Vintage Booth Dilemma | I NEED YOUR HELP! | Vintage Haul + What Sold
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- Hi Everyone! My name is Andi Jenkins and I’m a chai-fueled thrifter, vintage reseller and interior stylist. All Put Together is where I share my latest thrift hauls and styling tips. I'm back from my European sourcing trip and I have so much to share with you in today's episode. We're going to talk about what sold in my Etsy shop while I was away. I need you help with a vintage booth dilemma. I have a mini haul of things from my trip to show you and I need your thoughts on my holiday drop.
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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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
First thing I see is you need a rug or 2 or 3….now I’ll continue watching the video😀
Your booth is too brown. Look at your gallery wall. As you sit there, it's so inv. Your merchandise is getting lost. Endcaps are a other way to get customers to walk in. Put them at an angle pointing into the booth space. Put your shelves at different heights. I've been a booth vendor since 1998. You'll find your booth charisma.
Watch TH-camr Amanda’s Mercantile booth makeovers. She does her own booths and styles other people’s booths and you have similar styles I think you’d like 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.
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! ❤
I think Christmas is already selling.....
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 💛
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.
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.
Start selling Christmas now!
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!
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.
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 there is too many little places ..shelves..put shelves on top of others ..or make a statement with one big cupboard and use the drawers ect..too much clutter ..or build longer shelves higher ..lov from . South Africa 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦
Could it be the PRICES on lots of things in your Booth! If the prices are too high on things placed up high, I won't bother to look down on the lower shelves! Your markups may not be realistic for the shoppers in your area. Remember, they shop Goodwill and Antique stores too!
The wooden shelves do NOT let your items display well. It all just seems bland. Paint your display cabinets and shelves a light, neutral color and I think all of your zones will see activity. Also, I have trouble bending as so many do so put large items on the bottom to entice your eyes down.
Agree! Peel-and-stick wallpaper in a light, small-scale floral would be a quick alternative to painting the shelves. Also, white vintage handkerchiefs could be placed on your little wooden tables to create a bright background for items. You can use mounting putty / blu tak to secure them to the tables without damaging them!
I buy Christmas now!!!! Things sell early.
@@rebekahpollock8627 Yes - anything but painting the wood! Andy don't paint the wood! 😨
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!👍🏻👋💪🏻
It seems people are buying from your outer edges as they walk by. You need something eye catching at the back to draw them in.❤
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!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
You need to style each shelf - you presently just space everything out evenly trying to show off individual items - group items that complement each other.
Yes, more vignettes with staging instead of rows of the same thing. Needs more flow.
Love the brass lady and the foot!! ❤️
I highly recommend reaching out to or even just watching fellow TH-camr Amanda’s Mercantile. Her booth revamping videos are amazing!!
Andi this is a great idea!! I watch Amanda Mercantile too, and she's as awesome as you are...( I was going to write the same to her) ❤
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.
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.
I would start listing holiday things on the first week of November, after Halloween.
You also need color, something that pops in the booth…..sooooooo much beige and brown….. your things are nice but needs something to pop in the space to bring in buyers…..
Christmas goods are likely to fly off the shelves in November or perhaps a week before because of possible postage delays. 🎄🎅🏾
For your booth not selling, perhaps you can get someone in your area that does spiritual clearing. All those objects hold energy and saging and clearing energy is helpful.
When arranging items try to tell
A story with items of the same
This is a little retailing tip a buyer
From Macy's told me
The booth looks a little monochromatic
The back wall of your space should be symmetrically balanced. Tall shelfs spread apart shorter tables in the middle.
Holiday Drop: Would love to see on November 1st. 🙂
What if a customer wants something sooner can they cancel the purchase?
I think it’s your shelves! They are too brown! Your beautiful merchandise is blending into them & getting lost! You should paint them bright turquoise or white, even light blue! A color that is eye catching! My eye is always drawn to the booths with colorful shelves in them. I usually end up purchasing something from them! ❤
Completely agree! Paint your shelves a color- I think white to really make your beautiful pieces stand out and really, your entire space stand out!
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!!
Serious consideration - have you tried cleansing 😆I mean it could be an energy issue... But it sounds like your customers have a problem with 'non eye level' areas - they're maybe coming into the booth from that right side (the deadzone) and bee-lining toward the shelves on the wall. Especially because it's white behind, that area commands attention.
That square cubby shelf - put a 'back' on it, even if it's just a drop-sheet. Anything to 'block' the other space from showing through. There's a lot of visual clutter coming from there, maybe people like the back shelves because it's easy to see with the white wall behind.
🔸 Everything that looks good from above, put it on the centre table
🔸Big, eye-catching or colourful stuff should be on the lower levels, lightweight stuff (baskets!) should be above.
🔸maybe the deadzone on the left should just be empty space; some people avoid entering a booth because it feels like a tight fit and they might knock something over. This is further hinted by you saying the end of that right side shelf does well, as does the table; both those are accessible without fully going into the booth.
🔸move the 'cursed' bookshelf along so it sits diagonally across that corner where the butterflies currently are. People standing outside the booth will get a clearer view of it's shelves.
🔸 If you're sourcing different furnishings to display on, maybe find some units that give you more shelf room for that white wall to take advantage of it's 'hot' nature.
🔸It's weird to me that mid/low zones are dead but the mugs are in a mid zone; have you tried stocking those high on the 'cursed' bookshelf? Maybe you just need more mugs!
