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Gorgeous Antique Bed and a fun antique dresser for sale!

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This past month has been so incredibly busy. So happy to share some new “for sale” furniture with you! I have been busy working on many pieces for a non-profit store/boutique my aunt is opening up in Brentwood. I can’t wait to share with you the finished product and her gorgeous store once everything is set up! So there will be much more about that later, so stay tuned :)

As for today, I am sharing with you two different things I have done this past week. Recently, I thought to myself it had been awhile since I have done any beds. Lo and behold, I found a gorgeous antique full-sized detailed bed for sale. I painted it a dusty blue-gray with a little pearl on the surface, and a little off white on the detail. This will be a lovely piece for someone, even a guest room!frenchbed 1 copy

I also found a little antique dresser I liked the shape of, and decided to do something creative with it. Though the piece is painted in pure white, it features vintage sewing patterns along the fronts of the drawers, making it adorably unique! And by vintage, I mean really VINTAGE as they came from my husband’s grandmother’s basement. That lady has saved everything over the years! Sweet of her to let me use some of what she has kept :)

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For more on these pieces, go to the “currently for sale” page. And as always, there is free delivery on furniture to the Nashville/ Franklin area, and cash or credit card is accepted.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend ! Here’s to a busy summer!

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Spring Blossoms

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Happy Spring everyone! Okay so it hasn’t felt much like spring…. BUT, here in Nashville it is supposed to be gorgeous starting tomorrow. I’m seeing pretty much a weeks worth of weather in the 70′s and it’s about time :)

So, in celebration of spring, here is a little cherry blossom dresser. I LOVE cherry blossom trees. So gorgeous. They remind me of my trip to Savannah last spring, and if you didn’t read about that little trip, you can here http://asouthernstory.com/2012/05/09/georgia-on-my-mind/.

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I took this little chest on chest dresser, and added some soft peachy pink blossoms with a soft gray. I already had this painted in an antique white, so adding the flowers was a small little project for me, since I am really still on maternity leave. I am however slowly starting this month to get back to painting. So if I have not gotten back to you about custom work, and you are interested, please contact me so we can set something up for sometime this month. So glad it is finally going to be nice out!

Be sure to check out the “currently for sale” page for more info on this dresser.

Everyone enjoy your weekend!

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A little indecision… and for sale!

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So, over my years of painting furniture, the decor in my actual home constantly has evolved. The frustrating part is that I am never done! But the fun part is that I come across amazing pieces with this job. I haven’t always been able to just keep pieces that I love, but there have definitely been many occasions that I have, or I have put an older piece up for sale to keep a new piece that I like. That’s the perk of my job!

This week, I painted a gorgeous shabby chic buffet, and really fell in love with it. It’s even more awesome in person. I was thinking really it also matches the side tables in our living room, and that maybe instead of selling it, I should keep it for an entertainment center. The thing is I have a gorgeous antique empire style chest that I currently use for that purpose. If I had the room, I would just keep both! I just couldn’t decide which I liked better for the room really. Even my husband can’t decide! So….. I thought, I will put them both up for sale, and leave it to fate! Whichever goes first, I will keep the other :)

So here they are:
This shabby chic buffet is all solid oak, and the previous owner said from the 1940′s. It has 9 drawers (some with some built-in features). I painted the bottom portion an antique white, and distressed. The top I stained dark walnut. There is so much detail on it! It has a rustic feel, but it’s also very elegant. It is Thomasville brand, and well-built. It is for sale on the “currently for sale” page.


And here is the other:

This empire chest of drawers is so gorgeous! We always get compliments on it. I purchased it awhile ago from a home in Brentwood (for you locals) that was over 100 years old. I’m not certain of the age of the piece, but it’s in great condition to be as old as it is! Love those glass knobs…

Everyone have a great week!

Cherry Blossom Dresser…and a little honesty

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Once upon a time this week started off with beautiful intentions. I had plans to finish up some custom work, paint a sweet little dresser I have been looking forward to working on, as well as enjoy the season with a trip to the apple orchard with my husband and busy little guy, and maybe even start that sewing project, aka my one and a half year old’s Halloween costume.

All of this came to an abrupt halt, when early on in the week, this pregnant gal who gets hungry every couple of hours, went and grabbed some Chinese food around the corner. Now, I have never had food poisoning before, so this was all new territory for me. For hours upon hours I kept saying, why, oh why am I having this horrible morning sickness at 17 weeks pregnant?! This poor baby got all the blame! I thought, “oh great, this must be one of those pregnancies where I’m sick the whole time.” So, in my stubborn fashion I fought off the nausea all day, even trying to nibble food thinking it would settle my stomach. I will spare you the details, but once the baby went to bed, I spent the rest of the night in the bathroom. And the next day in bed. And the next day.

