Downtown
Sligh Furniture Building
Just on the edge of downtown GR, close to Founders Brewing Company and the Grand Rapids Downtown Market, stands a monument to the city’s reign as the “fine furniture capital of the world.” The Sligh Furniture building was erected in the 1880s, and it’s where local woodworkers crafted bedroom and dining room suites for luminaries such as U.S. presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison before the Great Depression put the company out of business.
Today the Sligh building is home to a trio of antique malls covering 100,000 sq. ft. of display space. You can easily spend hours browsing the galleries here – and parking is free!
• Century Antiques boasts that it offers “West Michigan’s largest collection of antiques under one roof.” Toys, jewelry, glassware, figurines, clothing, paintings and books are among the treasures you’ll discover here.
• Lost & Found – Treasures of Old & New offers two floors and multiple rooms stocked with carefully curated and smartly themed merchandise, including mid-century modern furniture, décor, kitchenware and more. Named GR’s Best Antique Shop in a 2022 Revue Magazine Reader’s Poll. (Century was #2.)
• Warehouse One Antiques & Collectibles fills its massive space with a tremendous variety of merchandise from 100 or so antique dealers – so there really is something for everyone.
Bridge Street Electric
Located on its namesake street since 1929, Bridge Street Electric offers a selection of vintage lamps and accessories in the shop’s antique showroom, along with an ever-changing array of additional vintage items. The store also stocks a tremendous selection of new lamps, fixtures, shades, wall art and mirrors.
Northeast
Bostwick Lake Antiques
Located in Rockford, about 25 minutes from downtown GR, Bostwick Lake Antiques showcases everything from antique china to rustic furniture to fun décor and more, with an inventory that’s constantly changing. It’s also a great resource for paints, finishes and supplies to spruce up your vintage goods.
Home & Heritage
Home & Heritage hosts a wide variety of vendors offering everything from antiques to contemporary creations. Browse two floors of well-organized booths under one roof at the north end of Plainfield Ave, not far from Sweetland Candies (a great place to stop for coffee and chocolate after your shopping trip).
Quality Vintage Collectibles
This local fave presents a wide selection of mid-century furniture and décor, as well as thousands of vintage and new vinyl records over the span of a 3,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Quality Vintage also offers custom upholstery services and is always looking to pay fair prices for great furniture pieces, records and audio components.
Northwest
Captain Bizzaro’s Treasure World
“Enormous amounts of ridiculously cool stuff!” is the promise at Captain Bizzaro’s, which leans heavily on the pop culture side of vintage, with all manner of retro clothing, toys, records, books, knick-knacks and oddities. Just a two-minute walk from The Mitten Brewing Company.
Nueve
Situated not far from Greyline Brewing Co. and the Alpine Avenue shopping district, Nueve specializes in mid-century modern and decorator furniture. Many pieces were made right here in Grand Rapids by local manufacturers such as Herman Miller, Johnson, Kindel and Stow & Davis. (Did you know that Grand Rapids was once known as Furniture City?) Shop online anytime and/or schedule a warehouse visit.
Pinky’s Place Antique & Artisan Market
This “antique & more” store hosts more than 145 local artists, crafters and vendors selling antiques, furniture, home décor, handmade crafts, “Purely Michigan” gourmet foods and all sorts of other goodies. Pinky’s Place is a hub for Pinky’s Palace, a non-profit organization that raises funds to help local families affected by dementia.
