Grandma’s Funky Furniture

If you’re going to shop here, you should know about the owner:

If you support men who yell such niceties as «I hope you all die of breast cancer!» to women, and «Have you died of AIDS yet?» outside queer bars, then by all means, shop at Grant Michael’s Antiques.
But if you, like me, promote tolerance, love and acceptance, then do as I’m doing, and refuse to give this man your hard-​earned money.

This spot is a plethora of local Foster color. I’ve had my eye on the baot out front for sometime, and there are many pieces that need a little fixer upper to make cool art. The owner is a cool guy, and is easy to talk to, he’ll keep an eye out for what you need…

Way overpriced for stuff that has just been picked out of a trash bin. I went there looking for hairpin coffee table legs and found them on a small crappy table top. When I asked how much, the fellow overseeing the lot called the owner of the store only to tell me that they were not for sale. Humpf! Is this a business?
After he hung up with the owner he suggested that I offer a price for the table to the owner, but from looking around the lot I could tell that they would not accept the $ 20 that it was really worth.
This place is a dump and a rip.

Yeah Grandma!
You can’t miss their bright blue storefront as you cruise west along Foster, and I have been meaning to stop in for a very long time.
Well today, as I was headed out for errand I spotted a sweet robin’s egg blue patio set out front. «Man, that is my favorite color and it would look sweet out in back,» I thought… and it definitely does.
It is just my kind of furniture store. love the big green table they were unloading, it would make a striking dining table or desk with some work. And I was very sad that the rusted wrought iron fence from New Orleans was sold. I love a place that you can bargain!
But be prepared. This is no polished up showroom. The owner finds great pieces, brings them in, sometimes paints them (like the patio furniture), but the store is cluttered and dirty and the scent of paint hovers in the air. Some things may need some love and attention to be usable, but if you have the skills, then there are bargains to be had with Grandma.
Obviously, everything is constantly changing, so stop by and prepare to dig. Oh, and on a sunny day they put stuff outside, so things are easier to see.