Set your vignettes to show a complete look- as someone would at home. Instead of a row of pottery vases...maybe just one with a stack of books and a framed vintage photo/art...some greenery?
Yes yes yes to all the above! Normally faux plants are a faux pas but in this situation they would make a space come alive. Just make sure they are very realistic / high quality :)
My booth is much smaller, but I rearrange every 2-3 weeks to add in new things and keep it fresh for the regulars. If people give it a glance and it looks the same as last time I think they don’t even go in. Those lower shelves are hard, I put in 1-2 medium sized things, hard to move smalls from the bottom.
Love all of these comments. I also love the whole booth, but feel that the shelves feel like there’s too much wood - too much brown. Some pops of colour with plants and or books, or even some mirrors/art/books in behind items on some shelves, just so they pop. I always love how you style things up, but I tend to agree with the comment about regulars doing a glance and moving on if the booth appears the same, which sucks, because it might not be the same!
Nice items in your booth but it seems like too much wood & neutral tones. I think you need more pops of color. Using things like bold candles. Maybe colorful books & pillows. I personally like more things on the shelves maybe not cluttered but more things that people feel like they are hunting & finding treasures.
For your vintage booth -- don't put "smalls" in low spaces. Most people shop at eye level (and slightly above or below that level). Keep the lower level for big items/furniture only and/or larger paintings that can hang low and take up that booth space.
As someone who has only been reselling for 5-6 months I have no business giving advice, but I had a great conversation with a shopkeeper in Oregon City last week, and one thing she said that I haven’t seen mentioned was lighting. Your booth looks like it gets good light, but lower shelves and corners are always dimmer. She also mentioned that the biggest complaint she hears from older shoppers are when they can’t really see things well in booths if they are too dim. Something I’m going to evaluate in my own space this week! Also - those spiders are amazing!! I was hoping you snagged them! 🖤🕷️
I think the first part 5:43 where nothing sells is because of seeing the items the other side, if there was more of a separation like a room divider or some sort of backdrop to single out your items, it's a bit overwhelming seeing so many items behind, only my opinion though
YES…definitely!! You can see right through your shelves to the shelves in the other booth which makes it difficult for shoppers to notice smalls. Also, I would purchase some furniture items like vintage dressers, sideboard etc and add height to the top by adding a small shelf or a stool, even old suitcases, and fill in the nooks and crannies with your smalls. That will give a layered look. Also, add books, greenery etc to make it look homey, then people can visualize your items in their own home. Amanda’s Mercantile does a great job with layering!!
@@amyhansen2417I came here to suggest she look at Amanda’s booth also. She is so talented and really has a good eye. I think she changes up her booth often, keeping it interesting. I like the way she uses different furniture and often stacks different pieces on top of another, putting smalls intermingled throughout. Her booth never gets stagnant.
You have great taste! I love all of your items in your booth, but I agree with others comments. There is a lot of brown. In the dead areas pops of color or even doing some color blocking to draw the eye. I think hanging mirrors in your dead corner and/or small mirrors or miniature paintings behind some of the items on the shelving would create an interesting layered look and brighten your space.
I agree with many of the comments. .too much orange wood tones. .need a cleaner background so things will pop...and the one side that allows u to see thru to other booth needs a wall. Maybe move ur big bookcases from 1 side to the other and create wall...paint is ur best friend. Luv ur stuff!
I totally agree with Mary Prior. I think you need pops of color. I know the rule is no NFS items but I do it anyway. I use colored candles for my brass candlestick holders. I use stacks of books. I make floral wall baskets. My booth is kinda of girly but very cute. I have lace ribbons on old vintage Items.
Pillows, blankets lots of cozy textiles to lower shelves with some of your brass candlesticks with candles and books will give a cozy feeling and will bring people into your space
Hi! You have such amazing inventory!! I would use some grasscloth peel and stick wallpaper on the back of your shelves so you don’t have to paint them. And then try to style little vignettes here and there just like you would in your home. So glad you had a great trip!
Love your videos, Andi! I believe creating clear focal points and/or fun themes within those areas will get people to look closer. Layering also always draws my eye too! 🪴
Hi Andi. I'm Trish from Oklahoma and I've been a booth owner for over 20 years at different locations. I learned to put large items that are colorful or shiny metal on the bottom to get noticed. And I only use a couple of bookshelves. I sell several small pieces of furniture and each one is styled with a cute vignette. And even on the shelves I style vignettes. A RUclipsr who is fantastic at designing a booth space is Amanda's Mercantile. I get lots of ideas from her videos. Don't give up on your booth. You have a good eye. I love it all.
Hi Andy. Great comments so far. Can I add the back wall needs a “hero” look or statement. A vignette that is cohesive and amazing to draw the customer to walk in. Anthropologie and Free People have great store visuals that are similar to your aesthetic that may provide some good inspiration. Also wholeheartedly agree with lighting and putting larger easier to see/bulky items low so they can be seen at a glance. Thank you for sharing the sneak peek from sourcing, keep the pieces you love you can always sell them later 💛
Here's a couple suggestions. Right side items get lost in the busy background of the next door booth, so a room divider or one of the solid shelves from other side. The tall, open bamboo shelves move to front corner of left side, top shelf items seem too heavy to reach and bring down, maybe even try a short shelf or the nested tables between them. The nested tables are so low they could use something larger and/or more colorful, current items seem like they would show better at eye level. Rack with large art might work well in back left corner. Try the "cursed" shelf on the right since it has a solid back. Your vignettes look good to me.
I agree! The items on the open shelf 'disappear' as the shopper can see the items in the next booth. I was thinking some form of room divider or pull a bookcase from the other side to this spot. This sounds crazy but would putting one of the bookcases on its side work as a divider? Tall colorful items in the slots and you have an instant 'long top shelve' across the area. Good luck and enjoy mixing it up!
I agree with most everything people are saying here. Need more of a division from the other booth because you can see into there space. need pops of color. Like colored items staged together. I have been reselling at my booth for about 2 years and I have learned as I go. Good Lighting helps as well.
One word for your dead spaces... lighting. Either a whole lot of vintage lamps, or hidden strip lighting on the ceilings of shelves. Not sure what the deal is with electricity with Tiny Brambles.
I completely agree, lighting is key for lower spaces especially. They do make motion detecting lights that can be adhered to the bottom of the shelf above the lowest. And small strip lighting as you said would be really smart or even twinkle lights laid in amongst everything. Definitely lighting the lower shelves.
I agree with everyone’s comments. I think the wood tones aren’t properly showcasing your beautiful items. Either black or a pop or color would make the items standout. I think the wood tones give the impression of basic, whereas a nicer surface would make them look expensive. You wanna walk into a space thinking “oh yeah, this is a space I want to live in”. Hope that helps! ❤
Yes, I agree putting vignettes and making it look like a whole package that someone could purchase all of it to decorate their spaces. But also one thing I’ve done in my shop is white washed those oak type shelves. It really does help your products pop and not just blending into the very dated bookshelves.
Maybe add some white. It’s a lot of brown on brown on wood. It’s great but it all blends together. If mugs do well sprinkle them around the booth instead of just one spot. Add risers - maybe old books or something. Can you add some screens to separate your space from the other space?? My second craft fair booth I didn’t even make my rent because I didn’t have walls and no one noticed my space - I just blended in!! Good luck
In my space, I group everything to colour. I also buy colourful things to sell. You have a lot of brown and nothing is standing out. I put cushions and textiles on lower shelves and also toys. Everything small is up higher, larger things right up high or down low. Small things sell a lot quicker. I also move stuff around a lot.
That's my mushroom plate! I'm so excited to get it. I'm so glad you didn't put your store on vacation mode. It was a total impulse buy and I probably wouldn't have remembered to go back to buy it.
I would add pops of colour on the lower shelves to draw the eye down. Your booth is lovely but has alot of neutral colours. Maybe some pops of colour here and there like bright artwork or linens. Love your stuff!
Hi Andi. Most people will survey a booth from the aisle and they won't go into the booth unless they want to see something that they noticed while they were standing in the aisle. Therefore, I think you would sell more things in your booth if you switched to shelving units with open sides instead of your bookcases with solid sides. That way people could see more of what was on your shelving units while they are standing in the aisle. For the bottom shelf dilemma, you could mark down a few items and put them on the lower shelves. Plus you could make a few signs asking shoppers to check out the discounted items on the bottom shelves. Looking for sale items would also draw shoppers into the booth and once in the booth, they will notice things that they would have missed if they only looked over the booth from the aisle. Hope this helps! From Julie in Pennsylvania
Get some inexpensive glass (mirror stickers or mirror sheets, etc.) to put on the back of your "dead" shelves to reflect the items on that shelf. It would create more visual interest and visually expand your space.
Cool things! NO it is not too early for Christmas- The mall I am in has been putting a few things out already and I am taking some things this week. Customers are already buying!
I love to dig and am systematic as I scan. What about discounting items with a certain color sticker and putting them in the dead zones or discounting the whole shelf or area? Everyone loves to feel like they are getting a great deal even if you adjusted your prices accordingly it may draw the eye. Good luck-love your items and channel.
I share a booth with a friend in the Orange Circle in Orange, CA, an area with a number of antique malls. We have a small space but boy, do we put a lot of stuff in it! We try to color block it, putting items of like colors together mostly. IMO you need to put a lot more inventory in your booth! If you’ve got furniture or lamps to sell, they would take up some of your space and people love both of those!
Hi Andi, try to find etageres with clear glass shelves to allow more light to come through the shelving so that the items on the lower shelves will be better noticed. Also, try putting very colorful items on the lower shelves so the color will pop and draw the eye downward. Add more lighting to your booth in the form of table lamps and floor lamps. People will walk right past a dark space. I noticed that there is a lot of wood in your booth and everything is mostly brown. Try adding white displays to lighten up the space. A white cabinet with a painted black interior is a beautiful way to display white inventory.
