Madison Markets ~ Antiques & Interiors — Local services in Madison

It is unfortunate how so many of the self-asserted upper class elect to stream line what is considered okay and what is not. My business partner and I reviewed what we would sell upfront with the retail owner... newly painted and creatively "rescued" furniture, original artwork cards, historic movies packaged around weekend fun packs and hand-made scarves made by an 80 year old mother... and she gave us a "go." We signed a contract agreement and set up our booth. In less than 24 hours we were asked to move out. We were told that our wares were too flea market in nature and did not match up against what other vendors had decided was "correct." We further found out other folks like us have also been asked to leave quickly because they "did not fit in with the other sellers." Sounds like a fear of competitive uniqueness combined with a fear that our wares were lower priced. I would NOT recommend shopping here unless you are okay with a streamlined version of who is in and who is out plus have a checkbook with a nice large balance. Diversity and creativity is NOT a mantra of this...

It has more upscale decor than it does actual antiques. A tad bit pricey but it has a lot of beautiful pieces. I encountered 2 employees while I was there. One of the ladies was nice and made small talk with me and the other lady was alittle rude telling me to hurry they were closing up. Not asking if I need help finding anything. I wanted to purchase several big price items but now I’m not so sure I want to spend my money there. I understand that everyone is ready to go home when it’s closing time but there’s people like me that only have a few minutes to shop because of the time I get off work. I might give them another opportunity to redeem themselves, only because I fell in love with a several pieces of furniture there.

I did return and I did buy the items that I fell in love with and they look beautiful in my home but once again I was not greeted when I walked in the store and there were employees standing there. I wasn’t asked if I needed help looking for anything. They didn’t acknowledge me at all until it was time for them to close. Then I had 2 employees come tell me it was...

Love this location! Some of the prices are a bit high - but it is possible I just don’t know enough about the pieces. They had antiques but also some gorgeous modern goods as well as art. They had different booths and I enjoyed walking around.

My husband ended up buying some old glass and my FIL bought two old radios. He told me the radios were well priced.

I enjoyed walking around and could have spent much more than we did! I took some random photos of fun things I liked.

The staff was incredibly kind and helpful. The location was clean and well heated (it was 26 degrees outside).

Absolutely...