06/17/2026
Looking forward to it!
The ruffled curtains aren’t usually your style, but somehow they keep drawing you in. Maybe it’s the faded florals. Maybe it’s the afternoon light. Suddenly you’re wondering if dusty mauve might be the perfect paint color after all.
A shelf of stoneware catches your eye.
Then you stop.
The blue-bowed geese.
For a second you’re eight years old again, standing in Grandma’s kitchen while cinnamon rolls bake in the oven.
You count the place settings and smile.
They’ll look perfect in that Ethan Allen hutch you found last week.
A few booths later you’ve added brass candlesticks, a tiny watercolor that reminds you of a family trip, and a ceramic treasure you didn’t know you needed.
The music drifts from Bon Jovi to Whitney to U2.
Then you spot it.
A floral dress hanging at Vintage Laundry.
The kind of dress that looks like it stepped straight out of 1987.
You hold it up, catch your reflection in the mirror, and laugh.
“What would it hurt to try it on?”
A few minutes later you’re singing along to I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.
Except…
you have.
It feels like the ’80s.
And somehow, it feels like home.
The Eras Collective
