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me mantel ana ceiling Beams which highlight the restoration are from the old home which was on the property, known locally as the Grigsby place. The cornerstone of the home’s fireplace, now part of the shop’s foundation, had the date 1802 chiseled in it.
Restoration of the shop, except Hfche>dFywaUj< w*a done entirely, by the Brutons, “without too much disagreement,” chuckled Mrs. Bruton.
As a retired shop teacher, Mrs. Bruton has long been handy with tools, but her experience began in her childhood, when her parents, H. Ramsey and Frances Terhune, taught her not only cooking and sewing but handiwork around the house as well. “What used to be a hobby turned to a profession,'’ she explained.
By the time they had been married five years, Mr. Bruton said that he had learned to braid rugs, cane chairs and refinish furniture. At about that same time they began frequenting auctions, and their collection began.
Now, Country Squire Antiques is the logical extension of their long interest in antiques and collectibles.
Describing their suburban Maryland home as more like a warehouse, the Brutons said that they have many more items than can be fitted into the shop at once, and that customers interested in unusual items should come by frequently, as the pieces on display will vary continually. And, they added, the prices on some of the items are not necessarily firm.
This Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, the Brutons plan to celebrate the grand opening of Country Squire. The ribbon-cutting will be at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The shop will be open 10 am. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For now, the Brutons said, the Country Squire will be open on alternate weekends, with the schedule subject to change as the season progresses.
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