Eye Opener: Junk on the Brain

An antique is an old collectible item that is desirable because of its age, beauty, emotional connections, etc.
 Father Time Antiques
395 S Lake Ave #1
Duluth, MN 55802
218-625-2379
http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Father.Time.Antiques.218-625-2379#follow_merchant
According to the urban dictionary, junking is an art form of searching for bargains or antiques to use.
Calvary Crushing and Recycling
5197 Lavaque Rd.
Duluth, MN 55803
218-723-1294
http://www.yellowpages.com/duluth-mn/mip/calvary-crushing-recycling-459265823
A flea market is a type of bazaar held either indoors or outdoors where one can purchase or barter inexpensive and secondhand goods.
 Studebaker Drivers Club Swap Meet Flea Market and Classic Car Show
Lake Superior College, 2101 Trinity Rd.
Duluth, MN 55811
218-733-7600
http://www.greatfleamarket.com/minnesota/more3.html
A thrift shop is usually a retail store run by a charitable organization to help raise money.
Ragstock
7 West Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-1201
http://ragstock.com/locations/minnesota/

Upcycling is a process where one used product gets converted into a better quality product that is helpful to the environment.
There really isn't much on upcycling in Duluth that I could find using a search engine.

A resale shop is similar to a consignment shop where one can take goods and place in the hands of the store's owner to sell.
Dannie Duluth Consignment Clothing and Furniture
932 E. 4th St.
Duluth, MN 55805
218-724-8507
http://www.dannieduluth.com/

These terms are available for people to utilize and make them more than just a term. They provide with places and things to do to help with making our environment more appealing and healthy for us to live in. Reusing and upcycling a product is important for conserving energy and helping future generations enjoy a healthy environment.

I myself don't really antique or junk, but I love recycling--yep, actually love doing it because I know I'm doing something important for the good of the earth--and I shop at a lot of flea markets, thrift shops, and resale/consignment places. I find so many vintage or gently used clothing that appeal to me and can use them to mix and match in my wardrobe. Sometimes, I have to NOT go in to those stores because I end up spending more than I should.

I went on JunkMarketStyle.com and found a metal file holder that was used to create a picture holder. I thought it was a pretty good idea to showcase old family photos against a metal frame to depict age and vintageness (i think i just made up that word haha!).
http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/35489/from-metal-file-holder-to-picture-holder

OMG! I also find the most amazing idea ever! It was an old garden hose reel that was used as a wine bottle holder. Instead of buying a wine holder for $100 at my wine shoppe that I work at, I can just take my mom's garden hose reel that she won't use anymore next summer and just store my wine bottles that way. This project totally excited me because I'm such a wine fanatic. My last name means 'one who makes wine' and my ancestors owned a vineyard in Ukraine.
http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/35375/summer-wine-storage
Another idea that I thought was really cute was using old toy trucks as planters. I could use my little niece's old toys as she grows out of them to decorate my mom's house and garden for the next few years.
http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/35410/truck-transformation