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Downtown Decatur, GA Shopping

September 17, 2013 By Rhoda 11 Comments

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It’s been fun to connect with so many bloggers here in the Atlanta area, after Haven last year.  There are a bunch of us and we all periodically get together for lunch and outings and what a fun community it is, this blog world.  We meet in various areas of Atlanta and last weekend we met up for some lunch and shopping in Decatur,GA, a historic area that is well-known in Atlanta.  I have to say, I’m such a suburbia girl that I knew nothing about Decatur until I started working on the children’s home projects, the boy’s cottage last year and the girl’s cottage, this year.  I had heard of Decatur all my life, but it was never in my radar of places to visit until then.

When I drove there for the first time, I totally understood why I had never been to Decatur.  It’s a hike off the interstate way inside the Perimeter and is tucked in a little ways from downtown Atlanta and you would never just accidentally stumble across Decatur on your own.  It’s all back roads and neighborhoods and is actually not all that far from Stone Mountain all the way on the East side of Atlanta.  It’s a quaint area of town,with many beautifully restored older homes in the neighborhoods and a very desirable place to live.

Anyway, Decatur has become a cute and quaint destination for restaurants, shopping, music and fun and I can understand why people enjoy living near there and enjoying the vibrant life in downtown Decatur.  It’s such a cute place with lots going on!

blogger lunch

The blog girls all met up at a cute Italian place called Sapori di Napoli and it was delish as well. I had their wood-fired Margherita pizza and boy, was it delish.  This is a really bad photo, but you get the idea of the meet-up.  Lots of talking and eating going on!

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I ate every bite of this yumminess, 12” Margherita pizza which got me ready for shopping!

downtown Decatur shopping

We strolled down to the square area of Decatur and this is actually the first time I’ve browsed down here and it’s such a neat area.

restaurant Decatur

Lots of restaurants, shops and a great place to enjoy the outdoors.

decatur square

We had a beautiful Fall day with moderate temps and as you can see, an incredible blue sky.

decatur ga

Such a fun artsy area.

decatur shop

Lots of shops for browsing gift ideas, clothes, and more.

decatur shops

Loved the brick walls in this store.

restaurant outdoors

Walking along we saw this restaurant, Blue Moon, with open air seating and a ping-pong table. How fun is that?  I love ping-pong, by the way and have kicked a few butts with my prowess.  Learned how to play way back when I was in college.

street in decatur

Sidewalk view of Decatur.  We loved this area, but we really wanted to get into some vintage antiques type shopping, so we headed down the street just a few miles and hit Kudzu Antiques. This is the original location, from what I’ve heard and there is also another location now in Sandy Springs, which I’ve shared with you before.

kudzu antiques

Love the colorful signs.

kudzu decatur

And all the fun things they have to offer.  There is something for everyone at Kudzu.

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My sweet blog friend, Heather, has just moved to Atlanta with her family and I’m so glad she is finally here. We live too far away from each other, but hopefully will be able to get together occasionally.  So proud of Heather, she has lost over 50 pounds in the last 4 months and is getting herself in shape!

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This place is big so take your time looking around.

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Getting ready for Halloween on the front porch.

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Vintage rolling pins.

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Plenty of cool artwork and occasional chairs and furniture.

kermit at kudzu

Spotted Kermit the Frog swinging away in one booth.

vintage glasses

Does anyone else remember these?  I don’t think my mom had these, but I SO remember them.  Ahhh, brings back nostalgic memories.

mid century headboards

Now these mid-century headboards also bring back memories. My mom still has a full sized headboard in one of her guestrooms like this, with the sliding door on top with the matching dresser and mirror, dark wood. She could probably get a small fortune for that set now.  I guess that make me mid-century modern too, right?!  Smile  56 model that I am.

cool lamp

This lamp caught my eye.

reclaimed wood

And this rustic side table was also pretty cool.

