Main Street Minute: Darling Stewardess | Video

Sarahbeth Ackerman | 1/7/2013

Want to take a step back in time? Or maybe you just want to reminisce.

"I have always have been a quirky person and I have always collected quirky things and I really like vintage things. So it was only fitting that I put a quirky, vintage shop together," said Darling Stewardess owner Heather Nielsen.

For Nielson, she has a passion for finding hidden treasures and learning their back stories. "Everything’s different and everything is unique and it`s so colorful and so kitchy and everything has a story or, ya know, if a page is bent in a book it`s bent for a reason and I just love all the stories that go along with it."

Neilson discovered her love for antiques and began rummaging though people`s attics and old barns to find products that caught her eye. "Anything metal, anything wood, old suitcases, I love old suitcases they`ve been all around the world, they have old stories attached to them so all kinds of different things. I like a little bit of everything."

For Nielsen, it`s not only work, it`s also play. "This isn`t work at all, this is a total playground. This isn’t work at all. Yeah, this is what I do for fun and if I didn`t have this shop I`d be doing this exact thing anyway. Might as well let other people enjoy it too."

Nielson works a regular 9:00 to 5:00 job and spends her weekends in Darling Stewardess as a creative release.

Darling Stewardess brings in new, eclectic products all the time. Every Saturday there`s new inventory.

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