Rustique Antiques: Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania's Best Kept Country Secret

Antiques often tell us a story from the past, making them highly sought after for their aesthetic value, and what they mean to the person seeking them out. The variety of available antiques is surprisingly quite large due to over stuffed attics safely tucking them away, collectors jam packing up on them for safe keeping or for resale purposes, and reputable dealers stocking up on them when they suddenly become available for purchase.

Antique collectors and dealers typically desire these old relics, artifacts, and period pieces from days gone by simply because they find them desirable due to their beauty, value, rarity, condition, usefulness, personal emotional attachments and connections, and other unique features that antiques generally possess. Antiques and their historical uses can often take us by surprise as does their extreme beauty in some cases. You just know that you are in the presence of something uniquely special when you spot a rare find that is at least 100 years old and in pristine condition despite its age.

Rustique Antiques in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania recognizes the current need for the good old days that nostalgia and antiques tends to bring to the plate. With this knowledge, owner Rich Rupert offers a wide variety that includes primitives, period furniture, artifacts, pottery, toys, glassware, and architectural pieces. The country store is simply amazing to see when you first pull up into the gravel parking area. The wooden storefront hosts a covered porch completely saturated with antiques hanging from ornate hooks, luring you in for a deeper look at what lies ahead for you once you are inside the rustic interior of the coolest antique shop in south western Pennsylvania.

Retro, shabby chic, antique, and period furniture immediately catch your eye when you walk through the front door, and the home décor, vintage kitchen items, linens, textiles, advertising items, silver, costume & estate jewelry, dolls & toys, Civil & WWIImemorabilia keep you totally in awe of what waits for you around each corner of the 4,000 square-foot shop. The inventory changes so quickly due to estate clean outs that the large selection changes on a day to day basis making it virtually impossible to ignore when hunting for that perfect antique or retro conversation piece just waiting to become part of your new collection.

Come on out and discover the best kept secret in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania by spending a lazy afternoon by going back in time in the country setting by browsing Rustique Antiques eclectic mix of vintage and antique items that are expertly displayed in twelve rustic rooms, and then mosey on out to the three outbuildings filled from floor to rafter with trinkets and unique relics from days gone by. The huge wooden country porch and outdoor display area is another intriguing area to search while you discover some of the best rare finds at the most unique antique store in the area.

Location: Rustique Antiques, 328 Nichols Road, Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania

From Pittsburgh: 40 miles east on I-70. Exit at 51A onto Route 31. Drive for one mile. Turn right at the large directional signs located on route 31 leading you to the neatest country antique store in south western Pennsylvania. The beautiful country setting, period homes and multiple nostalgic stores along Route 31 make the trip entirely worth the drive.

Phone: 724-872-5122 E-mail: rustiqueantiques@aol.com

Hours of Operation: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday

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Sources:

Rustique Antiques: Firsthand with Owner Rich Rupert & Christine Orlowski Sales Representative

http://www.yelp.com/biz/rustique-antiques-ruffs-dale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabby_chic