Barn Attic

I. Love. This. Place. It’s like finding buried treasure. I could spend literally weeks in there finding gorgeous vintage products and reasonably priced merchandise. Modern things don’t withstand the times like vintage things. The people who work there have things organized even though it may not feel that way walking in. If you need anything you can approach them and they can show you every section that item your looking for is in. Super sweet and the cat is always a pleasure to see roaming around.

I had been meaning to stop into this store for some time, but due to limited hours and time, it was hard to find a time when they were open.
As soon as I got there, the owner found me (among the maze of narrow aisles on the main floor) and parroted off her introductions and told us about what merchandise is on what floor, gave us her business card, told us that we should ALWAYS call ahead, because her hours fluctuate a lot, etc. She seems nice, but this long-​winded speech she gave us seemed disingenuous, and was kinda annoying.
Once she was done her welcome speech, she did leave us alone and let us shop without interference. We found her prices for most things to be higher than we were willing to pay. She’s very organized in some ways (there is SO much stuff, so you almost have to be), but it’s just very hard to get around that place, and with SO much stuff, it does become hard to find or get to the items you want. We were particularly looking at dishes and breakable kitchen items, and she’s got them stacked to wazoo, and in that cramped space, we were very reluctant to move anything for fear of breaking something in the process. For this reason, I’d be hesitant to return. Seemed like more trouble that it was worth, considering the prices were not that great to begin with.
Also: NO PUBLIC RESTROOM. This is always a huge downfall for me. There is a gas station restroom down the hill/​corner of the street, so you could walk down there within 5 mins, but still… a store with no public restroom loses major points with me, particularly one of this variety which could take hours to go through if you were really «on the hunt» for something.

I have been shopping at the Barn Attic for 30 years. Many times I have purchased
theme pieces, antiques, or even retro pieces to design a room in my house around. I do miniatures and they have many pieces that fit with my room boxes and dollhouses.
Both miniature furniture and many collectible items that fit with the theme of various
room boxes that I make. The collectibles could also be used as children’s or adult’s gifts that they have hundreds of display cases including ones that revolve around themes from A to Z, (Cats and dogs of all kinds to zebras, or any other «Z»).
I also go there several times a year to stock up on jewelry and accessories.
They have costume jewelry to estate things, whatever you want to spend. I have purchased used clothes from there to put together costumes for Halloween and plays.
At Christmas often one of my children or myself ask for a gift certificate for
The Barn Attic, there is something for everyone! It is just fun, go with a friend
and to lunch afterwards and you have a grand day.

This week when finally we see sunshine and fresh breeze, I was walking in the Harleysville insurance walkway and I saw this store and walked in. The store was huge and packed neatly with jewyery, furniture, and other stuff. The lady was very nice and friendly. She talked to me with passion and enthusiasms. You can tell she truly loves what she is doing. I found a 200 years old wooden bench that i loved in first sight. If you like old and unique stuff to decorate your house or a piece of jewelry to match your dress. I strongly recommend that you stop by this place and take a look at, and you might find one kind stuff and enjoy it.

I think some of the negative reviews touch on the truth but are a bit extreme. The woman is a bit chatty and likes to give the low down if you’ve never been there before. She is a bit sales oriented but I would not say extreme. I felt most prices were on the high side. There is lots of interesting furniture but nothing in great shape and it is hard to see everything easily. It is *not* a thrift store but you might feel that way when you walk in — at first. If for no other reason, go to see how so much can be fit into this space. It is fairly well organized with plenty of lighting and it’s fairly clean in there. The one major drawback is no heating or air. I would not go in the hottest or coldest months myself.

Just moved to the area and was hoping to find some vintage furniture for our place. From the street it looks great but inside you enter the hoard. The owner is pleasant but extremely chatty, explaining the shop in explicit detail until your eyes glaze over. The first floor is a hot mess of stacks and stacks of furniture. There doesn’t seem to be a single piece you can see all sides of. All of it seems really over priced. Quite disappointing.