Switch your center table to make that a different vignette in the middle. Add the small small shelf for the small tables up on something higher or with a chair in the center and put the table off to the side and see how that works.🤷🏼♀️
Are you able to add “walls” between your space and next door booth. Since the table tops are working well maybe add more cabinets instead of so many shelves. I love your style!
Hi Andi! Lots of great suggestions and ideas in the comments, faux plants/flowers in a vase or two, (maybe sell some cool flowers) more color, more styling (telling a story), and possibly lighting. I have a couple of suggestions since you asked us. I think your space would be more defined if you had a large rug (someone else mentioned it too) kind of how a large rug defines a living room. Not several small rugs, but one large one that clearly marks your space. I would use a current, low pile, machine washable style. Also, maybe change it out per the season to add color and a new story. about your both. I think this would make a really good visual impact. Change is also really important, I would move things around every few weeks so that people who stop by often see "new" (older) things because they were kind of "invisible" in an earlier spot in your booth. Your front and center table is your prime selling space and since it naturally has good sell through, rotate merch regularly, especially be sure to give a couple of older pieces who may have been lost in back, a chance to shine in the front. And of course as other people suggested, more styling/staging of your cool merchandise. I have really enjoyed following along with your videos (subscribed a couple of months ago and watching the older ones too) and bought a brass cat from you a couple of weeks ago, thanks! Thank you for sharing on RUclips and Instagram! :)
I agree with the things many people have said- too many items (fixtures & merchandise) that blend in- brown and mid-tone colors. I understand being hesitant to fully paint those wood shelves- I was going to suggest scrapbook paper or removeable wallpaper on the backs of shelves- but others already have. I think thats a good solution because it is relatively easy to change. And on the actual shelf floor, books or scarves or boxes as color pops/ risers. And creating vignettes, like others have said, is probably good. And I agree with people who've suggested trying some different types of items. I agree with bulkier items down low, like pillows or ottomans. One thing that I actually don't think others have suggested is possibly bright colored Mystery Grab Bags or cool vintage kids' toys - because the lower shelves are on Kids eye level! I have a booth and have had good luck with this! I discovered it by accident- once I'd been in a hurry and just set a box of Mystery Grab Bags w/ bright labels on the ground & forgot to put them up. The next time I came in, the shop owner told me I'd sold out of them, and said that it had mostly been kids who bought them!! Since then I have put kid-friendly merch (like old hats, purses, avon bottles- lower cost stuff ) & vintage toys on the lower shelves I have. About Christmas- get it out ASAP! I understand and agree personally about not wanting it out too soon, but I think things have just changed. And also, many of your customers may be decorators who have to get the stuff early so they can then get it into their clients' homes.
If I was to only see you sitting in your office with all that colorful artwork behind you, I would never guess that that was your booth. Maybe move your back wall shelves over to the right to build that “wall” between the other booth. Your back wall is screaming for colorful artwork with a couple of really cozy chairs. I would anchor your lower shelves with large bold pottery and pillows. I would layer some old colorful Middle Eastern carpets on the floor and on your tabletops. Your beautiful antiques and collectibles will pop off of more color. Just a thought from a loyal viewer 😊.
Perhaps add more visual interest on your floor, colorful carpets, bigger objects/containers on the floor stuffed with things to touch and rummage through might create some attention : ) You have lots of beautiful objects to look at that seem to blend with your shelving, create pops of color under some of those objects to highlight areas within your units. Maybe some type of screen/divider at the front of your space where your goodies seem get lost in your neighbors booth. You have AWESOME stuff! Happy creating...
On your booth, are you able to paint that back wall a cool pop of color? I think that would help a lot. Too white/stark. Also, the oak bookshelf on the left side-could you put it over on the other side and turn it actually on its side-then place larger items/pottery displayed in each section? And that would then allow you to use the long side that will now be horizontal to build up…use that smaller oak shelving (I think you have your mugs in it?) on top, and some of your other smaller pieces that you have on the left. Elevate them. I feel like especially to enter on the right side, it is presently too cluttered and I am hesitant to enter a booth like that and look around-I’m always fearful I will knock something over, trip on something, etc. I love the middle table and the items displayed…I’d spend time every week or so moving items through that space, it is cool, like in a department store. I think overall you have some great things. Also maybe edit and remove some items, so it shows the other items better. Also on the back wall, maybe more artwork, like move your tall open shelving pieces apart--and put the artwork in the middle. I don’t like the dead space at the back on the left where you have those butterflies. It is awkward visually. Also move that display piece that you have I think artwork to look through, it is over on the right side now-but move it to the front either left or right. Not hidden back there. I shop antique stores and vintage markets, etc., and I would be drawn in to your booth generally. But I also want to see new/different things the next time I come in, or I start avoiding that vendor if it always looks the same. I would imagine just moving things around will spark interest. Good luck and please show us what you do when you have made some changes. I love love love your aesthetic and you have great taste! 🌸
Oh, and on Christmas--now now now. Or if that just really makes you uncomfortable, then November 1st! I’ve been shopping Christmas decor already online, as are many of my Christmas collecting pals. It’s time! ❤
Hi Andi! Love love love your videos; have been silently following along for a while :) I'm a reseller too, and although I don't have an antique booth, I do pop-up events with a similar vibe/setup to what a booth would look like. My advice for non-selling sections (based on what I've seen at pop-ups) it to remember that stuff at eye-level always sells best! That's why grocery stores usually put their more expensive things at eye-level, while the same exact product but a cheaper brand is on the bottom shelf. So the more eye-level spaces you can create in your booth, the better! For the lower sections, maybe a "digger" moment? Whether that's a pile of vintage books, cards, mugs, art, etc. I think the things that will ALWAYS sell no matter where they are, could go on the bottom. While the pieces that are more of a risk / quirky could go at eye-level. At least that's what I do! As for holiday decor, I always think the best general rule is to drop it when the biggest previous holiday season is coming to a close. Kinda what the retail stores do. When halloween is wrapping up, drop Xmas. When summer is coming to a close, drop fall. So for your Christmas decor, maybe early November? xx Jess
Welcome home & thanks for your videos. I love your aesthetic! One thing that has helped my booth is faux plants/greenery (believe it or not). Not the really fake looking pieces; the ones that look like paper leaves. Of course I am across the country from you (ATL GA), but I noticed a difference.
Thanks for another wonderful vid. I agree with other comments about your booth space. Less brown. Less wood shelving. Let the items tell their own colourful tale. More colourful, authentic Andi in the space. Let the eclectic and stylish taste that you showed us on your bedroom shelves flow onto the booth space. Now get some rest Andi !!!
I would add a runner or tablecloth on the table and add more color to the shelves with small art, greenery and colorful items. There’s a lot of earth tones and brass in your booth.
Andi, Welcome Back! You were missed! I enjoyed watching your video today. I really can't wait for your Belgeim haul! As you requested, I'm on Holiday Anytime, so bring it on! Regarding your request for help with your booth, I would suggest #1: put colorful or color of your choice rugs or one large rug you need to ground the floor and bring customers' eyes to the lower half of your booth areas. In your back shelving unit, could you mix some of your mugs into that back unit? It will bring more eyes to that area. I believe mixing your better-selling items through your booth will give the customer a reason to shop your whole booth, not just a few shelves. For that corner you need help with, try moving the stacking tables into the corner so they don't block the shelves in front. Better yet, if you find a tall corner unit that would fit nicely into the corner, everyone's eye will keep moving around to the corner, not stop at the end of your shelves. For the lower shelves you are having trouble selling merchandise from, I would put textile-type items into baskets and paintings and things people have to get down and go through. Also, I think you need more color. Your booth is a bit too beige-brown. Regarding your front table, I believe you should fit the area under the table with more merchandise. This could give your customers a reason to stay in your booth shopping. I hope I have some ideas you might use and, more importantly, help your sales and, more importantly, help you. Your customer Gayle Schindler
My impression is that all your beautiful items drown in their own neutral colors. The eye doesn't find an anchor to rest. And your booth is totally transparent - maybe you could try with backgrounds in white on the sides. So your customer will not look through your vignettes but at your vignettes. Last but not least - have you ever thought about a carpet to ground your installation, to make it look more "together" From what I see on the screen, there's no difference, no border to the next space. There's no strucure that leads the eye. I hop that makes sense! :)
Yes!! I like how you phrased this- it's something I thought too but didn't know how to articulate: the customers are looking THROUGH your vignettes rather than AT them.
At a local mall in my area, my favorite booth has some little baskets of smalls in a bunch of areas, like things for 2, 3, 4, & $5. So like at christmas they will have a little basket of vintage cookie cutters for $2 each. They have baskets of ink wells and small bottles, those rose tea figures, vintage hankies, vtg pins, wood spools of thread. All small things that draw you over to the area to look through the stuff and can use in decor. I love finding little treasures in that booth.
Excited to hear & see more about your trip, Andi! For your booth I would suggest, as things on the table sell well, perhaps a long narrow table against the left wall where the oak bookcases are. Maybe baskets with items below & art above or wall racks for more items above the table. Hope that makes sense. Otherwise, I'd paint the brown shelves, I think items pop better against a white background. What I saw in the video was perhaps too much brown. I always love your booth though when you show it to us.
Great items in your booth!! For me, your booth appears very monochromatic with brown tones. Add some color and some soft items like some rugs and pillows, maybe some lighting as well. Is there a way you can separate yourself from your neighbor like a room divider, door wall, etc?
Hi Andi, you have really cool stuff in your booth! You could try some shelving that contrasts better with the items so that they draw the eye more. I was so thrilled to meet you in Bruge! 🤗 I have Abigail to thank for that. It was a fantastic day, such amazing stuff at the market and the best part was meeting all of you. Can't wait to see your haul! Also, your new kokeshi doll is adorable.
