Whispers of Time

Whispers of Time is always a fun place to stop by. The owner and staff are SUPER friendly, and will probably remember you. You never know what you will find — it is a great mix of old and new, but not overwhelming. (There isn’t anything here that you would have to fix up yourself)
There is a good mix of items here: furniture, dishes, a bit of clothing, home décor. When I was decorating my house I found and bought plenty of items here every single week for months. You never know what you’ll find!

I just visited this store today on the recommendation of a friend. I just moved back to the area and need to furnish basically the whole house, so I’m doing a lot of consignment stuff.
As soon as I walked in, the two ladies behind the counter (one was the owner) were SUPER friendly! They greeted me and told me about all the sales for the day. The store is packed (like most consignment stores), but it’s still pretty easy to navigate and get a good look at everything.
I found a few things I wanted (well…I found about 50 things I wanted, but I found a few that I could reasonably get today!). I found this gorgeous seafoam green leather chair for my living room that was EXACTLY the type and color I was looking for. I also got this gorgeous old distressed desk, a table and chair set, a couple of awesome wall hangings (one had old exerts from fashion magazines in each compartment… so cool!). PLUS, they deliver locally for $ 35!
When I was leaving, the owner gave me a gift basket with a bottle of wine and some other goodies, a book, and some other fun stuff and they really couldn’t have been nicer! I will DEFINITELY be back to buy more stuff for the house!

Yet another consignment store in Lakeside, this is a store packed with stuff to sort through. Everything is in good condition, and most of it is vintage (or almost vintage). They have a little bit of everything in here from what I can tell– I’ve seen couches, tin tile picture frames, complete bedroom sets, bridge arm lamps, carnival glass tea cups, colanders, fur coats, and chandeliers with tea cups on them. They have two rooms in the back that have seasonal items and a small floral counter.
They have a decent assortment of vintage linens and glassware, plus a second of children’s toys and books.
Truthfully, I think this place is a bit overpriced, and some of the items on the walls are actually not for sale, which seems weird to me.
On the other hand, the staff is very friendly and it’s an interesting place to dig around in.