But alas, I am finally feeling much better, just feeling a little weak. I certainly do not wish food poisoning on anyone ever, especially pregnant! Somehow everything bad is much worse if you are also pregnant.  In all honesty I have really been fighting the urge to feel sorry for myself a lot lately. I ended up in the ER a couple of weeks ago needing to get stitches in my finger after slicing it on a can, and that made it hard to paint for a couple of weeks. That was also my first time having stitches, and the week before that, our son accidentally got a cookie with egg in it at Sunday school, and had hives for a week….and then there was the very long drawn out morning sickness, I could go on and on… so I have felt as if there has been some sort of storm cloud of bad luck following me around. But I have resolved myself to change my perspective. In fact in all of the cases, it really could have been worse. How lucky I am really that my husband didn’t also want Chinese for lunch the other day, because I really relied on him to take care of me and my son while I was sick.
Truly, truly I do live a blessed life. And I owe it to my God to be more grateful and less negative. So, even though something else might pop up this week, I am going to try to remember this. I WAS able to get to the little sweet dresser I mentioned. And as I sat and painted the little cherry blossoms on it last night, I thought to myself, that even though I wasn’t feeling 100% yet, how awesome it is that I have so much fun doing what I do, that I just couldn’t wait any longer to get to it. Do you have a job that doesn’t feel like work? If so, count yourself very blessed!
So, in all it’s sweetness, here is the Cherry Blossom Dresser. Painted a soft gray, with chippy paint, and accented with hand painted cherry blossoms. For more information on this piece, please go to the “Currently For Sale” Page.

Also, I may never eat Chinese food again. But I’m okay with that.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9

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I’m baaaaack!

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Have you all wondered where on earth I have gone, and missed me terribly?  haha

Let me apologize over my absence by posting NEW furniture for sale!! I have been swamped with custom work the past couple of months (which is a blessing too of course!), and I truly have not had the chance to post new furniture, though I have had many requests to do so.

I also just got back from our family vacation. We spent the majority of the time in Minnesota, where my husband is from, visiting his family. Of course we also managed to make a trip to the Mall of America :)  Though it would be nice if he was from somewhere near a beach, (haha) we still had fun. And I will admit it was nice to actually be around some cooler weather! This summer’s heat has about killed me….. I am desperately craving fall, with crock pot meals, football, fall boots, pumpkin patches….I suppose it is around the corner :)

I still have some custom work to finish up, but I do have a french buffet that is now done. Also, I have a fun hutch that I hope to finish soon.

I would love to start a page on the blog for customer appreciation with photos sent in of things I have done actually in their home, and some quotes from actual customers would be great too! Especially custom work. So, I will mentally add that to the list of things to do :)

Check out the “currently for sale” page for more info on the buffet if interested. I promise to not stay away so long! Hopefully more posts of furniture soon! Have a great week everyone :)

 

Not your grandma’s chair….

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Okay, so these very well MAY have belonged to someone’s grandma, BUT they don’t look like it anymore! Unless it is a young, hip grandma, which many grandma’s are nowadays! (no need to send hate mail!)  ;)

This set of 4 chairs are antique Victorian balloon back chairs. They probably date back to the early 1900′s or even late 1800′s if that means anything to you. They had the original needlepoint seats still on as you can see:

Before you become  impressed correct me on any info of the antique fashion, let me say this is all by my researching online and not actual Antique Roadshow skills.

Anyhow, this post is to show what they look like POST early 1900′s…. They are now adorned in a nice shade of blue-gray paint in the chippiest of distressing style! Hand sealed in wax, and seats covered in natural covered burlap. Very french country…. and though they looked to be a lovely mahogany wood, I am happy to see them as they are now.


Hope you like! Check them out on the “currently for sale” page if you are local and interested.

Hope everyone has a GREAT 4th of July…. aka, LOVE my country day! Hope you spend it with grilled burgers and friends :)

fun finds…

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So, I added a couple of new pieces on my sale page, and in doing so I used a couple of my fun “rusty” finds from the flea market last month.

I love rusty old stuff! Is that weird?

Something about this old rusty bucket makes me want to stick a puppy in it and give it a bath…. and I love the blue rim. So cute.

I’m not sure what this originally was… but I thew some wheat in this rusty box. it has a cool chain on it too, so it can hang.

Those were just a couple of my favorites :) But there will be more in pictures of future furniture.

Inspired by these old chippy pieces, here is my latest “for sale”

Head over to the “currently for sale” page to see more pictures and info.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend….. happy father’s day dads!