I would say maybe add more color and faux plants. I agree, someone said a rug. Just to brighten it up and invite everyone in. 😊 Cant wait to see the Europe videos.
You have great items and a large space. I would suggest starting with some floating walls that would divide you from the space that’s in front of you such as joined vintage doors or shutters. I also think that you could add some softer items such as doily’s, small cloths to anchor your designs. I agree with focusing on creating a vignette on each shelf instead of lining items up. You could add some clear glass, colored glass, more pictures in each vignette and tiny items to make it a treasure hunt. Don’t be afraid to layer and move things around often.
Lots of great items do you think to highly priced I say make it look more like a way you would style it in your home give people ideas use more greenery or stage it
No one wants to bend down. Bring in small dressers and then layer the open pieces on top. Linens in dressers. Everything else on top. My low space never did well unless it was a piece of furniture and they were great. I could not keep it in stock.
I started posting holiday items in my Etsy store right after Labor Day. I've already sold a few of them including a menorah, an advent candle holder, and set of 1950s vintage Christmas tumblers/glasses. I just keep adding a few holiday items every week. Last year, I had all Christmas posted by mid-October and sold it all out by Thanksgiving. I do the same thing you do -- I collect the holiday stuff all year, then start posting around Labor Day.
Of all the interesting things in my living room, my 2 yr old granddaughter loves the light blue 15 inch chicken in my secretary. I think it’s the color, so try for a week putting something or things of bright colors on a lower shelf. We don’t pick up and touch larger things on a shelf that’s not really easy to touch. I know you pick up everything you buy. Why aren’t they picking it up? Maybe there isn’t room for them to bend over to pick it up? If something was smaller on those spaces would they? Color, size, desire? Have you ever put a small colored box on a lower shelf? Price? Yes you have nice stuff but it’s expensive. What about putting a sale on the 2 lower shelves where you first walk in? 20% off. That might help you decide if they can reach those shelves. You have a lot of the same like things in your booth. Try a few different types of items. Maybe something shiny. Not brass. You could test the space by putting several small pieces of art there to see if they reach for them. We all love small art. I’m just a shopper so here’s my untested ideas on the space in your booth.
I think you have many good ideas. My take on this is I agree that some more color also vignette setting would help. In addition I would add softer touches as well. As you know we love soft things like textiles ,pillows, linens, tea towels. In retail when people touch or "fondle" items in your booth they are actually imagining owning them. By adding opportunities for the eye and the hands to peruse your booth your increasing opportunities for sales. I used to watch people shop for a living. It's seems the things that you are selling the quickest are the ones that people are able to hold and feel. As for the other items, they are not putting the visual in their own mind so you need to do it for them with vignettes. Which I know you are good at doing. Good luck and happy booth setting 😊
Hi Andy. I looked at your booth video again this morning and have a few additional thoughts. I would remove all the shorter shelves that are currently on the right side and move the tall shelves from the back to that side. Hang a light colored curtain behind them to separate your stock from your neighbor’s. Then, on the back white wall, hang prints, mugs and anything with a hook or handle there where they can easily be seen and removed by buyers. These should be close together, like your wall at home. No lower than waist high and no higher than 5’7” (ish); otherwise, buyers have to find someone to help. Place some lower shelves beneath your hanging stock and put larger items in that space but these shelves shouldn’t be too deep because buyers need to be able to get to the wall art. Don’t want to restate all the great advice given by others but I think you can also load up your shelves. They are fairly sparse. You have room for more so you might not be taking full advantage of your real estate. And finally, think about how you thrift shop. The shelving is typically uniform and you spend more time in the well-lit areas and less in darker, low lit areas. Can’t wait to see how you pull all your viewers’ advice together and hopefully hear that you see an uptick in sales. Good luck!
Booth recommendation - add some bright reds and/or yellows to the trouble spots - those colors attract the eye. Might even be just some bright bows. The deadest zone I would put some items at a great price and create a catchy name that screams 'DEAL' Best of luck! Blessings!
Welcome back from your travels! I usually buy with a Budget in mind, I would recommend some areas in your booth with Sale items or items with a price range to motivate your customers to stop in those areas or to pay attention to those lower level items. The items on the table get more exposure and easier access, and heavy traffic. Christmas now would be great 😂😂😂😅 Thanks again for everything you share!
Maybe you can have guest to merchandise your space? I’ll come do it :) I’d add textiles - in light light colors and in dark dark colors - to set off the midtones of all the brass.
This may be weird but, I crave warmth from this space. It’s giving a cold vibe. Maybe bc there are so many places that I see through on the right side. When I go into a space I want to feel encased in the space with a warm hug. So, add some textiles if you have them and create more separation from the neighboring booths. Maybe also add short legs to your small bookcases to lift things more to eye level.
Hi Andi! I have a booth in Colorado Springs and as I was watching your video, you noted everything that doesn’t sell is on a low shelf. I do have that same problem if things are not elevated to high level, have a tendency to miss them. I would suggest getting your pieces higher up closer to high level on those longer tail vignettes!!
Autumn colors of mulberry, mustard, and teal would work well with wood, pottery, and brass. Perhaps weave a multi-colored scarf or two in and around some vignettes for an up-to-date touch.
All wonderful finds!!! I will sleep well with all your beautiful pieces dancing around in my dreams!!! May have to duck a few times when the brass pieces fly by!!! Lol!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
The two shelves at at the back.. could you move those to the first side you showed and much the middle table (which sells well)back and put another slightly lower table (either rectangle or round) in front of it along the middle...therefore extending its potential. It would split the space a bit but maybe that would work. Then on the back wall you could put your hanging art in a gallery wall situation etc, which would pull the customer towards the back. I think the first side looks confusing because of your neighbours shelves being seen also, making it very busy to the eye...so maybe the two back shelves being moved there could help with that with bigger items towards the back to create more of a barrier without enclosing your booth too much. More vignette type styling too maybe? Great items... apart from the spiders eek!... but that brass lady is everything. I was meant to go across to Belgium for the markets, but was unable to at the last minute... therefore rather envious of you :)
Ditto to most other comments. Don't paint wood shelves- use table runners, placemats and even tape cool contact paper to the back of the enclosed shelves. Your items are great!
As an older person with bad knees and a bad back, even when I was younger, I hate bending down to look at things. Put larger, light things at ground level. Put your most expensive things at eye level. Don't put heavy stuff too high or too low.
I know you watch Amanda from Amandas Mercantile because you mentioned her and maybe you can get some inspiration , her vignettes are so incredible . You are fabulous,so not comparing but she’s really good at displays .
We read left to right which may be why the stuff on the right is slow. People are lazy so if it isn't eye catching they aren't going to bend over. Put the brightest stuff down there. Corners can be dark and close feeling so it can be hard to reach in without knocking stuff over. I don't have a booth so these were just random observations. Thank you!
I don't actually remember how this aspect of Andi's booth is, but I agree, as a shopper I don't want to feel like I'm going to knock stuff over if I reach for something. This actually happened to me a few weeks ago- I was trying to be SOOO careful in this very crowded booth. I reached for one thing and, sure enough, I barely bumped this book next to the item, the book fell over and knocked off a coffee mug which shattered on the floor! I was mortified and felt terrible about the broken merchandise. I went ahead and payed for it even though the shop owner said it wasn't necessary. Anyway, yeah, avoid SUPER tight displays.
Agree with the too much wood from the comments, but don't paint the shelves you have because they look great as they are, it's just the overall tone is too brown. Add a colorful chair in the corner. Also, add colorful lamps if you can find some (I'm in the Northeast so not sure if this is something that's easy to find in Oregon). Add more bright art to the shelves -- little pieces of art sell. Bottom shelves are always a problem -- can you add little strip lights underneath to lighten up the bottom 2 shelves? Maybe switch out the tall shelves in the back for low shelves or sideboards and fill up the back wall with a gallery wall. The dead space near the front on the right as you're looking in the booth could be setup as some kind of colorful vignette -- bot not a shelf -- a side table or something like that. (I also was wondering if the traffic flow in the building leads people to see the left side of the booth first and the the center table, but by then the right side of the booth is already behind them? It might be worth spending a a couple of hours there on a busy day observing the traffic flow)
Too brown, items and shelves. Buy more colorful items, and don’t keep them😂. Decorate for the season and holidays. Add flowers and maybe colorful runners.
I agree with many of the comments about natural wood tones, open shelving, that make things tend to disappear or "bleed" visually into the next booth space and create visual confusion. Definitely avoid putting open shelving against a perimeter section of your booth unless it's against a solid wall or a panel or screen as a backdrop. Also look for some nice but inexpensive rugs to use to soften the floor and create a mood. Use open shelving in the center area and one section, even at the front of your booth, so visitors are encouraged to "enter" as if they're walking into a "room". Add folding screens to segregate your space and items from the adjacent booth. Add an appealing round table in the booth for display so everything isn't in straight lines or right angles, and put a large item - even a small piece of furniture on TOP of a table, like a chair or small chest or trunk - to create height and visual interest. The space needs to be inviting, but more dynamic than simply items on a wall or on shelves or the floor. Have someone build a modular wall or panel system that you can secure to a wall or the floor to help define your space's perimeter and even create segregated mini-areas with a half-wall or narrow partition, etc. I also agree with the suggestion that peel-and-stick wallpaper (or grass cloth) helps provide an appealing, but neutral texture as a backdrop within a book case. Also consider painting the bookcases and appealing color - a muted green or taupe or blue - to eliminate some of the dated natural wood tones. Get a simple standing and/or tabletop easel to display larger artwork, in addition to hanging on the wall. And, finally, yes, definitely check out Amanda Gorby's RUclips channel, "Amanda's Mercantile" for some great both design ideas and booth resetting inspiration! Good luck!
