A Desk for Chris

Chris found me on craigslist a few weeks back and we have been e-mailing and chatting back and forth about refurbishing some of her own bedroom pieces. She found my red and white secretary on craigslist and nearly abandoned all of her decorating plans to buy...

A Treasure Amongst the Other Stuff

I may go to yard sale after yard sale, peer in boxes, peruse belongings on the lawn, glance through  junk stuff lining tables, and every so often, a gem appears amongst the chaos. No, not that wicker stool. The chandelier sitting on top of the wicker chair! A...

Sorry Friends, I’m Keeping This One For Myself!

You know that saying, “the cobbler’s kids have no shoes?” That’s me! I have a store with all kinds of furniture re-creations, yet my own house is lack luster. I only have three pieces of furniture that I have re-done myself. One is the dresser...

Back Country Yard Saling

I don’t know about you, but I relish 3-day weekends. I don’t even “work” anymore, and I still find myself giddy over a “day off.” My big plans for this Labor Day Weekend included a stay at the gorgeous Madonna Inn in San Luis...

I’ve been a bad blogger this week! No new updates in a week. In part because I’ve been really busy…mainly trying to not only keep things going in the store, but working to pull some things together at home in my own decorating and refurnishing...