Most Wonderful Time of the Year

While temperatures here in Central Pennsylvania aren't quit cold enough for snow, it is time in our area for residents to reflect on what the next few months will bring.  Will we get alot of snow or will it be a mild winter?  Only time will tell.

Antiques evolve with time just like people.  They mature and grow in exposure to situations in our daily lives.  A simple piece of furniture from your grandparent's childhood could find itself in your home as a treasured piece of the past.  Pick up any home magazine these days and you will find all of them feature layouts praising the combination of vintage antiques with today's traditional furnishings.

Furnishings might not be what you have in mind with the upcoming holiday season.  My Christmas gift list has more toys on it than 'useful' gifts.  But we do have quite a selection of housewares, decorations, furnishings and entertainment pieces if that's what you're shopping for.

Shop in comfort and visit us at the Olde Barn Centre.  We're open 10 am to 5 pm, seven days a week with the coffee always on.  We will be closed Thursday, November 24th for our employees to observe the Thanksgiving holiday with their family and friends.  Hope to see you soon.

New Beginnings

Antiques aren't usually considered or associated with new or the beginning of anything.  When someone hears the word antique visuals that come to mind are something old, rusty, worn and definitely used.  But as in life, sometimes we have to start fresh.  Stepping into an antique shop can be a wonderful way to furnish a new house,  enhance an addition or just mix things up a bit in a room to make it more enjoyable.

As we enter the fall season and move into the winter months, many holidays and family gatherings will be shared and enjoyed.  Do you desire a new set of mixing bowls?  A table to seat all your family and dearest friends?  Or some whimsical decorations to brighten your decor?  At the Olde Barn Centre, we have gifts and goodies to satisfy even the most discriminating tastes when it comes to collecting and decorating.

Whether your preparing your first Thanksgiving dinner and need that gigantic turkey platter or looking to furnish the corner of relaxation in your home in preparation for those cold winter nights, come browse the Olde Barn Centre and see if you don't find something "new" to you.  Happy Halloween from the Olde Barn Centre.

Happenings in the Area

I'd like to add some events going on in the area if you are traveling in the region.

August 13 & 14  41st Annual Arts and Crafts Festival, Eagles Mere, PA  fine artists and craftsman display their work on the village green  9-5  $5 admission  for more info:  http://www.visithistoriceaglesmere.com/

August 18-20  Sunbury River Festival  info: http://www.sunburyriverfestival.com/

August 26-28  Middlecreek Valley Antique Association's 15th Annual Fall Antique Show  info: http://mvaapa.org/

August 27th   40th Annual New Berlin Day  info:  http://www.newberlinpa.com/

September 3  29th Labor Day Market, Eagles Mere, PA  antique vendors display their merchandise on the village green.  9-5 $5 admission

September 8-11  Nittany Antique Machinery Show and Penn's Cave Festival  info:  http://www.nittanyantique.org/

September 16-18  Pennsylvania Bowhunters Festival, Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville, PA  info: http://pabowhunters.com/

October 8 & 9  31st Sullivan County Fall Festival, Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville, PA

Heat, Rain, More Heat and More Rain

Antiques are like summer weather, sort of.  Sometimes it's hot and humid.  It can also be cool and mild.  Antiques and collectibles range in value from high to low and back to high depending on the active interest in them.  Certain items like traditional furniture and signed pottery usually retain their value through the years but depression glassware, kitchenware and holiday collectibles seem to float in and out of favor depending on what's on the cover of the current decorator magazines.

At the Olde Barn Centre we offer a broad range of antiques and collectibles.  Items that range from the 1800's right into collectibles from yesterday.  We've got it covered whether it's in House Beautiful, Martha Stewart or Antiques Journal.

August 13th, Saturday, you can find Eagles Mere abuzz with the annual Craft Festival.
August 26th & 27th, Friday 5:30 pm-9 pm, Saturday 9 am-4 pm, 37th annual Antiques Show at Geringer Hall, Muncy

Lazy Days of Summer

First Sunday Celebration Pictures

Happy Memorial Day

Let me start by saying on behalf of everyone here at the Olde Barn Centre, we thank all those men and women who serve our country, at home and abroad.  We are truly home of the free because of the brave.  THANK YOU.

Final preparations are being made for our June First Sunday Market and hope you will stop by.  Just a reminder we open at 8 a.m. for this event only but the shop will remain open until 5 p.m.  I shouldn't have requested the heat in my last post because someone sure turned up the thermostat.  We went straight from 40 and rainy to 80, muggy and more rain.  Weather is something everyone has an opinion on.  It's too much for some and not enough for others.  From handmade quilts and comforters to Adirondack rocking chairs for star gazing....whether you like it cold or hot, inside or out we have some amazing finds for you.

Please enjoy your holiday weekend with family and friends from everyone at the Olde Barn Centre.

Things Are Heating Up

Or so they should be considering we're in the month of May.  April certainly provided us with the showers and flowers are blooming all over Central Pennsylvania, that's for sure.  But Mother Nature hasn't seen fit to provide us with more than a few sunny hours on any given day.

All sorts of summer antiques are finding their way into the booths at the Olde Barn Centre.  We have some great summer furniture, wagons, wheelbarrows and garden tools.  Pick up a floral tablecloth, some pretty ice tea glasses and invite friends over to sit on the porch to visit.  We have a new batch of Amish rockers on the porch that just arrived two weeks ago.  These rockers are new (not antiques) but are a great addition to any home for either inside or out.  They get rave reviews and are only available certain times of the year.

I'd like to announce our First Sunday Markets are scheduled for 2011.  The first First Sunday will be June 5th, 2011 and then again on August 7, 2011.  We invite outside dealers to set up their wares and open at 8 am to the public.  The outside market is open from 8 am to 12 noon but the Olde Barn Centre will be open until 5 pm, our regular closing time.  We're hoping for a good turn out and great weather.  Stop by if you can.