Hoard Antiques Makes Packrats' Burden Your Shopping Pleasure

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Packed with toys, clothing, accessories and random knickknacks ranging from bowling pins to bizarre home lighting, Damen Avenue boutique Hoard Antiques, which had its grand opening earlier this week, lives up to its name in more ways than one.

Prefer to get rid of your '60s glassware instead of filling your shelves with more? Owner Jason Lambert and manager Jeremy Parsons have experience in organizing estate sales, offer home clean out services and accept donations at the store, which they sell and give 50% of proceeds to PAWS Chicago. The shop seem to be able to handle anything junk-related, especially bringing some fantastic items of it into your home.

Hoard has gathered so many vintage finds while scouring middle America that with items ready to sell, goods that need to be fixed up and projects in the works stacking up, they took over a former dance studio next door to house them. Too much junk and too little space? Sounds pretty fitting.
· Hoard Antiques: A Place For Treasure Hunters [Center Square Journal]
· Hoard Antiques [Official Website]