Antiques Where?

We are changing. In the next few weeks, you’ll see us go through a big transformation. We are becoming a national antique store directory and an antiques knowledge storehouse. We hope you like the changes.

There once was a great big antique store in Easton Pennsylvania called Julie’s Emporium: Antiques on the Square. In its heyday it was a draw for antique pickers and art collectors and decorators from all over the region. That shop is long gone and all lot of us have moved well beyond antiques and Easton.

Antiques on the Square was Easton’s largest antique store. Julie’s Emporium: Antiques on the Square was owned by a dear friend of mine, Julie Andrews. Julie died a few years ago and we have maintained the website as a tribute to her. The store was a 5,000 square foot antique mall. It was located on the square diagonally across from the Crayola Factory. The store was actually like 20 small antique stores in one. The dealers specialized in a broad range of styles, periods and categories.

Just in case you’re looking for some of the pages that were initially listed on the old site, here are a few pages that we’re maintaining for now:

Antique Styles & Categories Directory:

Antique Dealers Directory:

Digger’s Delight

The Emporium Collection

EJB Antiques

Fran’s Antiques

Granny’s Cupboard Antiques

Ingrididable Designs

Julie and Co. Antiques

Jeanette’s Antiques

Jim Coughlin Antiques

JVJ Antiques, Art + Home Decor

Rich Connolly Folk Art Chalkware

Sonya’s Antiques and Ephemera

Easton Pages:

Some time ago, I did an interview with a friend of mine that owns an antique store in Frenchtown. Here is a short excerpt from that story.

FT: How did you end up being an artist and an antique dealer?

Julia:
Several years ago I began collecting furniture to recycle and reuse in a cabin that my husband and I were building in upstate New York. Coincidently, around that same time, my husband noticed an article in the newspaper about my high school art teacher and his wife (Bob and Jacki Jiorle) who had recently opened an antique shop. In the article it mentioned that he was offering art classes at the antique shop. I ventured over there to inquire about a course in silversmithing, but ended up taking a pottery class instead. I later took that silversmithing class and others. Before I knew it, I was renting a space from them to sell my wares, as well as working in the antique store. Bob and Jacki later asked me to teach a children’s pottery class.

Bob began giving me furniture that needed to be painted. He and Jacki were very helpful in offering me their critique when the piece would come back to the store for resale. He then began giving me things that needed to be fixed or refinished. As my skill level increased, so did the value of the pieces he was giving me. I later found myself doing custom refinishing for customers.

I really enjoy taking something old and extremely well made and giving it new life. I recycle whenever possible. If an item is wood and is in good condition structurally, I will restore the finish to its original form, as best I can. However, if the finish is destroyed and there are structural problems, I often choose to paint these items. And in the worse cases when there is way too much damage or too much of the original piece missing, then I salvage what I can for reuse on another item. This is where it becomes a creative art form. I have a problem throwing away anything which is handmade. I value the craftsmanship and the time involved in making something from scratch. Every item has a story and gives us back a piece of the past. … Read more of the story here …

Here is some more information on the store:

Grouse Studios
Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
17 Race Street
Frenchtown, New Jersey
Telephone: 908-399-0247

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