Now, the Hamilton native and his fiancée, Terry Stevens, are working to turn a pastime into a profitable business with Vintage Vault, a new 1,500-square-foot store that features antiques, collectibles and upscale used furniture.
Scheduled to open Saturday at 2531 Pleasant Ave. in Hamilton’s Lindenwald neighborhood, the business will feature a plethora of items Jackman tracked down in recent months via estate sales.
“We’re not an antique shop and we’re not strictly used furniture,” Jackman said. “It’s ... an emporium-type feel with really eclectic, cool vintage furniture. Just a little bit of everything.”
The business also will showcase local artists, as well as local artisans who work with furniture to create a “shabby chic” and “distressed décor” look, Jackman said.
While getting the store organized took only a month, the couple has been collecting together for years, Jackman said.
“We’ve got a house of really cool stuff,” he said.
Jackman said the former bank’s large, open space lends itself well to its inventory and a massive walk-in Mosler Safe Company vault in the back of the store helped inspire the store’s name.
An initial batch of collectables includes antique barber chairs, a 1960s-era telephone both and a metallic Coca Cola sign once displayed at a gas station.
Hours of operation will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
For more information, call (513) 720-5490.
Contact this reporter at (513) 696-4541 or eric.schwartzberg@coxinc.com.
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