I keep a running list in the back of my mind of antiques I'd like to buy if ever the piece, price and timing are right. Through the years, I've found some of those pieces...an industrial cart, a...
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Pine Cone Hill 20th Anniversary Bed & Giveaway
I mentioned earlier this week that a big giveaway was coming up...the biggest one I've ever had on my blog. Well, this is it. I started working with Pine Cone Hill and Dash & Albert a few years...
milk crate & a peek at the settee
When Kriste and I went shopping last Friday, I was looking mostly for pieces to sell at the Chapel Market, but I was also looking for one specific piece for a specific photo shoot - a milk crate. I...
industrial cart & the andrews sisters
I've been eyeing industrial carts for years now. They have so many things going for them! Really cool hardware, wheels, warm patina on the wood and sometimes even great stenciled graphics and...
two antique sofas
I've been hunting for a sofa for the studio for a few weeks now. I wanted one that has a great look for photo shoots, but is something we can also sit on or take a power-nap on...depending on the...
recent furniture finds
I'm pretty set on larger pieces like dressers and cabinets for the Chapel Market show in October, so I've been looking mostly for "smalls" and smaller pieces of furniture like chairs, stools, small...
the perfect place for a gift…
Today I was getting ready for my trip to Toronto. It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that even though I'm driving about the distance I would to visit family in Raleigh, I am going to another...
why you always, always ask…
The other day, I was working at the studio without a car, so I needed my dad to give me a ride home. We had a bag of trash to drop off at the dumpster and, on the way there, something caught my...
chandeliers, margot & toledo
My dad showed up bright and early (which is around 9:00 in my book) to make sure all my chandeliers were ready to hang. They all needed a little tweaking and some additional hardware. It took a...
antique hose reel
There are certain things I'm always on the hunt for in antique stores...ironstone, cool scales, French chairs, etc., but the rest of the pieces I buy are ones that speak to me. It's hard for me to...