antique iron bed makeover & a mattress in a box
I acquired this sweet full-sized antique iron bed frame from a reader/customer a few weeks ago. I have sold a few beds in the past, but they are tough to style without a mattress and don’t usually sell fast or for very much. This year, for the Lucketts Spring Market, I decided to go all […]
the 9 x 20 landscape mural
When I’m getting ready for an antique market, most of the things my team and I work on are profit-earning projects. They are things I plan to sell. There are other things that we work on just because they make me satisfied as a business owner and designer. They are things that make for better […]
milk-painted wash stand
I was done buying furniture, but my friend Traer offered this old wash stand to me at such a great price that I couldn’t refuse. It’s sort of like fitting in dessert after a big dinner. It’s just a little piece of furniture, so we can find room for it! The finish was pretty messed […]
the antique display case makeover
A large part of finding “good stuff” at antique stores and junk shops, is taking the time to really look through each booth and, in some cases, to dig around. I know when I hit antique stores that I will usually end up needing a good hand-washing and a change of clothes when I’m done with […]
the whole house makeover & painted ironstone
When I was out shopping a couple of weeks ago, I came across this sweet little birdhouse… I almost passed it up, because the colors were a little drab, but I decided to give it a chance. I decided to paint it in MMS Milk Paint Grain Sack with Boxwood on the “grass”. Kriste loves […]
tiny topiaries & “just our stuff”
Last year was a big year for me. I finally decided to give gardening and indoor plants a real effort. I was actually going to water, tend, prune, weed, and fertilize. Guess what happened? I didn’t kill everything! I only killed some things, but I learned a lot along the way. I was not excited […]
antique haul for the Lucketts Spring Market
One thing that I love about what I do and being “the boss” is that I can (most of the time) chose to do the kind of work that suits my mood on any particular day. Last Friday, I was in a get-out-of-the-studio mood, so I decided to do some more shopping for the upcoming Lucketts […]
decorating dilemma | joy’s family room
I got a text a few nights ago. “Hey there! OK, decorating question…we have a big two-story family room with plenty of natural light. Everything is brown now and I want to lighten it up with some greige paint. But I have oak trim that my husband won’t let me paint. Do you have a […]