Simple Living

I gotta love this place. Literally two steps away from home, I had gone to check it out a few times and, to my frustration, it had always been closed. It’s in a walk up building and it’s a little hidden. Yesterday I picked up one of their business cards and saw an appointment needs to be made to visit the shop so I called up and told the guy I was there, he said he would arrive in 5 minutes. And so he did. He opened the shop just for me… and I started to look around.
I kind of knew what to expect, lots of second hand, retro stuff, that most of us don’t need for anything but they are so much fun to collect (if you have the space; I live in a match box so I have to be careful with my purchases!). So what they sell… where should I start? It’s difficult to tell. The shop is cramped with old pieces of antiquities, furniture, toys, clocks, decoration in general, some accessories (bags, sunglasses…). They have another shop in Kwun Tong five times the size of this one (this one is rather small). I was looking for a vintage Chinese dress. The owner funnily said I don’t look like that ‘type of girl’ which made me laugh. He showed me online some of the dresses they have at the other store and suggested I go there and check. Then I had a second look around and set my eyes in a Polaroid bag, I love that hint of coolness of second hand things!!! I had also scanned the sunglasses, displayed in a big glass box. Most of the items in this shop are for decoration though.
I’m now checking the dresses online myself. Yeah, will have to go to Kwun Tong!!!