Owner operators Carole and Mike Jackson.
Our little enterprise is located in the Nicola Valley region of British Columbia, in the city of Merritt. Merritt is about three and a half hours from Vancouver, and an hour and a half from Kelowna. Current population is about 7500 and growing. Merritt is the host of the Merritt Mountain Music Festival, a week in July when a hundred thousand country fans descend on our little burg, and have a great time.
"Vintage" is a name we adapted because "antiques" is worn out word which is used for to many things that aren’t really antique. We felt "vintage" encompassed a greater range of items as well as true antiques. "Brookmere" is the little hamlet, permanent population about 20, in which we live. It is located in the mountains about 40 kilometers south of Merritt, and was originally a divisional point of the famed Kettle Valley Railway.
Mike started out, too many years ago to mention, as a cabinet maker, evolved into a furniture restorer with a small showroom in Brookmere of restored furniture items. We had some of our product displayed in a Merritt gallery and framing shop until the owner retired about six years ago. We took up where he left off, and today we have a successful and satisfying business. The antiques market has had it\’s ups and downs, so we have diversified to adopt to current markets. To that end we took on Moorcroft, Franz, Jim Shore collectibles, Alexandria Lamps, Brian Dolman and Esther Darlington artwork, as well as the work of other talented local artists. We enjoy it all, but we will always have our antique and vintage furniture in stock, as well as a range of vintage collectibles.
We really are a Mom and Pop outfit, so please don’t hesitate to contact us about the business, we’ll guarantee you a personal answer. Thanks for dropping by.