Before and After

Who doesn't love Before and Afters? Even if you don't like the "after" it's a great learning tool. Remember this chair?



With more sanding, more paint and a new seat it's so cute in floral with green check accent piping

only $135




This gold horror...


Look at the more mature "After"...... putty colored velvet with medallion accent fabric on the back and nickel nailhead trim. A steal at $225

And this pair.... went from the bordello to the board room, don't ya think?
Red velvet complete with brush fringe trim and button tufting:

Now, refined in a lovely stripe that the pictures don't do justice to at all

The first two are for sale at the shop, and the striped pair were for a client, but are a perfect example of how much new upholstery can change the look of something. Vision, and/or imagination, that's all it takes. Tune in for the next phase of B & A. I have an idea for a giveaway......

The Bank Job

An update on how the banner and set up went at US bank. I got the banner done. I think it turned out cute, and got the message across. I really wanted to "collage" it a little more, o.k....a lot more. I just get so nervous that I will screw it up. Does anyone else have this problem? It would probably help if I didn't wait until the last minute. Maybe then I would have more courage to mess around, instead of just getting it done. The good news is, at least one person was interested enough to check the shop out. She saw the goodies at US Bank and has been in twice for a few things for her revamped guest room. In fact she bought the little red stool you see in the picture. Apparently, she tried to buy it from the teller and they looked at her like she was crazy.

I felt a little silly taking pictures in a bank, so they aren't great. Guess this set-up would have been a good ruse if I were "casing the joint", which I'll admit is tempting in these times of "economic crisis". If only I was confident there is actually any money behind that bullet-proof glass.

Garden and Paint

Lucinda and Cynthia are two gals who share a booth here at the shop. They are new, and their little space is really coming together. Along with many wonderful home decor pieces, Lucinda has incorporated her garden coach business by offering live sedum gardens in great little planters. For those of you that don't know (I had no idea) sedums are low maintenance succulent plants often used in rock gardens. They don't need much in the way of water so they are easy to keep in pots. Here's a couple in the store now, and I have to admit I am pretty happy with this picture:

Cynthia just brought in these cute painted children's chairs. She had told me she was a professional painter, but the attention to details on these little cutie's is impeccable.

The pictures really don't do them justice. Cynthia does murals and custom painting as well. I really like how these ladies have incorporated their two business into their space. Not to mention they have great stuff.