Oroville Antique Shopping: A Guide to the Best Vintage Finds

A shop with an eye for qual­i­ty over quan­ti­ty, Farm­house Cot­tage is an upscale trea­sure trove worth stop­ping for. Enjoy a curat­ed col­lec­tion with a fresh, wel­com­ing co-op atmos­phere that’s loaded with vin­tage home décor options and round­ed out by hand-select­ed local prod­ucts to make your shop­ping expe­ri­ence that much brighter.

For beau­ti­ful­ly curat­ed pieces of fur­ni­ture, art­work, col­lectibles, cloth­ing, and more, this pop-up style (only open 6 days a month) antique col­lec­tive with its ded­i­cat­ed group of sell­ers is sure to delight. Come for the keen eye on qual­i­ty pieces, and stay for the love­ly atmos­phere and imag­i­na­tive vari­ety at Franklin & Com­pa­ny. This is a must-stop for those look­ing for a week­end of antiquing in Oroville.

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Hous­ing a quirky col­lec­tion of estate sale items and self-described ​“good ol’ junk,” Gold City Mercantile fea­tures a lit­tle of every­thing, from out­door gar­den art, inte­ri­or hard­ware, door hinges, and auto­mo­tive items, to books, mag­a­zines, bicy­cles, an impres­sive array of knives, and every­thing in between. It also offers afford­able estate liq­ui­da­tion ser­vices and hand-craft­ed fur­ni­ture, lamp­shades, and bird­hous­es cre­at­ed by its owner. 

Lowla’s Vin­tage Bou­tique is a hotrod bou­tique that has a lit­tle some­thing for every­one, includ­ing fash­ion­able vin­tage cloth­ing and styl­ish retro décor. Mix­ing in a few new­er items amongst the fan­tas­tic assort­ment of vin­tage cool, the shop prides itself on excel­lent service. 

Packed to the brim with unique col­lectibles from post­cards to but­tons, dish­es, rugs, art­work, and fur­ni­ture, North­west­ern Trad­ing Co. is an easy shop to get lost in. With near-end­less vari­ety, its funky and per­son­able col­lec­tions make it a great stop for vis­i­tors, with kitschy items like dish tow­els, ash­trays, and old polit­i­cal cam­paign mem­o­ra­bil­ia – and don’t for­get to take a pho­to with the clas­sic stage­coach mur­al outside!

With expe­ri­enced antique lovers on hand to help you dive deep into a beau­ti­ful­ly curat­ed col­lec­tion, there’s noth­ing stand­ing in the way of your next big vin­tage fur­ni­ture find at Sun­nee Rose & Friends. Find beau­ti­ful fur­ni­ture items (includ­ing French pieces), Chi­na, and art­work here in addi­tion to local­ly hand­made soap and jewelry.

Trea­sures from the Past Antiques is a tra­di­tion­al antique store that hosts a num­ber of sell­ers that deal in fur­ni­ture, includ­ing larg­er pieces like love seats, art, col­lectibles, dish­es, rugs, lamps, and lamp shades. With a wide selec­tion of Amer­i­cana and a goal to keep prices low, it’s a per­fect des­ti­na­tion for antique hunt­ing near Sacra­men­to and there’s always some­thing worth­while at this Oroville institution.

For those with a pen­chant for shab­by-chic, vin­tage set pieces, and home fur­nish­ings, Well Worn offers every­thing from dec­o­ra­tions to unique fur­ni­ture finds like buf­fet and entry pieces, light­ing, seat­ing, and more. Its items are avail­able in a range of prices and styles to suit every taste, with a wider selec­tion of Euro­pean goods than you’re like­ly to find else­where. Vin­tage craft­ing sup­plies are also avail­able, such as chalk paints and brush­es. With a well loved, lived-in atmos­phere, Well Worn is a can’t‑miss stop for high end, qual­i­ty fur­ni­ture and an assort­ment of décor for home and office.

Still not done trea­sure hunt­ing? Head just a mile from down­town to Bea’s Back Porch, a charmer of a shop fea­tur­ing a ceil­ing full of antique license plates and a selec­tion of goods that is both var­ied and robust. In addi­tion to art, mem­o­ra­bil­ia, and Amer­i­cana, it also has high-qual­i­ty antique fur­ni­ture and out­door gar­den items. You might find an antique clock, a stained glass lamp­shade, or a unique trea­sure in its selec­tion of ceram­ic pieces, and you won’t want to miss a gen­er­ous selec­tion of mod­el and toy cars.

Final­ly, read­ers may want to fin­ish their shop­ping spree with a vis­it to The Book­worm. While not an antique store in and of itself, this beloved local estab­lish­ment does sell a selec­tion of antique books. If you have spe­cif­ic needs, its owner’s wealth of lit­er­ary knowl­edge can point you toward just the right edi­tion for your shelves or cof­fee table, all at prices sure to please. If you’re in the mar­ket for clas­sic paper­backs, there’s also an impres­sive library of west­erns, fan­ta­sy, sci-fi, mys­tery, and thriller classics.

Antiquing is one of the best ways to spend a relax­ing after­noon search­ing for that per­fect piece to round out your home or gar­den, and there’s nowhere more dense­ly packed with options — or with more pas­sion­ate, expe­ri­enced traders to point the way — than Oroville. Whether you’re look­ing for some­thing spe­cif­ic or just need a place to unwind for a leisure­ly day of shop­ping, the City of Gold’s many trea­sures are wait­ing for you.