I am in “closing the store” mode. It seems a bit surreal, but it is all good. My brain has been going into overdrive thinking about all the fun new projects that I can now take on without worrying about the super high overhead that the store required.

What a relief to not have to come up with almost $7k in rent each month…not to mention insurance, phone, internet, employee expenses etc. It is going to be a weight lifted for sure.

But in the meantime, don’t forget that tons of new items are being added to the store daily….keep coming in as you won’t want to miss out on the new treasures!

Check out this tiktok that we made about this painting that looks eerily like Tori Spelling. It can now be found in our 50% off clearance annex. Click here to watch the video.

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #000051

Thursday, June 26th, 2025
Volume VI Issue 000051

The design job that Susan and I are working on is going to be amazing! Check out her vision board for the project.

AND don’t forget, we will still be doing design jobs long after the store is closed!

This past Friday, Indiana and Larissa came to Ventura for Indy to get her hair done. They brought Larissa’s friend, Ty, with them. Larissa used to babysit Ty back in Maryland where she grew up. Ty lived across the street from her parents. He now lives in Colorado, but came out to hang with the girls for a week.

How cute is Indiana getting her hair done at Tupelo Honey by Joey?

Here is the after….her hair looks so cute!

Time for an eBay score. I LOVE this Polish pottery, but it really doesn’t sell for much on eBay. That is why I was very pleasantly surprised when I sold this dinner plate for a best offer of $45 last week!

Click here to check out the listing.

In case you missed my last few emails, we will be closing the store. We have given 90 days notice to the management company and our final day will be August 25th. More details later in the ezine.

Store is 10% off. No extra discount off of the 20% Annie Sloan sale and no extra discount off of the 50% off clearance room.

We are still taking in new consignments and have been getting in some GREAT stuff every day! Don’t miss out on these last few months of shopping at Lynn’s.

Once Indiana’s hair was done, we all headed to Harbor Cove Cafe for an early dinner. Thank you to Susan for working for me so that I could hang out with the kids!

The cocktails are super fun at this place and there is a server from Washington state who went to WWU (Western Washington University) in my hometown of Bellingham, WA. Jenna is the best and she is now attending Pepperdine! Too many coincidences.

Here we are at dinner. Thanks for taking the picture Jenna!

After dinner, we went back to our house and played Farkle. Such a fun dice game and Indiana won. Probably because of my amazing advice that I gave her to “go for six of a kind.”. It worked!

Then we all took the Cha on a walk. So nice to have company on our nightly walk.

After our walk, the kids headed back to LA. And I got back to work taking old inventory off of eBay and getting it priced and into the store. We are putting some amazing dinner sets into the store at great prices. Here is one that Susan priced for me on Wednesday.

I worked all day Saturday and then Sunday I picked up a console table in Ventura for our design job. I also headed up to Carpinteria to get a super cute Williams Sonoma Rattan Chair and Ottoman for the same design job.

We will do our install on Tuesday, July 1st. Super excited for this one! But, can you believe it is July already? Yikes!

Time for another eBay score before we get to the rest of my week. LOL. Always something going on…..

Love this little tiny figurine of “Pickles” that sold for a best offer of $112. Yipppeeeee! Check out the listing here.

We did a tiktok to show all the things that had sold in two days on eBay. Pickles was one of those items. You can watch it here.

Monday, I did Fit Buddha and Marc and I were “supposed” to go out for Martini Monday, but he had some things to take care of at the studio.

He sent me off to Lure and I ordered a martini and waited for him. He text and said his workers hadn’t shown up yet and that he may have to take a rain check. No worries! But it is NOOOOOO fun drinking a martini alone!

On Monday afternoon, Mo arrived from the desert to help me move my older eBay inventory out of my house and into the store. It has been quite the project! Here is one of the shelves in my garage at home that is now empty! Alleluia!

Monday night, I made the famous Dos Padres Taco Salad for dinner. It was delicious and luckily, Jo Dallas had made some extra dressing when she was here recently and I didn’t have to do that part!

I posted this pic on her actual birthday so got to shout out “Happy Birthday”! I bought her an egg coddler for her birthday because the “Dos Padres” taco salad recipe calls for a coddled egg in the dressing. Weird, right?

Tuesday, Mo and I met Susan at the beach design house for final measurements and consult.

Here are Susan and myself chilling in the living room. Can’t wait to show you the after photos!

Afterwards, Mo and I went to Dukes for lunch.

Then we worked at the store ending eBay listings for hours. Exhausting! Mo is such a great friend!

After that we had plans to meet Val, Peggy, Sandy, and Marian at Casa Bella for the Tuesday night $20 steak dinner special. Super fun!

Wednesday we worked at the store and then did Fit Buddha at 5:30. After Fit Buddha, it was the Saloon for Happy Hour and then line dancing with the Ventura Chamber of Commerce in downtown Ventura. Super fun!

Just so you know…Mo really was in town, but she doesn’t like to be in photos :).

Check out one of our newest, coolest customers. Sam came in with his parents last Thursday and bought some really cool art to decorate his room.

The classic line at the end just cracks me up…I say “Everyone wins when they shop at….” and he says “This Place”…..Hahaha!

Check out the Tiktok here.

Time for one more eBay score before we get to the new arrivals. And there are soooooo many new arrivals. I can’t believe how much cool stuff is coming in.

Before I share the eBay score, who brought this bench in? No one can remember. Ughhhhh. I hate it when things don’t get a little tag on them to identify the consignor.

OK eBay score time! This one is about an item that sold when we were in the process of closing my grandmother’s store after being open for 52 years.

I am really feeling all of the feels with another store closing. BUT not until August 25th and we are still getting in so many amazing things!

Speaking of my world after the store, I am in desperate need of storage space for my eBay business. Ideally, I need about a 20′ by 20′ space.

Does anyone have a barn, empty garage (I have had my entire eBay stock in a residential garage before), warehouse or other empty space for me to lease at a reasonable price?

I have been calling storage units, but they are like the worst salesmen in the entire world and try and keep you on the phone for hours. I do NOT have that time. Anyone out there have a great storage unit business that they would recommend?

Please spread the word. Thanks!

Back to the store…..For my consignors, here is more info about the closing.

This has been an incredibly difficult decision for me. Here are the details of the closing process for my consignors.

Consignor Instructions

1.) If you have consigned items with us, you may pick them up or leave them with us to sell during the liquidation process at a discounted price.

You will still receive payment for these items.

2.) If it doesn’t sell during the next 90 days, we will donate it to one of the following local charities: Habitat for Humanity or The Boys and Girls Club.

3.) We will still be taking in new consignments during this process.

4.) For those of you with items that sold over a year ago, your consignor credit has been converted to store credit as per the contract.

5.) I will be writing the next consignor checks on Monday, June 30th. Until then, please feel free to use your consignor credit to shop in the store.

After, June 30th, we will go back to the traditional Wednesday check writing day.
An update on my nephew, Zach. He is currently in Quincy, CA. Where in the world is that Zach? It looks like he is getting closer to the California/Oregon border.

Here is a picture from Zach’s trek. So proud of this kid! Way to go Zach!

Things we need for the store…..

AND PLEASE NO CONSIGNMENTS ON WEDNESDAYS….this is our big furniture take in and catch up day. THANK YOU!

Coffee Tables
Night Stands
End Tables
Rugs
Lamps…both table and floor
Nice Throw Pillows
Wicker/Baskets
Metalware
Woodenware
Garden
Outdoor
Dressers
Desks
Oil Paintings
And now what you have been waiting for….The new arrivals!

Yellow Arm Chair….mcm style….$179.50