While many have suggested painting your shelves, another idea to test the theory is to buy colored foam board and cut it to go under and behind your items. This way you could put several of theses foam board shelves out there and see if that is enough to draw attention to items that are not selling. Sometimes tying a small ribbon to items draws people in.Small mirrors under items and pedestals are great to highlight items.For down low, make sure you have enough space for a person to bend over to see the items.
There is a whole science around how people shop.Large stores always put things they want to sell to the left.Always at eye level is best.Also signs may help.
I had 2 successful booths for 27 years, and 9 years ago I started a 3rd space. I say space and not booth because we do not have walls separating our spaces. I live at the beach and the shop’s back wall is mainly large windows facing the ocean so the owner didn’t want to obstruct the flow of the shop by chopping it up with a bunch of walls. It works so well for all of us because as a shopper enters they have meander through all of our spaces to get to the windows. Our spaces are not square either because the owner laid them out in a kind of path so that every vender’s space has to be walked by. The floors are painted cement with lots of swirls in shades of gray and brown with white swirls running throughout . The white swirls are what defines our space. I hope that makes sense. The owner also prefers a cohesive look throughout the shop. The reason I said all that is because I did not see any walls defining your space. I also noticed that your booth is mainly earthy tones and I’m guessing that is by the owners design because you love color. I may be way off in assuming all this and if I am just skip to the next comment😂 I have learned that my cabinets and shelves will literally absorb my product if there is no contrast. I went to the owner with samples of dark wood tones and a light light gray wash and asked her what I could use for my displays. You have to get rid of that mid range color wood or your wood furniture pieces that your selling get lost in the shuffle and your beautiful decor pieces will just look blah . A few bits of faux greenery adds a lot to a space as well I use little topiary balls and trees here and there and I was also able to add some battery powered fairy lights to couple of them as well as a few glass pieces I was selling. I did not ask about the greenery and the fairy lights before hand. I was afraid she wouldn’t picture what I had in mind , which was just a subtle touch. FYI the remote control battery power fairy lights will last about a month without needing a battery change and I never turn mine off.The last tip I have for you is to double or triple what you have on your shelves place things in vignettes . Don’t just place empty candle sticks side by side, elevate one and put candles in them, that might be a good way to add some little pops of color but not be too much for the owner.make plate stacks or teacup stacks and create height and varying levels within each vignette with books or little blocks of wood , I even use glass votive holders upside down or upside down wine glasses too then I get varying height and textures anytime you can create different height and textures within a small grouping of things the better. I closed my other 2 booths a couple of years ago to semi retire and enjoy being Mimi, but I love the space I still have and it will soon be 10 years that I’ve been there I have learned through trial and error and still am. I know you said the comment could be long but I think I got carried away🤭 I just really love what I do and if I can help someone else experience the joy it brings me I will, and the money ain’t bad either😂🤣PS I can’t believe I’m adding more😳If you can’t darken or lighten the colors of your shelves and cabinets make them all match by choosing your darkest shelving and matching the others to it and then used some framed mirrors or textured light color peel and stick wall paper to the back of your cabinets behind your items. Okay I will stop now🙄🤣
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment - you’re absolutely right about everything! The booth is open plan by design and the color palette is in alignment with the store. I really appreciate all your suggestions and plan to implement some when I do my booth refresh soon! Thank you so much for taking the time to give me feedback! :)
@@AllPutTogetheryour welcome. We are hunters and see everything without needing things done to make us look. Most people are browsers and practically need a big neon arrow to get them to notice anything 🤣My hubby wants me to tell you about an idea he had years ago and it ACTUALLY WORKED! 😂 He suggested that I put a cookie scented candle at the back of my booth, not lit just with an open lid, then to add several other jar candles around the booth. He thought if shoppers caught a whiff of the open candle they would walk into my space to open and smell all the other ones leading them all around my booth🤔well I tried it and he was absolutely right😂🤣He is still really proud of himself for that one. My regular sales increased and I started selling the candles too. I tried different scents but the ones that smell like some sort of pastry or sweat treat are the best sellers haha. I even started “making” my own candles and wax melts in all different shapes for my booth. I use unexpected vessels and melt down inexpensive candles or wax melts and add scented oils to boost scent then poor into vessels and or little silicone molds. I put the wax melts into little mesh bags and tie with a pretty little ribbon. I keep the scent subtle and only allow one sent to be wafting at a time haha. This time a year I have a couple little mesh bags with pumpkin latte scent drawing people in. On the bottom shelf of my back wall I have a fall blanket with a couple pillows and two coffee cups displayed casually and yep one of those mugs has a little baggie of those wax melts in it wafting away haha. The owner told me people keep remarking that they just want to crawl in and cozy up in the blanket and pillows. After she told me that it gave me an idea. I took a blanket and two small pillows and two coffee cups and tied them together with a ribbon and a tag that said, KOZY KIT remove ribbon (and anything else) ❤️ENJOY❤️ free candle or wax melts with purchase They are selling like crazy😄 I thrift for blankets and pillows year round but I’m almost out . Maybe I will try baskets ,books and wine glasses. I will think of something because I only sell thrifted treasures. Oh no 😬I went on and on again.Sorry😊 Oops PS my costs for the bundles are $4-$9 and I charge $48-$94 each depending on blanket and pillow size and materials. This time of year anything that you can bundle up as a gift for someone to give will sell. The KOZY KITS could be a gift for a significant other or be bought to give to a couple. People can get something unique and check two people off their list for under $50-$100 . I’m always trying new things . Some work and some totally flop. After all these years I’ve gotten better at it. I used to go pretend shop in and around my own booths and listen to what people were saying to get ideas. Yep I was a creeper, but I learned a lot 🤣
Can you put a wall between your space and the next space? That would give you more space for wall decor, and it would help with people not getting distracted by the shelves in the next booth.
For yourdead areas, could u put some pop of color under the pieces, thus layer a covering on the shelf, make it easy, like wrapping tissue, u can get them in various pastels and rainbow style...the pop of color will draw the buyer to the pieces!!! I know u like to keep it neutral, but just light tissue pastel shade coloring would not be to drastic, I hope!!! That's all I got Andi!!! Truly only trying to help!!! Love all that u do!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
I would decorate it like you would decorate your home. and possibly put things that match together colorwise , that you not necessarily put together. I was a resller and have the worst time staging. At home I move stuff around all the time and play with it, always getting compliments. When yI was doing flea marketsy I would just want to throuw everything out and call it a day and the product would move. I think you should spend quite a few hours thinking about it. you have great stuff it just may not be popping out, because of the way it is displayed. all the stuff in your etsy shop that you showed was fabulous and it all sold. However they are on the website individually. I follow one lady who has a booth and when she works on it, she spends hours at time doing so. Good Luck. Love your channel, Shannon
I think you need color in your booth. It’s very nuetral with all the light browns. I’d put a beautiful rug over the large table and then fill it with treasures. I’d fill it up more if possible. Try to put colorful and interesting intensely in your dead zones. Are your prices too high? I’d rethink them or put a sale sign up of a percentage off. Good luck!!
I think in your booth I would move the tall bookcases to the other side. Your things on that side seem to mingle in with the booth next to you. I think you need a divider. It looks like you have bookcases behind yours that would act as a divider there. Having more of a barrier between the booths would make yours more cosy and keep people’s eyes from wandering to the booth next door. 😊
I recommend taller shelves and light colored walls (or shades?) behind them to further separate your stock from the neighbor’s. Go for more eye level shopping, add to your stock and rotate routinely. The shelves are somewhat sparse and your brass and boxes (etc.) are close in color to your shelves. Need to make them want to come in out of the aisle for a closer look at all the goodies. We all know you love color but most of it is on the back wall.
Hi, I think there are too many wooden shelves that have a similar color like many of your items. Let the items pop by painting the wall and shelves dark or white. Perhaps you can add a dresser or buffet kind of display item to break up your display zone. I can highly recommend Amandas mercantile-videos: her displays are breathtakingly beautiful! Good luck and keep on going, you can do it!!!👍🏻👋💪🏻
Set your vignettes to show a complete look- as someone would at home. Instead of a row of pottery vases...maybe just one with a stack of books and a framed vintage photo/art...some greenery?
Yes yes yes to all the above! Normally faux plants are a faux pas but in this situation they would make a space come alive. Just make sure they are very realistic / high quality :)
@@rebekahpollock8627 I agree. A whole vignette with coordinating pieces and a bit of greenery would sell the lot.
Yes! Came here to say this!
My booth is much smaller, but I rearrange every 2-3 weeks to add in new things and keep it fresh for the regulars. If people give it a glance and it looks the same as last time I think they don’t even go in. Those lower shelves are hard, I put in 1-2 medium sized things, hard to move smalls from the bottom.
Love all of these comments. I also love the whole booth, but feel that the shelves feel like there’s too much wood - too much brown. Some pops of colour with plants and or books, or even some mirrors/art/books in behind items on some shelves, just so they pop. I always love how you style things up, but I tend to agree with the comment about regulars doing a glance and moving on if the booth appears the same, which sucks, because it might not be the same!
Nice items in your booth but it seems like too much wood & neutral tones. I think you need more pops of color. Using things like bold candles. Maybe colorful books & pillows. I personally like more things on the shelves maybe not cluttered but more things that people feel like they are hunting & finding treasures.
Just looked at your booth again, the first part of filming looked like you see into the next booth, you need to put up a wall, maybe a screen.
For your vintage booth -- don't put "smalls" in low spaces. Most people shop at eye level (and slightly above or below that level). Keep the lower level for big items/furniture only and/or larger paintings that can hang low and take up that booth space.
Get some textiles, cushions etc. pop them lower down. Bright colours.
Textiles was the first thing I thought too. Carpet on the floor, maybe a ladder with linens, blankets, etc hanging from each rung.
