Hello, all! I have been so busy with getting our shop ready to open on Saturday that my poor blog has been a little neglected! I am looking forward to looking through all of the FFF links tomorrow and picking out my favorites. I also want to give a huge shout-out and thank you to Roeshel at the DIY Show Off for a flattering feature about my blog and furniture makeovers. I’m sure all of you have visited her blog, but if you have been under a rock in blogland, you must check it out! Thank you, Roeshel!
Our shop opens today (Saturday) and we have been working like dogs to get it ready. The store is really looking good, though. We have it all decorated for Christmas, including these awesome pink flocked trees. I have tons of pictures to share over the next few days as my life gets back to normal.
I don’t want to leave my readers without a before & after, though. This is a bench I scrounged for free out of my grandparent’s house. We needed something to put in our dressing room at the shop and I thought this would do nicely. I used spray primer and 3 coats of Krylon Satin spray paint in Ballet Slipper pink.
I then reupholstered the top in a remnant from a vintage chenille bedspread. It is perfect for our pink, brown, and white room in the shop. (Sorry for the bad lighting. Sadly, there are not any windows in the back room.)
I can’t wait to share all of the details with you! We are having our grand re-opening next Saturday & Sunday, if you’re in the area. There will be door prizes, refreshments, a raffle, and a silent auction. Come if you can! I’ll be posting my promised slipcover tutorial and some other before & afters next week, so keep checking back!
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That is so cute~ I love it in pink and the use of the chenille bedspread is perfect! Cindy
Best of luck to you and your new shop–it looks fantastic! You deserve much success for your hard work.
That bench is so soft looking – good job on the save !
Kammy
The pink tree is so cute and the bench is adoreable. Hugs, Marty
yay! congrats on your store opening today! i can't wait to see more pics of your christmas display …
have a great day today ~ wish i could be there!
prairiegirl
Congratulations on the grand opening of the shop. Look forward to reading how everything went.
Jane
Looks great. I love the chenille. Good luck.
cheri
All the best with the shop! You must be so excited (and probably a little exhausted?
). The bench is adorable – love that you used the chenille. Gives it so much texture. Have a good day!
pk @ Room Remix
I'm so excited for you! Love that wee bench too.
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I love the pink tree…so cute!! Good Luck with your store opening!
Very exciting, Marian! I wish you the best of luck on your grand opening! The peek at the trees looks wonderful and I can't wait to see more.
The bench is absolutely adorable! Great job!! I've been eyeing a small pink tree for my daughter's room for Christmas this year. Your picture just reinforced the idea. Too cute!
Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
~Karla @ It's The Little Things…
The bench is so cute! I am in the middle of redoing a toy chest for my daughters room in ballet slipper. It is such a great color!
Good luck with your store opening today!
Courtney
frog2fab.blogspot.com
I have a soft spot for pink! I love the chenille fabric, too.
I love the bench, that chenille just makes it. Have a wonderful store opening!
Good luck today!!! Hope all is going as planned and that you have a busy and profitable first day!!!
I can't wait to see your shop!! How fun. I
love the pink bench!
And that tiny peak of the pink flocked Chrismas tree is sneaky!!!
I hope your grand opening is a HUGE success!
Rhonda
Very fun ideas…The bench looks completely different!
Happy opening!
Becky K.
Hospitality Lane
It must be exciting opening your shop. Good Luck! Looking forward to seeing the photos.
Love the chenille cover for the bench.
I'm so excited for you!
Thanks for sharing your projects…you're amazing and I'm honored to feature you!
Roeshel