I showed yesterday how I styled the hand painted empire buffet as a piece for a nursery or kid's room. In this post, I'm going to show the piece styled as a buffet... Kriste and I grabbed what we...
empire buffet project
Last week I started to get pieces ready for the Chapel Market (on October 25 in Pike Road, AL). I have a pretty nice stash and a plan in my head and now that I have space to work, I'm ready to go!...
adding casters to the counter
A couple of weeks ago, I found this amazing antique counter on Craig's List. My mom and I cleaned it and then I sealed the paint to prevent further chipping. I want everything in the studio to be...
french ironstone compote
I had my second full day in the studio and it was awesome. I am loving getting up in the morning and heading out of the house to a place of business. I'm still a little scattered, because there...
moving into the studio part 2
I don't mess around when it comes to moving into a new space. I want to get unpacked and settled as soon as humanly possible. I think it's my military brat upbringing. Moving was just a part of...
moving into the studio
When I say that the business was taking over our house, I wasn't exaggerating. We moved three 14' truckloads of furniture, tools, packing materials and stuff over to the studio today. It wasn't...
sealing the crusty counter
I shared this crusty counter I bought off Craig's List last week... It is a fabulous piece, but it was shedding paint chips all over the place and it was dirty and had quite a number of cobwebs...
the mustard seed studio
I signed the lease and got the keys for my very own studio yesterday. I've been talking and dreaming about one for at least two years. My business has always been spread throughout our house,...
crusty counter & other finds
I went shopping with Kriste today and I kept pausing to declare how excited I am about the new studio space. I got a call while we were shopping, letting me know that I can sign the lease on Friday...
repurposed petticoat, mini whisks & an apron
I moved around the furniture in my living room on Monday when the piano was moved out. Of course, moving the furniture in one room usually impacts another room as I borrow and steal from other...