One of my favorite “day off” activities during the summer is flea marketing. As Becky said in my intro, I help manage my mom’s boutique. When we are in a shop funk, we like to explore flea markets for inspiration (oh yes, and the fabulous tea room lunches aren’t so bad either). We were in such place a few weeks ago and found ourselves wandering the aisles of our favorite places around the Ozarks. Here in the aisles of Relics (a popular flea market in Springfield), I found inspiration and it prompted me to think beyond the “norm” of displaying technique, and open the doors of possibilities.
I first found this booth and didn’t even realize it was a re-purposed door. The door was used not only to create a display surface by attaching a shelf to the door, but also as a wall separating the area into different segments. How fun would this be for a storefront window display? I envision a cute sign hanging within the walls of the white frame, “Come in and stay awhile.”
There are so many possibilities for layering this door/shelf combo with other little tables and elevators to display purses, shoes, holiday décor, and the list goes on. This door/shelf display could even be stationed in a shop as a little floating jewelry play station with a mirror hanging for customers to try on pieces to see what they like best. Display from Franklin’s Flowers.
I want to try this in our shop: attaching various sizes together to form floating display walls for merchandise. This could be a creative way for a shop with little wall space to create different dimensions and resourceful use of space. The wire baskets add a whimsical touch yet it keeps the display light and crisp keeping the attention more so on the merchandise. Display from Catching Fireflies.
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If you are like me, your Mom told you to keep your shoes off the bed. I don’t think the rule applies to this retail display at 
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Pink fabric is strategically placed beneath rectangles of plexiglass on this jewelry display table at 
Display tip: Note how this presentation has several bars of soap unwrapped within the display. This makes it very clear what is in the lovely packaging and exhibits the fact that different colors are available. Thanks to 
Unless you are new to the Retail Details blog, you likely know of my love of and obsession with visual merchandising props and there-fore explains my other job as a prop shopper and display designer for 
One of my favorite props are scales. I like this hanging scale in a display at 
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Likely inspired by nature and the use of sustainable materials, these cardboard animal mounts are fun and I think they make great display pieces. I first saw these on the Facebook page of 
received numerous responses about the clear plastic head form filled with shredded paper. Patty from San Diego sent me this picture of a similar one which appears to be decoupaged.
I found several garden art display ideas where I found this trike at
I don’t think this piece is from a garden department, but this baby bootie and headband display at 
Previous blog post shows my favorite hand hooks ever, 
