While on vacation in Orange Beach, Alabama I took a day to shop for my flea market booth and workshops over at Inspired to Restore which is located in Chic & Shabby, downtown Franklin. I also had my trusty sidekick Kathy with me. First we went over to Habitat for Humanity which I blogged about here. I found some really cool things there. Then we went to Miles Antique Mall. It is Florida's largest antique mall and if you go make sure you have plenty of time to look around. There is so …
Archives for June 2015
TV cabinet dilemma
I've been wanting to replace the TV cabinet in our Master Bedroom for a long time. So I decided to call my go to carpenter friend, Mike to build a custom cabinet. I wanted it tall enough so that we could see the TV while in bed, wide enough to fit the space in which it was going and I needed storage. So Voila! My dilemma of course is what color or colors to paint it! I'm always painting furniture so I should have no problem right??? Wrong.... I'm so confused. We have …
Transferring from Blogger to WordPress
Blogger has worked really well for my blog in the past. It's free and easy to use. I'm working on making this blog a business and one of the first things blogging experts recommend is that you purchase a domain and have your blog/website there. So that's just what I did. I purchased inspiredtorestore.com and hired Julie over at Fabulous Blogging to do the transfer. She transferred my blog at inpiredtorestore.blogspot.com to a new Wordpress blog, inspiredtorestore.com. She is affordable and …
Habitat for Humanity Pensacola ReStore
I've been away for awhile. Recharging the batteries as they say. I stayed in Orange Beach, Alabama but I always go exploring for inspiration. This trip I discovered the Habitat for Humanity Pensacola Store. I will be back and if you are ever in Pensacola you might want to stop by. This was my first time in a Habitat for Humanity Restore. I will be visiting the one nearest me soon, it's in Lafayette, Louisiana. Here is their website for more info. Habitat for Humanity Pensacola Restore …
Layering workshop at my booth, Inspired to Restore at Chic & Shabby, downtown Franklin
Saturday we held our first layering workshop. I asked the ladies to bring in a small piece of furniture and to have the colors they wanted to use in mind. I looked at their pieces and they told me what they wanted to accomplish, we picked out colors and waxes and went to work. First up is Katie. She drove from Morgan City and is a new customer. I loved meeting her and I think she really enjoyed herself along with what she created. She wants to use this same …