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Shopping with Eddie

January 11, 2009 By Rhoda 94 Comments

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You can just imagine how much fun we had! Yes, we did…a blast! There were over 30 of us who met up with Eddie and Jaithan on Saturday to shop at Scott’s Antiques Market. What fun to get to meet Eddie Ross in person. He is as fun and cute as you can imagine he would be, full of personality and life! Of course, I didn’t waste any time getting a pic and schmoozing with Eddie. IMG_3803

Everyone arrived in the January chill and I think we were all excited to be there. I met a couple of ladies who read my blog all the time and it was so much fun to meet them. Hello Melissa, Carrie, and another lady who I’ve forgotten her name, but thank you ALL so much for introducing yourselves to me. Please leave me a comment sometime! IMG_3806

My blog friend, Judy from Gracious Southern Living (holding the camera here) went with me and we just had the best time. We had to leave Birmingham around 5 a.m., but we were troopers and made it over there in plenty of time, wide-eyed and ready to shop. IMG_3804

I found out that many of us drove a few hours to get there. Here we all are listening to Eddie tell us about the morning.

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We decided to start with the outside, where there are tons of architectural items for sale. Lots of chippy old pieces and we all enjoyed looking around seeing what bargains we could find. IMG_3808

Old columns which I love. IMG_3807

Just lots of architectural things to be found. IMG_3812

Eddie showing what could be done with this piece. We all had our eyes on different things. IMG_3810

Me, I loved this cowhide chair. Isn’t it the coolest? IMG_3811

I did find a really neat architectural piece, which I have the perfect spot for and of course, I’ll share it with you when I get it in place. My hubby will not understand this shabby thing, but he’ll get over it. This piece was $55, which I thought was a pretty good price and it’s quite large. IMG_3815

Check out the vintage Christmas trees. Very cute, but at $55 a little steep. I told Eddie this reminded me of him.

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For you blue and white lovers, a whole row of platters. IMG_3814

And of course, tole platters always grab my attention. IMG_3818

These were very old wax impressions, which were really neat and would look very nice framed. IMG_3816

Eddie checking out the wares. IMG_3817

Eddie has a great smile and an infectious personality. IMG_3822

Do you remember this guy from Top Design? Kerry, a designer who lives in Atlanta, joined us and he was SO much fun!

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Vintage eggs and Birdsnest prints. IMG_3820

Cloche, anyone?

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And I always have to price the Staffordshire dogs. This pair was $150, a steal the seller told me! IMG_3823

Eddie, doing his thang….

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Vintage buttons in this booth. IMG_3828

Furniture galore, you can find just about any style you can imagine, at all price points. IMG_3827

Loved this chippy green. IMG_3826

As well as this English chest.

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Pretty vignette of garden architecture. IMG_3829

You just want to take everything home with you. IMG_3831

This was a metal bergere chair, which we thought was interesting. We were joking with Kerry about it bringing back memories of the chair competition they had on Top Design. IMG_3833

We all parted around noon and Judy and I went to have lunch at the food court and Eddie, Jaithan and Kerry joined us and we had the best time just chatting it up and getting to know them better. Eddie has some exciting things coming up, so you’ll have to stay tuned to his blog to find out all the scoop. The guy is so talented and SO energetic and I know is going to go far with whatever he gets involved in. It’s bound to be fun!

We had an absolutely wonderful day and I’m so glad we got in on the fun! Thanks Eddie and Jaithan for the great day and memories, I’m sure we will all take home with us. Til next time, remember the Southern Belles!

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  1. Desiree says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:17 am

    What fun! Thanks for sharing it with us. Did you get that cowhide chair? I would love to have it and I know it would look great in my foyer by my console! I guess I can dream…can’t I?
    Desiree

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  2. Maureen says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:22 am

    Oh my goodness… what a great trip. I just love that row of blue and white platters.

    I adore your blog.

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  3. Coffee with Cathy says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Rhoda — What a great shopping trip! Thanks for taking us along and sharing your finds. Can’t wait to see what you do with your architectural piece.

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  4. carolyn at cranberry crossings: says

    January 12, 2009 at 10:30 am

    WOW! What a great time y’all had! I’m sure everyone involved enjoyed this trip!

    Have a great week!

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  5. Darlene says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:21 am

    That looks like it would have been such a FUN shopping trip!

