Cedarburg Antique Shops: A Vintage & Resale Guide

Cedarburg antique shops are a natural fit for a town this historic, and while the scene is small, it's genuinely good — anchored by a two-floor vintage market in a converted 19th-century dye house, plus resale and Settlement dealers. This is an honest guide to antiquing in Cedarburg: the shops that are actually here (not the out-of-town stores the directories pad their lists with), what each is known for, and a few tips for a good haul.

The antique and vintage shops

The anchor of Cedarburg antiquing is Creekside Vintage — also known as Creekside Antiques — housed in the old Dye House on Bridge Road, right by the creek across from the Cedar Creek Settlement. It's the real deal: more than 30 vendors spread across two full floors, with an eclectic mix of vintage vinyl records, sports and beer memorabilia, jewelry, furniture, books, kitchenware, and retro collectibles. Regulars praise the knowledgeable staff and the sheer variety, and it's the kind of place you can lose an hour in. Prices range from bargain to premium depending on rarity, and as with any vendor market, some reproduced pieces mix in with the authentic ones, so a careful eye helps. It's open daily.

The other in-town stop is ReFabulous, which leans toward upcycled, repurposed, and resale finds — a good complement to Creekside if you're after furniture and decor with a second life rather than straight antiques. Between the two, you've covered the dedicated vintage shops in the downtown core.

The Cedar Creek Settlement for collectibles

Beyond the dedicated shops, the Cedar Creek Settlement — the restored 1864 woolen mill — is worth a browse for antique and collectible hunters. Several of its shops carry vintage goods, collectibles, and one-of-a-kind pieces alongside the mill's other boutiques and galleries, so it folds naturally into an antiquing route that starts or ends right across the bridge at Creekside.

Tips for antiquing in Cedarburg

A few things worth knowing. Cedarburg's antique stores cluster near the north end of downtown by Bridge Road, so you can hit Creekside and the Settlement on foot without moving your car — park once and walk. Weekends are busiest; a weekday visit gives you more room to browse and more of the staff's time. If you're hunting something specific — a particular era of glassware, vinyl, advertising signage, or beer and soda collectibles — it's worth asking, since vendor-market inventory turns over constantly and the staff often know what's just come in. Bring cash for the smaller vendors, and give yourself more time than you think: Creekside's two floors reward a slow browse.

One honest note on the wider search results. Many online "Cedarburg antiques" lists pad themselves with stores in surrounding towns — Grafton, Port Washington, and beyond — rather than Cedarburg itself. Those are worth a drive if you're doing a dedicated antiquing loop through Ozaukee County, but if you want to stay on foot in Cedarburg, Creekside Vintage and ReFabulous are the true in-town options, with the Settlement's collectible shops rounding out the walk.

Beyond antiques

Antiquing pairs naturally with the rest of a shopping day in Cedarburg. Our full Cedarburg shopping guide covers the boutiques, galleries, and gift shops along Washington Avenue and in the Settlement, and the things to do in Cedarburg guide maps out a full day downtown.