The Swap Shop

The Swap Shop

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Posted 2013-03-27 by Anita Coiafollow


One of the great joys of a drive in the country is fossicking around in antique shops, hoping to find a treasure that just might put the finishing touch on your carefully composed 'industrial' interior design, or provide a talking point for your next dinner party with your hipster mates.



You don't have to travel far out of Melbourne to get to the Kinglake West Swap Shop, a treasure chest with an eclectic range of items: antiques, collectables, 'bric-a-brac', building materials, home and office furniture, and oddities that defy categorisation.



There are old and vintage homewares, like lights, fans, meat mincers, kitchen tools, crockery, cutlery, books, musical instruments, fireplace tools and much more. For more, ahem, personal needs, you can also pick up the odd hospital bedpan.





Joe and his son Luke, the proprietors, also have cabinets of old toys and knick-knacks. There are lots of vintage advertising signs, as well as some more recent items like sporting banners and signs. 2006 World Cup Rugby banner, anyone? Or, for followers of other sports, you can pick up a Carlton Family Fun Day banner, or a huge Ferrari flag.





If you are renovating and need windows, or guttering, or planks or bathroom sinks and toilets, you will find it here too. Yes, even a kitchen sink or two. They also have furniture and light fittings, including some cool industrial lights that would look fantastic in a modern home.





Car enthusiasts and restorers should also have a poke around this place, which has a few old car parts like light assemblies and an old speedometer - might be just the bit you're looking for!





If you are looking for something more unusual, you will also find it here. When I visited, I found a fountain, a dog kennel, a hard canopy for a ute, a shed, traffic lights, and a dinghy.





All the treasures in the Swap Shop are either bought at auctions or from private sellers. If you give them a call, Joe and Luke will come out to you and buy or swap items you have available. Some of the bigger items don't have prices on them because negotiation is a way of life here.





The Kinglake West Swap Shop is open every day except Tuesday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Drop in - you're bound to find something that tickles your fancy!

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