Yes yes yes👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Maybe an occasional handbag or an interesting piece or two of clothing.
As someone who has only been reselling for 5-6 months I have no business giving advice, but I had a great conversation with a shopkeeper in Oregon City last week, and one thing she said that I haven’t seen mentioned was lighting. Your booth looks like it gets good light, but lower shelves and corners are always dimmer. She also mentioned that the biggest complaint she hears from older shoppers are when they can’t really see things well in booths if they are too dim. Something I’m going to evaluate in my own space this week!
Also - those spiders are amazing!! I was hoping you snagged them! 🖤🕷️
Use lamps
I think the first part 5:43 where nothing sells is because of seeing the items the other side, if there was more of a separation like a room divider or some sort of backdrop to single out your items, it's a bit overwhelming seeing so many items behind, only my opinion though
YES…definitely!! You can see right through your shelves to the shelves in the other booth which makes it difficult for shoppers to notice smalls. Also, I would purchase some furniture items like vintage dressers, sideboard etc and add height to the top by adding a small shelf or a stool, even old suitcases, and fill in the nooks and crannies with your smalls. That will give a layered look. Also, add books, greenery etc to make it look homey, then people can visualize your items in their own home. Amanda’s Mercantile does a great job with layering!!
@@amyhansen2417I came here to suggest she look at Amanda’s booth also. She is so talented and really has a good eye. I think she changes up her booth often, keeping it interesting. I like the way she uses different furniture and often stacks different pieces on top of another, putting smalls intermingled throughout. Her booth never gets stagnant.
@@lindafrance9192I came here to suggest the same thing. Amanda uses her vertical space so well. She has an incredible talent for merchandising.
You have great taste! I love all of your items in your booth, but I agree with others comments. There is a lot of brown. In the dead areas pops of color or even doing some color blocking to draw the eye. I think hanging mirrors in your dead corner and/or small mirrors or miniature paintings behind some of the items on the shelving would create an interesting layered look and brighten your space.
I agree with many of the comments. .too much orange wood tones. .need a cleaner background so things will pop...and the one side that allows u to see thru to other booth needs a wall. Maybe move ur big bookcases from 1 side to the other and create wall...paint is ur best friend. Luv ur stuff!
I totally agree with Mary Prior. I think you need pops of color. I know the rule is no NFS items but I do it anyway. I use colored candles for my brass candlestick holders. I use stacks of books. I make floral wall baskets. My booth is kinda of girly but very cute. I have lace ribbons on old vintage Items.
Pillows, blankets lots of cozy textiles to lower shelves with some of your brass candlesticks with candles and books will give a cozy feeling and will bring people into your space
Hi! You have such amazing inventory!! I would use some grasscloth peel and stick wallpaper on the back of your shelves so you don’t have to paint them. And then try to style little vignettes here and there just like you would in your home. So glad you had a great trip!
Love your videos, Andi! I believe creating clear focal points and/or fun themes within those areas will get people to look closer. Layering also always draws my eye too! 🪴
When placing items try to group like colors together. Light items on dark shelves and dark items on light shelves, helps to make them pop.
Hi Andi. I'm Trish from Oklahoma and I've been a booth owner for over 20 years at different locations. I learned to put large items that are colorful or shiny metal on the bottom to get noticed. And I only use a couple of bookshelves. I sell several small pieces of furniture and each one is styled with a cute vignette. And even on the shelves I style vignettes. A RUclipsr who is fantastic at designing a booth space is Amanda's Mercantile. I get lots of ideas from her videos. Don't give up on your booth. You have a good eye. I love it all.
Hi Andy. Great comments so far. Can I add the back wall needs a “hero” look or statement. A vignette that is cohesive and amazing to draw the customer to walk in. Anthropologie and Free People have great store visuals that are similar to your aesthetic that may provide some good inspiration. Also wholeheartedly agree with lighting and putting larger easier to see/bulky items low so they can be seen at a glance.
Thank you for sharing the sneak peek from sourcing, keep the pieces you love you can always sell them later 💛
Here's a couple suggestions. Right side items get lost in the busy background of the next door booth, so a room divider or one of the solid shelves from other side. The tall, open bamboo shelves move to front corner of left side, top shelf items seem too heavy to reach and bring down, maybe even try a short shelf or the nested tables between them. The nested tables are so low they could use something larger and/or more colorful, current items seem like they would show better at eye level. Rack with large art might work well in back left corner. Try the "cursed" shelf on the right since it has a solid back. Your vignettes look good to me.
I agree! The items on the open shelf 'disappear' as the shopper can see the items in the next booth. I was thinking some form of room divider or pull a bookcase from the other side to this spot. This sounds crazy but would putting one of the bookcases on its side work as a divider? Tall colorful items in the slots and you have an instant 'long top shelve' across the area. Good luck and enjoy mixing it up!
I agree with most everything people are saying here. Need more of a division from the other booth because you can see into there space. need pops of color. Like colored items staged together. I have been reselling at my booth for about 2 years and I have learned as I go. Good Lighting helps as well.
One word for your dead spaces... lighting. Either a whole lot of vintage lamps, or hidden strip lighting on the ceilings of shelves. Not sure what the deal is with electricity with Tiny Brambles.
I completely agree, lighting is key for lower spaces especially. They do make motion detecting lights that can be adhered to the bottom of the shelf above the lowest. And small strip lighting as you said would be really smart or even twinkle lights laid in amongst everything. Definitely lighting the lower shelves.
I agree with everyone’s comments. I think the wood tones aren’t properly showcasing your beautiful items. Either black or a pop or color would make the items standout. I think the wood tones give the impression of basic, whereas a nicer surface would make them look expensive. You wanna walk into a space thinking “oh yeah, this is a space I want to live in”. Hope that helps! ❤
Yes, I agree putting vignettes and making it look like a whole package that someone could purchase all of it to decorate their spaces. But also one thing I’ve done in my shop is white washed those oak type shelves. It really does help your products pop and not just blending into the very dated bookshelves.
I'm guessing the golden oak is about to make a comeback but, yeah.
@@andreabradley5837 possibly, but if we’re talking about a display case out of date, bookcases are just not as attractive as trying to modernize them
Holiday Drop: Would love to see on November 1st. 🙂
My first thought was as has already been said, I think there is way too much wood shelves, and painted shelves would bring the eye to the area.
Maybe add some white. It’s a lot of brown on brown on wood. It’s great but it all blends together. If mugs do well sprinkle them around the booth instead of just one spot. Add risers - maybe old books or something. Can you add some screens to separate your space from the other space?? My second craft fair booth I didn’t even make my rent because I didn’t have walls and no one noticed my space - I just blended in!! Good luck
In my space, I group everything to colour. I also buy colourful things to sell. You have a lot of brown and nothing is standing out. I put cushions and textiles on lower shelves and also toys. Everything small is up higher, larger things right up high or down low. Small things sell a lot quicker. I also move stuff around a lot.
That's my mushroom plate! I'm so excited to get it. I'm so glad you didn't put your store on vacation mode. It was a total impulse buy and I probably wouldn't have remembered to go back to buy it.
Yay! Thank you so much for your purchase!!
I would add pops of colour on the lower shelves to draw the eye down. Your booth is lovely but has alot of neutral colours. Maybe some pops of colour here and there like bright artwork or linens.
Love your stuff!
Perhaps some Italian glass and ceramics. There is a lot of neutral stuff, true. I really want to you to do well Andi - love your videos!
That's exactly what I came to the comments to say.
Hi Andi.
Most people will survey a booth from the aisle and they won't go into the booth unless they want to see something that they noticed while they were standing in the aisle.
Therefore, I think you would sell more things in your booth if you switched to shelving units with open sides instead of your bookcases with solid sides. That way people could see more of what was on your shelving units while they are standing in the aisle.
For the bottom shelf dilemma, you could mark down a few items and put them on the lower shelves. Plus you could make a few signs asking shoppers to check out the discounted items on the bottom shelves.
Looking for sale items would also draw shoppers into the booth and once in the booth, they will notice things that they would have missed if they only looked over the booth from the aisle.
Hope this helps!
From Julie in Pennsylvania
Get some inexpensive glass (mirror stickers or mirror sheets, etc.) to put on the back of your "dead" shelves to reflect the items on that shelf. It would create more visual interest and visually expand your space.
Cool things! NO it is not too early for Christmas- The mall I am in has been putting a few things out already and I am taking some things this week. Customers are already buying!
I love to dig and am systematic as I scan. What about discounting items with a certain color sticker and putting them in the dead zones or discounting the whole shelf or area? Everyone loves to feel like they are getting a great deal even if you adjusted your prices accordingly it may draw the eye. Good luck-love your items and channel.
I've already started Christmas shopping. (I always start in October.) Yes, I want to see your Christmas items!
I share a booth with a friend in the Orange Circle in Orange, CA, an area with a number of antique malls. We have a small space but boy, do we put a lot of stuff in it! We try to color block it, putting items of like colors together mostly. IMO you need to put a lot more inventory in your booth! If you’ve got furniture or lamps to sell, they would take up some of your space and people love both of those!
Definitely get through Halloween before Christmas drop!
Hi Andi, try to find etageres with clear glass shelves to allow more light to come through the shelving so that the items on the lower shelves will be better noticed. Also, try putting very colorful items on the lower shelves so the color will pop and draw the eye downward. Add more lighting to your booth in the form of table lamps and floor lamps. People will walk right past a dark space. I noticed that there is a lot of wood in your booth and everything is mostly brown. Try adding white displays to lighten up the space. A white cabinet with a painted black interior is a beautiful way to display white inventory.
Switch your center table to make that a different vignette in the middle. Add the small small shelf for the small tables up on something higher or with a chair in the center and put the table off to the side and see how that works.🤷🏼♀️
Paint your shelves to make things pop. I look for wooden items, but don't let the shelves over power
If you don't want to paint, perhaps lay down colorful vintage fabrics.
