Breaking out the Paint~on a french gilded sofa!!

 This was a first for me~painting a sofa! 

But I love how it turned out~

this sofa is going to be a store prop

that I bought at an antique house~

the upholstery was in awful shape

as was the sofa itself~

 However it reeked of all things French Chateau 

(no French Country here~) and I had to have it!

Mr. MD thought it was awful and kept saying how it was falling apart~!

 I took Betsy Speert, the designer, to see it when we first met,

 and she told me it was awful too...but I couldn't forget about it...

and then the store came about and it landed where it belonged~

in a little french shop where it would be admired and loved. 

 I also added to my vintage tole chandy collection~

all of which will be for sale at Maison Decor.

But not the sofa!

 I did pick up this darling French settee in the most beautiful

 aqua and taupe silk damask~the cushions are 

overly plumped up with goose down~tufted to a fair~thee~well, 

and carved fruitwood frame.

 Perfect for one's bathroom or bedroom~

 The day all these treasures came to the shop,

 Dillon got to come along for the ride and visit the store. 

I got another set of old garden patio chairs and they weigh a ton! 

The new chairs you buy nowadays are light as a feather, 

but not the good old stuff.

 I love how this oak bookcase came out~

I painted it with a combination 

of Paris Grey and Country Grey and

 did the interior in Old White.  

 I distressed and waxed it in clear,

 and I love how it turned out.

 All the details showed up so nicely~

thats what happens when you paint furniture you know.

These are the colors I used~

Look at the big dark thing before~

nice but not a stunner.

 This would be pretty in a library for books, 

as a china cabinet 

or even as a pantry to hold canned goods

 I have been pricing all my linens, 

new and vintage~

toile draperies and irish and french laces~

 Pretty grey monogrammed linen hand towels

 make a nice gift to take home for oneself!!

 So anyway, as I was saying, I wanted to

 paint the sofa in Antibes Green, 

and finally got around to it today.

Crazy? Not really~wait til you see it!! 

And I broke out another bold color, Henrietta at the same time.

 Annie named this paint~

its a popular color in the south of France~

 Voila~its pretty chic~!

 Oh, yeah, and while I was painting the sofa Antibes, 

I had some help with the exterior!

 Henrietta to the rescue to brighten up that drab facade

 and show people at a glance

that something was happening at 50 Summer Street in Malden!!! 

 Oh it was a colorful day at Maison Decor alright...

My son lent a helping hand again, as he has done 

everyday since he has been home from college.

We get along great, so it has been a pleasure having him with me,

and I have really needed his help, so I am

 sooo grateful he wants to be doing this with me.

I spent the morning exchanging 

instant messages with Annie Sloan~

from start to finish it's been a great day!

 Tomorrow I have a sign review meeting

at 9 am to see if my sign passes muster~and then all I have to do is focus

on the bank loan thing~and my online store, and other stuff....

including a trip to Brimfield this week~
Colin will watch the shop for me.

I shipped out three custom clocks this morning, and some 

damask draperies and an angel pillar and two french mirrors~

now if only my first customer will walk through the doors 

and give me some money for something!! See you tomorrow!


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