I’ve been on the hunt for furniture to start working on for the Lucketts Spring Market in May.  Every year, I put pressure on myself to best what I did the year before.  Well, last year was pretty awesome, so I don’t know if I’m going to beat it, but I at least want to match it. I’ve been shopping at some used furniture stores and on Craig’s List and have found some really great things so far… I wanted this pair of French bergere chairs in the worst way!  My dad drove into Virginia to get them for me and, as it turns out, I bought them from a blog reader and Lucketts shopper!  She had even talked to me about these chairs last year.  She decided they were too much for her to tackle and I happened to be the one to pick them up off of Craig’s

The snow is melting and spring is in sight.  That is spurring me on to make lists, attack my “to-do” stash at the studio and get things done.  Between freelance articles, things to do for the Milk Paint line, getting ready for Lucketts and an upcoming magazine shoot, I have plenty to work on! After an intense day of planning and making lists, I needed to get out, so yesterday, Kriste and I set out to do some shopping for supplies.  We also hoped to find some things to add to the Lucketts pile.  It was one of those days where it felt like people who like the same things I do picked over the space before I got there.  I found some things, but not the haul I was hoping for.  We’re going to scout out some new places in the hopes of finding some great things.  Lucketts is two

I had sort of a quiet day, so I thought I would share a few more of my finds from last week as well as some things happening in my house. I’ve had a thing for bread boards for a while now and this one was just too pretty to pass up.  The patina on the wood, the shape and the way the planks are connected made this piece a keeper.  You’ll definitely see it in some photo shoots before I sell it. I also bought some industrial-style antique wheels for an upcoming project. They need a good cleaning with a wire brush and some Hemp Oil to rehydrate the metal and they’ll be good to go. I was also looking for some things to use as accessories for the boy’s room.  I have a vintage sports thing going on in the room, so this wire bucket of old baseballs was

As I mentioned on Friday, I was feeling a little directionless on Thursday.  I have plenty of things on my to-do list, but I couldn’t pin myself down.  I needed some time away from the computer, the studio and the house.  I lounged around a bit in the morning before I acknowledged I would benefit from an outing. I didn’t have a ton of time, so I stuck with a couple of shops that are close to home.  Here are some things I bought… I have a little bit of a thing for phonographs and practically ran for this horn when I saw it. I have no idea what I’m going to do with it, but certain things speak to me and I just know I should get them.  This one spoke loud and clear. I also couldn’t pass up this antique glass display case.  Again, no clue what I’m going to