These are a Few of my Favorite Things

by Michele | Sep 26, 2011 | Other

For the second time this month, I made a trip up to the Central Coast to visit family, take a break from the store and treasure hunt! This last weekend, I made a haul and had the back end of the truck loaded with goodies. Amongst my treasures, hard to find, vintage...

Friday’s Feature

by Michele | Sep 23, 2011 | Other

This Friday at knot too shabby……my first in-store sale! I’m starting to clean house to get ready for Christmas and the new merchandise that will be hitting the floor in November. Plus, a ton of the pieces I use solely for “staging” the...

An Oldie but a Goodie

by Michele | Sep 21, 2011 | Other

This was one of my pre-store projects, and continues to be one of my favorite make overs to date. This was a fabulous, HEAVY, solid wood dresser. Very simple. Very plain. Opportunities abound! Peeling varnish.Boring knobs. Paperclip artwork.Sigh. Lovely wood beneath...

Decopauge Tutorial

by Michele | Sep 19, 2011 | Other

One of the most challenging parts of opening a store has been the lack of “kid appropriate” space for my oldest to help me with projects! One of my most successful behavior modification strategies was rewarding Sammi’s good behavior with a piece...

A 1942 Vanity

by Michele | Sep 16, 2011 | Other

Remember this?A dilapidated, falling apart, split veneer, colossal mess beauty! Just so you know in advance, this post has a lot of pictures! Everything seemed to be falling apart on the exterior part of the vanity. Lots and lots of time was spent removing all of...

“Hoo Hoo” Wouldn’t Love this Chair?

by Michele | Sep 15, 2011 | Other

Well? I admit, it takes just the right person to love this chair! I had a set of two of these cute owl upholstered chairs and one of them sold less than 30 minutes after I put it out front! This is what it looked like before we tackled these chairs.Pretty gnarly....