New Stock Arrives Daily

This week a load of solid pine furniture came in from Springwater Ontario. Springwater is one of our oldest suppliers. All their finishes are water based, a wide assortment of colours can be ordered upon request. Springwater arrivals include: tall sideboards in 4 colours, tater bins, milk benches, bucket benches, 3 & 5 hook coat racks, a sawhorse desk, a panelled coffee table, wooden Canadian flags, ladder shelves, 2,3,&4 cube cubbies, and new items including a Farmhouse cabinet, a funky plank shelf coat rack combo, an Orr curio cabinet, and a new sideboard in grey over black. Lots of antique lighting came in this week including: 3 crystal chandeliers- one had a matching wall sconce, an unusual oil lamp, a pair of figure lamps, and lots more desk lamps, table lamps, and pairs of lamps. Chairs and ladders showed up including rung ladders, step ladders, Windsor chairs, fiddle back chairs, a fantastic inlaid slipper chair, and lots more chairs. Even more antique arrivals include: an oak wall phone, lots of large and small prints and paintings including some water colours, copper kettles and boilers, lots of cups and saucers, sealers, cigar boxes, 2 lots of antique tools, 2 student’s desks, an oak adjustable school desk, a cast iron pedestal sink, a brass clock, assorted cast iron pieces, 2 iron fire screens, assorted mirrors and smalls, 4 cabinet doors, a primitive tobacco cutter, and lots more. The award for most unusual item[s] of the week goes to 5 LePage communion sets in oak cases, patented 1896 Toronto- a photo of one is attached.

This week we got in a big batch of replica tin signs, some old favorites and lots of new ones. The humorous signs are our best sellers so we stocked up, other arrivals include: superhero, video game, coke, beer/wine/alcohol, cabin, garage, vintage advertising, farming, automotive, and many others that defy categorization. We brought in a bunch of odd antique bedroom pieces this week including: a walnut dresser and mirror, a mahogany dresser and mirror, 2 Eastlake dressers-one with a mirror, and a small oak chest of drawers. Other antique furniture arrivals include: a nice solid walnut server, an equally nice oak rocking chair, pedestal lamp table, oval lamp table, a trunk, arrow back deacon’s bench, folding bookcase, wicker chairs, a leather top kneehole desk-made in Collingwood, tea table with tray, serving table with tray, and an oval roped edge tea table. More antique arrivals include: lots and lots of cups and saucers, a gone with the wind lamp, a retro sleigh, a box of antique eye glasses, a Perfecto 30lbs. scale, lanterns, planters, candle holders, large vases, a wash board, a pair of candle lanterns, assorted crystal, 2 ash cans, assorted lamps, and lots more. The award for most unusual item of the week goes to a parlour croquet set in a wooden box, its for playing croquet on a table top.

More great new outdoor items arrived this week including teak benches and coffee tables-a photo is attached, pairs of faux finished urns-a photo is attached, very colourful metal roosters, wicker chairs, and a pair of glider chairs. Our most popular new giftware line is called Mariposa, and we got a shipment this week. It’s all solid wood and hand carved, arrivals include: lots of jewelry boxes, tribal masks, cats, dogs, ducks, skulls, motorcycles, happy Buddha’s, and more-a photo is attached. Way too many antique arrivals this week to list everything, but some of the highlights include: a primitive pine double flour bin cabinet, a French style rotary phone, oval mahogany banded coffee table, Gibbard solid walnut queen bed, mahogany drum table, a sleigh, a nice pine coffee table and matching hall table, walnut smoker, 2 bronze figures, chandeliers and candelabras, a brass fire extinguisher, a single pine bed, a nicely framed nude painting, assorted smalls including a cruet set, crocks, Asian themed china and lots more, plus lots more furniture. We know from the feedback we get that many of our customers read this page regularly. It is written once a week as a recap of new arrivals, however many items sell in their first week and never get mentioned on this page. As an example some of the items that arrived this week and have already been sold include: a collection of outdoor cement statues and fountains, a collection of Royal Doulton figurines, and lots of smalls and furniture. So if you want to get your hands on the newest items you have to come in regularly, or if there is something specific you are looking for leave your name in our request book and we will give you a call when it shows up.

