fairy lights could hang from a hook inside or how fun in a tree by a patio or deck.

Gorgeous vintage child’s desk makes its way to the shop this month.  Unique with drop down side and pencil compartment.

Would make a great side table or bar cart just for FUN

keeping the original condition 
of this beauty

Set of 4 vintage cafe chairs in pristine shape

 

IT’s TRUE! I have always loved
BLACK WHITE & RED colors together...

My room in the 1970s was just that including the red shag carpeting and black plastic blow up chair.  OH MY!!! such style 😉

JULY SALE WEEKEND

celebrates SUMMER GARDEN COLORS at Checkered Corner. Inspired by the brightness of the season

Other Copper Nickel vendors you are going to love . . . there's much much more to see and shop our wonderful pantry with fresh baked goods, snacks & seasonings.

Came across this OLD photo today reminding me how I started Checkered Corner in the corner of our basement workshop.  Back then in early 90s stencils were popular and I used a roller checkered stencil with green paint over the concrete blocks in one corner.  Thus the business name!

My adventures creating started with craft shows and mult-media wood & metal.  Seasonal items like garden planters, snowmen and wall art — many with checker boards.  I moved onto repurposing as I can’t bear to see old things discarded or scrap wood go to a burn pile.  It’s been fun to rekindle some of my old passions throughout the years for texture & color and bringing lost objects back to life and give them a . . .

F U N c t i o n

It’s been such a great adventure for me to tap into creativity.  This year marks 32 years that I’ve been in business.  Almost 20 of those years have been in the occasional market realm.  Although Checkered Corner has been open in multi-vendor shops over the years, MY FAVORITE years have always been in this business model being open once a month.  I love setting the stage for a unique shopping experience every month, changing up theme & color.  My slogan for years has been WHERE UNIQUE IS ORDINARY.  It’s my goal when you walk in to think WOW I would’ve never thought of that. Come browse a great set of occasional market vendors at The Copper Nickel next week.

                                                  anita

EXPLORE some summer days and put a little gravel in your travel. That’s my plan!

I’ll be sourcing

creating and

staging lots

of FUN

things for our

JULY

open

weekend

17 - 20th

UNIQUE is ORDINARY at Checkered Corner! Some themed “corners” of treasures will await you and definitely a little (possibly a lot) of RUST in the mix.