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Eighth Elm Farm Antiques and Décor

photo provided Offering items from the Civil War - 1950’s Paulette and Bob have antiques and decor to fit any need.

photo provided Since 1978. Eighth Elm Farm has represented a wide range of antiques from finished polished items to those needing TLC. Stop by on Rt. 7 in Ferrisburg and see why quality is timeless.

Tuesday August 20, 2013

By Cookie Steponaitis

Paulette McNary always liked “old stuff” and when her family moved to the state in 1976 they brought with them “everything they owned.” Settling in at the farm where the pair still lives on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, Paulette began to hold some garage sales to eliminate the extra from the move. “It was astounding,” shared Paulette. “I would be in the barn at 4:00 a.m. and people would be out looking at the items in the sale with flashlights. It was often literally impossible to finish milking because of the numbers that would stop in to see what we had. We had sixteen sawhorses with plywood out in the yard and the people just kept coming.”

    Soon people were coming with such regularity that the McNary’s began using one of the barns to hold the antiques and eventually added the porch to complete the shop. The couple was looking for a place to raise their children and what cemented it for them was a visit from the Ferrisburgh Elementary principal Mr. Leach who showed up at the door, introduced himself and shared with their third grader Sandra that he was delighted to have a new student and would be looking to greet her personally at the bus stop on her first day of school. The sense of community and focus on the individual child gave the McNary’s the sign that this was the place to stay.

    While the shop features “a little bit of everything,” and Paulette will share with you her passion for papery and pottery and Bob’s specialty is furniture and glassware, each piece collected and sold at the Eighth Elm Farm Antiques & Décor fits into history from the Civil War to the 1950’s and is waiting to find its place in homes and apartments around the New England area. So while the McNary’s do follow the trends the Eighth Elm Farm Antiques are quality, timeless and the couple allows no reproductions to be sold in their shop.

    The name of the farm is also a story of history and family heritage. When the couple was looking to name their newly acquired farm in the 1970’s several names were bandied about. Shady Elm and others were turned down by the Reg. Holstein Assoc. because someone had already laid claim.  The couple went back to their roots and decided to follow tradition. Bob’s grandfather’s farm in Plainville, Massachusetts was Seven Elms Farm and Eighth Elm Farm carries on the family heritage. Whether you want furniture, pottery, or décor items come by and see Bob & Paulette McNary on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh or email them at [email protected]. Check out the new sign which was a gift from family Kim& Carl Crawford and sons Will and Sam and Sandra & Chris Reck and come in to see why what is old is new and what is hand crafted is timeless.

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