Trilogy Antiques and Design

This is an art gallery. Nothing about it says «antiques shop» to me. We walked in and saw half-​walls with modern paintings on them and «art» that may have been made with re-​purposed «stuff» but we didn’t see anything that would have led me to believe I was standing in an antiques shop. When we asked the man at the desk about finding an antiques shop in the area (we’d already come from a disappointing start in Sawyer and Harbert) he said some of the items in his shop are «mid-​century.» Really thinking it would be less misleading to change name of shop to reflect fact it is not an antiques shop but an art gallery. This was a waste of gas and time for us. If we’d been looking for an art gallery, great. But we weren’t. We were looking for antiques and this wasn’t the place to go for that.

Must stop at shop in 3 oaks, michigan! Love the eye of trilogy! It is a superb shop with a great & friendly owner! I highly recommend if your looking for a select object to artistic displays! Thank you for hosting a fine shop

Decent stuff, but we left because they had an elephant foot seat/​stool. Yes, I refuse to buy anything from a place that sells items such as this. Say what you will about «its already been done, all they are doing is re-​selling it» but its perpetuating the practice. Its horrible to perpetuate the poaching of elephants. I’m not a crazy extremist, I’m sure I blended well in the store, I’m a 30 something yuppie with expendable income. Don’t sell elephant parts.

Trilogy occupies the space formerly graced by the owners of Springdale, which is now closed. The new residents have an eclectic, and I have to admit, exceptionally well-​executed and organized collection of very unique art and antiques. The items are for an uspcale urban market, despite their location in this very flat and unassuming little Michigan town. Entering the place is like stepping into a Chicago River North gallery. And the clientele seems imported. This contrast to its surroundings seemed even more accentuated by the absolute desolate feel and lack of street traffic on the September weekend we visited.
Again, upscale is the key term here. Original paintings will run you in the thousands vs, hundreds. The art, the pieces, the antiques are all of the highest quality and originality, and probably very much in keeping with the affluent Harbor Country set. Just a few miles back towards the lake lies the Malibu or Southampton of the Midwest, and the target market for a place like Trilogy. Definitely worth a stop, though, even if your champagne tastes are well over-​shadowed by your beer budget. You can still browse. (And there may be free brie.)