styling the girl’s vintage bedroom
When I was a little kid, my favorite toy was my dollhouse. I enjoyed living out the imaginary lives of the little people who resided there, but my favorite part was arranging and rearranging the furniture. Even building “additions” with metal lebkuchen tins to make room for more furniture. I carried that into my teen […]
antique iron bed makeover & a mattress in a box
I acquired this sweet full-sized antique iron bed frame from a reader/customer a few weeks ago. I have sold a few beds in the past, but they are tough to style without a mattress and don’t usually sell fast or for very much. This year, for the Lucketts Spring Market, I decided to go all […]
the 9 x 20 landscape mural
When I’m getting ready for an antique market, most of the things my team and I work on are profit-earning projects. They are things I plan to sell. There are other things that we work on just because they make me satisfied as a business owner and designer. They are things that make for better […]
milk-painted wash stand
I was done buying furniture, but my friend Traer offered this old wash stand to me at such a great price that I couldn’t refuse. It’s sort of like fitting in dessert after a big dinner. It’s just a little piece of furniture, so we can find room for it! The finish was pretty messed […]
the antique display case makeover
A large part of finding “good stuff” at antique stores and junk shops, is taking the time to really look through each booth and, in some cases, to dig around. I know when I hit antique stores that I will usually end up needing a good hand-washing and a change of clothes when I’m done with […]
the whole house makeover & painted ironstone
When I was out shopping a couple of weeks ago, I came across this sweet little birdhouse… I almost passed it up, because the colors were a little drab, but I decided to give it a chance. I decided to paint it in MMS Milk Paint Grain Sack with Boxwood on the “grass”. Kriste loves […]
tiny topiaries & “just our stuff”
Last year was a big year for me. I finally decided to give gardening and indoor plants a real effort. I was actually going to water, tend, prune, weed, and fertilize. Guess what happened? I didn’t kill everything! I only killed some things, but I learned a lot along the way. I was not excited […]
antique haul for the Lucketts Spring Market
One thing that I love about what I do and being “the boss” is that I can (most of the time) chose to do the kind of work that suits my mood on any particular day. Last Friday, I was in a get-out-of-the-studio mood, so I decided to do some more shopping for the upcoming Lucketts […]