If you haven’t picked up on it, yet, I am an avid “craigslister”. It started with one dining room table about 9 years ago and it has become my go-to place to browse for furniture and other miscellaneous things. I love that I never know what I’m going to find. I love that you can weed through all of the junk … Read More
my five “secrets to success” when selling at an antique market
Many readers have asked, through comments or e-mails, if I could share some of my tips and “secrets” to being successful at an antique market, so I thought I would write a post and share my answers with the whole group. Here they are, my top five (off-the-top-of-my-head) secrets to success… Create a Cohesive Look Remember, as you’re curating for … Read More
soda crate + dress form display
When it comes to creative display ideas, I try to “keep my head down” or “keep my blinders on” to some extent, so that my ideas aren’t too heavily influenced by trends or other creatives. But, sometimes I feel a little stuck in a rut and I need to cruise for some fresh inspiration. It’s definitely a fine tightrope to … Read More
behind the scenes | online shop
Since the online shop has been a big focus in the studio for the past couple of weeks, I thought I would share a little bit of the “behind the scenes” for those who are curious about our process. Our process has been a bit all over the place, since we don’t do this regularly, but we’re getting into … Read More
back to work & other things…
I hope you enjoyed your long weekend. My three day weekend was actually an eight day weekend, since I took a week off to recover from the Lucketts Spring Market (and months of work leading up to it!) I still did computer work…e-mail, blog posts, social media, etc., but I took a break from going into the studio. I really needed … Read More
styling tips | for retail
I’ve written several posts about styling over the years, but I’ve grown a lot and learned a lot along the way and it’s probably time for an update. (I have also received a few comments and e-mails about it lately.) Styling is a broad topic, so I’ll break this up into a series. In my work, I do three kinds … Read More
Lucketts 2016 Recap | part 3
Saturday was the early day of the Lucketts Market, kicking things off at 8:00, so it meant another early morning after a full day Friday. I also didn’t sleep very well the night before. My mind was swimming with the events of the day and the tasks for the next. Sometimes it’s just hard to shut it off. We drove … Read More
Lucketts 2016 Recap | part 2
Before I continue with the story of Lucketts 2016, let me rewind to one year ago, VIP Day 2015. We had tons of help lined up, cameras at the ready to capture the frenzy that usually happened when the gates opened. The anticipation was building as we neared 10:00. The gates were opened and customers strolled in. There wasn’t a … Read More
