oH mY gOoDnEsS....What Have We Been UpTo?

Getting ready for Brimfield has kept us busy, busy , busy!  New items are being done daily!

No sooner did we finish this little beauty and we sold it!  She is truly one of a kind!  We stained and waxed her beautiful top!

 A gorgeous cameo back French Provincial Chair with rose carvings.

 We chalk painted her and distressed her to a soft silky finish, distressed in all the right places...

Ralph Lauren rose fabric, tufted beauty!  Pretty blue striped chintz outlines the body.  A blue chintz panel on the back.

How about this pink heart sweetness?  

 Painted a gorgeous shade of pink chalk paint, we have distressed her to perfection and added pink dot fabric with rose chintz piping.  How adorable!  Perfect for a Princess!

We are offering a new style of Queen bed!  Absolutely gorgeous!

Pretty in creamy white with gorgeous rose garlands.  Such pretty trim detailing!

Guess What Color I Worked With Today?

Yup, teal.  Figured I would get a whole bunch done for the Brimfield show and then I wouldn't have to rush at the end....

Hmmmm....what color for Monday?

I Am In Love With Teal.....Simple as That!

Another French Teal beauty that was sold before it was finished.  It is stunning in person....

Time to go to the storage room and find some more beauties!

Is Spring on It's Way? We're Getting Ready!

The birds have actually started singing their spring songs.....so nice to hear.  Winter hasn't gotten the best of us this year, it actually has been very mild!  I think it's a reward for the trials we faced last winter!  We have been busy trying to keep out web site filled, but thanks to our loyal sweet customers it just never seems to stay that way!  No complaints here!  The fun is coming up with new ideas and pretty usable items and keeping ahead of trends.  We are always searching for great items to have to offer on line and at our Brimfield Antique show!  The addition of color has been new for us, one that has been a successful addition. Here is a little peek at some new items we have recently added to our web site.

We have just finished this amazing brass and iron twin bed.  The line on it are wonderful!  The gentle curve of the foot board makes this bed such a special piece!

We have painted her a shade of pretty French Teal and gave her finish a time worn weathered look.

We cleaned her lovely brass fittings but left a little patina to make her look like the vintage beauty she is!
We have been finding some AWESOME upholstered pieces to redo, we thought this end of the bed petite couch came out adorable!

We have newly painted her a creamy white, lightly distressed and then had her upholstered in a vintage looking  rose chintz.  The piping has been done in a dreamy pink plaid......the combination is scrumptious! The rose chintz fabric is reminiscent of the type of fabric you would see in the 1940s......sO rOmAnTiC!

We chose to use box pleats around the bottom to give her a pretty Romantic Cottage Look.

Something about the box pleats and the pink plaid piping makes me smile....
How about a 1920s radio cabinet turned into a fabulous shelf?  It would be the perfect candidate for some great storage baskets.....

She would be fun to use in a bathroom, library, cottage bedroom or family room...the possibilities are endless!
Tomorrow is a new day.....wonder what we will come up with?   Hmmmm....we'll see!

New Projects!

WOW!  I admire you ladies that can keep up with it all!  I get so jealous happy to see everyone Facebooking, Blogging AND decorating your homes in such a beautiful fashion!  I need some lessons on how to get it all done!  Just want to say how much we appreciate those that drop by to check out what is happening.  We are working to fill our stock and get orders done.  In the midst of it all I succeeded in taking out the meniscus in my left knee after doing the same thing to my right knee in July.  Almost 6 months to the day!  I am not a happy camper as you can imagine with trying to get projects done!  In between orthopedic visits, physical therapy and surgery I will be posting projects!  Here are a few that we have been doing.

 A very pretty classic sideboard with spoon feet and mirrored back splash.  We have enhanced her with pretty rose garlands and crystal knobs.

A wonderful 1950s French Provincial full bed frame upholstered, appliqued and stenciled.

An awesome 1930s tiara top mirror vanity with doors, such pretty detailing!

A very pretty 1920s upholstered bench done in French Pewter, heavily distressed.  We had her upholstered in a gorgeous Ralph Lauren printed linen.  The springs have been newly tied, her stuffing is new.  Such a nice piece in person!

Got lots more in the works, we are working hard for the Spring Brimfield show to have lots of pretties to fill our booth!  The May date this year is May 8-13, Mark your calender!

Not Just a Silver Lining...

We took the plunge! We have been toying with using metallic paints for a while now but needed to find the perfect piece to start with.  Using metallic paints seemed a daunting task, one that I was not sure about but after some trial and error, we think the petite French wicker sideboard turned out amazing!

I scoured the blogs and internet on tips on working with metallic paints....not too much information out there....one important step that I did glean was to make sure to use grey primer under the metallic paint.  Missing that step makes for a mess! And boy....did I have a mess!

We painted the top surface of the server and HATED, hated, hated how it looked....I wasn't sure if it needed to be lightly distressed or heavily distressed...or not painted at all...arrrggg!...it kind of reminded me of restaurant stainless steel...NOT the look we were going for!

 Oh!  what to do!......sanding the top paint off was in order along with heavier distressing...thoughts of ditching the project kept crossing my mind....Alas!  This project was not going to get the best of me!

So after fussing and mussing, I took the plunge and sanded the top leaving hints of silver paint, making her look just right!  A lot of distressing, a little staining and a lot of waxing gave her the look I wanted....

Ah! she looked so pretty in the sunlight! Just the right amount of distressing made her POP!

I can just imagine her in the right setting!  She will certainly shine!

We won't be so afraid of metallic paints in the future, trial and error made us brave!

Such a pretty sparkling gem!

Magnifique!

Cottage Square Bottom Bed, So Fantastic!

The things dreams are made of....romantic furniture from an era when life was a little simpler!  We have turned this art deco beauty into a piece of usable art.  Can't you imagine her piled high with pretty pillows? 

She was sitting in a lonely corner of our local Auction house.  She caught our eye.....we knew she could once again be beautiful....a sight to behold!

We pulled her out from the wall and noticed she had a gorgeous square bottom....OH! how lovely she would be once again, we decided she needed to go home with us to get a makeover!  We worked our magic, restored her to perfection!  She is now waiting to spend the rest of her happy years in a beautiful Romantic Cottage Home!