Lots and lots of new outdoor items this week, some photos are attached. New outdoor arrivals include: funky wall planters- fish and turtle, garden benches, tete a tete benches, a pair of cool floor model lanterns, pairs of steal planters, tree stump planters, 2 black wicker chairs, 3 iron planters, 2 brass planters, 2 iron and wood chairs, and a galvanized beer tub that would make a great planter. We’ve also restocked some outdoor items that had sold out: bobble head garden gnomes, metal elephants, pigs, and horses which are a new addition. A bunch of large framed painting and prints came in, many with nice guilt frames. Lots of lighting show up including: a Maria Christina style crystal chandelier, 2 floor lamps, an exceptional glass desk lamp, a figurine lamp, a pair of electrified oil lamps, and a pool table light fixture. Other antique arrivals include: a mint condition solid cherry games table, a carved clover leaf table, a 3 tier mahogany table, a spool lamp table, a large steamer trunk, a child’s wooden wagon, a bunch of gilt mirrors, a Canada dry crate, umbrella stand, assorted smalls including a bunch of large vases, three tongue and grooved barn doors and lots more.

It was one of those weeks at The Barn, everything that was supposed to show up got delayed. When that happens we just bring in more stuff from storage. A note to everyone who has been waiting for some of our more popular outdoor items that we are sold out of, they should be in sometime this week. We brought in a bunch of framed prints and paintings including 2 water colours and a large print of frolicking baby angels-I’m not kidding. Another batch of cups and saucers showed up this week, there is quite a selection in stock at the moment. Grab them while they last, they won’t last past wedding season. Two manual typewriters arrived, a Remington and an Underwood. Other antique arrivals this week include: an oak fireplace mantle, an unusual wicker chair with a wooden base, a funky red hump trunk-a photo is attacked, a pair of pine ladder back chairs, a kidney shaped French provincial server, a bunch of odd chairs including a mid century modern arm chair, a wicker laundry basket, a folding iron plant stand, a maple school desk and chair, a couple of pieces of outdoor cement décor, 2 metal watering cans, some decorative iron pieces, and more. The award for the most unusual item of the week goes to a large set of diesel engine and mechanical books in a wooden case.

The big storm knocked down some trees at The Barn, and as I’m writing this we still only have partial power, so we just brought in new stuff in the dark. This week before the storm a shipment of reproductions arrived from Vancouver which included pieces from our two newest lines: the large Cintra sideboard and the Santa Fe display cabinet, photos of both are attached. Other arrivals include: Alfresco large sideboard and console table, Irish coast nest of tables in sundried, servers in African dusk, and the small coffee table in black olive. Check out our reproductions page for more information. Lots of antique chairs showed up this week including: Chippendale, rosewood, 6 oak dinning chairs that had a refectory table to go with them and many more. Other antique arrivals include: an oak umbrella stand, an Imperial loyalist chest of drawers, a pair of vintage goalie pads, a Queen size brass bed, another assortment of cups and saucers, 2 brass fire extinguishers, a heavy iron basket, a postal scale, and a hardware scale stamped Hamilton, a French style night stand with an unusual hidden door, 2-5′ rustic benches, a large outside door, a small one door walnut bookcase, decanters, a lava bowl with pump, some depression glass, a brass poker set, a push mower in time for spring in case you are old school, and lots more. Hopefully the power will be fully restored soon because shopping in the dark makes it hard to match colours.

