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
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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We’re limiting this Saturday’s Paint Your Own Piece class, to just five students! This is an old photo, from the archives. Pre-masks and social distancing. Most of these women are still painting furniture and taking classes at the shop! Our Paint Your Own Piece is one of our core classes, that we’ve taught to hundreds of people. We always have a great time and participants are always amazed what they can accomplish, in two or three hours! What you see pictured are good examples of the project size we need to work with. You provide the furniture piece and we…
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Greetings, one and all!, Well, today is a special day! Today my mother is celebrating her 99th birthday in heaven. Happy birthday, mom! I can’t believe it’s been 19 years, since you left this earth. I am one of four “girls” in my family. Some pretty stiff competition! It was never Ozzie and Harriet at my house, but mom taught me about entertaining, creating a home, dressing well (when needed) and to say my prayers. Happy birthday, mom! I hope you and dad are having a marvelous time! Now on to pressing news! First up, Iron Orchid Designs Sally and…
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Hello darling!, How’s life treating you? Well, I hope! Beyond running errands and going to the dentist, the true highlight of my week, has been getting a few new things in, restocking favorites (like Camp Craft Cocktails, satin pillow cases and puzzles) and restyling our displays! Creating new displays is one of my absolute favorite things to do! And my stylist buddy, Jennifer, has encouraged me to take more advantage of our windows, to let passerby’s to get a better idea about who we are. I spent most of Monday, pushing things around the shop, to create a new look.…
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Hello friend!, I don’t know about you, but I think I just finished a marathon, called 2020! I know it isn’t all going to be fixed, just because we’re in a new year, but with the vaccine and all, it has to improve soon! Let’s hope so! Mr. Wonderful and I returned home this afternoon, from a wonderful week away. Every night, I slept at least 9 hours! What a luxury! I never put on make up and some days I didn’t even shower! True confessions! Sadly, the same unanswered Christmas cards were staring at me, that were there on…
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Hello Friends! The selfie, above, was taken by “yours truly”. I asked Mr. Wonderful to kindly remove his purple head band, for this quick shot, but he denied my request. What can I say? We drove over to Homewood ski resort, looking for a place to walk Micah, since the bike trails are covered in snow. We found a wonderful little street, “Sacramento Street”, to explore. Very “old Tahoe”, with sweet cottages. We got a fresh few inches of snow on Christmas night. Thank goodness Santa didn’t have to fly in that weather! I whipped out my phone and…
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