First Friday Finds

There are a ton of antique shops in Kansas City that are only open on the first Friday (Sat & Sun) of the month.  When I first started going to these there were just a few shops and now there are tons - seems like a new one opens every month.  The majority are located in Kansas City's West Bottoms area.  There isn't usually a ton of mid century available but you can find a little here and there.  Prices are generally pretty reasonable.  One of the most popular shops gets so crazy busy you can barely walk through all of the people.  I tend to avoid that one.  It's way too crowded and they sell a lot of distressed, painted furniture, which isn't my thing.  One of my favorite shops to hit is Urban Mining Homewares, which is not in the West Bottoms.  They usually have a smattering of mid century goods.  I skipped that one this month and stuck to the Bottoms.  Here are the pieces I picked up:

I really didn't need to add another painting to my collection but I loved this one.  The signature is hard to read.  It looks like Scott Kahnev, '71 but I'm not sure.  It's pretty big at about 2'x3'.  I bought it at Bottoms Up, which has a bit of a flea market setup.  You buy directly from the individual vendors. 

This Scheurich fat lava vase also came from Bottoms Up.  This vendor had an awesome booth.  Tons of great mid century items.  This piece was a little spendy for me but I had to have it.

Another Scheurich West German vase.  This one was only $12 and came from a shop called Nook & Cranny.

Gorgeous green hand blown glass decanter.  I'm not sure of the maker.  It came from Stuffology, a one owner shop.  This place has tons of neat stuff, but it can be a bit pricey.  This was really reasonable at $19.

I'm linking up today with Apron Thrift Girl's Thrift Share Monday.  It's always fun to see what everyone else is finding!