Vintage & Co. in Lancaster, PA – Blog

We are getting ready for this weekend’s Tent Sale! Since we were under a “lockdown” in June when we normally hold the sale, we decided to have a tent sale at the end of summer, instead. This means discounts on an inventory surplus…and we’ll be digging into our storage spaces, […]

Vintage & Co. Annual Tent Sale – This Weekend!

August 18, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged Annual Tent sale / Antiques / Central PA / Country Chic Paint / Lancaster / Lancaster Antiques / lancaster pa / Painted Furniture / Vintage & Co. Lancaster / vintage furniture

During this Covid19 pandemic we have really learned to appreciate seeing people in our shop. There is really no joy in rattling around in a closed store. It’s quiet and speaking for myself here, you can’t help but get a sense of being helpless, and sometimes hopeless. It is out […]

Antique Adventures of A Husband and Wife Duo: The Backstory ...

May 20, 2020 in Blog Posts tagged Antique mall / Backstory Vintage & Co. / Paris Flea market

When we first opened Vintage & Co. we knew we were going to get creative with vintage furniture by painting old, well made pieces. We also knew it would be fun to make repurposed household items like the hand crafted, re-claimed barn wood bench, above. But there was something else […]

Our Resident Artists: From Lamps to Paintings to Pottery; Local ...

May 11, 2020 in Blog Posts tagged Acrylic Paintings / Columbia PA / Local Artisans / Paintings / Pottery / Sign Art / UPcycled Lamps / UPcycling

One of the hardest things to do is pick out a paint color. I mean, doesn’t it seem so important? This is the color you will be looking at for many years to come. (Except in our case, the customer will!) For the shop, we try to stick to neutrals. […]

Picking Out A Paint Color

April 30, 2020 in Blog Posts tagged apothecary coffee table / China hutch / cobblestone / Country Chic Paint / how to make a color choice / lazy linen / painting old furniture / secretary desk / Simplicity / vanilla frosting

Spring of 2020 marked a new way of life for us at Vintage & Co. but it also was the arrival of our 4th anniversary since opening the shop. We decided to do a fun series of “Before & Afters” and take a trip down memory lane. The photo above […]

Vintage & Co. Before & Afters #1

April 27, 2020 in Blog Posts tagged Before & After / Before & Afters / card catalog / Country Chic Paint / cubbie drawers / cubbies / Painted Furniture / refinished furniture / Repurposed Furniture / vintage & Co. / vintage dresser makeover / vintage furniture

Well friends, I have to say, when we opened almost 4 years ago I never would have guessed that as we approached our 4th anniversary we would be shut down by a national viral pandemic. While watching the news we realize that this is only for the good, but yes, […]

Keeping Up (With Faith) When We Are Closed Down

March 24, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged buffet / Coronavirus / Country Chic Paint / New Furniture / Re Design By PRima / Store closed / Store Closure / Temporary Closure

Hellooooo everyone! Happy 2020! We’re excited about the new year and all of the fun projects we’ll be working on. Today’s post is about our past projects, and where they ended up. Customers send us photos of the pieces we paint and/or design and I’ve always wanted to share them […]

Vintage & Co in Action – Customer Photos of ...

January 9, 2020 in Blog Posts / Customer Pictures tagged buffet / Cottage Chic / Country Chic Paint / Dressers / Farmhouse / Home Decor / Home goods / vintage furniture / Vintage home decor

Hello friends! It has been awhile since I wrote about some of our furniture makeovers. I love seeing the before and after pictures, don’t you? Let’s take a look and see what we were up to at the end of 2018. It took a lot of scrubbing to get this piece […]

Furniture Makeovers!

February 22, 2019 in Blog Posts tagged China hutch / china hutch transformation / Country Chic Paint / Country Chic Retailer / furniture makeovers

They’re here and in stock! This year’s Fall & Winter Limited Edition colors are part of the “Paint for a Cure” theme. Each color represents a cancer ribbon: Hope, Conquer, Brave, Strength, Tribe and Faith. Now to add to this layer of excitement, there is supposed to be a special […]

New Limited Edition Country Chic Paint Colors – Paint for ...

October 2, 2018 in Blog Posts

We’re so excited to be joining the Creatively Lancaster Maker’s Markets on August 11th and September 8th at the Barnstormers Clipper Stadium! It is such a fun and creative place to be, we are honored to be a part of it! Here is a snippet from their website: “At […]

Come see Vintage & Co. at the Maker’s Market

August 3, 2018 in Blog Posts tagged Butterflies / Butterfly Factory / Craft Show / Maker's Market / Soda Can Butterflies