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!, Did you miss me? No, you don’t have to answer that! Anyway, just at the moment, when I was going to slit my technologically impaired wrists, I think I’ve discovered an app for my Ipad that may just save me from the brink of disaster! I hope your Mother’s Day, was in fact your day! With no children in the area, and my mom up in heaven, it was just Mr. Wonderful and me this morning. Per my request, I got to sleep in, until 7:28! After Mr. W’s low-cal buttermilk waffles, slathered in butter and syrup…and a quick shower, we…
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Hello sweets!, Before I launch into what’s meaningless, in comparison, here at the shop, my heart goes out to tornado victims, in the south. They are in my prayers, this week. I hope you are safe and sound, wherever you are! We have a fun party planned, for May 15th and I hope you can make it! Local art and wine, Mr. Wonderful’s smoked meats, palm reading, treasures from my European adventure. I’m also planning to include a great raffle, at the party, for FOUR FREE Furniture Painting Classes with Amy Howard, on May 17th! Amy Howard will be hosting…
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Greetings, dear ones!, I hope you are doing well! No matter how far away I am, I still notice the painted furniture! How about a chest covered in cow hide? Tres’ chic! We now have all 38 colors in stock, of the new Amy Howard One-Step (8 oz.) paint pots! Plenty of paint to update just about any piece of furniture!+ I’ll be back in the shop this Saturday! Thanks to everyone who made it possible for me to take this wonderful trip! (Diane, Debbie, Debby and of course Mr. Wonderful!)
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Are you in the area? Join us for our Spring Party on May 15. See the new treasures at the newly expanded shop. Bring your honey or a friend and welcome spring!
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Well, there’s a lot going on, at The (bigger, badder) Treasured Home! First of all, check out the wall-o-paint! I found this rack last weekend, while out scavenging, and it is perfect, for displaying my Amy Howard One-Step color boards! I don’t know what it was used for in its previous life, but for $42.00, I’m happy!! Check out our expanded work shop and class space! Mr. Wonderful completed the third rolling work table last week. The top is made of butcher block, that I painted with MMS milk paint, in the color “Trophy”. (That’s Diane in the picture, working…
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Before you know it, I’ll be headed to Marrakech. From there, the traveling girlfriends, led by our fearless leader, Eileen Hayes, will head to Barcelona and then to France. The picture above, is of the Royal St. Honore, where we’ll end our adventure in Paris! This will be my 5th trip to Europe, in the last 8 years. If it made any sense, and if Bob, aka Mr. Wonderful, would join me, I’d live there! I won’t be blogging about my adventure, on a daily basis, as I have in the past, but I will be posting on Facebook, if…
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Greetings, from sunny Northern California! What a glorious time of year, here! I’m in my back yard typing this,while a very happy bird is singing his heart out! Today, is a day off, so I’m taking it slow. I wanted to show you a small change in our living room, so here goes. (It might be a nice break, from all things “shop”! My parents are both keeping a close eye on me from heaven, now days, while I take care of some of their earthly treasures. This extra wide chair was one of my favorites, in their home. Back…
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As much as I love the ease and predictability of Amy Howard’s One -Step paint, no other paint can achieve chippy-heaven, like milk paint! Isn’t she the sweetest thing ever? I used Kitchen Scale on the legs, mixed with Ironstone. It looks almost identical to the Eulalie’s Sky, I used on the seat. Go figure. It’s all good!
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No, I did not fall off the Empire State Building or get swept away at Niagara Falls! We have expanded into the space next door! Walls have been removed and it’s a whole lot of fun, having more room! In the meantime, we have grown into the suite next door and I’m loving the new space! My favorite thing to do is find new treasures! I found all of these Western hats, at an estate sale, of a woman who use to play in western pictures. She was married four times and was quite a woman! I found this old…
Read the rest >>Well, this is a first. In just a few minutes, I’ll be landing in Lost Wages, for the second time in a week! This would be really cool, if I was a gambler, Celine Dion’s Nanny, or a pimp. Alas, I am none of these. I am excited to be attending retailer training, for Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint, over the next two days. I’m really looking forward to meet some of the other brave souls, who have chosen to follow their creative spirit, and show others how to re-purpose the forgotten, neglected often abused vintage and antique furniture pieces.…
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