antiques
Dressing Up a Plain Pillow, Jacket, Scarf…
Hello my dear, In between customers today, at Veranda, I made these crazy fabric flowers. I made a prototype out of some scrap material and think they’d look especially cute…
Read MoreLiving on the Dark Side
Pretty catchy title, eh? You probably thought I had started selling contraband diamonds from deep within the jungles of Africa. Not yet. You’ll be the first to know! Well, truthfully,…
Read More8 Things You Might Not Know About Jane Schott, Empress of the Eye
Hello darling! (Yes, that’s really what I say when I greet a friend, so let’s get to it!) This week, on the ratings-buster…. …we are meeting up with one of…
Read MoreFoot Stool Re-Do #2
As the self-appointed foot stool expert, (having recovered 2 now, in two weeks!), I’m back with my newest DIY project. I found it Sunday, at the Sacramento Antique Fair. It…
Read MoreSacramento Antique Fair…Fun Under the Freeway
I’m not an antique expert, but I know what I love. And there’s plenty of it at the Sacramento Antiques Fair, every second Sunday, under the freeway! At least half…
Read MoreRepurposing a Beautiful Frame
Are you wondering what to do with Great Aunt Henrietta’s collection hand-made lace doilies? Well, it turns out that I repurposed a botanical print, (that wasn’t selling at the shop),…
Read MoreImperfect Hearts, New Annie Sloan Color, Questionable Craig’s List Purchase & My New Veranda Find
It’s been such a fun-packed week, so far, that I haven’t even let the rain and grey skies bring me down. First of all, I always love a craft experiment…
Read MoreDreaming of the Paris Flea Market
I hope you got here, this morning, after a restful night of sleepy dreams! Sometimes/often, I travel in my dreams. In fact, I have a wonderful time, when I dream!…
Read MoreA Decade of Changes In Our Living Room
Thanks to those wonderful little furniture moving pads, that I discovered as a home stager, I can make my living room sofa do a three-sixty, in nothing flat! So over…
Read MoreAt Veranda Antiques This Week
Welcome back to Veranda! While I am the keeper of the shop today, I thought I’d give you another tour. You might see something you can’t live without! Or better…
Read MoreTouring West Palm Beach & Antique Row
What a wonderful day for antique lovers, in West Palm Beach! It all started at the Brass Scale Antiques, where Jane Schott is the shopkeeper and also a blog-buddy. Her…
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