What will appear here soon

Well, it's getting close to a time when I have a few moments to add a few notes here.

In the next coming weeks I'll be adding pictures and some descriptions of the 8 month-long process of rebuilding this building - getting it up to specs.

The interior can be seen on our virtual tour of our store. Some of the brickwork and layout is visible.
I'll be adding more pictures, including some "before" and "after" shots.
It's amazing how it doesn't look like the same building anymore.

In fact, the previous owners popped by a while back and commented on how "it looks like it was always an antiques store" now.
We've had lots of compliments on the building from our previous clients who've popped in, and from new ones as well.

When you stop in, be sure to notice the brickwork, the ceilings, the old metal beams, cement walls, block walls, and windows. There's a story behind each part of this building, and we'll be happy to talk about it with you.
In fact, it's so easy to talk, as compared to the actual work, that we just blabber on and on...... so put some time aside.
We have free parking in front of the store, and lots of parking in the rear parking lot. Just pull in the driveway beside the house portion, and drive into the back.

A handy dandy back entrance awaits you, and so do we.

Carbon Tax - Sales Tax - crap tax - scrap tax, - scrap TAXES

Well I hate to admit it but some nasty thoughts crop into my brain sometimes.

I read about the "carbon tax" in the local election news, and I wonder.

The government has been charging a "retail sales tax" and GST taxes on used and antique goods for years.

Since buying USED, RE-Used, and Re-Cycled materials is one of the simplest and most carbon-cost effective means of reducing our overall consumption levels , why haven't the brains in Ottawa been able to figure out that providing an incentive to people to purchase re-cycled materials would be beneficial to our economy and the world.

Just drop the PST and GST on used goods, and provide a quick and dirty incentive for more businesses to provide these goods back to the communities, instead of landfill.

Amazing. They can drop the taxes for "energy-efficient" appliances (fridges, stoves, washer, etc) to promote efficiency, but NOT drop the taxes on antiques, or re-used and refurbished items.

Right.... re-using doesn't line the pockets of the big boardrooms now does it?

After all, we wouldn't want the Canadian economy to look like a bunch of scrappers and recyclers, would we?

Only a few more years to go before we all look like the Mad Max films characters, I guess.

Please tell your local councillor, MP, and MPP that taxing Used and re-used goods goes against their newly touted "GREEN" pronouncements.

It's easy to be GREEN when you're really not.

Welcome to Green Spot Antiques Blogspot.

a quick snapshot of our new building. We're proud of the results after 8 months of renovations.
You should see the insides..... exposed brick, polished concrete floor, large airy and bright windows....... Did we mention the workshop, on the second floor, with electric lift?
lots of parking at the rear, come visit soon.
In the following weeks, we're going to talk about the very GREEN process of restoring this building to it's current glory.
I think you'll like some of the creative solutions we utilized in this building -- just as good as the old wood and nails and hand finish we apply to our antique furniture in our workshop.