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 […]
updated tips for shopping craigslist
If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you’ve probably caught on that craigslist is one of my favorite places to shop for furniture. I’m often asked about it, so I thought I would share some updated tips along with my craigslist strategy and how I sort through the trash and treasures. First […]
cleaning cart turned garden cart
Remember the cleaning cart turned kitchen cart? I found a pair of industrial cleaning carts on craigslist for a great price, so I decided to purchase both and turn one into a kitchen cart and give the other one a makeover to use as a garden cart. In case you missed the details of the […]
running a creative business | brand refresh
Sometimes, when I’m in furniture-makeover-Lucketts-mode, I feel like I stop “talking” on this blog as much as I usually do. Most posts evolve into “I did this and then this and then that…” and those posts are easy to write, so I settle into them. We all love before and afters, but it’s nice to […]
all the pretty things
There have been so many things coming into the studio lately that it’s been impossible for me to photograph each one, so I thought I would go around the “Lucketts staging area” and snap a few pictures. I found this old lineberry cart on Craigslist, of all places! We just cleaned it up and applied […]
the garde manger (aka pie safe)
When it comes to paint, sometimes I just can’t help myself. Something comes into my possession and I just know it will look better painted. I think it’s partly because I’m a paint enthusiast, but partly because the designer in me wants to put my stamp on everything. That can be an asset, but it can […]