Lily Lace Antique Market

Lily Lace Antique Market sits on Lake Avenue in the heart of Maitland, close enough to the old downtown core and Lake Lily that a visit pairs naturally with a walk around the park or a stop at nearby shops on the same block. Like several of Maitland’s antique businesses, Lily Lace has been in the same general trade for well over a decade, long enough to have built a base of regular customers who check back as inventory turns over.

The market’s name gives a hint at its character. Antique markets built around a name like Lily Lace tend to lean toward the softer, more decorative end of the antiques trade, vintage textiles, lace, linens, and smaller decorative pieces rather than heavy furniture, and shoppers looking for that kind of merchandise, along with the general run of collectibles and vintage decor typical of a small antique shop, will find a manageable space that rewards a slower browse rather than a quick in and out. That scale also tends to mean a more personal shopping experience than a large multi dealer mall, with whoever is on the floor usually familiar with what is currently in stock.

Hours run Tuesday through Saturday from mid morning into early evening, with a shorter Sunday window in the early afternoon and the shop closed on Mondays, a schedule that lines up closely with several of the other small shops nearby on Lake Avenue and gives visitors a reasonable amount of flexibility for timing a stop. The location on Lake Avenue puts it within easy reach of Lake Lily Park, one of Maitland’s central green spaces, which makes the block a pleasant one for combining a bit of shopping with a walk.

Payment is straightforward, with the shop accepting the major credit cards shoppers would expect from a small retail business, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. As with most independent antique shops, what is on the floor at Lily Lace on any given visit reflects whatever has come in recently, so regulars tend to treat repeat visits as part of the appeal rather than an inconvenience. For anyone exploring Maitland’s small cluster of antique and vintage shops, Lily Lace is a worthwhile stop on the same afternoon as a visit to the shops along South Orlando Avenue a few blocks away, rounding out a morning or afternoon spent working through the city’s independent antique trade.