Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Fancy Flea and Fried Chicken

My friend Jenni and I hit the road on Friday
for Plant City...Home of Fancy Flea
(and lucky us...also home of Maryland Fried Chicken)

I've avoided going to Fancy Flea the last few years
because it gets SO crowded...
I mean crowded like you can barely walk down the road 
much less actually SEE anything

Because Fancy Flea was a two day event this time,
and day one happened to be Halloween
I figured it wouldn't be too insane

Thankfully, it was not. 

The weather was gorgeous, the crowds were manageable,
and much to my relief, it was NOT a sea of painted furniture
as it has been in the past

There was a lovely assortment of items for sale

See for yourself:







This table made it into the van!


Along with a few dozen of these sweet birdies on salvaged posts


And this clock MIGHT be hanging on my dining room wall  right this very second!


Flatware wind-chimes....




How funky is THIS?  Imagine the salon this dryer chair came out of...! 









Yeah...this is pretty much where I stopped, dropped, and swooned!



Overall, we had a wonderful day
Shopping, chatting with friends, sipping lemonade, 
(there may have been some cupcakes involved)
eyeballing all the eye candy, 
all topped off with fried chicken

ain't NOTHING wrong with a day like that!

M~

Friday, August 24, 2012

Burnishing Paste...LOVE!

We had some fun this week
playing with Milk Paint from




We love Milk Paint
(don't worry, we still love our ASCP, too!)
and this piece was very well-suited to Milk Paint

It was solid wood, the varnish was old and mostly gone
and we didn't care if it got all chippy and crackled...
in fact, we hoped it would!
We selected Pearl and French Grey


We usually seal our Milk Paint projects with wax
but Dwayne from RMPC encouraged us to try
Burnishing Paste


It comes flat or low sheen
we chose low sheen


It has a very creamy consistency and spreads very easily
No buffing was required...
just brush it on and leave it alone

RMPC has a great tutorial,
so if you'd like to learn more about how to use this product
visit them on youtube

We were very brave,
 and decided to give the paste a whirl
over ASCP

It worked great!
It doesn't buff to a sheen like Annie's wax
but it did spread well and protect the surface

Emboldened by our success with the paste,
we decided to apply dark wax over it to see what would happen!

More on that Sunday :0)

Monday, August 20, 2012

Frenchy Finds on a Gorgeous Monday

Today was the first day back at school for the boys...
which of course meant a whole day
with no kids!

We started off at UPS, picking up
our box of goodies from

Very excited to bust into everything
and try all the new products! 

We intended to go back to the studio and paint
but of course, got sidetracked along the way...

Stops one and two left us empty handed...
(Habitat for Humanity and Hospice)

so we took a break and had some fish tacos...

We stopped by one of my favorite furniture shops
and visited with the owners, before purchasing
this cute little French Provincial bedside table

We left behind a great bench and a French Provincial rolling buffet...
who knows, they may still end up in our hands!

On the way to another thrift shop, Kenny talked me into stopping
at a local "antique mall"
I am not a big fan of this particular shop...
it feels like a glorified junk shop
just sort of a big hodge-podge of stuff, from clothing and shoes
to modern home decor and antiques
I prefer a much more edited selection, and typically drive right past
but today, I eye-spied THIS!



Super gorgeous, right???
May just become my new desk chair!

On down the road, at the next shop,
we scored these



The bachelor's chest is the perfect size for an entryway
or in a bathroom...
and how great is that shelf??  
It's HUGE, solid wood, and just fabulous
(underneath all the dust!)

I didn't get pics of the two dressers we also purchased
from CL sellers, because they were too 
cumbersome to unload, photograph, and reload
before delivering to the studio...
guess you'll have to wait for their grand reveal!

What wonderfulness have you found lately?