A personal collection that outgrows a house is how a lot of the best vintage shops get started, and that is exactly the story behind STASH Bham. Owner Melinda opened the shop in 2020 after her own stash of collected vintage furniture and decor reached a point where sharing it with other people made more sense than keeping it stored away, and the shop at 100 25th Street South in Birmingham still carries that personal, curated feel rather than the anonymous churn of a typical resale warehouse. The focus at STASH is on higher-end vintage and antique furniture and decor, the kind of pieces selected for craftsmanship and character rather than simply age. Shoppers will find curated furniture, artwork, and home accents chosen with an eye for what Melinda describes as details, lines, color, and character, meaning the inventory tends toward pieces with a distinct design point of view instead of generic secondhand furniture. Jewelry and smaller decor items round out a floor built for browsing slowly rather than rushing through racks. The shop keeps a limited, specific schedule: open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., with Tuesday and Thursday set aside as closed days. That rhythm suits a shop built around curated inventory rather than high daily turnover, giving staff time to process new pieces between open days. Shoppers planning a visit should note the split schedule rather than assuming standard retail hours apply every day of the week. STASH also accepts consignment, inviting people with quality vintage furniture or decor of their own to sell through the shop rather than list it themselves, a service framed around helping consignors make room for the things they love most while giving another piece a second home. That consignment side runs alongside the shop’s own retail floor, and beyond straightforward buying and selling, STASH regularly hosts pop-up events, workshops, and private gatherings, extending the business into a small community hub for people interested in vintage design rather than a pure transaction point. The address on 25th Street South places the shop in Birmingham’s Lakeview and Parkside district, an area that has become known over the past decade for a concentration of independent shops, restaurants, and design-focused small businesses just south of downtown and near UAB. That setting fits a shop built around a personal aesthetic and slower, more deliberate shopping, and it draws both Birmingham locals hunting for a specific piece and out-of-town visitors treating a stop at STASH as a destination rather than a passing errand. Melinda has spoken about the relationships built through the shop mattering as much as the pieces sold, describing the people she has met through running STASH as what feeds her the most, and that community-first approach shows up in the pop-up and workshop programming as much as in the curated furniture on the floor. For anyone furnishing a home with pieces that already have a history, or looking to consign a well-made piece rather than let it sit in storage, STASH Bham offers a Birmingham source built on one collector’s eye rather than a generic secondhand rotation. STASH Bham is a curated vintage and antique furniture and decor shop in Birmingham’s Lakeview and Parkside district, founded in 2020 by owner Melinda from her own personal collection, offering retail shopping, consignment, and community events on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule.
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A personal collection that outgrows a house is how a lot of the best vintage shops get started, and that is exactly the story behind STASH Bham. Owner Melinda opened the shop in 2020 after her own stash of collected vintage furniture and decor reached a point where sharing it with other people made more sense than keeping it stored away, and the shop at 100 25th Street South in Birmingham still carries that personal, curated feel rather than the anonymous churn of a typical resale warehouse. The focus at STASH is on higher-end vintage and antique furniture and decor, the kind of pieces selected for craftsmanship and character rather than simply age. Shoppers will find curated furniture, artwork, and home accents chosen with an eye for what Melinda describes as details, lines, color, and character, meaning the inventory tends toward pieces with a distinct design point of view instead of generic secondhand furniture. Jewelry and smaller decor items round out a floor built for browsing slowly rather than rushing through racks. The shop keeps a limited, specific schedule: open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., with Tuesday and Thursday set aside as closed days. That rhythm suits a shop built around curated inventory rather than high daily turnover, giving staff time to process new pieces between open days. Shoppers planning a visit should note the split schedule rather than assuming standard retail hours apply every day of the week. STASH also accepts consignment, inviting people with quality vintage furniture or decor of their own to sell through the shop rather than list it themselves, a service framed around helping consignors make room for the things they love most while giving another piece a second home. That consignment side runs alongside the shop’s own retail floor, and beyond straightforward buying and selling, STASH regularly hosts pop-up events, workshops, and private gatherings, extending the business into a small community hub for people interested in vintage design rather than a pure transaction point. The address on 25th Street South places the shop in Birmingham’s Lakeview and Parkside district, an area that has become known over the past decade for a concentration of independent shops, restaurants, and design-focused small businesses just south of downtown and near UAB. That setting fits a shop built around a personal aesthetic and slower, more deliberate shopping, and it draws both Birmingham locals hunting for a specific piece and out-of-town visitors treating a stop at STASH as a destination rather than a passing errand. Melinda has spoken about the relationships built through the shop mattering as much as the pieces sold, describing the people she has met through running STASH as what feeds her the most, and that community-first approach shows up in the pop-up and workshop programming as much as in the curated furniture on the floor. For anyone furnishing a home with pieces that already have a history, or looking to consign a well-made piece rather than let it sit in storage, STASH Bham offers a Birmingham source built on one collector’s eye rather than a generic secondhand rotation. STASH Bham is a curated vintage and antique furniture and decor shop in Birmingham’s Lakeview and Parkside district, founded in 2020 by owner Melinda from her own personal collection, offering retail shopping, consignment, and community events on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule.
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