Look through your sold inventory and see if there's a common thread; price, product type, colours, styles. I'm in Australia - for me, anything that's under 25 or over 55 will move; anything between just sits! Like you I look everywhere when I'm shopping, but I'm looking for stock too. if your prices are more geared toward people buying for themselves, they might be less inclined to root around. If I'm looking for stock and I enter a booth where it's clear the prices are full retail, I'm less inclined to root around too.
(also....if you're open to 'charms', wipe down the cursed shelf with salt water to cleanse, then push a steel thumbtack into the back of it(where no one can see), and use a magnet to hold a crisp dollar bill to that pin. The bill attracts money, magnets attract energy. Bonus points if the dollar bill is new!)
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.
Paint the wooden shelves to make your smalls pop. Look at Amanda's Mercantile
Amanda is the queen of merchandising!
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 😊.
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! ❤
I follow Amanda's Mercantile. She is great. I always get inspiration from her. She is also entertaining.
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
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! 🌸
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 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.
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!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
My jet lagged was awful from Spain to Florida. My brain hurts imaging Portland Oregon 😮
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
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.
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
I agree with everyone referencing the neutral tones of your backdrops and your items. There's not enough variation of color. Nothing pops. My eyes are drawn to the mugs because of the pops of color, honestly. I would suggest thoughfully changing the color of the backdrop to a contrasting color so that your neutral merch pops.
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.
The brass lady is an Homage to Venus De Milo. Someone else probably already mentioned it but just in case.....
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 !!!
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.
Ooops should have red comments first…. Lots of us saying the same thing…..sorry, next time I’ll read comments first before responding……love your picks though and your videos!!
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.
It’s very brown. Bring some beautiful bright pops of color in. Like your wall behind you in your videos.
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
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.
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!
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.
I know the PNW clients like wood and pottery, but I agree your booth look is browns and neutral, yet watching your channel today, lots of white walls and bright pictures! Why not white shelving and brighter textiles, pictures, and lighting?
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 😊
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
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 TH-cam and Instagram! :)
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.
You have some lovely stock but my impression, as a shopper, is that you need to get rid of the small shelves. They're not displaying the objects well. Put the stuff on round tables with pretty table cloths on and curate different pieces together in displays, eg candles and pottery, as you are good at doing. There is too much wood atm. Some brightly coloured textiles, or even clothes would soften it up a bit.
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.
Your studio is so vibrant and colorful, very eye catching, you need that in your market place 😊
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.
Great items. It look too busy. Try to put a wall of sort behind the black rack to the right. Thanks for your videos.
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.
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!
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)
I really enjoy your videos 😘 Please let me know if you still have the butterflies I just saw at your booth. I don't see them in your Etsy shop. Please let me know 🙏 thanks & have a wonderful day 😘
I can tell you that your space is set up for collectors, and not for the everyday person. Don't put like pieces with like. When someone decorates, it's a mix of different things, so I'd set it up in vignettes. People need guidance in what looks good, so if you set it up in a way that would look good in a home then they are more likely to buy. Also, people shop at eye level, so put your brighter pieces above, or below eye level, to encourage them to look around. This way they see everything. The table items sell because they are accessible,. however the table is blocking the ability to see the rest of your shop. I'd either remove it altogether, or find a way to blend it in better with your background displays.
I was definitely channeling you last week while thrifting. I was browsing in a Restore, where I don't usually find much, and found some great "Andi" pieces. A turned wood candle holder, a carved wood goblet, and a mid sized brass pitcher. Earlier that week I found another turned wood candle holder, not the same one, a mini copper coffee pot, and a brass 3 french horn candle holder. I've always loved brass but watching you has peaked my interest in wood pieces.
Everything looks the same color in your booth. You probably need some white shelves.
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. 😊
Hi Andi, thank you for sharing a snippet of your trip. Looking forward to seeing more! I'm definitely like you I always look at everything not sure that that is typical or not either, I've been like that for decades! Here are some things I thought of. Firstly, what age would you say is your customer base or broader maybe in the area? If its a bit older having things low might be more of a challenge and may be part of of it. Like other commenters it does lack color. So definitely pops of color somehow staged throughout. Perhaps solid metal shelves that have glass to set things on. Agreed that there is too much wood tone. You know how you show us each piece when you do a video and you have your props/vignette it always looks so nice maybe more of that? I think that's been mentioned tho. Also, maybe switch items from one store to the other? Maybe wallpaper on the back wall to give it some zip? Possibly even paint the back wall, in color theory blue indirectly is a color that helps sale so it might be a good color choice. Pinterest is great for booth inspo. Some cool place mats may be neat as well under different items. Hopes this helps:)
I would place some visually interesting textiles under/around the items such as old quilt or pieces of quilts, tapestries, lace, maybe even burlap.
You're found items in your booth are beautiful, but you just need to display them a bit better. I agree with others, you need some colour in your booth and possibly paint the wooden shelves, I usually don't say that, but in this case, your items will be the focal point and not the shelves. Also, set up your booth as you would at home, stage it like your living room, rather than all the items in a row. Pillows and corresponding colours will make your booth pop with all your gorgeous wood items. Your doing a great job! Love your finds.
Hi Great finds! Bring in some pillows and colors. Also bring in the Christmas now! Tfs
no one will look at the entry way or hallway stuff so I would put way less. also add some signage. and no one wants to squat down. these are general merchandising tips. people like things at hand level and things that are made display of like front and center and eye level and signage and bright colors and even arrows or using styling of merchandise to point to other merchandise. there’s a psychology to this.
I would say color to draw people in to your booth. You have lots of color behind you in your videos. More like that in your booth. And maybe a bit more of whatever holiday is in season. Fall, Christmas etc.