After reading a few of the reviews, the only reason I can think they would complain about The Barn Attic’s prices, is that perhaps they believe it is a thrift store. It is not. It is a huge collection of modern and vintage, the best in the area. Mary Lou is very passionate and knowledgeable about her products, and loves to talk about them. There are times I’ve gone in and been in a hurry, all I ever had to say was, «I’ve gotta go!» and she rings me up and I’m on my way. I never leave empty handed. A great place to find hight quality vintage items in excellent condition at competitive prices. Great service and knowledgable staff. The Barn Attic rocks!

i went in to find vintage looking pieces for my new house. i like to think of myself as a bit artsy fartsy, so i appreciate different looking types of furniture… so i was sure that i would find something unique at the Barn Attic. I was very, very wrong.
First, the woman that owns it is very sweet, but as soon as I came in, she bombarded me with literally 5 minutes worth of her talking and explaining what was in the store (like I couldn’t see, its all out in the open). She asked me what I was looking for, and when I described a general style, she promptly showed me things that looked NOTHING like i was talking about… and they were falling apart to boot.
Now, I’m all up for a renovation and refurbishing… but the PRICES were absurd for things that need a good bit of TLC. I could’ve gone to a big name place and bought brand new for just a tad more money. Basically, I looked around the first floor and was so disappointed, I didn’t want to waste anymore of my time… I ran out and will not be back.

Before reviewing the Barn Attic I read all the previous reviews to see what other people thought. I agree with a few of the comments. The folks that said this store is grossly overpriced is are correct It is definitely not a thrift store in the sense that you’ll walk out feeling like you got a great deal… you won’t. The first floor is furniture. Most of the furniture is way beyond my means. And we’re talking about stuff that is not in perfect condition for the most part. The downstairs is all clothing… there’s a pretty large selection but i am not paying $ 15 or more for a t-​shirt, and I guess you can imagine how much a sweater, dress, or pair of pants will run you. As you can see I don’t care much for the furniture or clothing departments. I actually give them one or two stars. But I LOVE the top floor, which is made up of china, glassware, pictures, lamps, doo dads, and lots and LOTS or other stuff too much to mention! Someone mentioned there is alot of jewelry here… that’s an understatement! The jewelry department alone is worth coming in for a visit! It’s jewelry for days! Yes, this floor is probably overpriced as well, but I’m more willing to pay extra for a piece of jewelry than I am an article of clothing, that’s just me. But the selection is outstanding and I give the entire third floor five stars. Three stars average for the entire store.

