silvertone finds a home & French chairs get a fresh start
I’ve been working on restoring an antique Silvertone phonograph for a few months. I got into painting furniture, because stripping, refinishing and restoring is so tedious and takes forever. Just give me a brush and a couple of hours and let it be done! But, sometimes it’s worth it and I’ve found a labor of […]
the last finds & best pancakes in the world
Over the years, I’ve shared a lot of pictures of treasures I found in my Oma and Opa’s attic and some things I got from their house after my Opa died. A few months ago, I went with my mom to clean their house and prepare it to sell. After all of my years of […]
enter Kriste…
Today, I spent several hours brainstorming and working on creative things. As my business has grown, I find myself getting pulled away from those things more and more. I have to solve problems, review contracts, be on conference calls, stay on top of my e-mail, reconcile accounts and make sure the business side of things is running […]
furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
Good evening all. Again, there were some great makeover this week! I think the furniture makeovers are in full swing this time of year, so there are a lot of great things to choose from. Here are my favorites from last week’s shindig. I think this butler’s pantry by Emily of Eleven Gables is such […]
le bon lait, a bed frame & peppers
I have to admit that this purchase was a total impulse buy. A few weeks ago, I was looking through Furniture Feature Friday links to pick out my favorites. As I was scanning through the thumbnails, I clicked on this table makeover inspired by Country Living by Kathy of South of Main… My eyes were immediately drawn to […]
the woman behind Eulalie
In my business, a lot of amazing things have come out of a random e-mail. Checking my inbox is so fun and almost addicting for that reason. I started working for HGTV.com through one e-mail and the milk paint line came out of an e-mail. The woman behind my branding, Reni, sent me an e-mail one […]
what we're looking for…
We’re still waiting for our house to sell. For those who think I’ll sell my house and we’ll move and it’ll be some big secret, you’re mistaken! I will be shouting it from the rooftops when our house sells and we are getting ready to move. I guess I may have to wait until the […]
family gallery wall
When my dad was stationed on an Army base in Stuttgart, Germany, my mom had access to a framing shop. She took some classes and started framing old family photos, eventually creating a huge gallery wall. It didn’t matter how many times I looked at those pictures…I would still lean in and study them. Who […]