Deborah Johnson Wood
When Dann Boyles and Chip Minor moved to Nashville, Tenn. a couple of years ago for jobs, they didn't know the housing market crash would mean their home in Michigan wouldn't sell and they'd lose it to foreclosure. But now they're back in Grand Rapids and have launched a new venture of their own – an eclectic home décor shop that specializes in artfully redecorated vintage pieces and used items.
Boyles' success in Nashville with several antique booths he owned and operated at local marketplaces inspired the new store,
Rebel Reclaimed, 926 E. Fulton St. When his friend Stephanie Johnson opened the women's consignment shop,
Urban Exchange, next door, she encouraged Boyles to bring his redesign talents to a small space in the same building.
"I was an interior designer for 12 years and I am now taking a design eye to reclaiming vintage pieces and redesigning them for the home," Boyles says. "Right now I have a brass chandelier from a thrift store and I took two U.S. maps and decoupaged the entire chandelier with little torn pieces of the maps."
Boyles says he also made an ottoman slipcover out of a Red Wing Linseed Meal burlap bag and throw pillows out of other burlap bags. Artwork pieces include an extensive collection of framed crewel work from the '60s and '70s, a vintage sign from the former Moored & Sons service station in Burnips, and some architectural salvage.
"I watch very closely what's happening in color trends," Boyles says. "I'm very specific about what I show and all the pieces work together to create an overall aesthetic."
Rebel Reclaimed is open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Source: Dann Boyles, Rebel Reclaimed
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