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  6. Julie says

    January 12, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    OM gosh – that looked like a lot of fun. I love the wax impressions. Never seen anything like that before!

    Okay – so I probably posted the best and funniest post I have ever done on my blog…my riding lesson photographed! ..and don’t laugh so loud that I might hear you!

    Have a great week!

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  7. The Nester says

    January 12, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Freak woman! You get around! I am so envious and want to hear more about him when I get to meet you in a few weeks!

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  8. Wendy says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    What a fun trip! Can’t wait to see what you do with your treasure!

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  9. PamperingBeki says

    January 12, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    How fun!!!

    You did tell him all about your favorite blogging friend, Beki, right?! Right???

    haha!

    What a great time. And all that eye candy!! Wow.

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  10. Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality says

    January 12, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Hi, all! Some of you were asking about prices at Scott's. Well, they can be a bit pricey for an antique market. There are 2 huge buildings full of stuff. One is more pricey than the other & has more furniture. The furniture tends to be more French, Belgian, & English, but you can find lots of different styles here. I've been going to Scott's probably 10 years or more & it's actually been a few years since I was there. I found my 2 favorite antique French pieces here at Scotts about 6 years ago.

    As far as the dishes & small items, they can definitely be pricey. You're not going to find flea market or thriftstore pricing on most things. Lots of expensive tableware,dishes, silver, etc. but not too many really great bargains on all of that, so I'll stick to my yardsale prowess for that. I looked around to see if there was any deals on creamware or stoneware, but nothing jumped out at me on that either.

    The very best prices are outside in the South bldg. that's where we started & that's where the best bargains can be found. I found my arch. piece out there & Judy found several pieces too that you'll have to go check out on her blog later. The architectural pieces are plentiful, you just have to bargain with the dealers & that's part of the fun. Overall, it's a really fun market & you can find some pretty good deals on furniture if you scope it out.

    Thank you ALL for stopping by!

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  11. Tamara Jansen says

    January 12, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    ooooooh, how much fun was THAT?! THanks for sharing. I love Eddie’s blog and ideas!

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  12. Susie Harris says

    January 12, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    Funny… the whole time I was thinking about doing my laundry room post I was thinking about yours! I think you have what I was dreaming about, smile~

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  13. mrsjones6 says

    January 12, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    Wow Rhoda! What a fabulous trip to take! Shopping with a celebrity and pro. How wonderful!! I can only imagine the great time you had and all of the wonderful treasures you discovered. I love all of the pictures you shared. Your memories will be priceless.

    Have a great week,
    Jennifer

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  14. Laura @ the shorehouse. says

    January 12, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    Oh MY…Eddie, Kerry *and* Rhoda together on one shopping trip! I’d have packed an overnight bag. 😉 Looks like you had a great time.

    I’m still working my way through the houses on your Best of post…It may take me until 2010, LOL. 😉 What a great post that was/is!

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  15. Tara says

    January 12, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    All I can say is WOW–what a trip!

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  16. Karena says

    January 12, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    Oh, I am so envious, look at all the fun you all had!

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  17. Mrs. Trixi says

    January 13, 2009 at 2:31 am

    Oh, Rhoda, how much fun. You are becoming a design super star before our very eyes. It looks like you had a great time!!

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  18. MIMILEE says

    January 13, 2009 at 6:29 am

    I am so disappointed that I was unable to attend Eddie’s shopping extravaganza! I had so planned to with my two sisters, but at the last minute we were unable to go! Thank you for your excellent coverage of it all and hopefully next time Eddie returns SOUTH it will work out for me to attend! Thanks Rhoda ……looks like it was a blast!

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  19. Things That Inspire says

    January 13, 2009 at 9:12 am

    Oh, I should have gone! I thought about it, just for the sheer fun of meeting Eddie and Jaithan. Had I known it would have been a blogger fest, I would have done it!

    I agree, Scott’s is quite pricey. I was looking for a chandelier at Scott’s in December, and there were no deals to be found anywhere.

    Have a great week!

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  20. paperjunk-lc says

    January 13, 2009 at 10:08 am

    I love that last picture of you and Eddie…in the background there is this woman looking at the 2 of you with the funniest expression on her face. She is thinking “are those people famous?” Well of coarse they are in blogland!

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