As a family we enjoy going antiquing and looking for treasures. It’s a great way to learn about history from past perspectives. Being able to embrace the simple beauty in found objects is a gift.

Some of our greatest finds have been from antique stores and vintage shops. We love to repurpose old items in our home or refinish old furniture pieces to give them a new life. My husband’s personal love is refurbishing old technology and restoring it to what it once was. I like hunting for things that I can re-use for a different purpose. Some of my most recent ideas were to turn an old metal ladle into a flower vessel, and use vintage buttons to create art.

Our most recent visit was to Legacy Vintage Building Materials in Cobourg, Ontario. This shop was brilliant. Wandering through it almost felt like a museum. They specialize in architectural salvage, vintage doors, hardware, lighting, and home design elements. We wandered throughout the shop, from room to room, upstairs and downstairs. Each type of object was carefully curated and presented, as if they were pieces of art.

The first thing that caught my eye was a box of vintage buttons. The beauty of all the shapes, sizes and textures was incredible. Outside, there were amazing iron panels, rusted from time and weather. Stacks and stacks of wooden shutters of varying sizes and colours lined the walls of the basement. Key hole plates were delicately stamped with intricate patterns. The attention to detail in these pieces was simply beautiful. It was a great opportunity to appreciate fine craftsmanship.

This place is definitely well worth a visit. If you are wanting to add any true vintage pieces to your home or looking for unique and one of a kind items from the past, this is the store for you!