The cup and saucer junkies have been getting their fix at The Barn again this week. A big batch of cups and saucers came in including: Paragon, Aynsley, Hammersley, Grosvenor Jackson & Gosling, Royal Chelsea, and more. Antique furniture arrivals this week include: a French Empire marble top commode-a photo is attached, a crank oval Victorian dinning room table with 2 leaves, 1/4 cut oak sideboard with leaded glass doors, a press back rocker, walnut china cabinet, Primitive buffet and hutch with white paint crackle finish, Victorian server, a large French style pine armoire-a photo is attached, and a set of six inlaid mahogany chairs. More arrivals this week include: 4 crystal decanters, a leaded glass window, a rocking horse, a collection of photo frames, a 49 piece Limoges luncheon set, a lot of 23 Britains Ltd. toy soldiers, lots of sets of crystal glasses, a galvanized boiler, 2 large ornate silver plate trays, some nicely framed prints, leather bags and purses, a complete set of barn door hardware, a fireplace fender, 2 really nice antique faux fireplace inserts, a couple of china tea pots, a carved wooden bust, and lots more.

It looks like spring may have finally sprung, and just in time some outdoor metal birds showed up: owls, pelicans, and woodpeckers to go with the blue jays, cardinals, peacocks, pink flamingos, and many more we already have in stock. Some of this week’s antique furniture arrivals include: a terrific large rolled oak bow front cabinet-a photo is attached, a pair of surprisingly comfy wing chairs-a photo is attached, a rustic wash stand, mid century modern vanity stool, a set of 6 ladder back chairs, wicker lamp table, adjustable cast iron and wood school desk, a nice Empire rocking chair, a carved oak court cupboard, and a steamer trunk. More antique arrivals this week include: a 1920’s Remington typewriter, crystal and marble centre piece, a lot of antique tools, an attic spinning wheel, a gone with the wind oil lamp and assorted oil lamps, jewel and trinket boxes, assorted framed oil paintings, sad irons, crystal vases, cloisonné, assorted china including an Aynsley 7700 cobalt blue and gold floral place setting, 5 piece silver plate tea service, tiffany style table lamp, Wedgwood condiment set, assorted lighting fixtures including a swag lamp and bronze and crystal chandeliers, another barn door, ceramic urns, an early cast iron apple peeler, and lots more. The award for most unusual item of the week is a tie between an 18th century bone cork screw and a set of 1914 bath tub taps.

We don’t often talk about books in this section but two great leather bound sets came in this week: ”My Bookhouse for Children” by Olive Beaupre Miller, 1925 edition-6 volume set, and “Waverly Pictoral Dictionary”-8 volume set. Both sets contain many terrific photographs, and the Waverly set is in immaculate condition. Antique furniture arrivals this week include: a heavily carved oak sideboard, a small oak china cabinet, a pair of French cane back arm chairs, small mahogany bookcase/server, set of 6 walnut chairs, ash wash stand, large Victorian buffet, Canadiana pine blanket box, pine wine rack, mahogany Hepplewhite server, fiddle back Windsor chair, vanity bench, and mahogany corner cabinet. Lots of antique mirrors came in this week including an Empire shaving mirror and a large Eastlake mirror painted white. We’ve had a run of some terrific antique smalls lately, that continued this week with items including: a nice silver Champagne bucket, a pair of silver candelabras, 2 large crystal vases, 3 crystal decanters, a pair of early 20th century Nippon vases, lots of cups and saucers including-Shelley, Paragon, Foley, Aynsley and many more, multiple brass and copper pieces, a brass train rack, a powder horn, European horse brass, a nice pair of Baldwin brass candle sticks, 4 porcelain piggy banks, a large Rococo candle stick, assorted wall art, a set of 8 signed Henry A. Pausch plates, and lots more. The award for most unusual item of the week goes to and early Afghani bush rifle.