@@kathleenlewis239 great idea!
Are you able to add “walls” between your space and next door booth. Since the table tops are working well maybe add more cabinets instead of so many shelves. I love your style!
Hi Andi! Lots of great suggestions and ideas in the comments, faux plants/flowers in a vase or two, (maybe sell some cool flowers) more color, more styling (telling a story), and possibly lighting. I have a couple of suggestions since you asked us.
I think your space would be more defined if you had a large rug (someone else mentioned it too) kind of how a large rug defines a living room. Not several small rugs, but one large one that clearly marks your space. I would use a current, low pile, machine washable style. Also, maybe change it out per the season to add color and a new story. about your both. I think this would make a really good visual impact.
Change is also really important, I would move things around every few weeks so that people who stop by often see "new" (older) things because they were kind of "invisible" in an earlier spot in your booth.
Your front and center table is your prime selling space and since it naturally has good sell through, rotate merch regularly, especially be sure to give a couple of older pieces who may have been lost in back, a chance to shine in the front. And of course as other people suggested, more styling/staging of your cool merchandise.
I have really enjoyed following along with your videos (subscribed a couple of months ago and watching the older ones too) and bought a brass cat from you a couple of weeks ago, thanks! Thank you for sharing on RUclips and Instagram! :)
I agree with the things many people have said- too many items (fixtures & merchandise) that blend in- brown and mid-tone colors. I understand being hesitant to fully paint those wood shelves- I was going to suggest scrapbook paper or removeable wallpaper on the backs of shelves- but others already have. I think thats a good solution because it is relatively easy to change. And on the actual shelf floor, books or scarves or boxes as color pops/ risers. And creating vignettes, like others have said, is probably good. And I agree with people who've suggested trying some different types of items. I agree with bulkier items down low, like pillows or ottomans. One thing that I actually don't think others have suggested is possibly bright colored Mystery Grab Bags or cool vintage kids' toys - because the lower shelves are on Kids eye level! I have a booth and have had good luck with this! I discovered it by accident- once I'd been in a hurry and just set a box of Mystery Grab Bags w/ bright labels on the ground & forgot to put them up. The next time I came in, the shop owner told me I'd sold out of them, and said that it had mostly been kids who bought them!! Since then I have put kid-friendly merch (like old hats, purses, avon bottles- lower cost stuff ) & vintage toys on the lower shelves I have.
About Christmas- get it out ASAP! I understand and agree personally about not wanting it out too soon, but I think things have just changed. And also, many of your customers may be decorators who have to get the stuff early so they can then get it into their clients' homes.
If I was to only see you sitting in your office with all that colorful artwork behind you, I would never guess that that was your booth. Maybe move your back wall shelves over to the right to build that “wall” between the other booth. Your back wall is screaming for colorful artwork with a couple of really cozy chairs. I would anchor your lower shelves with large bold pottery and pillows. I would layer some old colorful Middle Eastern carpets on the floor and on your tabletops. Your beautiful antiques and collectibles will pop off of more color. Just a thought from a loyal viewer 😊.
Perhaps add more visual interest on your floor, colorful carpets, bigger objects/containers on the floor stuffed with things to touch and rummage through might create some attention : ) You have lots of beautiful objects to look at that seem to blend with your shelving, create pops of color under some of those objects to highlight areas within your units. Maybe some type of screen/divider at the front of your space where your goodies seem get lost in your neighbors booth. You have AWESOME stuff! Happy creating...
First thing I see is you need a rug or 2 or 3….now I’ll continue watching the video😀
On your booth, are you able to paint that back wall a cool pop of color? I think that would help a lot. Too white/stark. Also, the oak bookshelf on the left side-could you put it over on the other side and turn it actually on its side-then place larger items/pottery displayed in each section? And that would then allow you to use the long side that will now be horizontal to build up…use that smaller oak shelving (I think you have your mugs in it?) on top, and some of your other smaller pieces that you have on the left. Elevate them. I feel like especially to enter on the right side, it is presently too cluttered and I am hesitant to enter a booth like that and look around-I’m always fearful I will knock something over, trip on something, etc. I love the middle table and the items displayed…I’d spend time every week or so moving items through that space, it is cool, like in a department store. I think overall you have some great things. Also maybe edit and remove some items, so it shows the other items better. Also on the back wall, maybe more artwork, like move your tall open shelving pieces apart--and put the artwork in the middle. I don’t like the dead space at the back on the left where you have those butterflies. It is awkward visually. Also move that display piece that you have I think artwork to look through, it is over on the right side now-but move it to the front either left or right. Not hidden back there. I shop antique stores and vintage markets, etc., and I would be drawn in to your booth generally. But I also want to see new/different things the next time I come in, or I start avoiding that vendor if it always looks the same. I would imagine just moving things around will spark interest. Good luck and please show us what you do when you have made some changes. I love love love your aesthetic and you have great taste! 🌸
Oh, and on Christmas--now now now. Or if that just really makes you uncomfortable, then November 1st! I’ve been shopping Christmas decor already online, as are many of my Christmas collecting pals. It’s time! ❤
Your studio is so vibrant and colorful, very eye catching, you need that in your market place 😊
Hi Andi! Love love love your videos; have been silently following along for a while :) I'm a reseller too, and although I don't have an antique booth, I do pop-up events with a similar vibe/setup to what a booth would look like. My advice for non-selling sections (based on what I've seen at pop-ups) it to remember that stuff at eye-level always sells best! That's why grocery stores usually put their more expensive things at eye-level, while the same exact product but a cheaper brand is on the bottom shelf. So the more eye-level spaces you can create in your booth, the better! For the lower sections, maybe a "digger" moment? Whether that's a pile of vintage books, cards, mugs, art, etc. I think the things that will ALWAYS sell no matter where they are, could go on the bottom. While the pieces that are more of a risk / quirky could go at eye-level. At least that's what I do! As for holiday decor, I always think the best general rule is to drop it when the biggest previous holiday season is coming to a close. Kinda what the retail stores do. When halloween is wrapping up, drop Xmas. When summer is coming to a close, drop fall. So for your Christmas decor, maybe early November? xx Jess
Welcome home & thanks for your videos. I love your aesthetic! One thing that has helped my booth is faux plants/greenery (believe it or not). Not the really fake looking pieces; the ones that look like paper leaves. Of course I am across the country from you (ATL GA), but I noticed a difference.
People don’t like to bend down, particularly if they worry that they might back into stuff. Maybe try the central table sideways to create more room?
Your back shelves maybe add some wallpaper print in the back of it or just put large things on the bottom shelves!
Thanks for another wonderful vid. I agree with other comments about your booth space. Less brown. Less wood shelving. Let the items tell their own colourful tale. More colourful, authentic Andi in the space. Let the eclectic and stylish taste that you showed us on your bedroom shelves flow onto the booth space. Now get some rest Andi !!!
I would add a runner or tablecloth on the table and add more color to the shelves with small art, greenery and colorful items. There’s a lot of earth tones and brass in your booth.
Andi, Welcome Back! You were missed! I enjoyed watching your video today. I really can't wait for your Belgeim haul! As you requested, I'm on Holiday Anytime, so bring it on!
Regarding your request for help with your booth, I would suggest #1: put colorful or color of your choice rugs or one large rug you need to ground the floor and bring customers' eyes to the lower half of your booth areas. In your back shelving unit, could you mix some of your mugs into that back unit? It will bring more eyes to that area. I believe mixing your better-selling items through your booth will give the customer a reason to shop your whole booth, not just a few shelves. For that corner you need help with, try moving the stacking tables into the corner so they don't block the shelves in front. Better yet, if you find a tall corner unit that would fit nicely into the corner, everyone's eye will keep moving around to the corner, not stop at the end of your shelves. For the lower shelves you are having trouble selling merchandise from, I would put textile-type items into baskets and paintings and things people have to get down and go through. Also, I think you need more color. Your booth is a bit too beige-brown.
Regarding your front table, I believe you should fit the area under the table with more merchandise. This could give your customers a reason to stay in your booth shopping. I hope I have some ideas you might use and, more importantly, help your sales and, more importantly, help you. Your customer Gayle Schindler
Thanks for all the tips and advice!! And I definitely kept you in mind as a shopped in Europe so I think you’ll be excited about some of the pieces.
My impression is that all your beautiful items drown in their own neutral colors. The eye doesn't find an anchor to rest.
And your booth is totally transparent - maybe you could try with backgrounds in white on the sides. So your customer will not look through your vignettes but at your vignettes.
Last but not least - have you ever thought about a carpet to ground your installation, to make it look more "together" From what I see on the screen, there's no difference, no border to the next space. There's no strucure that leads the eye.
I hop that makes sense! :)
Yes to the carpet idea!! Not a light neutral carpet - something that grounds the space and creates contrast.
Yes!! I like how you phrased this- it's something I thought too but didn't know how to articulate: the customers are looking THROUGH your vignettes rather than AT them.
At a local mall in my area, my favorite booth has some little baskets of smalls in a bunch of areas, like things for 2, 3, 4, & $5. So like at christmas they will have a little basket of vintage cookie cutters for $2 each. They have baskets of ink wells and small bottles, those rose tea figures, vintage hankies, vtg pins, wood spools of thread. All small things that draw you over to the area to look through the stuff and can use in decor. I love finding little treasures in that booth.
Excited to hear & see more about your trip, Andi! For your booth I would suggest, as things on the table sell well, perhaps a long narrow table against the left wall where the oak bookcases are. Maybe baskets with items below & art above or wall racks for more items above the table. Hope that makes sense. Otherwise, I'd paint the brown shelves, I think items pop better against a white background. What I saw in the video was perhaps too much brown. I always love your booth though when you show it to us.
