Sofa Table Update

I'm sure you've seen this style sofa table at tag sales and just walk right past them. Well, we saw the potential in this beauty and decided to give it a new life with just a little paint and distressing. 

For the table top I left the natural color since the wood was in great condition- the contrast is a nice touch.

For the brass hardware I sanded, painted, and added a clear coat. 

Now this updated sofa table is at our store waiting for a new home. 

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Mirror- Turned Chalkboard

As I mentioned in my last mirror makeover post. I've been cleaning out our warehouse and I've started to refurbish several old dresser mirrors. This particular mirror has wonderful curvy lines that I love, but the mirror had scratches and was too damaged for selling as is. So, I decided to paint and distress the frame a bold green color and then I primed and painted the mirror with black chalkboard paint to make it more updated and functional.  

Here's what it looked like when I found it- pretty sad, huh?!

The mirror has come a long way! Now this bright chalkboard has a new home because it sold the second day we put it in the store. A sweet couple bought it for their baby's nursery.

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Mirror Makeover

Hey there! I hope you are having a great week so far. I just wanted to share with you one of the many projects that I've been working on lately. 

I was plundering around our warehouse and spotted a stack of discarded, old dresser mirrors that were screaming for a makeover. I knew these beauties had so much potential with the iron scroll work and the detailed molding- I just couldn't leave them! I brought them back to the store where they were instantly updated with just a little paint and distressing. 

Here's what they looked like before.

When we buy dressers for the store, we always sell the mirrors separate from the dresser simply because no one wants the matching mirror(s) that originally come with the piece. Dressers are normally sold as TV consoles and baby changing stands and our customers don't need the mirror anyway. Needless to say, we have a stockpile of dresser mirrors.

Such beautiful details. I love the way they turned out!

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Around the Store: Spring Vignettes

Have a wonderful weekend!!

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Mantel Makeover

My love for architectural pieces run deep. I've always been drawn to chippy old doors, windows, shutters, columns, moldings, mantels, corbels, and so on. . . but ever since we took a buying trip to New Orleans a few years ago; I've just completely been drawn to more architectural salvage and historic pastimes of older houses and buildings. 

As a matter of fact, one of my favorite TV shows is The Bronson Pinchot Project on DIY Network where Pinchot and a crew of contractors renovate his house in Harford, PA using only salvaged architectural pieces to transform gorgeous spaces to live in. If you haven't seen this show you should definitely check it out!

We found this mantel last week and thought it would be a perfect candidate for a makeover. Come to find out it's a lot older than we thought, which is always a plus in our business! Right away I began layering the paint on and didn't really have a plan as to what I wanted it to look like, except making it look aged. I ended up using five different layers of paint to achieve this look.  

The details on the mantel seem quiet subtle in the before photo, but now they really seem to stand out since I layered on the painted and heavily distressed it. I could easily see this being repurposed into a headboard or a bookshelf.

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Fall Decor

In the spirit of fall, I thought I'd share a few fall vignettes from around our store. 

Here's our Fall Mantel from last year.

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Weekend Finds

I'm so excited about my weekend finds. I found several quality pieces for such great prices. First, I want to share with you this vintage six arm brass chandelier that I found along with two matching sconces, all three were in excellent condition. I bought them to sell at the store because they are not really my style, but they are actually growing on me, the more I look at them. 

If I kept them I'd probably paint them a different color, maybe oil rubbed bronze or I may even try antiquing them a bit so they aren't so brassy. If only I could find a spot for them in our house. I've actually been on the search for a chandelier and haven't come across the right one yet, if I can't find one I just may keep this one instead. 

What do you think, how would you update them?

Next up is a salvaged architectural bracket that has so much character. I'm a sucker for anything architectural, especially with chipping paint and exposed old wood. Whats not to love about salvaged architectural pieces! 

I found these iron letters and a few metal numbers. I'm excited about these because they are sometimes hard to come across.

I found about 8 blue Mason and Ball jars. I also came across two black clocks.  

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Spring Mantel

I just wanted to share with you the spring mantel I put together at our store. I gathered a few of my favorite things... architectural pieces, fresh greenery, a mirror, vintage books, old keys, and glassware. Then I added a few handmade items in the mix.

I took a plain frame- painted and distressed it, made fabric flowers, added my initial, a bird nest and eggs then hung it with burlap ribbon for a natural looking spring wreath. 

I layered moss in a silver container, added a small bright floral arrangement, and a fern for some fresh greenery.

This charming mantel was salvaged from New Orleans. Some of my favorite characteristics about this old mantel is the detailed curved top along with the years of chipped and layered paint- in all the right places. 

Happy Spring. Thanks for stopping by!

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