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
Could it really be that just a year ago, I attended the first Haven Blogger’s Conference in Atlanta? My pen was moving faster than a speeding train! I felt like thebionic woman learning things that would make me a more powerful blogger! I came home, feeling so connected to a number of wonderful women, who give their all to the blogging community! And since I can never leave well enough alone, I started The Blog Sisters. I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to have a reference guide to home bloggers, throughout the world? Yes, membership is international! Still, we only…
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Hello! We recently made the trek, to see our daughter at college, in New York. Typically, we land and stay in NYC, to take in some of the big city! This time, we landed in Albany, and had the chance to visit Hudson, New York. It’s about an hours drive from Albany, or two, from NYC. If ever you have the chance, stay at a B&B, called Inn on the Hudson. Big, beautiful place, about a hundred years old, that’s been lovingly restored. Be sure to save room for their amazing breakfast selection! Mr. Wonderful, my driver, immediately christened the…
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Greetings, dear ones!, I have just a few things to show you, at The Treasured Home, if you have a minute to sit back and take a peak! This isn’t what we’d call a “beauty shot”, but these two shutter panels are from Italy. They’re big and chunky, with equally chunky hardware! Yummy! Mr. Wonderful has practically rebuilt this buffet, from scratch! He’ll be glad to see it head to the shop, for wax and hardware next week! I got my hands on this bee-uuuutiful twin bed frame, complete with side boards and a matching dresser today. Does it need…
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Good morning! How was your weekend? Wonderfully fun, I hope! Saturday’s Milk Paint class was so fun! Great conversation and painting. How can you go wrong? I stepped away briefly during class and returned to Heidi, lusting after the chalk based paint samples. She was ready to give up on milk paint! Why? Because it didn’t cover as completely as chalk based or latex paint. Especially when painting a light color, like Grain Sack, over a dark brown chair! I knew it was time for an intervention, for Heidi and her chair! I said, “Just try the dark wax. It…
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Greetings fellow countrywomen!, I have a milk paint class on Saturday, so I’ve been mixing and layering colors, in my laboratory! I mentioned the other day, about creating a driftwood look, layering Typewriter and Grain Sack. Then, I started playing around with Kitchen Sink, which falls into the turquoise family. Kitchen Sink was used on the far left sample board. I was surprised that adding one part yellow to two parts Kitchen Sink, hardly changed the outcome (middle board). With half Kitchen Sink and half Mustard Seed Yellow, it became a green that is similar, but not as clean as…
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Do you have a room in your house that doesn’t feel finished? For me, that would be our living room. I have been wanting for it to be more comfortable. So, I replaced a glass topped coffee table, with an antique Chinese chest. I wanted something you could put your feet up on. The antique chest missed the mark. It’s now sitting comfortably in the rarely used den. So, low and behold, I found a wonderful, round, vintage coffee table, recently. It had a shiny, butter yellow paint job, that needed to go bye-bye. But, check out those legs! Nice,…
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Hello good looking! I know how busy you are and how your calendar fills up, pretty darn fast! So, I’m attempting to get on your “dance card”! (No, I’m not old enough to have ever had a dance card. Almost, but not quite.) We’ll be hosting our spring “Meet the Artists” event, and I can’t wait! Thanks to a neighbor who knows Sausalito artists, Jarl Forsman and Steve Sekhon, they’ll be presenting their wonderfully colorful, abstract artwork, at The Treasured Home, Thursday, May 16th, from 6-9 p.m. I’ve put in an order for a lovely, warm spring evening, good wine,…
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Well, it all started when I got these sweet blue-and-white china plates. I found them last weekend at an estate sale, for two dollars each. Then, yesterday, I was at Trader Joe’s, And found these darling topiaries, for $6.99 each! By the way I sell the crusty urns (reproduction) at the shop. As you can see, these guys are still in their plastic pots, but hopefully they will find something more suitable to sit in, soon! So, if you love topiaries as much as I love topiaries, head on over to your nearest trader Joe’s! May the shopping angels watch…
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They say it isn’t nice to fool Mother Nature. But, I have a new table top, that Mr. Wonderful made, to go on an old, wonderful table base, so I’ve got to fake it! Micki Coles, at Great Walls Supply, on the east coast, is another MMS Milk Paint retailer, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She answered my plea, for a formula to create a driftwood looking wood finish. Micki suggests 3 1/2 parts water, to 1 part Typewriter, to create a “wash”. Paint the “wash” onto your wood and then wipe off the excess paint, just staining the wood. Follow…
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Is anyone buying furniture? Beautifully restored and/or painted antiques? I’d love to sell my lovely pieces because I have to make room for the pieces, waiting in the wings, aka storage and garage! The only conclusion I can make is that my prices aren’t low enough. So, I’ve lowered most furniture in the shop, by at least 10%. This pretty dresser, in Miss Mustard Seed’s Shutter Grey, has been lowered to $260. This dresser with the original beveled mirror and barley twist legs, has been lowered too. I made a huge reduction on this solid wood, 6′ antique walnut farm…
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