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221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *     The Green Door now has email ( greendoormtvernon@gmail.com )   ·         Something  caught your eye in one of our (weekly) blogs?  Email us and let us know so we can hold it for you (up to 5 days). ·         You say your job requires you to wear polka-dot tights and a Fireman’s Hat?  Let us help you look.  ·         Your shoes size is 15 and you’re looking for a pair of UG boots for winter.  We’ll get our people on it. ·         You’re planning a trip to Siberia and would like some travel books and magazines to peruse before you commit.  We might have just what you need in our Travel Library! There’s no obligation and we can’t say that we’ll be able to fulfill 100% of your...
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  221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *              Lots of Functional Pottery               Remember Sherrie Lewis and her LAMBCHOP?  We have two  in the store currently!                 This beautiful ART GLASS PLATE          is one of our latest arrivals.  You must stop by to see the way the sunlight makes it glow and sparkle.   It would look great in your home.                 Did you know The Green Door has a special area we like to call our IOWA CORNER.  We celebrate our Iowa heritage with Pigs, Cows, Chickens and Outhouses in the form of cookie jars, oil paintings, butane lighters, mugs, note    ...
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221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *     Let me take a minute to tell you about The Green Door’s LAMPE  BERGER COLLECTION.   You can purchase these exquisite lamps in Cedar Rapids where they  retail between $54-$125 OR you can buy them at The Green Door for $15-$45 .  These fragrant oil lamps are imported from France and make a lovely gift.     An UNUSUAL piece of Home Décor is a colourful GREEN PARROT  holding a pocket watch in his beak.           The Green Door features 25cent GREETING CARDS for all occasions.  We also have quite a sizable selection of paper products  including note cards, thank you’s, homemade paper,  note pads, pens and pencils and stationery.      We are getting new hand bags in daily.  We have fake COACH and real COACH....
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221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *   Dear FRIENDS of THE GREEN DOOR   75% OFF all End of the Season CLOTHING in the HALL              
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221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *   SALE IN THE HALL THROUGH AUGUST 18. 50% OFF NOT TO BE MISSED!!!   NEW to UPTOWN ATTIC   A collection of VINTAGE DOLL BABIES from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.     Vintage Linens : napkins, table cloths, dresser scarves, antimacassars, etc.   Carnival Glass     Vintage Children’s Games   A small footstool with a needle-work top. A child’s MUSICAL ROCKING CHAIR.   Sharp wall pictures representing  the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.     A boxed Elvis Anthology of letters and other paper ephemera describing Elvis’ career.     Boyd’s Bears and a Steif MONKEY.   A red PENCIL BOX from the 30’s with an image of Jackie Cooper on the cover.     Quite a nice selection of VINTAGE lamps from the 50’s and ...
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   MARK-DOWNS The Green Door 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *   Now through the 18th of August stop by The Green Door to shop our 50% off Sale in the Hall . ·         Men’s and Women’s Summer Clothing. ·         Women’s Purses and Shoes. ·         Home Décor. At 50% off  . . . most items are almost FREE   NEW NEWS Just this past month The Green Door has joined forces with the Anything But Ordinary gift shop to bring you another unique retail shop focusing on VINTAGE and RETRO items.  We’re calling it The Uptown Attic .    The Uptown Attic   So far, our “soft opening” has been met with many favorable comments, especially on the shop's displays.  With the addition of The Uptown Attic to our little Old School Mini Mall the...
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 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon     *  The Old Middle School *   Hello Subscribers!   After a long hiatus, The Green Door is back on line keeping you abreast of what’s new and what’s not!                First, if you didn’t already know,  Mt. Vernon is  having  its  CityWide Garage Sales     his coming weekend.  And so is The Green Door.    This Friday and Saturday make sure you stop by The Green Door and take advantage of Great Bargains!         All Men’s  and  Women’s clothing  and home décor we can squeeze into the hallway outside our store will be  50% off , it’s already low thrift store price.  In other words, it will practically be FREE!             ...