MDL Antiques carries vintage fashions for the younger set
The variety of merchandise at MDL Antiques is what sets the Addison business apart, according to its owners.
Lindsay Sulka, 23, and her parents, Melody and David Sulka, own the shop at 2429 W. Lake St. on the border of Bloomingdale.
The 1,800-square-foot business features everything from vintage records and postcards to coins, glassware, lace and Victorian furniture. Men who come into the shop often enjoy the watches and old fishing lures, Lindsay said.
Lindsay is responsible for a portion of the business featuring vintage clothing, purses and accessories.
"I bring a younger taste to the store," she said. "There's something here for everyone."
Lindsay said customers are really surprised with the assortment at the shop that's not in your typical antique location. The 1-year-old business is attached to a gas station and car wash. "It's such a bright store. We're surrounded by windows," Lindsay said.
Melody and David have been collecting antiques for years. For more than two decades they have sold their antiques at various antique malls in the area.
"We decided it was time to consolidate," Lindsay said.
The family's Addison home is filled with an assortment of antiques. "I grew up with an appreciation for antique furniture," Lindsay said.
Lindsay attended Glenbard East High School and the College of DuPage before heading to Benedictine College in Lisle where she's studying to be a high school English teacher.
Even when she's a teacher, Linsday says she hopes to always be in the antique business.
She added that her parents run estate sales where they find some of the antiques at the shop. David also works as a mechanic. He is often found fixing watches and refinishing furniture at MDL Antiques.
She shop is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the rest of the week.
For more information, call (630) 351-9600.
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