reclaimed wood mirror

Reclaimed wood everything is still very hot, as are round mirrors.  Wonder how long this one will last, no one knows.

letters

Big letters are also still the rage. I do like a big letter myself.

kudzu

Kudzu spelled out on the wall.

industrial coffee table

This was pretty unusual, a rustic iron base coffee table. I think the top is metal too, very neat piece.

booth of industrial

This whole booth had lots of industrial pretties to look at.

jewelry display

Great idea on organizing jewelry, an old window with cup hooks.  I desperately need to organize my jewelry and when I figure out what to do, I’ll for sure blog about it.  It’s a mess!

reclaimed wood animals

More reclaimed beadboard in animal shapes. This is a trend in blogland too!

vintage dinette

An old vintage dinette set.

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Pretty old doors as a backdrop.

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And some fun and whimsical wall art.

kudzu antiques decatur

And that wraps up my visit to Kudzu Antiques.

Have you been to this location or the Sandy Springs location?  You’ll enjoy your visit, so go and browse if you get a chance!  I really enjoyed my visit to Decatur and I’m sure it won’t be the last time I’m there.

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  1. Kathy says

    September 17, 2013 at 7:55 am

    As I started reading this post I thought….oh, I hope she shows us the inside of Kudzu Antiques. Now I must go! Thank you!

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  2. Kathryn says

    September 17, 2013 at 8:32 am

    I only live about thirty miles from Decatur and now I definitely want to hit up Kudzu some time! There’s also a secondhand bookshop that’s supposed to be really good there too. I’ll have to make a day-cation out of it 🙂

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  3. Dana McCurdy says

    September 17, 2013 at 9:48 am

    I live several hours away but see a trip to Kudzu very soon. I loved the letters and have many types of those around my house. Thanks for sharing and it looks like the perfect day for some girl talk and shopping.

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  4. Julia G. says

    September 17, 2013 at 10:52 am

    Rhoda – I am new to blog land, and it is refreshing to read your blogs and hear your heart in all that you do and have been through. You, my new friend, are a blessing! I look forward to meeting you some day and in the mean time I plan on visiting the Decatur area and Kudzu antiques!

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    • Rhoda says

      September 17, 2013 at 11:51 am

      HI, Julia, thank you so much, nice to meet you too!

  5. Vicky says

    September 17, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Bought a China cabinet for my dining room at Tammy Eddy in Decatur a few years ago. LOVE IT.
    Can’t believe I didn’t see the downtown area when I was checking out some shops on Bank St.

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  6. Becky in 'Bama says

    September 17, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    Rhoda, you and other Atlant-ians (is that a word?) are so fortunate for all the decorating, thrifting, antiquing choices available in your area. B’ham has few decorating/idea stores and the “antique” malls seem to have the same tired merchandise week after week. We have Kirklands, At Home, Hobby Lobby ummm and that’s about it. There are a few consignment stores but even they seem to have a lot of Chinese import items mixed in with all the other stuff. If the drive to ATL wasn’t such a nightmare right now I’d be tempted to visit.

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  7. Tracey says

    September 17, 2013 at 10:16 pm

    I live a few minutes from the Sandy Springs Kudzu location but you tempt me with all of the loveliness at the Decatur location too! That industrial round coffee table is so cool and I definately could use that black and white chair. Thank you for sharing your shopping trip with us!

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  8. Kelly - Talk of the House says

    September 17, 2013 at 11:37 pm

    Kudzu looks like it has A LOT of stuff! Goodness you could lose yourself in there! When my son was a student at Emory, he would take us to eat at Leon’s in Decatur. The next time you take an adventure that way, check it out. I love their burgers and their home made catsup. They have several different varieties. Your trip looks like it was fun!

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  9. Pamela says

    September 21, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Looks like y’all had such a fun day. I will have to check this place out the next time we are in town visiting family.

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  10. betsy says

    September 22, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    We live in Decatur and love it! Glad you discovered our jewel.

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