Tuesday found me back at the shop after the nice weekend... I finished up the custom painted bedroom bureaus and now have the waxing to do....but this morning I needed a change... [...
The weather was beautiful this weekend~ and I had both Sunday and Monday to kick around the house and the yard. It was a laid back weekend and we all worked together getting some much... ...
A pair of antique Italian candlesticks on marble bases are in my shop for sale~I bought them at auction and I love to mix high style with low~ adding them to a garden table... [[ Th...
Turning this standard kind of new bedroom furniture with a dark mahogany finish into a shabby chic set is what this post is about today~ I start with Annie Sloans™ Old White Chalk... [[ This is...
Just sharing a very pretty chandelier that I was thrilled to get at auction to add to my store selection of vintage chandys. It has french blue and gold porcelain bobeches... [[ This is a...
Have you been to Pier 1 Imports lately?Ill admit I hadnt, so when I got this opportunity to do a review ontheir outdoor furniture and accessories to create an outdoor space, I was happy to see... [[ ...
Laura Ashley Summer Palace in Duck Egg~ I saw this on Pinterest I think, and ordered it in less than 5 minutes after my blog buddy from the Shingle Cottage told me what the name... ...
Two nights ago I got a call from the mayors office inviting me to be on his tv show~ its the local cable channel~have you ever watched your town cable show? Its fun to watch real... [[ Th...
The back door in my shop has been getting painted and decoupaged and it really is a work in progress... even I dont know what it is going to end up looking like in the... [[ Th...
Colin set up pink tulips and a mothers day card late Saturday night so I would see them first thing in the morning~I really was surprised, and I do love getting flowers! He always... [[ T...
This is how I looked after losing 10 pounds~ I was quite happy to dump the extra weight by getting back on my diet~ Since I got lots of interest in my Steak Tip Diet~here it is. I call......
Colin and I painted the screen door Duck Egg Blue as well as the ceiling over the front entryway. This color looks outstanding with the Henrietta! A little painters tape was... [[ ...
You can have more fun when you paint a storefront than when you paint your house, when it comes to picking out colors~you want to get a color that makes people notice the... [...
50 Summer Street~ I set up a little sidewalk display~ it looked cute with the Henrietta walls by the front door. See the window display on the right~ with the fabric and the... [[ This is...
Colin and I took the wood blinds out of the front window and I decided to use a bed crown draped with double width ivory cotton fabric to create a display. Then we... [[...
This was a first for me~painting a sofa! But I love how it turned out~ this sofa is going to be a store prop that I bought at an antique house~ the upholstery was in awful shape as... [[ ...
I am using this large dresser as my cash-out station~ it used to look like this before I painted it with Annie Sloan Old White and detailed it with Paloma. Not a huge difference in the... [[ Th...
Custom painted mora wall clocks in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint~ the one on the left is in Cream with Old White and the one on the right is in Versailles with Cream. The Versailles... [[...
It was a big day for Maison Decor~and me! I went out to the beautiful countryside of Berlin, Mass and picked up my first order of Chalk Paint for the shop. I met up with Sally Barker... [...
The rules apply to store openings too~ things look worse before they are going to look better. Ill confess that yesterday took me by surprise~I hit the wall. After spending last week... ...
I am skipping ahead of myself~but I have lots of photos to edit before I can show you the last day of my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ training classes~so I am sharing what happened when I got home from.....
Yesterday I arrived at Patty Seamans home for day one of a two day Train the Trainer session. The dining room table was set up with notebooks and wood sample... [[ ...
Good Day Everybody~I drove 5 hours yesterday from Boston to New Jersey to take my Annie Sloan intensive Train the Trainer session with Patty Seaman of Classic Wall Finishes. Patty was one of......
Here is a mockup of the projecting sign for my shop~ It will be hanging off the end of the building and I love the old fashioned look of a sign hanging from a bracket. I like the paler color......
French Skin Care -- the Darphin Way I was so happy to be asked if I would join in a trial using a glamorous French skin care line, Darphin. Every woman knows a little bit about taking care of... [[ T...
The shop~this is how it looks as things are getting put together, and as each load of inventory comes in, there is reshuffling to be done. I drew up a floor plan of how I imagined the space... ...
Amy Chalmers and Annie Sloan by Janet Metzger "Annie you must let me sell your fabulous paints!!" And so she agreed~ and we all lived happily ever after! Well it wasnt quite like that, but......
It does kind of feel like a movie~ and I am playing a great part these days! At an auction a month ago I had my eye on this sweet country table~ but I had no place for it...I tried to convince... [[ ...
My day started early~but this shot is the last shot of the day~! Now I am able to start hanging things up and playing with the composition of all the goodies for the shop. I have to say I am......
Today was an early start, I wanted to paint the entire right side of the shop. I almost forgot I was a blogger ... I had already finished the bead board when I remembered to take a... [[ ...
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