An 1800’s Pipe Organ Re-Purposed

Don’t you just envy people who can see a beaten down, broken up, mis-fit piece of furniture for its endless potential? Meet Laurie Theule! Shabby Chic’r Extraordinairre. Laurie is the Downtown Glendora Grandma. Mother to beloved owner of Blue Chair...

In Case Your Wondering…

Everyday…really, every single day I get asked, “where do you get all of your furniture?” I’ll tell you where I don’t get it. I don’t go to estate sales. They are usually way too crowded, offer little room for negotiating and WAY too...

I Named Her Christina

I don’t usually name my furniture. I put that up there in the cheesy category. But, this vanity I named Christina. Christina was my Great Grandmother. She was a crotchety old lady. A lady with a tremendous history and life of hard experiences. She never shared...

A Painted Problem

One of my business advisors (business advisor…i.e. friends, family or anyone with an opinion or advice about how I should run the business. I have MANY!) told me earlier this week, “Michele! You have to do a better job of promoting all of the custom work...

Furniture Friday…errrrr….Sunday

ALOOOOOOOOO-HA! I had good intentions. I meant to keep up on my blogging and updating the website. But, with all of the beautiful views and amazing things to do in GORGEOUS Maui, I didn’t feel like it. After a week of R&R…ziplining……the...

Another Furniture Friday

The problem with Furniture Friday is that my Thursday’s are now one of my busiest days of the week. What, with being at the store during the day for normal operations, having dinner with the fam, going to my weekly Thursday night kick-boxing class, and sneaking...