Monticello Invites you... to our Fall Premier Show & Storewide Sales Event! Begins Friday, September 12th.

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It gives me great pleasure to announce our upcoming Fall Premier Show and a wine tasting event! The Hip Chicks will be here serving up their favorite wines and selling it as well...yummy!

Our featured guests exhibitors in the garden will be ..... drum roll...

* Debi Burton from Bellingham WA brings elegance & whimsey. Check out her blog ORMOLULU.
* Saltbox Sampler, Linda & Gordon Davis from Camas WA brings primitive country home decor.
* Jeff & Julie Brough, one of Monticello's most favorite and best selling dealers of country primitives.
* Joe & Sue Rowley, another favorite of Monticello's with their cottage treasures & vintage finds.
* Lisa & Isabel, better known as "Pink" girls of Monticello brings their sweet cottage home furnishings & whimsey & more!
*Amy & Michael Aiello of Artemisia of Portland, brings their custom designed indoor plants for home, fine Art & Gifts.

It all begins Friday, September 12th from 10:00 - 6:00
Storewide Sales Friday, Sept. 12th through Sunday Sept. 14th
Fall Premier Show in the Garden runs through October 12th.

Don't miss it! Come early and enjoy coffee and baked goodies in our Cafe. If you're on our mailing list, postcard will be coming soon!
Watch for more to come on this event with sneek peeks coming soon!

What's New at Monticello...

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If you haven't been in lately, you're missing out on lots of new treasures! We have the best of the best dealers here and it shows as you stroll down the aisles. Where do they find this great stuff! Put Monticello on your list of things to do this weekend. You won't be disappointed.

Oh... and be sure to watch for our commercials on Channel 12 starting next week. They will run during the 4:00 & 5:00 news and during the 9:00 a.m. "Better" show. And then in September, we will be on the 9:00a.m. "Better" show! Ya hoo!

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Lynne Gunderson Space

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Books for Sale..

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Madison Park Space

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Furniture Showroom

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Colby Cottage Space

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See Us On Good Day Oregon Fox 12!

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Something exciting is going on at Monticello. FOX 12 Good Day Oregon Home & Garden crew visited today to see what all the buzz is about at Monticello Antique Marketplace! Pictured from left to right is FOX 12 camera man, Gregg Richmond, Monticello Owner, Kelli Riedman, and FOX 12 Good Day Oregon Home & Garden, Dave Schmitke.

They went through the mall filming and chatting with Kelli about everything we have to offer. They were quite impressed . Watch us on live T.V. Saturday, July 26th between 8:30 & 9:00a.m. on FOX 12 Good Day Oregon Home & Garden!

Appraisal day is this Saturday from 11:00-2:00. You can bring 2 items for $5. Come early to get a ticket and see what it's worth.

Coming in July....

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Our next storewide sale is coming up July 11th through the 14th.

Also in July, we welcome three new dealers to Monticello! We're so excited to see what new treasures they bring.

Our next Appraisal day is Saturday, July 26th from 11:00-2:00, 2 items for $5.00.

Consignment Furniture Showroom

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Come see what's new in our Consignment Showroom. This beautiful French style bedroom set made by Berkey & Gay Company is just a sample of what you'll find in our showroom. We offer many styles of furniture from antique to modern, traditional, contemporary, arts & crafts, and mid-century.

Summer Has Arrived....

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Yahoo! Look what we have for those summer days that are finally here. It's time to get those decks and patios fixed up for the 4th of July BBQ!

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New Arrivals!

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We now have hanging flower baskets for sale! These are big and beautiful Begonia's, Fuchsia's and Petunia's to choose from. They're going fast for only $28 each. We also have new patio sets to choose from. Come see what's new for Summer.

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Antiques Roadshow Trivia...

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the Antiques Roadshow and how they choose which items will air on television? For those of us who love to watch the show, I thought I would share some trivia I recently read about it.

According to one of the appraisers, 99% of the thousands of items appraised before the show are junk! By the time the show airs, we only see a small fraction of what comes in, based on most valuable, the strangest, and what people may think are worth thousands end up being fakes to their dismay.

For most of the participants, this is where dreams die. They've been told their whole life that this is a precious family heirloom, then they find out it's not. It's only worth sentimental value...bummer. If nothing else, this process teaches a lesson about the peril of allowing someone else to determine the value of something you love.

We have had people come to our own "Roadshow" that we host here at Monticello every other month with appraiser Terra Goodman, ISA, and leave disappointed because what they thought was a real antique ended up being a fake or reproduction. Sorry people, their are a lot of fakes and reproductions out there. Before you buy and spend a lot of money, do your homework, do your research, asked questions. Just because it looks like the picture in the book, doesn't mean it's just as valuable.

Do you ever wonder how funiture is selected to be brought in for the show? A photograph is sent in to the local station. If it looks interesting, the station transports it to the show.

Appraisers are not allowed to buy items directly from the people who come to the show. The Roadshow has strict rules about this. The appraisers that appear on the show pay their own expenses for travel, but it's good advertisement for them and their business. Most are professional dealers themselves.

I was lucky enough to get tickets to the Portland Antiques Roadshow back in 1998 and found out my little homemade dough box was worth $150. I paid $3 for it at a yard sale! It ended up being featured in Cottage Living Magazine.


Happy Hunting Everyone! ..Joyce

Appraisal Day May 31st....

We will be hosting another appraisal day on Saturday, May 31st from 11:00 til 2:00. You can bring two items for $5.00. Space is limited so get here early to get your ticket. We open at 10:00 a.m. Even if you don't have anything to bring, it's fun to watch and see what others bring.

Summer Visions....

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I think mother nature missed Spring and jumped right in to Summer! It's 90+ degrees today and two days ago, it was only in the 50's. What happened! Anyway, I thought this lavendar wisteria said it all.

We held our monthly dealer night last night and a lot of cool stuff came in. Also this week, we got a lot of new arrivals in the Salvage Garden so come see what's new at Monticello this weekend!