A new flea market

Today we tried out a new flea market. It was definitely OK, but we do much better at the other flea market we usually go to. Of course I forgot to take a decent amount of photos. I did take a couple of a few vignettes I had set up....

Guess I had a blue and cranberry theme going on this week....

One more day to enter my Etsy seller GIVEAWAY from Cottage Ruffles.

French country sideboard......

Whoa! I almost didn't get a post in today! Randy and I are trying a new flea market tomorrow, so I have been working non stop today getting things in order. To top it off I had to run Reece to the Dr. He has been out of school all week. We thought his allergies were out of control, but when his eyes became completely bloodshot last night, I decided we should probably get it checked out. The poor kid has strep and double pink eye....Anyway, he feels totally fine though....

Onto the good stuff. The other day I painted a small sideboard that I was positive was going to go in my BEDROOM. Although the renovation has been done for a bit now, I am still trying to pull it all together and decorated. That being said, I painted this piece to go in my room. In the end, I liked the piece, but just hated it in my room....So, it is coming to the flea tomorrow. I am not sure where the before photo is, so just picture a bland brown piece. Here is the after....

I'll share photos tomorrow of my vendor space...Until then, have a great holiday weekend!

P.S....Two more days to link your signs up to my LINKY party....



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The MOST gorgeous shabby, romantic, vintage home I have ever been to...

Quick background here...A couple of months ago another blogger came across my blog and told me she was from Connecticut too. We began chatting and realized we lived only 20 minutes from each other. We also figured out that she is a frequent shopper at the flea market I vend at and had purchased items from me in the past. A few weeks later, she knew I'd be vending and we met in person for the first time. We became instant friends and hit it off immediately. And not just because she has become my best customer...hee hee...She has met my whole family, and I have been lucky enough to meet her husband, daughter, and her 3 adorable grandchildren.

Anyway I love to read her blog. Capers of the Vintage Vixens. From what I have seen her buy at the flea and seen on her blog, I was blunt enough to invite myself to her house so I could see it in person.

We planned that I would go over yesterday. I got out of the car and the first words out of my mouth were "Oh my God". I couldn't stop saying it. I was beyond words. This place was sincerely magical.

Her house is an old barn dating back to the 1700's. The gardens are gorgeous as you can see.

Then we walked in and I felt like I had just walked into a museum. Everything was amazing and had the perfect spot. I couldn't stop commenting and staring at every detail. I know now I must have missed 1,000 things. One of the first rooms I saw was the solarium. There was even an indoor pond.

Here is a picture of  the library. How fabulous is this table with the numbered chairs. Everything is finished to perfection. I loved the tulle wrapped around each one.

Then there was this cozy sitting area. I swear I wanted to lay down with a magazine.

Notice the mocha colored tulle around the base of this vintage couch.



We sat in her kitchen and had yummy blueberry pie. While eating, I was trying to take the entire room in. Little pieces of me that she purchased from the flea were perfectly placed around the house. Debra had just bought this "Flowers For Sale" sign from me and I loved where she put it.

As I was leaving, I snapped some other miscellaneous photos.....

Be sure to go visit Debra at her blog, you will love her and every post she does.

Eclectic chic chair with Anthropologie appeal

Yesterday on my way to the grocery store, I quickly ran into Goodwill and I quickly found this chair for $8.

Typically $5 is my limit I will spend on a chair for resale, but this was so unique, sturdy, and I knew exactly what I was going to do with it. I had the perfect vintage fabric that was originally a curtain. I also had the perfect color paint to match it...It was even deserving of an Anthropologie photo shoot with moss and ledge as the background.

VOILA!!

In addition, I refinished two more wood containers my father scored for free for me....

The first trunk was painted with a cranberry color and the second container was painted a shabby blue with french beret for the interior..(the same color I used for my (BEDROOM MAKEOVER). If you haven't figured it out, "tresors" is "treasures" in french.

And lastly, here is a sneak peak of an upcoming project I am working on....

Only $15 at Goodwill! I an hoping to transform it into something out of this world....

This afternoon, I am stopping by my friend Debra's from Capers of the Vintage Vixens.  I know her house is going to be out of this world.  Little does she know, I am bringing my camera and sneaking photos to share with you.  (I guess she knows now if she is reading this...LOL!)

Wow....Did I seriously just overwhelm you with all of that information???

Have a great day!

Turning wood pieces into eclectic chic storage

The other day I shared a few photos of some stuff my father was given for free. In addition, he is giving me a ton of his stuff from his own collection since they are moving. Here are a couple of the photos again.

I have tackled a lot of it and will be sharing the before and after photos of two of the projects today. Here is a simple crate....

I gave it a coat of a cranberry colored paint then did some light distressing. I love how the original embossed lettering comes through.

Another fun project I did was with this heavy well made wood trunk.

The piece had character with out a makeover, but I wanted to clean it up and bit and give it a brighter appeal. I painted it a light color, then distressed it allowing a lot of the natural wood to come through.

I have a couple of fun and exciting things going on for everyone this week.

First, be sure to enter my GIVEAWAY from Cottage Ruffles...

And second, link your signs up to my second themed "Meet Me On Monday" linky party.



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