The Barn in Northville — Local services in Novi

It is it's own niche. Not antiques of high value. Not a Salvation Army style or thrift store type of place (prices here too high for that). But....mostly old stuff of the kind you'd find on the street or a garage sale of a really old person or a junk yard back yard up north someplace or the garage collection of stuff from a person who would spend years collecting knowing it would be useful to 'someone someday'. Like the car door. That's the niche. Someone someday is going to grab that and be so thrilled and say "I remember when....." Then maybe they'll make a cool sign at The Barn to go with it with all the stencils they have for saying what's in your heart and mind. I liked the vibe of the place but didn't buy anything. They had lots of ceramic plant holders...which I often cruise for.... but $35 or so is not my personal niche price. But I did love the funky car door and thought it would make a cool piece of yard art with plants hanging all over it (in the Detroit Heidelberg style of decorating) and the entrance is extremely picturesque and a good hint to what's inside. You just might...

Not sure what happened to this place but the prices have almost doubled on everything I had two people setting up tables and look at me as I walked in the door and turn their heads without even saying hello, maybe they didn't work there I don't know but there wasn't anyone else around for the 20 minutes I was there. What gives? Are there new owners or something? Unfortunately the inside of the lower half is mostly classroom and the upstairs has a lot of over priced pieces now.. the cheapest thing I could find was a rusty hinge that didn't even work anymore and they wanted $12... after going here for years I'm afraid to say this was my last time going inside . I left my review from a year ago under this so you could see what a difference it has become.

What a great find, rusty metal antiques outside, nice fun antiques inside the big red barn.. Owner is super nice and helpful... The atmosphere is so fun to be in, I enjoy going in once...

We had a group of 5 ladies who decided to take the pallet class. Dave, who is in charge of the pallet class, is wonderful! He answered all of our questions and was very patient with us. He helped us design our pallets and come up with beautiful pieces. On the day of the class, I wasn't sure what to expect. However, the moment I walked in, I knew it was going to be a fun experience! Everything was very organized and Dave walked us through the entire process. If you are looking for something different than the normal "paint a canvas sign" then this is the class for you! Check out their website to see all the different creations. Basically, if you can imagine it, Dave can create it! ...