I had the wonderful opportunity to visit my friend Abigail's store in Old Greenwich yesterday. I first met Abigail last Spring at the famed Brimfield Antiques Show in Brimfield, Massachusetts. I've been wanting to stop by for quite some time but our busy lives and often conflicting schedules have not permitted such until yesterday.

If you are in the area or near the area and have a passion for beautiful things for your home you simply must stop by. You will not be disappointed! Abigail apologized in advance for her low inventory. "Christmas wiped me out!" She told me. Yet, I saw goodies galore... on the walls, on the floor, on shelves, ceilings... Every nook seemed to house something more delightful than the next. I wandered through her shop over and over again, each time my eyes caught something new, more wonderful than the next!

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Many wonderful nautical items grace her walls and table tops...

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These delightful lamps sit on top of wonderful tables that were created by re-purposing old circus carts that Abigail picked up from Brimfield last year!

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Wonderful brass detail, also from Brimfield, re-purposed into this wonderful lamp!

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detail...

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I fell madly in love with the cabinet beneath the re-purposed lamp... wouldn't it be simply divine as a liquor cabinet?

and while we are on the subject of alcohol...

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Look at these wonderful nauti bottle openers! I've developed a love for mermaids lately... and there were plenty to be found!

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I know it seems corny but...

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I may seriously consider switching my beverage bubbles just to be able to use all these wonderful bottle openers... What a fun collection one could have with these!

Abigail has a wonderful Men's Nook as well so that we don't overlook the men in our lives. There are some absolutely wonderful treats to be found in here. But my eye always seems to revert back to the small wooden rack here... there are several in the store. And I thought, out loud, how fun they might be in a bar area - to hang wine glasses from! Ah, yes, I do have a one-track mind indeed...

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 I love these cocktail napkins!

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You could give them the boot... or serve some wonderful finger sandwiches with these!

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These matches and I... a match made in Heaven, don't you think?!

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Oh really! Where can I hang this?!

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Not your typical bar fly...

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I made Abigail hold this for me because I wanted to pin it on Pinterest! (Can you see her?!)

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I am so upset I didn't capture this amazing gem of a chandelier better, alas, iPhone cameras are not always perfect.

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Isn't she beautiful? She is a weather-vain!

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Abigail's store all began with a few pieces of jewelry...

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belt it out with these amazing belt buckles!

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I think I need to return and get this wonderful ring!

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Love this charming garden snail!

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I think these plaques would make lovely dishes... perhaps something on which to toss your rings on at the end of the day... this last would be a lovely place to toss your wedding rings!


Thank you Abigail, for showing me around your wonderful shop! I hope many of you will stop by as well to see all the wonderful delights that simply would not fit here!

Also please visit Abigail's blog Foxtrot Musings!

XOXO