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
Well, it’s been more than two years since our son lived in this room. Trust me, it looked completely different then! The bed and nightstand came from our condo in San Francisco and this wonderful chest was purchased, not long ago, from an estate sale. The fiber glass plantation shutters do a wonderful job keeping the heat out of the room, in the afternoon. So, I’m not going to worry about covering the sweet little window. Speaking of sweet, I am a sucker for anything dog related. I got this little statue at Veranda, several months ago, and just love…
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One can not survive, by painting alone! A day, shared at one of the regions most gorgeous nurseries, is a day well spent. Of course, before shopping for art and antiques, one has to find nourishment and Hi Hand has a wonderful restaurant! Shopping is a natural activity once fed, so we headed for the Antique Trove. I found a number of great pieces at great prices. A fun time was had by all. Back to the salt mines tomorrow!
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When Kathryn at Kat’s Kalamities suggested painting the old door panel inserts with chalk paint, I thought “I have to try that!” Plus, the light gray door wasn’t doing anything for me and the brown door needed a little bit of waxing so I had another session with the three doors. Before… After… What’s another two hours spent painting? Actually, it was more fun than stripping a poor little table this morning! Just another Monday, living in the lap of luxury! What did you do today?
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Hi there, Where did the day go? I’ve been at the shop now for about six hours, painting three old paneled doors. I got them from a man who was remodeling some old houses. They were pretty sad when I bought them, for $20 apiece. Another Craigs list special! Kind of groadie, huh? I saw old doors used as a backdrop, painted by the lovely young lady who writes the Salvage Collection. You know how things can change, but I’m thinking about using them tied together somehow, as a backdrop for whatever I have in my window at the new…
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Hello Dear Blog Sisters!, First of all, a big thank you to everyone who gave me the positive feedback about seagrass. I’m ready to place my order! This is that the style I decided to go with… I understand that it comes from Georgia and that since the trucks are taking longer to fill these days, I shouldn’t expect it to arrive any day soon! But, we’ve lived with the coffee stained white carpet this long. I’m sure we can wait a little bit longer. Now, back to business! Feeling kind of crafty this afternoon I decided to make a…
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The hardwood floors are in upstairs, and I love them! Our son’s room is still in pieces, so I’ll show you later. At least our clothes are out of boxes and back on the shelves, as of this morning! We decided to leave the stairs carpeted and I’m looking to replace the once white carpet as soon as I get it. I’m just not sure what to get. This is the current carpet. I’m only authorized to show you a few stairs because it’s not pretty! I’ve actually never seen stair carpet look good for any length of time, no…
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Here we are, at the highly anticipated milk paint reveal! I’m going to ask you to use your imagination and think of her sitting in a beautiful room! According to Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, you never know what to expect when painting a piece of furniture with Milk paint. I told her that my finished dresser looked like it had been drug behind a covered wagon, across the prairie, moving west. But, I still love her. As you may remember, I didn’t use the primer that adheres the paint to the wood. I wanted to paint my first piece…
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Greetings! Happy weekend!, For some time, I’ve been thinking about recovering our kitchen window seat cushions. They were here when we moved in, ten years ago. It wasn’t a fabric I would have chosen but the best part about it, was that spots could never be found! Or, could it be that our friends and family are just extremely careful, when they eat? Nope. Don’t think so. No offense. Well, a couple of months ago, the fabric store down the street closed their doors for good. (Fabric stores seem to be going the way of the book stores, sadly.) I…
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You may say that I am “jumping the gun”. But the thing that makes the holidays so stressful, is that it all comes at once! Plus, having a retail shop during the holidays is going to bump everything up a notch! While at the gift show, I saw all sorts of paper crafts that I could make myself. The wholesale prices were very high but the creativity was wonderful! You may have noticed that I’m making more changes to my blog. Besides the new “Become a Blog Sister” tab and the “Our Home” tour, I’ve added “The Workshop” page, where…
Read the rest >>Hello there, Sisters! I was just checking out The New York Times, on line and saw a headline, “Homes for $985,000”. While I’ve never linked to the Times, on my blog before, this is a tour worth taking, if you have the few minutes it will take! Being a Californian, where it’s hard to find anything all that special for $985,000, these are gorgeously decorated homes, if nothing else. Start with the New York, 8 bedroom, lake home, built in the early 1900’s and you’ll be hooked! Enjoy the trip!
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