Do you remember when I found these lamps at Habitat for Humanity Restore in Pensacola? I got them for a steal. Was thinking of doing a restoration hardware look on them and getting some linen shades and maybe using them on my back porch. But then I was looking at this Z Gallerie catalog....................... And look what I found. The baby version of these lamps. Well I think I will be adding to these to make them more gold, …
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Desk Transformation
One of my customers, Tracie Aufieri posted this transformation on facebook and I just had to share it here. It is amazing! She used Heirloom Traditions Scanda and waxed it with White Lime Wax. It is so beautiful! …
Miles Antique Mall
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 …
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 …
Heirloom Traditions Navel with Dark Umber Wax
I had a client send me a pic of this hutch asking if I could fit this in my schedule to paint. I said yes and the process started. I asked her to drop it off here and send me a pic of what she wanted it to look like. What's so cool is that she found this piece right here in Franklin at The Bargain Barn. One of my favorite places to shop for vintage stuff. So she sends me this picture. No problem, I have seen this one floating around the internet for some time. Love it! This …