Last week, we were at the Preferred Vintage Bridal Show at the vintage-trendy West End Architecture Salvage in downtown Des Moines, IA.
We currently watch a lot of HGTV shows about house remodeling. The kids’ favorite is Property Brothers, but the one we all love is Fixer Upper. We’ve watched enough that we can usually guess which house the people will be buying and what updates Chip and Joanna will be making. (If you’ve seen the show, you know she loves to open up walls and to use shiplap and subway tiles, among other things!)
Now, we have a new show to watch. West End Architecture Salvage
is home of the West End Salvage show on HGTV. We didn’t even know this show existed before becoming a part of the bridal show, but it looks like it will be making it onto our favorites list!
The store looks like a cross between an antique store and a garage sale. There are four floors of cool, random, old things, many of which will make you say, “Oh, I remember this!!” or “I have no idea what this even was!” For this show, they will transform a room of someone’s house, using old, interesting pieces from their store and ones their “pickers” find for them. You can check out show information here.
The bridal show had the wedding vendors spaced out among the first two floors, using the furniture as backdrops for the booth spaces. With “vintage” being a chic style for today’s brides, the vibe was perfect for the show.
We had a lot of fun doing the bridal show, and we loved combing through the four floors of salvaged finds. We can’t wait to go back!