Thursday, October 8, 2009

bedroom love...

It is such a cold and wet fall night tonight...
I decided to peruse for a little inspiration for my upcoming bedroom reno.

 ~ Enjoy! ~


I love, love, love the brick wall...I've always had a thing for "urban loft" style.
Amazing how they used a vintage vs. industrial look...I could so live here.



Ahhh....a breath of fresh air. I can never have enough white.



I would say this one is the closest to my personal style.
Love it. Love everything about it.



Gorgeous...reminds me of a French chateau...



I am crazy about this room. Then again, I am pretty much Layla's #1 stalker fan.
I am so excited...I can't wait to have her design for me.
Simple. Beautiful. Perfect.



Last but not least...this one feeds my "grey obsession".
Seriously.
I could slip into this bed and stay for days!



(all photos from houzz.com)




Tuesday, October 6, 2009

until we meet again...

October marked our last show for the year at the Kane County Flea Market.
I am going to miss you girls!
But...not to worry...I will still be painting throughout the winter!

I thought I would show you some of my favorite moments from the last show. I didn't have much time to take pictures because we were so darn busy...but that is a problem I love to have!



This is Bailey. I always think there is something so cool about a teenager that loves vintage things.
She is young, but very mature and had an elegant way about her...and those legs...I would kill for them.
She worked a summer job as a dance instructor (hence the legs)...and used the money she saved to buy herself this vanity table, mirror and chair.
Oh, and that frame around her neck, too...silly girl.
I hope to see her next year.




This was probably my most talked about piece this month.
It sat right out front, yelling out to everyone that walked by.
Soooo many people stopped and stared, commenting on its beauty.
In its former life it was a buffet...but with the legs made shorter my thought was a window seat...or for a chest at the end of a bed...or to hold a flat screen.
And that is exactly what its new owner is going to use it for. Her husbands huge, manly TV is going to sit on top of this wonderfully girly, ornate, white, antique buffet.
I love it.



This pretty much sums it up for me...





I am so happy I had the opportunity to meet this couple!
Romey is on the left and her boyfriend is Thorbin.
So not fair they are this good looking, geesh!
They are here from Germany, and came to the Market for the first time.
They were looking for furniture...and spent quite a long time at our booth.
It was so much fun talking to them and hearing about their life here and in Germany!

They purchased a dining table and chairs.
Oh, and Thorbin left me a voicemail yesterday about a couple other pieces he wants to pick up.
I am not erasing that message for a while. I love an accent, what can I say??




I am so happy so many of you stopped to say how you are going to miss us over the winter. That means so much. When I started this adventure, I never thought schlepping 2 trucks of furniture to a flea market every month would bring me so many wonderful friends. You girls are the best!

Call me...email me...or soon you can find my goodies on Etsy...but give me a couple of weeks to recover from the show. I hope to have everything ready to post online by the end of the month.

And to answer all those questions from those of you that are "local" to the Chicago area...YES...I will be making monthly deliveries to St. Charles and Schaumburg with your orders. Email me for details!



Monday, October 5, 2009

i'm blushing!

I've been featured....check it out!
I love my Kane County Flea customers...I really do!



The lovely and talented Karyn, from Den-10 Studio, stopped by our booth at the show...and was kind enough to do a little write-up on our creations.
Thank you, thank you! Meeting people like you makes all the hard work worth it!

Oh, and check out her Etsy shop, too! She is amazingly talented!

See you in Spring, Karyn!


Friday, October 2, 2009

kane county - this weekend!!

This is it, girls!!
The last weekend to see us at Kane County Flea Market until we return in May 2010!
(I can't believe I just said 2010...geesh!)




We have 2 trucks...the biggest U-Haul offers...loaded with goodies for the "last hurrah" of the year!
Seriously, I had a hard time getting the doors to shut, so I'm saying a little prayer they will open again...keep your fingers crossed for me!

Thank you for all your emails and phone calls wanting a little "preview" of what I was bringing. Due to this crazy cold and rainy weather...I wasn't able to snap pics as I was loading. For those of you that called and wanted a "special" piece, I have those set aside for you. So stop by the booth early...I will be in my usual spot.

 ~ Arena Building...right across from the Main Office for the Fairgrounds. ~

See you there!