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
Greetings!, The folks at Porch.com asked me and other seasoned furniture painters, to offer their best tips for successful furniture painting. As someone who loves to give advice, to her children and furniture painters (a much more receptive audience), I was happy to chime in! You might find these tips helpful! Furniture Renovation Q&A Painting Edition: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques From The Experts Featured on Porch.com In this Q&A with the experts, we’ll explore furniture renovation from a painting perspective. We’ve reached out to experts in the area to get their best tips, tricks, and techniques on all things related to painting…
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Hey, friends! If you follow the creative world of Iron Orchid Designs, then you know Lynne Brundage, her husband, JR and daughter, Meghan! Lynne is the creative force behind Ellen J. Goods, a beautiful shop in a 100 year old storefront, in Medina, New York. They sell wonderful vintage pieces that they’ve restored, beautiful gifts and lots of paint and IOD product! I met Lynne a year and a half ago, at an Iron Orchid Designs training workshop, for retailers and we’ve stayed in touch. We have just finalized plans for a two day summer workshop, July 24th and…
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sidewalk sale, today!! Hi there! Thought I’d pop on this morning and remind you about our sidewalk sale, Saturday only! We’ve been doing some much needed spring cleaning and you may just find the treasure you’ve been dreaming of! If you signed up to our IOD or Fusion Demo’s today, we can’t wait to see your smiling faces! Lots of great info to share! Oh, and don’t forget to check out the Back Room! Savings of 20-50% off! Yippee!
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Hello friends! I hope you’re doing well, today! There’s lots going on at the shop, so grab your coffee and gather around the camp fire! Winter Sale, 20-50%! Yesterday, my trusty pricing gun and I turned the back room into our Winter Sale Headquarters! You may have heard that I have no formal training in the world of retail or in fashion buying. I’m sure there’s wonderful software or a purchasing formula to do things properly, but I subscribe to the wing it approach! So far, so good…but I start to get a little nervous as the end of a…
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Good morning! I’m a day late, this week. It’s Thursday evening as I sit down to say hello. Mr. Wonderful is taking Micah on our evening stroll without me, so I get to stay inside where it’s nice and cozy and talk to you! One of my all-time favorite things to do at the shop, is to arrange pretty vignettes. There are fellow shop owners that are true masters of this art, but I give it my all and have a great time in the process. (Tucked under the table there are the popular rechargeable light modules, that arrived this…
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Hello Friend! Even though it seemed like I hadn’t painted a piece of furniture in forever and a day, low and behold, I can still do it! One of our many dear customers donated this traditional antique dresser to the shop last year. It appears to have had a few prior make-overs. Originally, I’m sure it was stained. Then, someone painted it a lime green. After that, it became black. And that’s the beauty of paint. Your piece of furniture can have many make-overs in its lifetime. After Mr. Wonderful did a thorough routine check up, I cleaned, filled nooks…
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Hello, friend!, I hope your week is going well! I spent half of today, thinking it was Tuesday. Good thing Mr. Wonderful set me straight! Maybe it was wishful thinking…that I wasn’t so behind schedule! Sweetheart Sale! You probably know about our jewelry, but if you’re new to the shop, let me fill you in! We stock Uno de 50 and Trades (both made with silver plate, in Spain). We carried Trades a few years ago and brought back some of their bracelets with the magnetic closures, that you like. We also carry Brighton, which is also silver plated, as…
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Good evening, my dear! This is one of those poorly executed blog posts, thanks to a great lack of prior planning! I spent a good part of Monday and today at the shop. Kept busy as a the squirrels running around our back yard. You’d think I’d manage to take a few pretty pictures, to share with you. Nope. Nada! New Arrivals: We have new Democracy jean jackets, in a dark and light wash. More coming from them soon. Also got in a beautiful, chunky soft pink pull-over sweater, that I love! Lots more pretty things should be arriving any…
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Hello sweetness!, I took this photo this evening, before leaving the shop. Most of the lights were off and I find the photos to be prettier in limited light. I was ready to head out the door and thought I’d better get some new shots to share with you all. In the back of my mind, I was looking forward to some Dungeness crab, that Mr. Wonderful was able to snag at the market! If you live on the west coast, you have hopefully had the opportunity to enjoy crab while it’s fresh. The season started late this year and…
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Greetings! Good news! We’re having a denim sale this week! All denim is 25% off Thursday through Sunday! The brand of jeans all of our customers love…Democracy jeans! Plus lots more. Look for the red dot! This is a sale you don’t want to miss! See you soon!
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