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DALLAS OBSERVER'S
BEST OF DALLAS 2006

Best Flea Market
Junkadoodle
DETAILS
4402 W. Lovers Lane
214-350-5755

Can't spend the time combing flea
markets looking for cool stuff?
Junkadoodle does it for you. This shop
west of Inwood Village finds new and
old stuff perfect for a casual home. (We
usually hate plaques with cute sayings
but almost made an exception for "Put
on your big girl panties and deal with it."
Almost.) Weathered dressers, funky
chairs, offbeat art, refurbished light
fixtures and iron bases for glass tables
are in abundance. Western and
Mexican kitsch abounds. Call it shabby
chic or movie ranch rustic,
Junkadoodle's style is witty and fun.

"Need a break from the ritzy shopping in town? Head to Bettyann and
Jimbo's Junkadoodle for funky finds and loads of fun."
"Junk may mean trash to some, but after one stop in Bettyann and Jimbo's
Junkadoodle, you'll leave with a whole new appreciation for rubbish.
On West Lovers Lane in Dallas, this campy boutique, owned by Bettyann
Nugent and her brother, Jimmy Henley, packs in finds from mannequin busts
and pink flamingos to elegant chandeliers and armoires. You'll find colorful
clocks, silver picture frames, and old leather suitcases. A Mr. Sock Monkey
oil painting goes for $85 and a Howdy Doody lunchbox costs $18. If you
want it, Bettyann and Jimbo either ha$1ve it or they'll hunt it down for you.
'Someone once wanted a stuffed rooster, the taxidermy kind, and we didn't
have it. [But we found one.]' 'People sign up for items on the wish list, and
then Bettyann and Jimbo will find them. They bring in stuff, and we wonder if
it will ever sell because it's so off-the-wall. Then, that strange thing is gone
the next day.'
Garden gadgets, iron trellises, and patio furniture fill the side yard of the
store. Inside, [it's] divided into sections such as an area for kitchen garb
and another for toys and kiddie trinkets. There's even a western section
where you can snag old moccasins or a horseshoe lamp. Items carry price
tags from $1 into the [hundreds] but Bettyann and Jimbo call of it
'junkadoodle.'
'We're interested more in the decorative side of antiquing than the collecting
angle,' says Bettyann.
'We have fun looking for treasures and keep a sense of humor about
ourselves, especially on this fairly serious antiquing street in Dallas.'
...Keep an eye out for the large [Spartan] trailer on the side of the house
and the pink flamingos scattered around the yard. Take it from me,
Junkadoodle is hard to miss."