Posts by Barbara Bussey
What’s New at The Treasured Home…
It seems like I’ve been playing “catch-up” since returning from Round Top, last week! I couldn’t resist bringing in these fun unisex t-shirts, especially since 10% of the company’s profits are going towards research for Muscular Sclorosis. They should be for sale in our on-line shop soon! Did I tell you about…
Read MoreTravels to Round Top
OK, friends. I’m back and had the time of my life! Yes, Round Top draws quite a crowd and I’m so glad we were part of it all! I had been talking about going to this bi-annual antique shopping extravaganza, for years. It was about time! Five of us, (three are shop…
Read MoreNew Class Schedule, for April & May
If you’ve been thinking about taking a class soon, to transform family heirlooms, or garage sale treasures, the schedule for April and May can be found HERE! Trying something new, Thursday classes will be held during the day, to make it easier for moms with kids to take a class. While you won’t find it on…
Read MoreRound Top, Texas, here we come!
While many of you are still dreaming of something really wonderful, five of us will be taking off from the Sacramento airport, at 6 a.m., for Round Top’s bi-annual antique show! To say I’m excited, is an understatement. It’s something that’s long been on my “bucket list” and now, at last, I get to…
Read MoreReclaimed Oak Floors, at our Tahoe Home
Remember the giant pile of wood flooring? ….And the orange carpet? Well, stand back and take a look at this! Yes, Martha, the floors are in upstairs and they are just gorgeous!! They are reclaimed oak boards, sealed with tung oil. One more coat of oil needs to be applied and then…
Read MoreAnother Antique Vanity and More News!
Hello Treasured Friends! In February, we were fortunate to sell a record number of furniture pieces! We shed a tear or two, as they went to new homes! But, we now have room to display a couple of new pieces, like this beautiful vanity. We gilded the drawer fronts and moldings with silver leaf. We…
Read MoreMilk Paint Adventures and Other News
By now, I hope you have all met Jill. Here she is, working on our latest conquest! This vanity, that could double as a desk, if you like gazing at yourself in the mirror, has been appropriately named, Atlanta. Believe it or not, this is the vanity Mr. Wonderful’s mother, Atlanta, sat at each day.…
Read MoreMilk Paint Monday
Way back before Christmas, Mr. Wonderful surprised me with this Craig’s list find. How sweet was that? He knows I love curves and turns, and knew I would love this table and 4 chairs! The table even has a leaf! Of all the dining room tables I’ve found, none ever had their leaf(s)! Can you…
Read MoreCustom Furniture Painting, Now Available at The Treasured Home
Paint it and they will come! Ever since Jill and I printed our custom furniture painting price list, we have been amazed by the number of customers, who want furniture painted for them. Who knew? Kim had this cedar chest, that had belonged to her parents. From a distance, it looked fine, but the top…
Read MoreHappenings at the Lake (Remodel Update)
Greetings, from sunny, warm, Lake Tahoe! If you have connections with the Rain and/or Snow gods, please put in a good word for us, here in California. We’ll take either! If all goes as planned, which it never does, the wood floors will be installed upstairs, next week. Yes, that’s wood, under the tarp, in…
Read MoreMilk Paint Monday
Many people ask, “What’s the difference between milk paint and chalk-based paint? They really are two very different paints. While neither paint requires priming, stripping or sanding, chalk-based paint is a liquid product that just requires a clean, smooth surface and a good mixing, prior to use. Chalk-based paint has a built-in primer. It will…
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