If you frequent my blog, I’m sure you are starting to pinpoint my style.  You may see something in a shop or in a magazine and think to yourself, “Miss Mustard Seed would love that!”  You can see a picture of a room and instantly know it’s mine.  Now, if you read Funky Junk Interiors, you might see a rusted piece of junk and immediately think of Donna, AKA Miss Funky Junk herself.  …and you know when you see a “Donna” room.  It is like no other.  I mean, have you ever seen a dining room like this, before? Do you think you know our styles?  Well, let’s put it to the test.  You’re officially invited to two link parties! ~ When? ~ Watch both Miss Mustard Seed’s and Funky Junk’s follower widgets. Once Donna’s followers pass the 4000 mark (which will happen any day now), her link party will begin. 

Picture with me, if you will, the buffet below…all natural wood, a little tired, a little worn, and a little dirty.    I did have a before picture that I took with my iPhone when I found it in an antique shop, but my son deleted it while playing with said iPhone in church yesterday.  Bummer.  Before and afters aren’t quite as exciting without the before shot.  You’ll have to use your imagination.  I cleaned it, sanded it and painted the bottom with one coat of bonding primer and two coats of SW Creamy in semi-gloss.  I sanded the edges and applied a dark wax to antique and protect it.  The top was cleaned and waxed to give it a new luster.  This piece has a great applique detail between the doors, that lock with the original key.  It’s a really cool piece.  Man, it feels like such a let down to write

I love paint decks. (You have to be a contractor/designer to be able to get them for free, but you can sometimes purchase them.)  Some people get overwhelmed.  You know the type (it may be you)…standing, blank stare in front of the florescent lights and the display of thousands of colors.  “How can I tell what will look good in my home?  It’s just a teeny tiny little square of color.”  They bite their lip.  Call their husband out of “tool heaven” aisle. Ask total strangers, “does this look like a soft, airy blue to you or is there too much of a purple undertone?”  I look at a paint deck…thousands of little squares of color…and I get excited.  There are so many possibilities.  So many colors to try!  I am fortunate enough to have lots of uses for paint, so if I see a color I like, I just buy a $5

No, I’m not taking on a fourth retail space.  I’m not that crazy!  I did get to move into a new space yesterday, though.  There was a little bit of a shuffle at Wild Rose and I was put in the corner.  No, I wasn’t naughty.  No dunce cap was involved.  It was a good thing.  I got two full walls to put my furniture on.  I was really excited about the switch and it was fun for me to pull all of my things into my own little corner.  Once I did that, I realized I need some more things to hang on the wall and I need a small table or carpet for the middle.  It looks a little sparse, but now I know what I need.  (By the way, I used my new toy to take this picture.  I sucked it up and bought a wide angle lens.  I’ll

This year has been a dream-come-true year for me.  I learned a lot about myself.  I found a passion, discovered I was really good at it and realized that my dreams were not as far out of reach as I thought.  In January, I was plugging along..writing a blog, working on my house, painting furniture and selling in a small shop.  I really thought that was how things would stay.  It all changed in August.  I found out the shop that sold my furniture and accessories was closing, which should have been scary, but I had a peace about it.  I was even excited.  When God closes a door, there must be something good around the corner.  I then received one of the most amazing e-mails in my life.  HGTV.com was asking me (a non-designer, non-writer, stay-at-home-mom-of-toddlers) to write tutorials for them.  When I received the contract in the mail, hiring me as a freelance writer, I wanted to show it