and we’re two months away from turning two. A lot has happened in this past year so we’ll be blogging about what’s been happening over the next couple of weeks, but to start with, in September 2011 we made the move to bricks and mortar in Wickham, Hampshire.
Chesapeake Mill (named after the ship that provided the beams for the Mill) is a lovely old building stacked to the rafters with “stuff”. You’ll find dark wood antiques, painted pine, new shabby chic furniture, new contemporary furniture and lots and lots of home and garden accessories, even some fine jewelry and bags. Anything you can think of can probably be found in the Mill somewhere. If you fancy a visit see their website for opening days and times – http://www.chesapeakemill.co.uk/index.html
As anyone who has read our previous blogs will know, We started Lindsay Interiors with the idea of eventually having a bricks and mortar shop. That target seemed to get further and further away with the current financial climate and my need for flexibility with my whereabouts so discovering that all the goods in the Mill were sold by other businesses like ours without the need for them to be there physically was a light bulb moment for me. I had a quick chat with the owner and she added us to their waiting list – yes waiting list – all these “marketplaces” have quite significant waiting lists with little or no movement for months on end. We however were lucky, right place, right time springs to mind. Within a month we had a call to say they were re-arranging things at the Mill and that they had some space available if I’d like to come and view it. Two weeks later Lindsay Interiors moved into Chesapeake Mill. We don’t hang around you know!
We’ve now been in the Mill for almost a year.
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