There is a lot of junk stuff to look through and everything is too expensive. I’ve seen the same stuff there each time I visited within a 3 month span. The owner comes off as nice at first but later comes off as condescending and rude. She feels the need to explain every room in the store each time you visit and explains everything as if there is some sort of grandeur about this place. The clothes and shoes are disgusting. There is dust on all the clothes and everything is smelly and overpriced. Most of what is there seems like reject thrift store items. She wanted $ 30 for a made in china replica vintage bike lamp and two random task lamp springs. Another day she tried selling me a broken bedside GE clock for $ 10. Also $ 1000 for a replica Danish desk with Ikea drawer pulls and rotting panels doesn’t quite sit well with me. Doesn’t seem like I’ll ever understand how things are priced here.
Upstairs, there are cabinets lining the walls from floor to ceiling making it hard to walk in some areas. If you want to see everything then you’ eventually have to resort to crawling on the floor. There is some arguably unique small stuff. Most of which can be bought from eBay for far less coin so again– way overpriced and badly displayed. Also she has everything locked up which is fine, but anytime you want to see something you have to go find her on another floor and then re-​find what it was you were looking at.
Out of curiosity I called one day to ask if she buys things. She says she’s booked into the end of November. I said «Fine, I’d like to make an appointment for your next available date». She asks me what I have. I offered to bring in a 10 panel Japanese hand-​painted screen, two Saarinen chairs, a set of 4 Knoll chairs, two chrome Luxo lamps, a Pier One dinette set and a Danish A-​Frame dresser– nothing I thought was crap considering she has no classic modern stuff. I was willing to part with stuff either for cash or consignment. I thought she’d jump at the chance to get these things in her barn. Anyway she told me that I cant bring anything in and that she works by appointment only and that she turns down over 40 people a week. (she told me the part about turning down 40 people at least three times). I ask, can I bring a picture or make an appointment farther out then? She then tells me that she is booked into May. I couldn’t help but laugh but I say «Fine, lets book something for the end of May.» She says wont book anything until May comes. I ask her why and she goes on attempting to makeup some BS reason. At this point I’m thinking maybe she’s senile? So after listening to her for a minute, I’m thinking, ok maybe the store isn’t doing so well and maybe she just doesn’t have money to buy my stuff. I tell her I’d be interested in buying one of her pieces in trade + cash. We go back to square one — She says «I don’t do that unless I see what you have.» I say well how can you do that if you’re booked into May and won’t schedule anything with me?” She replies «I guess I can’t then– unless you bring me what you have during an appointment after May.» I say «What do you buy?» Trying her darnedest to give me attitude she says «Only what the people who have appointments with me bring. Mmkay??» I say «OK, maybe I’ll consider bringing some pictures down sometime.» She then feels the need to say «Everyone needs money Sir.», implying that I was in some sort of rush. At that point I didn’t want to get on her level or become profane so I decided to end the call. Before I completely pulled the phone away from my ear, I could hear her really making an effort to push my buttons. I won’t be bothering with this place anymore.

The Barn Attic is a WONDER. If you’ve ever seen the show «Hoarders» (not purposefully of course, more of a flipping through the channels deal, and if you land on it you linger a few minutes before changing– admit it, it’s fascinating.), these women are what all subjects on that show aspire to be. Hundreds of thousands of items from a-​z, clothes and jewelry, antiques, furniture, housewares, and collectibles all impeccably organized and archived both in house and in the brains of the owners. If you are looking for something specific, allow them to impress you by taking you without a moment’s hesitation to the exact 3 square centimeters where you will find your porcelain sombrero-​wearing zebra figurine, or your hammered copper brontosaurus hair-​clip. Those are just examples but I seriously wouldn’t be surprised to find them there. The place is like an overstuffed museum.
Prices vary greatly; some items are unique and are priced higher, some are just plain overpriced but if you have time to root around you can often find a good deal. The Barn Attic is great for finding interesting gifts, accessorizing for a special occasion, playing dress-up…have fun!
In the winter the place is unbearably cold, either bundle up or skip it!
You can consign with Barn Attic also, but only by appointment.

I was so intrigued to check this place out but was greatly disappointed. The lady has this lengthy introductory spiel about every room that is just overwhelming. The racks and racks of clothes in the basement are grossly overpriced. So is the furniture. Basically the prices reflect that of a high end antique store although the lay out reflects that of a thrift store which she makes clear, it is not. There is just way too much in there to even find anything. I walked away with nothing. Too much stuff, too much information and too high of prices! She needs to reel it all in.

If you are looking for a random spot to find random stuff this it the place for you.
Everything is in impressive order and is all priced. Unfortunately things are often over priced and the owner will not be talked down.

I have been to this place twice in the last 6 months, once looking for a buffet and once looking for a vintage dress. Both times I bought nothing. Not only are her clothes ridiculously over-​priced– but she doesnt even have nice quality items to warrant the prices. Im talking $ 15 for a men’s top from the 80’s, $ 12 for worn aprons, $ 20 for plain black shoes from 1995. When I went I found 2 vintage dresses from the 50’s, yes thats right– 2. I really dont get her pricing procedures, and WHO pays these prices. Same goes for the furniture, $ 400 for a buffet in not that great of condition. I wont be going back, its a waste of time.