Down Home is owned by sisters, Peggy Arbenz and Janet Thompson. We began collecting antiques as children and decided to become dealers by renting space in local malls. In 1996, we opened our own store in a 700 square foot storefront in Yorba Linda, California. Soon we realized we needed more room and after a year and a half we moved locations and opened Down Home American Country Antiques, Inc. in our hometown of Orange, California.

Orange is unique in that its old town area was preserved and many of the buildings have not changed much since the early 1900's. Old Town Orange is built around a traffic circle. The four spoke streets off the plaza are lined with gorgeous historic buildings that house stores and restaurants. While we remember going to the movie theater to watch Elvis Presley movies, and tagging long with our mom as she shopped at J.C. Penny's, today it is a tourist destination lined with Antique stores, Boutiques, and Eateries. No wonder several movies and commercials have been filmed in Old Towne Orange.

While Down Home shares the Plaza with many other businesses, Down Home stands out for a variety of reasons. We have 4000 square feet and 30 dealers, certainly not the biggest antique mall in Orange, but we definitely have a lot to offer antique collectors and decorators searching for that special piece. Our dealers look for the best in American Country, often traveling to all parts of the country to do so.

When many antique malls have resorted to gift items, newer collectibles, and lesser quality pieces, we try to offer items from the 1950's and earlier, with a huge percentage coming from the 19^th century.

We strive to find pieces in their original condition and always look for unusual, interesting items. While we cater to those collecting American Country, we have several sub-categories such as Americana, Patriotic, Lodge, Western, Garden, General Store, Advertising, Folk Art, and Cottage. While we always have true-blue country like yellow ware, stoneware, ironstone, quilts, hooked rugs, folk art, early signs, toys, holiday collectibles, country cupboards and other painted furniture, we are always looking for one of a kind, truly unique pieces and we try to keep abreast of the popular trends in country decorating and collecting.

We feel we have an obligation to our customers to offer the best in American country and we do our best to accomplish that goal.