I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara
Before I get down to business, can I hear a round of applause, for the beautiful new blog header, Ann Marie designed for me this weekend? The black and white stripe reminds me of the B & W striped valence, in my actual shop window! Now, where was I? Oh, yes! Beautiful Lake Tahoe! In case you’re wondering, smoke is on the lake, due to the terrible forest fires . Fortunately, none close by. Knock on wood! If you love a good garage sale, like I do, you would have been in heaven, at this one! Truly “Old Tahoe”, this…
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Now you know, I live, breathe and dream about furniture painting, but a woman of substance needs some variety! Don’t you think? We’ve got a very fun evening planned, Thursday, Seotember 26th!, at The Treasured Home!. Niki Gamboa is a woman who loves to paint, whether it’s a canvas or kitchen cabinet. She will pre-sketch each canvas, to save time (and ensure a masterpiece) and guide the group through the picture painting process! You may have seen her teaching class at a couple of wineries in the region. Patti and I will be in charge of serving wine and appetizers!…
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Have you ever sat at a vanity, to put on your war paint? I think my mom used to say she was “putting on her face”! Like there wasn’t a face there before! It seems like all the movie stars used to sit at their vanity, brushing their thick, wavy hair. Or, applying their red lipstick. Ravishing! I’ve never had one. A vanity, that is. Never had the money for one when I was younger and now I don’t have the space. So, I’m stuck at the bathroom sink! How sad! This desk comes with a matching mirror and would…
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Greetings! Yes, it’s me! Have you missed me?! I’ve got news to share about the shop, but first a quick look at the calendar! Back to School, at The Treasured Home: Furniture Painting Class Special! Bring a friend and you will both receive $20 off of the $65.00 class price! All students, taking the 3 hour classes will receive an extra 10% off of supplies, on the day of the class!! You need to register in person, or on the phone and pay for your class at the time of registration, to receive the special discount. If you’re thinking it’s…
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Hello, dear friend!, You may recall that a few weeks ago,a customer at the shop was downsizing. She brought a wonderful buffet to the shop, and it has slowly made a change for the better! Here she is after just a quick topcoat, to test a color. The rest of her is wearing a blond faux crackle. Solid as a rock, she weighs more than a Sumo Wrestler! I made a custom mix of Old Town Paint’s Mocha and Dark Gray. 50/50. I just put one cost on the sides and front and two coats on the top, for good…
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Hear ye, year ye! The new Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Colors, have arrived at The Treasured Home! The next 25 orders received will receive a FREE sample of one of the three new MMS colors, along with Free shipping on orders over $25.00!
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I have decided to make August “Milk Paint Month”, here at The Treasured Home! In honor of all my wonderful on line and shop customers, who faithfully purchase milk paint, I’m going to break my chalk addiction and explore the natural wonders of this paint! Being a lazy bum, I love to just pop open the can and get started. But I am a bum no more. Watch and behold, as I tackle my chalk addiction and face the milk. My guru tells me that it’s nothing more than simply breaking an old habit. Starting the month, with a small…
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Martha, we have a winner! Thanks to all my local lovelies, who were able to stop by and enjoy the paint party! We were all running around like mad women and I completely forgot to take pictures! Linda, from Lodi, won the 3rd Place Prize, of 1 can of furniture paint, a can of wax, a paint brush and 3 hour furniture painting class…valued at $128! Molly, from Dixon, left happily, with 2 quarts of Old Town Paints, a can of furniture wax, a professional paint brush and a free 3-hour furniture painting class. 🙂 Drum roll, please….! The 1st…
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Are you looking for an addictive hobby that lets you express your creativity? I’m talking about a hobby with no right or wrong. Nothing happens, if you drop a stitch, or a paint brush, for that matter! This is the safe, welcoming world of furniture painting. It’s all about the “what if’s” and the “why not’s?”. With stencils, free hand drawings, decoupage, stripes, glazes and metallics, furniture restoration has been reinvented! Today, The Treasured Home is throwing a party. A Paint Extravaganza! We all know that anything with “extravaganza” in the title is going to be BIG. Today, we will…
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I’ve been spending summers in Lake Tahoe for fort-two years! Yet, I think today was my first chance to witness sunrise for myself! Mr. Wonderful rises with the birds, between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. Usually, I’m proud if I make it out of bed by 6:30 or 7 a.m. I have a real knack at falling back to sleep, after he gets up! Bob has always talked about how great it is to witness the sun rising over the mountains. So, today I joined him! Now, at 5:30 a.m., it’s rather chilly, so I got into proper sunrise viewing attire.…
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