February 2021
It’s February in Texas and that pretty much means it’s spring. Winter is over, the weather is going to start turning warmer and then scorching hot before you know it. Spring signals a fresh new start. Birds start building nests. Plants start blooming. The days start getting longer. It’s typically when deep cleaning, reorganizing, and maybe even some redecorating gets done to freshen up our surroundings and breathe some fresh air into our lives.
Spring is also the perfect season to visit Canton First Monday Trade Days. It hasn’t gotten sweltering hot, vendors are bountiful, and the air is still crisp.
Reorganizing
Before you head down to the local big box store for shelving, boxes, containers, and anything else that you might be looking for to get your stuff wrangled and catalogued, stop by Canton First Monday Trade Days and find some things that could be repurposed.
Pinterest and flea market bloggers always have great ideas for storage and using all sorts of goods in imaginative and thoughtful ways. Old crib mattress springs have been used as a wall note board by simply hanging it on the wall and then using clothes pins to attach notes. Card catalog cabinets (ancient, we know!) can be used as storage cabinets. Old Coca-Cola and Pepsi bottle crates could be used to store toys for kids and pets. Or you might be able to score an actual old wood toy box. There are always shelving units of all kinds and types that are available for sale. Do a little research, get some ideas, and then have an adventure looking for useful items.
Redecorating
Maybe this spring you don’t need to reorganize (because what else could you do in 2020, so you are pretty organized already) and some redecorating is what you are looking to do to freshen up your home. Swedish flat pack furniture is one way to do it, but if you are craving unique and inspiring items that actually have character, look no further than Canton First Monday Trade Days. From new, hand-crafted solid wood furniture to antiques, you are sure to find all sorts of things that will fit both your style and your budget. Chairs, wall art, tables, old windows and doors, hand made decorations such as wreaths and signs can all be found to help you spruce up your living space.
Want something different, but not really sure what? Walk around and explore. There are numerous vendors that have booths set up with decorating ideas and themes. Inspiration is sure to strike at one of the many vendors selling furniture as most have curated and decorated displays. And what better way to show your own individual personality and style than by finding unique furniture and décor pieces at a flea market. Sometimes, the best pieces are those you just serendipitously wander upon that say simply, “That’s ME!”
Canton First Monday Trade Days is a year round event that happens the weekend IMMEDIATELY preceding the first Monday of the month. It’s been going on for 170 years. Spend a day or two and visit if you’ve never been. You never know exactly what you might find.
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