Posts by Barbara Bussey
Around the House
Good morning, Before I get ready for my day at the shop I thought I would show you a few things going on around the house. I absolutely love the beauty of vintage European linens. I bought this one recently from a wholesaler who travels back-and-forth to the Netherlands. I could bring them into…
Read MoreThis week, at the shop.
Greetings, lovebirds!, This small scale antique buffet was updated recently, with Amy Howard’s One Step Paint, in a wonderful color called Brook’s Grey. Yeah, I know that it doesn’t look grey at all, so don’t shoot the messenger. Great color, though, with a black glaze on top. By the way, the cow hide rug is…
Read MoreMy parent’s T.V. chairs
Don’t talk to me about habit. Yes, I sit in one spot and Mr. Wonderful sits in another. Predetermined. My parents had the same routine. Especially, while enjoying Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and Fox News. I was happy when my little sister, who had inherited these cained back sweethearts, gave them to me…
Read MoreWhat’s New at The Treasured Home!
Greetings! I hope that this beautiful fall day finds you well! While new treasures seem to arrive daily, our focus right now is finding fun new pieces to make your holiday home extra gorgeous. They’ll make their debut, in time for our Vintage Holiday Market, Sunday November 1st! Having vendors at the shop…
Read MoreBlessing Beads Have Arrived!
Blessing beads having arrived at the shop, just in time for our biggest gift giving season. They are hand made, in the U.S. The small set of blessing beads are beautiful keepsakes for a new baby, baptism, birthday or special occasion. The large set of beads can be hung on a…
Read MoreCabinet Painting Class this Saturday. Paint your kitchen cabinets now, to enjoy this holiday season!
Where do your friends and family gather, each and every time they visit? In the kitchen, of course! The kitchen photos above, were sent to us, by a happy homeowner, who recently painted her kitchen with our Amy Howard One-Step Paints. Have you been looking at your oak cabinets, with disdain? Do…
Read MoreWhat’s New at The Treasured Home
Even though it doesn’t feel much like fall, I’m hoping that if I bring in some beautiful, cozy goodies, for my friends, cool weather will come. Jill milk painted some surf board stripes on this vintage ironing board. I think it will make a cool sofa table, or even a breakfast…
Read MoreAnother “Paint Your Own Piece Class” has been added to the calendar. Last class of the year!
Yoo-hoo! It’s your Den Mother, here! Due to popular demand, we’ve added another Paint Your Own Piece class to the schedule, because we filled both the September and October classes. We added a class on Saturday, October 24th, 12:30-4:00 p.m. PLEASE CALL THE SHOP, TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, TO REGISTER, because the class…
Read MoreMy love for fabrics and hand made textiles, lives on!
Whether the fabric is found, with beautiful geometrics and color on a pillow…. …in a quilt, table runner, carpet, or upholstery fabric, I love the old world attention to detail, quality and craft. This is a Kantha cloth. I understand that “Kantha”, is an eastern Indian word that means “patch”. Some…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Paint…and More!
Greetings, from our home away from home! Not for long though. I head back in the morning. I feel slightly guilty, having been away from the shop for a week! Well, maybe more than slightly! The Catholic-guilt/workaholic in me, is the little “twerp”, sitting on my left shoulder and the sweet little fairy,…
Read MoreNew Vendors at the Shop! Come See What’s New!
Greetings, fellow treasure hunters!, Earlier this year, I told you that we were going to bring a few carefully selected vendors into the shop. Well, a handful of lovely women, moved their loot in over the last couple of days, joining Julie, who arrived last month. You already know some of the…
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