Great items in your booth!! For me, your booth appears very monochromatic with brown tones. Add some color and some soft items like some rugs and pillows, maybe some lighting as well.
Is there a way you can separate yourself from your neighbor like a room divider, door wall, etc?
Hi Andi, you have really cool stuff in your booth! You could try some shelving that contrasts better with the items so that they draw the eye more.
I was so thrilled to meet you in Bruge! 🤗 I have Abigail to thank for that. It was a fantastic day, such amazing stuff at the market and the best part was meeting all of you. Can't wait to see your haul!
Also, your new kokeshi doll is adorable.
It was wonderful to meet you too!! You’ll have to DM me pictures of what you ended up getting on your trip too!
@@AllPutTogetherYes, of course!
Your brass lady is gorgeous!! Definitely keep her! She would look great on a pedestal plant stand - perfect for filling in a corner of a room.
I would say maybe add more color and faux plants. I agree, someone said a rug. Just to brighten it up and invite everyone in. 😊
Cant wait to see the Europe videos.
Great items. It look too busy. Try to put a wall of sort behind the black rack to the right. Thanks for your videos.
You have great items and a large space. I would suggest starting with some floating walls that would divide you from the space that’s in front of you such as joined vintage doors or shutters. I also think that you could add some softer items such as doily’s, small cloths to anchor your designs. I agree with focusing on creating a vignette on each shelf instead of lining items up. You could add some clear glass, colored glass, more pictures in each vignette and tiny items to make it a treasure hunt. Don’t be afraid to layer and move things around often.
I follow Amanda's Mercantile. She is great. I always get inspiration from her. She is also entertaining.
I couldn’t agree with this more! She has the merchandising of her space dialed in.
I love her too!
Lots of great items do you think to highly priced
I say make it look more like a way you would style it in your home give people ideas use more greenery or stage it
No one wants to bend down. Bring in small dressers and then layer the open pieces on top. Linens in dressers. Everything else on top. My low space never did well unless it was a piece of furniture and they were great. I could not keep it in stock.
I started posting holiday items in my Etsy store right after Labor Day. I've already sold a few of them including a menorah, an advent candle holder, and set of 1950s vintage Christmas tumblers/glasses. I just keep adding a few holiday items every week. Last year, I had all Christmas posted by mid-October and sold it all out by Thanksgiving. I do the same thing you do -- I collect the holiday stuff all year, then start posting around Labor Day.
Of all the interesting things in my living room, my 2 yr old granddaughter loves the light blue 15 inch chicken in my secretary. I think it’s the color, so try for a week putting something or things of bright colors on a lower shelf. We don’t pick up and touch larger things on a shelf that’s not really easy to touch. I know you pick up everything you buy. Why aren’t they picking it up? Maybe there isn’t room for them to bend over to pick it up? If something was smaller on those spaces would they? Color, size, desire? Have you ever put a small colored box on a lower shelf? Price? Yes you have nice stuff but it’s expensive. What about putting a sale on the 2 lower shelves where you first walk in? 20% off. That might help you decide if they can reach those shelves. You have a lot of the same like things in your booth. Try a few different types of items. Maybe something shiny. Not brass. You could test the space by putting several small pieces of art there to see if they reach for them. We all love small art. I’m just a shopper so here’s my untested ideas on the space in your booth.
I think you have many good ideas. My take on this is I agree that some more color also vignette setting would help. In addition I would add softer touches as well. As you know we love soft things like textiles ,pillows, linens, tea towels. In retail when people touch or "fondle" items in your booth they are actually imagining owning them. By adding opportunities for the eye and the hands to peruse your booth your increasing opportunities for sales. I used to watch people shop for a living. It's seems the things that you are selling the quickest are the ones that people are able to hold and feel. As for the other items, they are not putting the visual in their own mind so you need to do it for them with vignettes. Which I know you are good at doing. Good luck and happy booth setting 😊
Hi Andy. I looked at your booth video again this morning and have a few additional thoughts. I would remove all the shorter shelves that are currently on the right side and move the tall shelves from the back to that side. Hang a light colored curtain behind them to separate your stock from your neighbor’s. Then, on the back white wall, hang prints, mugs and anything with a hook or handle there where they can easily be seen and removed by buyers. These should be close together, like your wall at home. No lower than waist high and no higher than 5’7” (ish); otherwise, buyers have to find someone to help. Place some lower shelves beneath your hanging stock and put larger items in that space but these shelves shouldn’t be too deep because buyers need to be able to get to the wall art. Don’t want to restate all the great advice given by others but I think you can also load up your shelves. They are fairly sparse. You have room for more so you might not be taking full advantage of your real estate. And finally, think about how you thrift shop. The shelving is typically uniform and you spend more time in the well-lit areas and less in darker, low lit areas. Can’t wait to see how you pull all your viewers’ advice together and hopefully hear that you see an uptick in sales. Good luck!
Booth recommendation - add some bright reds and/or yellows to the trouble spots - those colors attract the eye. Might even be just some bright bows. The deadest zone I would put some items at a great price and create a catchy name that screams 'DEAL'
Best of luck! Blessings!
Welcome back from your travels! I usually buy with a Budget in mind, I would recommend some areas in your booth with Sale items or items with a price range to motivate your customers to stop in those areas or to pay attention to those lower level items. The items on the table get more exposure and easier access, and heavy traffic. Christmas now would be great 😂😂😂😅 Thanks again for everything you share!
Maybe you can have guest to merchandise your space? I’ll come do it :) I’d add textiles - in light light colors and in dark dark colors - to set off the midtones of all the brass.
It’s very brown. Bring some beautiful bright pops of color in. Like your wall behind you in your videos.
This may be weird but, I crave warmth from this space. It’s giving a cold vibe. Maybe bc there are so many places that I see through on the right side. When I go into a space I want to feel encased in the space with a warm hug. So, add some textiles if you have them and create more separation from the neighboring booths. Maybe also add short legs to your small bookcases to lift things more to eye level.
So glad you're back,I can't wait to see what you got on your trip! Love your videos!🌻
Yeah. Keep the brass lady. Find a place. God she's awesome!! 🎉❤
Hi Andi! I have a booth in Colorado Springs and as I was watching your video, you noted everything that doesn’t sell is on a low shelf. I do have that same problem if things are not elevated to high level, have a tendency to miss them. I would suggest getting your pieces higher up closer to high level on those longer tail vignettes!!
Also thank you for the amazing content! Love your hauls and your style and I’ve learned so much to help my Etsy shop too!
Autumn colors of mulberry, mustard, and teal would work well with wood, pottery, and brass. Perhaps weave a multi-colored scarf or two in and around some vignettes for an up-to-date touch.
*Eye level not high level lol!!
All wonderful finds!!! I will sleep well with all your beautiful pieces dancing around in my dreams!!! May have to duck a few times when the brass pieces fly by!!! Lol!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
The two shelves at at the back.. could you move those to the first side you showed and much the middle table (which sells well)back and put another slightly lower table (either rectangle or round) in front of it along the middle...therefore extending its potential. It would split the space a bit but maybe that would work. Then on the back wall you could put your hanging art in a gallery wall situation etc, which would pull the customer towards the back. I think the first side looks confusing because of your neighbours shelves being seen also, making it very busy to the eye...so maybe the two back shelves being moved there could help with that with bigger items towards the back to create more of a barrier without enclosing your booth too much.
More vignette type styling too maybe?
Great items... apart from the spiders eek!... but that brass lady is everything.
I was meant to go across to Belgium for the markets, but was unable to at the last minute... therefore rather envious of you :)
Ditto to most other comments. Don't paint wood shelves- use table runners, placemats and even tape cool contact paper to the back of the enclosed shelves. Your items are great!
A rug & console would help & some styling.
As an older person with bad knees and a bad back, even when I was younger, I hate bending down to look at things. Put larger, light things at ground level. Put your most expensive things at eye level. Don't put heavy stuff too high or too low.
Hi Great finds! Bring in some pillows and colors. Also bring in the Christmas now! Tfs
I have that same kitty cat hook. I was going to hang necklaces from it but I might sell it now!
They sell very fast!
I know you watch Amanda from Amandas Mercantile because you mentioned her and maybe you can get some inspiration , her vignettes are so incredible . You are fabulous,so not comparing but she’s really good at displays .
We read left to right which may be why the stuff on the right is slow. People are lazy so if it isn't eye catching they aren't going to bend over. Put the brightest stuff down there. Corners can be dark and close feeling so it can be hard to reach in without knocking stuff over. I don't have a booth so these were just random observations. Thank you!
I don't actually remember how this aspect of Andi's booth is, but I agree, as a shopper I don't want to feel like I'm going to knock stuff over if I reach for something. This actually happened to me a few weeks ago- I was trying to be SOOO careful in this very crowded booth. I reached for one thing and, sure enough, I barely bumped this book next to the item, the book fell over and knocked off a coffee mug which shattered on the floor! I was mortified and felt terrible about the broken merchandise. I went ahead and payed for it even though the shop owner said it wasn't necessary. Anyway, yeah, avoid SUPER tight displays.
Agree with the too much wood from the comments, but don't paint the shelves you have because they look great as they are, it's just the overall tone is too brown. Add a colorful chair in the corner. Also, add colorful lamps if you can find some (I'm in the Northeast so not sure if this is something that's easy to find in Oregon). Add more bright art to the shelves -- little pieces of art sell. Bottom shelves are always a problem -- can you add little strip lights underneath to lighten up the bottom 2 shelves? Maybe switch out the tall shelves in the back for low shelves or sideboards and fill up the back wall with a gallery wall. The dead space near the front on the right as you're looking in the booth could be setup as some kind of colorful vignette -- bot not a shelf -- a side table or something like that. (I also was wondering if the traffic flow in the building leads people to see the left side of the booth first and the the center table, but by then the right side of the booth is already behind them? It might be worth spending a a couple of hours there on a busy day observing the traffic flow)
Too brown, items and shelves. Buy more colorful items, and don’t keep them😂. Decorate for the season and holidays. Add flowers and maybe colorful runners.
