Thursday, July 29, 2010

~ industrial perfection ~

 Last weekend, we went on our local Parade of Homes.  It featured 8 new builds in a beautiful community, each built and decorated by different crews and designers.  We went through the first six homes.  They were big and beautiful.  But I noticed I was only taking a picture here and picture there, mostly of bathrooms and laundry rooms.

And then, we went into house number 7 built by Kevin Knight.

From the moment I stepped inside, my jaw dropped to the floor.  We had gone through six houses in less than an hour.  We were in this one house for over an hour!

I took a ton of pictures and can't wait to share them!  I will try to keep my commentary to a minimum because the style infused into this home will speak for itself.  This place was filled with found objects and furniture.  How do I even begin to describe it?
   
industrial ~ modern ~ chic ~ rustic ~ simple ~ edgy ~ natural ~ textural ~ even a bit beachy
Here we go...




These sliding barn doors partitioned a bedroom from an artists studio on the upper level...


The lighting throughout the home was amazing...


This huge clock light fixture was above the dining table....










an old butcher block as an end table...

















This room was so cool!
Multi-purpose function at its best.
potting room . laundry room . functional storage . mudroom.
I loved every inch of it....


On to the basement...


 Look at this wine cellar!!!!












 I still can't get this beauty off my mind!!

Hats off to the team who created this place!

It was truly a work of art.  


Sunday, July 18, 2010

~ a few new displays ~

 When I work part-time at the antique mall, I get to wear many hats and participate in all sorts of retail duties!
Customer service and cashiering.... toilet cleaning, sweeping, and window washing....and my most favorite - 
merchandise presentation and displays!

We stayed late into the night on Thursday to bring out some great pieces and create some new displays throughout the place.  I snapped a few photos and thought I would share them.

Debbie worked on this area that is filled with primitives, tools, and old advertising pieces...


Isn't that Cattle Crossing sign awesome?  It is so perfectly weathered! 


All of these old advertising cans are fresh out on the floor!  Most of them are in really good condition!  They add such vibrant color!  If you've got a car buff in the family, they would make a great gift!

All sorts of primitives rest atop this old workbench still dressed in green paint!
I love how she put all the chicken feeders sticking out of that basket!
And the stirrup as a towel holder....clever!!
Wouldn't that be cute in a little cowboy's bathroom?


The nights that we stay late and work on displays are pretty neat if I do say so myself!
We have a room that is literally filled with stuff ready to go out on the floor that we can pick from.
Sometimes it makes me feel like an "American Picker".  (LOL)


This week I took my inspiration from an old blanket that was all tattered and stained with age.  It literally looked like it had been dipped in tea over and over.  I decided to mix a bunch of juxtaposing elements.
cottage florals and pink
industrial
and
weathered primitive....


 This crusty rusty industrial cart is very cool.  It's on castors and still rolls along quite nicely.
The fabric you see is a set of vintage curtain panels with the sweetest cottage floral....softly muted with age.
The Science Kit box no longer holds any test tubes or microscopes, but isn't the writing on that box cute!?


I took this old divided industrial metal drawer and put teeny glass bottles in each opening.
The little spindly leg table would look cute on a porch...


FABULOUS old barn vent...


This primitive cupboard is fresh off the truck!
Great patina, glass knobs, and good storage potential!


The items in these displays are currently available for sale at:
The Olde Shoe Factory Antique Mall
301 Forest Rose Avenue
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
Hours:  Monday - Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday & Saturday 9am - 6pm
Closed Sundays

Thanks for coming by!
Have a great week!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The davenport has landed!


Some of you may remember this post about the french style icy blue vintage davenport I found on a recent trip out junking with a friend. For a variety of reasons, this piece of furniture captured my heart.  

I simply could not let it go.  

After some rearranging, it is now the focal point of my once-formal-living-room-turned-office.

I am in love...




The ruffly throw hides her most apparent imperfection.... a dime size discoloration.
The sweet floral pillow with the slightest hint of blue was made by a dear friend.  I love the vintage floral fabric!


While I was at it, I tweaked a few other things including adding some sweet little rosettes to this lampshade.  
I cut the rosettes off of a shirt and just hot glued them on!
The damask artwork is simply a piece of fabric stapled to a three dimensional frame...


To fit the davenport into the space, I had to angle my desk and make it a little off center...


I stood on a ladder to get this aerial shot...

So when I sit at my desk working, I now have a view of my davenport and the outside!
I am so glad I decided to keep it!  It makes me happy every time I look at it!!