Rust and Retro vintage market is owned and operated by Rena Starr.

I am a third generation female antique/vintage business owner. It all started with my grandma, Betty, who owned Golden Eagle Antiques in Shreve, Ohio. She gave the love of all things antique to my mom Caren, who owns Starlight Antiques in Millersburg, Ohio.

My mom quite literally went into labor with me at a flea market, so you could say it’s in my blood! I can remember running around antique markets that my parents and grandparents were setting up at as a kid. I worked behind the desk at my mom’s store from the time I could see over the counter.

I moved to metro-Detroit I started working in the mortgage industry after college, while running my vintage business on the side and dreaming of starting my own Vintage Market some day. Being laid off in 2022 provided the perfect opportunity to focus on my business and turn my Vintage Market dreams into a reality! Thank you for coming along on this journey of creating an amazing market to support other local small businesses!