Find unique treasures from variety of dealers at this new Livonia antique shop

David Veselenak
Hometownlife.com
Vintage Vibes ower Tracy Farley leases out spaces within her shop for sellers to peddle their antiques and collectibles.

From old potato chip canisters and vintage dishware to 1980s era toys, Tracy Farley's new shop has a treasure trove for those waxing nostalgic.

"Dealers are going to be bringing stuff all the time," she said. "Our customers would have interests from all over, from salt-and-pepper shakers to the California Raisins.

"I think it's cool every dealer is different."

Today, treasure hunters can find all sorts of antiques at Vintage Vibes, Farley's new shop open at 16128 Middlebelt. 

Located in the shopping center between Five Mile and Six Mile in the former Funrageous play center and former SVS Vision space, Farley took over two storefronts and combined them into a place for more than a dozen vendors to showcase their goods, with room to grow. 

Items range from kitchen items to décor to old toys to a collection of political bins, even vinyl records. The items, Farley said, will change as the individual dealers change their stock.

It's not the first time in the antique business for Farley, a Livonia resident. After another shop on Plymouth Road where she had sold at closed its doors, she decided to open her own.

"I was a dealer at Town and Country (Antiques Mall), as were a lot of people here and we just kind of kept in contact," she said. "I was looking to buy a space initially and I came across this rental and I took it."

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Opening in early May after spending three months renovating, Farley said she still has space for a handful of vendors, including in some showcases she has in a separate room. 

The shop has become a labor of love for Farley, who retired a year ago from a corporate job and decided she still wanted to do something with her time. Thus Vintage Vibes was born. 

"I just wasn't ready to do nothing all day," she said. "I wasn't there yet."

Vintage Vibes is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. More information can be found on the shop's Facebook page

Some of the collectible offerings at Livonia's Vintage Vibes.

Contact reporter David Veselenak at dveselenak@hometownlife.com or 734-678-6728. Follow him on Twitter @davidveselenak.