I've been keeping a big secret for a long time, almost eight months to be exact.
This coming September we will open our very own antique shop, together with our business partners Sandy, Bill, Marnie, Dan & Ellen. It has been a long time coming and we've worked hard for this moment. We've had a few sleepless nights, seen way more commercial properties than we ever imagined and tried to negotiate more than a few commercial leases. We can speak triple net and CAM costs with the best of them now!
Our space is a 7,000 square foot former warehouse a block from the center of the universe (Wegmans) and only minutes from downtown Ithaca and the Commons. The building has been home to carpenters and geeks and will now house the coolest, hippest, happening-est antique and vintage marketplace you've ever seen. Our building needs a fair amount of TLC but it is all cosmetic and we can do 99% of it ourselves. Walls are coming down, paint is going up and partitions are being built. It is hard work but oh so satisfying and when it's all finished it will be fabulous! We'll call ourselves "Found" and we are excited!
Photos to follow soon - stay tuned!
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