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You know that a flea market is worth its salt if it can get Molly Leach and
Lane Smith out of bed early on a weekend morning. “We’ve found some great folk
art and furniture at Elephant’s Trunk,” Lane says. “Because I’m a nerd, I’ve
bought a lot of View-Master reels and Charlie Brown dolls.”
The team that
brought you such children’s book standouts as The True Story of the Three Little
Pigs! (with author Jon Scieszka) and John, Paul, George & Ben moved here
four years ago. “We’re surrounded by other children’s book writers and
illustrators,” notes Lane. “I think they’re attracted to the landscape and the
funny little cottages because the place looks like it came out of a
storybook.”
(a) Illustrator Lane Smith and graphic designer Molly Leach admire blown
glass sculpture at Adeptus Arts. (b) and Rain or shine, Elephant’s
Trunk flea market delivers the goods, whether a portable record player or
colorfully painted lobster trap markers. (c) Framed 1950s botanical teaching
diagram and Chinese flower boxes in a horticultural corner at J. Seitz & Co.
(d) The look is Swedish Country at Dawn Hill Antiques in New Preston. (e)
Belgique, a chocolatier in bohemian Kent, packs confections in boxes inspired by
the Belgian flag. (f) Ostrich feather hat from the 1950s appeals to your inner
opera singer. Find it at Grape in the Shade, a vintage clothing boutique in
sleepy Washington Depot. (g) Dragonfly decor at J. Seitz & Co., a New Preston
store with a waterfall view.
(h) At Finial Home & Garden in
Washington
Depot, garden designer Liz Kay and interior designer Britt Pendergast
create a mood that’s modern yet nature inspired. (i) Practice your swing with collectible clubs
scored from Elephant’s Trunk in New Milford.
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