Double Decker Vintage began as Vintage Baubles & Bits, an online and pop-up vintage shop that started from a vintage clothing, vintage jewelry and vintage home decor obsession that has slowly, and with a lot of elbow grease, grown into a business. I grew up in rural Ohio in a very poor community and my family always struggled to make ends meet. When I was a teenager, my grandfather gave me a collection of vintage Fenton glassware slippers that he had been amassing for years, because every time I visited his house I'd get them down to admire because the colors and designs amazed me.

For those of you who know the Fenton brand, you'll know that the slippers were the least expensive pieces that were made; but for us, it was collecting something nice, worth treasuring. Since I received the collection I've been adding to it, which started my love of visiting thrift stores, antique malls and vintage resale shops.

While perusing these shops I found more things I liked and never knew existed! My personal collections, which include vintage West Virginia Glass Co. Blendo sets and vintage and antique purses, in addition to the Fenton slippers, started to grow. I realized how happy I was when I found these treasures and the wonder that came over me when I researched more about pieces that intrigued me. It was this wonder that lead me to wanting to provide this same feeling for others.

Now we’ve taken our business on the road! At the end of 2017 we purchased a double decker bus from England and had it shipped to the states! We’ve converted the bus into a mobile vintage shop, doing shows and events within a four hour radius of our new home in Lima, Ohio.