One thing that I love about what I do and being "the boss" is that I can (most of the time) chose to do the kind of work that suits my mood on any particular day. Last Friday, I was in a...
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One thing that I love about what I do and being "the boss" is that I can (most of the time) chose to do the kind of work that suits my mood on any particular day. Last Friday, I was in a...
If you've read my blog for any amount of time, you've probably caught on that craigslist is one of my favorite places to shop for furniture. I'm often asked about it, so I thought I would share...
There have been so many things coming into the studio lately that it's been impossible for me to photograph each one, so I thought I would go around the "Lucketts staging area" and snap a few...
I know my fellow antique hunters will understand when I say "you know it when you find it." I've been hunting for a double wash basin for about a year and, while I have found several of them, I...
There has been a lot of activity at the studio and things have been pretty quiet at my house. I did rearrange the family room a few weeks ago, but otherwise, my house is just my house, which is a...
I'm starting to wonder what I posted about before I had all of these furniture makeovers... Today, we'll take a break from the before & afters and I'll tell a little story about a table with...
I spotted this piece on craigslist and I knew, despite the missing knob and dry finish, that it was a real gem. Painting is my natural tendency, but this piece spoke to me loud and clear... I just...
I know that some of you probably think I paint everything. I will paint my mother, if she will just hold still long enough! Well, that's not at all true. While paint is "my thing", I really...
It's no secret that I love ironstone. It's my favorite thing to collect and I am totally honed in on it when I'm out shopping for antiques. I get excited at just about any piece of ironstone, but...
One of the best parts of having a theme for a retail space, whether it's a booth at a market or a small shop, is focus. Your theme keeps the items you're collecting cohesive, so they look better...