tilliejam62 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I would like to see photos of old fashion, turn-of-the-century general stores for inspiration. If you have completed or in-progress photos please post. Thanks a bunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I would Google photos of old fashioned genera stores if none are nearby to visit in person, like I did when I built my wood version of the Orchid: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 On pinterest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I reported the duplicate post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khadi Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I Google images and then copy and paste them into a PowerPoint so that I have them all of them in one place and can easily flip through them for ideas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Just google 19th century general store. Click images and ta-da! There they are. Call me old fashioned, but I right click a picture I want and click save image as, then send it to my pictures folder on my computer. Personally I don't like Pinterest. I do lots of historic image searches and I keep winding up on peoples Pinterest lists and it's a chore trying to get back to the site where the image originally came from. I get impatient and like things to work the way I want them to work, I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I also prefer googling images to Pinterest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I agree, Pinterest is designed to keep you lost in various rabbit holes and engulfed in eye candy. It is not good for research. That being said, I love Lawanda's Pinterest boards. She has tons of interesting things in miniature to peruse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Me too on the google image searching... Having said that, I keep a few boards over on Pinterest to keep my own ideas and inspirations together. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I'm a googler to then I'm a pintrester also. When I have a house in mind then I make a pintrest board for it's ideas. Right now in looking at Victorian/shabby chic styles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Check those links in Grazhe's signature, she has collected some terrific images to use for inspiration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquamarineus Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I tried Tumblr but I find more ideas and inspiration from Pinterest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 To skip Pinterest or any other site(s), add -site: pinterest.com within your search phase. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 23 hours ago, mesp2k said: To skip Pinterest or any other site(s), add -site: pinterest.com within your search phase. I went hunting for info, found out that if you place -pinterest in front of your search phrase it won't show pinterest images. Seems to work ok. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtex1967 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Check this out! A real life Hardware/General Store for sale in Kansas. Lots of ideas and inspiration! https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2017/08/01/1879-hardware-store-halstead-ks/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) Thank you sooooooo much Matt for the link to the hardware store in Kansas - the photos and video went way beyond inspirational for me. What an amazing sight to behold. I saved the link to the site for further reference. Although my general store(s) are mainly for food, produce, confectionery and baked goods, with just a few hardware items, the photos of the real life store in Kansas are still very inspirational. I loved the old, cast iron, wood burning stove (got to have that for sure). It even has a wall clock exactly like the miniature wall clocks I've purchased several times from Miniature.com and other online miniature stores. Thanks again Matt and all others that responded to my quest. Edited August 3, 2017 by tilliejam62 misspellings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtex1967 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I am really glad it helps you Tillie! I love the website I found it on. When I saw it, I started thinking about your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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