The Barn got in barn doors this week and that’s not a typo, four normal size doors and a large 7′ X 8′ barn door complete with tracks and hardware. We keep getting asked for barn doors now, we have some; and just for good measure we have a nine step staircase from the barn as well. A shipment of reclaimed wood furniture arrived from Vancouver including: Large bookcases, nest of tables, coffee and end tables, and sideboards. We are going to be carrying two exciting new reproduction lines soon called Santa Fe and Cintra, samples of both sideboards came in this week-photos are attached. Many more pieces from both lines will be coming soon including some Cintra pieces that will be exclusive to The Barn. Antique furniture arrivals this week include: an Empire table desk, pine wash stand, primitive pine blanket box, small wine rack, sewing cabinet, 8 gunstock chairs, a pair of Windsor arm chairs, a marble top coffee table, and a nice bentwood rocker. Lots of antique odds and ends this week including: 3 Spanish bronze chandeliers, a crystal chandelier, a pair of gilt and crystal light fixtures, a brass and iron light fixture, a pair of movie spot lights, a lamp made from a wagon wheel hub, a 3piece mirror and wall sconce set, a gun rack, a large Canadian decoy, lots of mirrors and books including a vintage “The Art of Star Wars” book, a deer antler hat rack, linens, Sunkist barrel, oak coat rack shelf, 1948 black table top phone, a pair of oak floor model candle holders, and lots of sterling and plated silver pieces including a nice 5piece tea set.

This week lots of great antique smalls came in, too much to unpack in one week. Some of the items we did get unpacked include: four sets of dishes; a 90 piece Noritake set-Laurel pattern, a 60 piece Enoch Wedgewood Tunstall set-green and white, a 48 piece Royal Doulton set-white with a silver rim, and a 28 piece Royal Crown derby set-blue Mikado. Lots of sterling silver and silver plate arrived including: flatware sets, odd pieces of flatware, a fantastic sterling cigar case, candelabra, candle holders, platters, salt and peppers, a communion set, entrée dishes, tea sets, a sugar shaker, mint dishes, candy dishes, and serving dishes. Antique furniture arrivals include:a small carved entrance bench-a photo is attached, a 1920’s walnut vanity and mirror by Malcolm, round wicker coffee table, English Oak gate leg table, a couple of coffee tables, bowl and pitcher stand, plant stands, some odd wicker chairs, assorted living room and dinning room chairs, and some odd stools. Some good cast iron pieces came in inclusive of decorative pieces, 2 tractor seats including 1 Massey Harris, and a pair of bench ends; in case someone wants a project. Odds and ends include: an adjustable shaving mirror, hat mirror, a lot of cups and saucers, large electric fireplace and mantle, a wash board, table top balance scale-marked Montreal, a framed needlepoint sampler, a floor lamp with a mica shade, a coca cola cooler, and assorted pictures and frames including a couple of nice paintings.

This week a large Springwater shipment arrived, check out our Reproductions page for details. Springwater arrivals include: ladder bookcases, clipper trunks, tilt bins, bucket benches, milk benches, tall sideboards, 3 cube cubby benches, 6 cube high cubbies, a cathedral mirror, foyer table, and a new item; a small 2 door bookcase called an Acadian cabinet. Everyone seems to like the new Springwater colours, so we’ve been stocking items in a greater variety of colours; eleven different colours in this shipment. A fantastic 7′ by 4′ live edge table turned up. And the parade of outdoor items continues, this week: 3 piece powder coated patio sets in three different colours-a photo is attached, retro loveseat gliders in red and white- a photo is attached, and cool wild animal themed fire pits. Antique arrivals this week include: a violin by Hinchcliffe- Ottawa, 1860 framed map of Canada west-approximately 12”x 16”, a drop leaf server, a pair of tub chairs, a small inlaid drum table, sewing cabinet, wicker pieces including; 2 chairs, night stand, plant stand, small cabinet, and towel cabinet, 3 trunks, super tool chest, elm dresser and mirror, walnut sofa table, half moon table, 3 corner table, 2 folding bar stools, 4 drawer painted dresser, extra wide chaise lounge, small home microscope, 2 chandeliers, assorted smalls including a lot of Royal Doulton figurines, a lot of crystal, and more.