If you can't tell by the title, this post is a total hodgepodge. That's how the last few days have been, though. Christmas freelance photoshoots, finishing details for Lucketts, gardening...I'm a...
a calico, a black sheep & gwendolyn
On Thursday, Kriste, Katie and I all worked together to finish up the second 9 x 20' mural backdrop for Lucketts. I painted a second coat on the lettering and Kriste added the grommets on the sides,...
bed foundation, the other mural & a slipped wing chair
As I was putting together the low profile foundation we used on the full-sized antique iron bed, I had a fleeting thought that I should take pictures of the process. My thought that no one would...
shoe cart reproduction
In case you missed them over the weekend, I listed a few more antique hemp sheets in the online shop! So, remember this antique shoe cart I found and sold last fall? It was such a neat piece and...
controlling the studio chaos…
As you may have guessed from all of the furniture reveal posts lately (and there are still more to come), the studio is getting pretty full! We have a lot of space (about 2500 square feet), but we...
building a mobile shop counter
A few of you noticed the counter in the background of the cleaning cart turned kitchen cart post. It is actually a mobile shop counter I designed and Jeff built for me! I wanted a counter that had...
oak buffet in-the-works
Last week, a reader left a comment asking for me to show more behind-the-scenes pictures. It was a simple, polite request and it made me realize I don't do that as much as I used to. I think I...
the studio is full of possibilities
I was down to just a few things in my to-do stash and that lasted for about two minutes. Kriste and I went shopping on Monday and brought home some great pieces AND my dad scored a few things on...
making a “vintage” chalkboard with milk paint
As I shared yesterday, the past couple of weeks in the studio have been devoted to getting things finished that have been hanging around for way too long. I've ignored some of them, because I knew...
busy as bees…
It's always exciting when the studio starts filling up with goodies. We have quite a bit finished for Lucketts already and I'm enjoying arranging it all for pretty photos and to give myself a sense...