A California Wind Storm

by Michele | Dec 1, 2011 | Other

It’s ironic. The biggest reason that I opened a store was because I ran out of space in my garage to keep my finished and unfinished pieces of furniture. Now that I have a store, I still don’t have any room to store things. Partly because I have so much...

Drop Leaf Drama

by Michele | Nov 30, 2011 | Other

This wretched drop leaf table showed up in my driveway one day. It was dirty. It was damaged. It was outright ugly. Even the bottom of it looked gnarly. But, I’ve had a lot of success with drop leafs. Since I opened last July, I’ve sold at least six drop...

Music Motif

by Michele | Nov 20, 2011 | Other

Clearly, I can’t get enough of the sheet music. Blame it on my upbringing. I’ve been playing an instrument since I was five and I’m married to a musician. So, music runs deep in the family. It almost seems sac religious that I disgrace the music by...

The Piano Project Completed

by Michele | Nov 20, 2011 | Other

I love the annual Glendora Holiday Stroll. As a life long Glendoran, it is hands down my favorite hometown event of the year!The tree lit streets, horse drawn carriages, visit from Santa and of course, the smells, tastes and sounds of the hustle and bustle in and...

Christmas Explosion

by Michele | Nov 18, 2011 | Other

We are completely transformed and bursting with Christmas joy. Can you believe that we decorated this store with nothing more than $10 worth of yard sale Christmas decorations, piles of old books and music, a tree that was curbside way back in July and left...

Beautiful Oops

by Michele | Nov 17, 2011 | Other

One problem after another! That’s what I experienced while I was working on this hutch…which was my final big piece to set the store for the annual Glendora Holiday Stroll. The before:A great French style hutch with curvy legs and fabulous detailing. Not...