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flea market recap

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So last weekend (by last I mean Memorial Day weekend) I had a booth at the Nashville Fairgrounds Flea Market. SO much fun! I met some great people, and saw some AMAZING things…. some I bought, and some I just didn’t have time to go get while also manning my booth. If I do it again in the future, I think I might wait until fall, so that during the summer months I can go and shop it myself :)

I did decently, though it seemed like I sold almost all of my smaller items, and only some furniture. Part of it seemed that no one had come shopping planning on buying a large item. I think if I did it again, I will only bring a small amount of furniture, and fill my booth with painted chandeliers, chalkboards, frames and other painted smaller items.

Overall, a fun time, and great learning experience. One of the perks was being next to a booth with the SWEETEST lady ever! She had the most awesome rusty stuff that she had picked all herself at a place in Franklin. I did come home with some of her stuff, which I will post some pictures of these great finds in a post soon. I also intend on going picking with her in the very near future! We had a lot of laughs while at our booths for 3 days… what a blessing to have met her. Thank you for the fun Paige, I can’t wait to go picking with you!

Though I was there for 3 days, it was fairly busy, so I am sure there was a lot that I missed. I can’t wait to go back and shop! One of my friends from high school, Sarah, had some AWESOME stuff at her booth. She was outside in one of the sheds, and with being so busy, I never got a chance to see it in person, which I hate! Hopefully she does it again in the future, and I can visit it. Their store is called “Ladylike (reclaimist)” and you can find them on Facebook here…. I LOVE their stuff , especially the repurposed window frames.

Here are some of the pictures of my booth:

One of the most convenient things EVER was that I was able to take credit and debit cards as well. Right before the flea market (perfect timing!) I received my “PayPal Here” in the mail. I am part of a select group using this new system, and so far I love it. Because it is on my phone, I can now also accept credit cards if you are local and want to purchase furniture from me. Excited to use it!

Check out my “currently for sale” page for some of the stuff left that is still available. And stay tuned this week for some pictures of my awesome flea market scores…..

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Flea Market Time!!!

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I have done craft shows before, and though I loved them, they were A LOT of work. Like “stay up all night the night before trying to get everything together, and somehow manage to get there on time with your booth looking cute” amount of work, meaning you are looking…. well like “you need extra concealer under your eyes” exhausted. That being said, they have almost always been worth it for the people you meet, fun stuff you get to see, and stuff you sell, or new clients you make. My goal is to do some more of these in the future.

So I thought I would try out the Nashville Flea Market. I have never done it before, and it is not exactly a craft show, but I have been there shopping  before and it is AWESOME. I remember a few years ago going, and getting an amazing wrought iron chandelier there (which I ended up using at my wedding reception!).

I am SO excited! Who doesn’t love antiques, vintage finds, old furniture, shabby chic items, everything rusty under the sun….. I can just see the barn wood doors, reclaimed window panes, and rusty old gates now! Oh how will I ever manage to stay at my booth and not run off to rummage through things shopping?!

So,  if you don’t have your memorial day weekend all planned out, grab some friends and come by! It is free to get in,  but it is $5 to park and located at the Nashville Fairgrounds. It is a VERY large area to walk around and shop. It may be hot this weekend, but my booth will be in the Creative Arts building with lovely air conditioning :) Just look for booth 93….. the girl who might possibly look like she has that “extra concealer under her eyes” look from throwing this together last-minute ;)

A Southern Story- Booth 93

Nashville Flea Market- Nashville Fairgrounds

Friday 8am-5pm     Saturday 7am-6pm     Sunday 7am-4pm

If you haven’t had a chance, check out the antique shabby chic dining table I added to the “currently for sale” page.

Cottage Chic for sale…

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Yep! It’s a post on new furniture that is done…. finally! I have gotten a little behind lately.

These are a matching set of 4 shabby chic chairs. They are a robin’s egg blue (here they look slightly more grey, so check out the other pics), with distressing, a subtle white wash, and seal. Burlap cushions add a rustic/ beachy feel. Would look gorgeous in a shabby chic or cottage style dining room.

If you are interested in more info and pictures, check them out on the “currently for sale” page.

This cedar wardrobe, got a chic makeover with a french blue paint, and lots of white wash for a very sweet look. Features lightly distressed edges, textured front, large “crystal knobs, “hook and eye” doors to help keep shut, and little skeleton key holes under knobs. Inside has two options for hanging the wooden rod, you could also add shelves and use for linens, and one door has a metal rod for hanging. Great for extra storage!

Check out more pictures on the “currently for sale” page.

That’s all for now, but as usual stay tuned for more! Everyone have a great weekend!

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