My Mother’s Closets vintage — Local services in Washougal

The owner is a misery. Her shop opens at noon, I parked in the farthest space, closest to Peggy’s diner, 1.5 hours before she opened. She arrived 30 minutes later, blocked my car, and complained to the owner of Peggy’s. I was happy to move my car, and apologized for the inconvenience, explaining that the other spaces were full, and that she was not open yet. She refused to move her car, would not accept my apology, and accosted me for several minutes. I had apologized, but that was not good enough. She is a bully, and is driving away Peggy’s business by being so rude to her customers who use her parking space even when she is closed. I thought I would have to call the police, I felt attacked, and she would not move her car to let me move mine until she was done telling me off for not reading the parking signs carefully enough. She accused me of being rude, even though I had apologized twice, and was happy to move my car. I tried to reason with her that sharing that parking space was helping Peggy’s business, and not hurting her business, since she was not even open, but she insisted that it was the principle - and she owned the entire building. An hour later and I am still shaken by the encounter. What a misery she is. I feel sorry for Peggy’s, and I feel sorry for her, that is no way to go...

A hidden treasure!! My lady and I were just driving through town on a day trip from the city when we spotted Mother’s vintage. We pulled in before noticing the Closed sign on the door, but as we were getting ready to head away Ellen, the shop’s owner, spotted us and invited us in anyway! She gave us a whole tour and explained all of her various collections, then gave us some time to look around on her own.

The shop has everything you could be hunting for in vintage- from decorations and table wear to shoes, dresses, suits jackets shirts, art, jewelry, you name it! My girlfriend found the boots of her dreams plus a great genuine leather jacket. I came away with a beautiful ring, though I was also so tempted by a whole selection of great vintage suits and jackets that fit me so well. Ellen gave us great deals on our finds, shared stories and great conversation.

Can’t recommend her shop highly enough, it was our favorite part of the day! Thank you so much Ellen, for your hospitality and a memorable experience. We...

I drive past My Mother's Closet almost every day to go to my gym nearby, and finally stopped in on Wednesday to check it out. I’m a huge fan of old vintage home decor and unique items, and I was not disappointed! The owner, Ellen is lovely and very interesting to talk to. As soon as I said I was looking for vintage boho things for my home she pointed out several things that were exactly what I was looking for. I ended up leaving with a beautiful old Japanese parasol from the 50s or 60s, and i almost felt like I was stealing it for the low price she gave me. She could have sold this item for much more. I highly recommend this store. I’m not sure what the people leaving negative reviews are talking about, maybe don’t park or run through someone’s lot if you’re not going to shop there? It’s not like there aren’t an abundance of parking places, it’s...