The dead areas seen a bit dark. Maybe a couple of vintage boot and strings of light. Put things small.next to.large. you'll figure it out.
I agree with many of the comments about natural wood tones, open shelving, that make things tend to disappear or "bleed" visually into the next booth space and create visual confusion. Definitely avoid putting open shelving against a perimeter section of your booth unless it's against a solid wall or a panel or screen as a backdrop. Also look for some nice but inexpensive rugs to use to soften the floor and create a mood. Use open shelving in the center area and one section, even at the front of your booth, so visitors are encouraged to "enter" as if they're walking into a "room". Add folding screens to segregate your space and items from the adjacent booth. Add an appealing round table in the booth for display so everything isn't in straight lines or right angles, and put a large item - even a small piece of furniture on TOP of a table, like a chair or small chest or trunk - to create height and visual interest. The space needs to be inviting, but more dynamic than simply items on a wall or on shelves or the floor. Have someone build a modular wall or panel system that you can secure to a wall or the floor to help define your space's perimeter and even create segregated mini-areas with a half-wall or narrow partition, etc. I also agree with the suggestion that peel-and-stick wallpaper (or grass cloth) helps provide an appealing, but neutral texture as a backdrop within a book case. Also consider painting the bookcases and appealing color - a muted green or taupe or blue - to eliminate some of the dated natural wood tones. Get a simple standing and/or tabletop easel to display larger artwork, in addition to hanging on the wall. And, finally, yes, definitely check out Amanda Gorby's RUclips channel, "Amanda's Mercantile" for some great both design ideas and booth resetting inspiration! Good luck!
While many have suggested painting your shelves, another idea to test the theory is to buy colored foam board and cut it to go under and behind your items. This way you could put several of theses foam board shelves out there and see if that is enough to draw attention to items that are not selling. Sometimes tying a small ribbon to items draws people in.Small mirrors under items and pedestals are great to highlight items.For down low, make sure you have enough space for a person to bend over to see the items.
There is a whole science around how people shop.Large stores always put things they want to sell to the left.Always at eye level is best.Also signs may help.
Shop now for Christmas!❤
I had 2 successful booths for 27 years, and 9 years ago I started a 3rd space. I say space and not booth because we do not have walls separating our spaces. I live at the beach and the shop’s back wall is mainly large windows facing the ocean so the owner didn’t want to obstruct the flow of the shop by chopping it up with a bunch of walls. It works so well for all of us because as a shopper enters they have meander through all of our spaces to get to the windows. Our spaces are not square either because the owner laid them out in a kind of path so that every vender’s space has to be walked by. The floors are painted cement with lots of swirls in shades of gray and brown with white swirls running throughout . The white swirls are what defines our space. I hope that makes sense. The owner also prefers a cohesive look throughout the shop. The reason I said all that is because I did not see any walls defining your space. I also noticed that your booth is mainly earthy tones and I’m guessing that is by the owners design because you love color. I may be way off in assuming all this and if I am just skip to the next comment😂 I have learned that my cabinets and shelves will literally absorb my product if there is no contrast. I went to the owner with samples of dark wood tones and a light light gray wash and asked her what I could use for my displays. You have to get rid of that mid range color wood or your wood furniture pieces that your selling get lost in the shuffle and your beautiful decor pieces will just look blah . A few bits of faux greenery adds a lot to a space as well I use little topiary balls and trees here and there and I was also able to add some battery powered fairy lights to couple of them as well as a few glass pieces I was selling. I did not ask about the greenery and the fairy lights before hand. I was afraid she wouldn’t picture what I had in mind , which was just a subtle touch. FYI the remote control battery power fairy lights will last about a month without needing a battery change and I never turn mine off.The last tip I have for you is to double or triple what you have on your shelves place things in vignettes . Don’t just place empty candle sticks side by side, elevate one and put candles in them, that might be a good way to add some little pops of color but not be too much for the owner.make plate stacks or teacup stacks and create height and varying levels within each vignette with books or little blocks of wood , I even use glass votive holders upside down or upside down wine glasses too then I get varying height and textures anytime you can create different height and textures within a small grouping of things the better. I closed my other 2 booths a couple of years ago to semi retire and enjoy being Mimi, but I love the space I still have and it will soon be 10 years that I’ve been there I have learned through trial and error and still am. I know you said the comment could be long but I think I got carried away🤭 I just really love what I do and if I can help someone else experience the joy it brings me I will, and the money ain’t bad either😂🤣PS I can’t believe I’m adding more😳If you can’t darken or lighten the colors of your shelves and cabinets make them all match by choosing your darkest shelving and matching the others to it and then used some framed mirrors or textured light color peel and stick wall paper to the back of your cabinets behind your items. Okay I will stop now🙄🤣
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment - you’re absolutely right about everything! The booth is open plan by design and the color palette is in alignment with the store. I really appreciate all your suggestions and plan to implement some when I do my booth refresh soon! Thank you so much for taking the time to give me feedback! :)
@@AllPutTogetheryour welcome. We are hunters and see everything without needing things done to make us look. Most people are browsers and practically need a big neon arrow to get them to notice anything 🤣My hubby wants me to tell you about an idea he had years ago and it ACTUALLY WORKED! 😂 He suggested that I put a cookie scented candle at the back of my booth, not lit just with an open lid, then to add several other jar candles around the booth. He thought if shoppers caught a whiff of the open candle they would walk into my space to open and smell all the other ones leading them all around my booth🤔well I tried it and he was absolutely right😂🤣He is still really proud of himself for that one. My regular sales increased and I started selling the candles too. I tried different scents but the ones that smell like some sort of pastry or sweat treat are the best sellers haha. I even started “making” my own candles and wax melts in all different shapes for my booth. I use unexpected vessels and melt down inexpensive candles or wax melts and add scented oils to boost scent then poor into vessels and or little silicone molds. I put the wax melts into little mesh bags and tie with a pretty little ribbon. I keep the scent subtle and only allow one sent to be wafting at a time haha. This time a year I have a couple little mesh bags with pumpkin latte scent drawing people in. On the bottom shelf of my back wall I have a fall blanket with a couple pillows and two coffee cups displayed casually and yep one of those mugs has a little baggie of those wax melts in it wafting away haha. The owner told me people keep remarking that they just want to crawl in and cozy up in the blanket and pillows. After she told me that it gave me an idea. I took a blanket and two small pillows and two coffee cups and tied them together with a ribbon and a tag that said,
KOZY KIT
remove ribbon
(and anything else)
❤️ENJOY❤️
free candle or wax melts
with purchase
They are selling like crazy😄 I thrift for blankets and pillows year round but I’m almost out . Maybe I will try baskets ,books and wine glasses. I will think of something because I only sell thrifted treasures. Oh no 😬I went on and on again.Sorry😊
Oops PS my costs for the bundles are $4-$9 and I charge $48-$94 each depending on blanket and pillow size and materials. This time of year anything that you can bundle up as a gift for someone to give will sell. The KOZY KITS could be a gift for a significant other or be bought to give to a couple. People can get something unique and check two people off their list for under $50-$100 . I’m always trying new things . Some work and some totally flop. After all these years I’ve gotten better at it. I used to go pretend shop in and around my own booths and listen to what people were saying to get ideas. Yep I was a creeper, but I learned a lot 🤣
Can you put a wall between your space and the next space? That would give you more space for wall decor, and it would help with people not getting distracted by the shelves in the next booth.
For yourdead areas, could u put some pop of color under the pieces, thus layer a covering on the shelf, make it easy, like wrapping tissue, u can get them in various pastels and rainbow style...the pop of color will draw the buyer to the pieces!!! I know u like to keep it neutral, but just light tissue pastel shade coloring would not be to drastic, I hope!!! That's all I got Andi!!! Truly only trying to help!!! Love all that u do!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
I would decorate it like you would decorate your home. and possibly put things that match together colorwise , that you not necessarily put together. I was a resller and have the worst time staging. At home I move stuff around all the time and play with it, always getting compliments. When yI was doing flea marketsy I would just want to throuw everything out and call it a day and the product would move. I think you should spend quite a few hours thinking about it. you have great stuff it just may not be popping out, because of the way it is displayed. all the stuff in your etsy shop that you showed was fabulous and it all sold. However they are on the website individually. I follow one lady who has a booth and when she works on it, she spends hours at time doing so. Good Luck. Love your channel, Shannon
I think you need color in your booth. It’s very nuetral with all the light browns. I’d put a beautiful rug over the large table and then fill it with treasures. I’d fill it up more if possible. Try to put colorful and interesting intensely in your dead zones. Are your prices too high? I’d rethink them or put a sale sign up of a percentage off. Good luck!!
I think in your booth I would move the tall bookcases to the other side. Your things on that side seem to mingle in with the booth next to you. I think you need a divider. It looks like you have bookcases behind yours that would act as a divider there. Having more of a barrier between the booths would make yours more cosy and keep people’s eyes from wandering to the booth next door. 😊
I recommend taller shelves and light colored walls (or shades?) behind them to further separate your stock from the neighbor’s. Go for more eye level shopping, add to your stock and rotate routinely. The shelves are somewhat sparse and your brass and boxes (etc.) are close in color to your shelves. Need to make them want to come in out of the aisle for a closer look at all the goodies. We all know you love color but most of it is on the back wall.
Hi, I think there are too many wooden shelves that have a similar color like many of your items. Let the items pop by painting the wall and shelves dark or white. Perhaps you can add a dresser or buffet kind of display item to break up your display zone. I can highly recommend Amandas mercantile-videos: her displays are breathtakingly beautiful! Good luck and keep on going, you can do it!!!👍🏻👋💪🏻