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Where furniture of days gone by gets new life and DIY is the name of the game.
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Auction Haul Frame Fun

8/11/2013

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Happy day, friends! It's been a couple of weeks. Again, I find myself apologizing for taking so long to post.  We have had family in town for a week and my work (yes, I still work a "real" job) moved to a new building last week. It's been super hectic. 

While the hubs folks, sister and her kiddos were in town, we managed to sneak away to the auction here in town. We are lucky to have an auction house 2 minutes from our home.  It's pretty great - dangerous, but convenient and FUN! If you haven't been to one, you should definitely Google auctions in your area. Even if you don't purchase something, it's a blast! Go in with a budget, though. It's tempting to try to out bid that jerk, ahem, I mean nice man, with loads of dough! Don't do it!
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$10 Auction Steal - BOX O'FRAMES
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Kind of ugly before...
Hubs and I "stole" this box of frames for ten bucks!  Actually, the picture of the box above is short about 5 frames (I had already taken them out to work on when I took the photo).  Some of them were old, some not so much. Actually, I guess some were probably vintage 80's, haha, I guess for some of you, that might be old. Anyway, Everyone loves a good frame, right?  They were mostly wood, but there were some metal ones in there too. 
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ASCP mix of Florence and Pure White. I painted complete, waited for it to dry and then took a wet rag and rubbed the raised edges, so the silver would show through.
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I painted these up with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, waxed them and added some pretty scrapbook paper. I know the 4 together are a little crazy as far as color combinations go, but I try to mix it up a bit when thinking about what will go in the shop. What floats my boat might not float yours!
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The ever present wet paint rubber/stepper/sitter, Baby.
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Pretty little bird frame looks nice on the hutch! Alas, I have decided to stop hoarding everything and am selling this one in the shop!
Thanks for stopping by, my friends! I'm hoping as summer winds down, I'll be able to post at least once a week. Who knew that working full-time, painting AND blogging could take up so much time, haha!
Until next time...
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Setting Up Shop

6/2/2013

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Hi Friends! I know I've been slow posting lately. It's not because I don't want to, it's because my life has been a whirlwind lately! I had to go in to production mode to get enough furniture ready to open up the space. Phew! What a crazy month!
First off, I'd like to introduce you all to my mom, Kathy and one of my BFF's Kristi! These two beautiful ladies are partners in the space with me.   They have both helped a great deal in making this chapter happen.
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My Beautiful Mom, Kathy!
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Kristi, AKA Popeye and I
My mom has been an interior decorator for a number of years. She has her own business, K.A. Wilson Interior Design. She's been all over France with clients on furniture buying expeditions (yeah, I'm a LITTLE jealous) and completed "Parade of Homes" houses a couple of times.  Mom has a great eye for decor!
Kristi has a business, Trashy Designs, doing a variety of different projects surrounding salvaged goods and "trashion". She has made some amazingly beautiful pieces out of what most people would consider garbage. She is a pro at turning unwanted items into things of beauty.
I'm so excited the shop is officially up and running. It was quite a challenge getting ready and moving in. I had a sinking feeling when monsoon worthy rain came down the second the first piece of furniture came out of the garage to be transported. I haven't seen crazy rain like that in ages. It poured the entire time we moved.  Even now, I'm sitting here shaking my head in disbelief. However, we powered through it and it's official!  
Thanks a TON to everyone in who made this happen!  Especially to Hubs, the love of my life, who supports me in all things, whether he thinks it's crazy or not! 
I'm looking forward to this fun adventure! If you are in the Portland/Salem/Vancouver area, come check us out. We're at the South End Antique Mall, in Aurora - 21128 Pacific Hwy E, Aurora OR
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My house in shambles!
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Box o' Frames
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Prepping for the move
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Cute little drop leaf table and Greek Blue Chairs
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Mid Century Hutch - Blogging about this one next!
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View from a different angle
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    Hi Friends! My name is Kris. I'm a mom and wife who loves to DIY around the house and  fix up old things to make them beautiful again!

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