Now is the time when everything I started gets finished. Well, it's also the time I buy new things that need to be finished, because it's my biggest event of the year and I have to give it...
finished “French twins”
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grain sack wash stand
Lucketts 2017 is definitely "the year of the hutch". I have more hutches and large pieces in general than I have in previous years, but I am trying to round that out with smaller pieces that will...
antique crib-turned-daybed
Remember this antique Jenny Lind-style crib I found on craigslist a couple of months ago? Well, I finally got around to sprucing it up and made it into a sweet daybed... The wood was so pretty that...
two-tone dresser
You know I love my blues, whites, and greens, but I can't seem to resist sneaking one yellow piece into my booth at Lucketts each year. And I decided, this year, it would be this piece... It was a...
slipcovered settee
I usually don't work on the weekends, but it's crunch time as Lucketts is quickly approaching. So, after sitting out in the rain most of the morning to cheer my boys on at soccer, my mom and I...
bespoke chippy empire
I find it hard to resist a good empire-style dresser. They are impressive pieces that have a balance of masculinity in their massive size and handsome features, and feminine in their curves, glass...
hand painted robin’s egg blue dresser
If you like a good old-fashioned Miss Mustard Seed makeover, well, I think it's safe to say that you will like this post. Today was a great day in the studio. It was busy, but I was able to finish...
two full weeks until Lucketts…
I was looking at the calendar today and it had me sweating! I only have two full weeks to finish getting ready for Lucketts!!! Ah!! And, Kriste, my trusty sidekick, has gone on maternity leave....
Farmhouse White Buffet
Last week was a push week when it came to getting pieces of furniture from the to-do pile to the done pile. And we made a lot of progress! One of the pieces that we finished (as a team effort) was...
…and the two become one
Remember these two pieces? Well, it took a bit of time to develop (three times lifting that hutch up onto the base and lots of looking and discussing to be precise), but these two pieces finally...
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