New things and Sold Things~a shopkeeper's life

 All of  a sudden things are selling, besides the paint~ I was sad and happy all at the same time when  someone bought the french settee yesterday~you can also  see a Louis Blue mora clock I am working on for a custom order in the background... Colin and I delivered it right down the street to someone's new apartment~  They also bought this diminutive buffet to use as a television stand~ and another french table as well...and some toss pillows to go on the...

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Walking down Summer Street~

 This is the view on Summer Street now~  With the new sign hanging up and all the windows lettered~  Its as pretty as I had hoped it would be!  Who wouldn't want to go in this shop?  After the window lettering went up, we needed to  adjust the draperies as they blocked out the lettering. Here it is with the new projecting sign,  and you can see that the ivory  swags block out the lettering to some degree~  So up the ladder...

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Dreaming of a Pink Sofa~and the workshop I had today

 The other night I dreamt that my sofa was to be pink~ often that is when I find these dreamy ideas are the right ones. Do you ever dream up ideas that seem to be so right you can't believe you couldn't think of them when awake? Well the green sofa turned into Antoinette Pink and it certainly fits the store better~  I was here bright and early setting up for my Drab to Fab workshop~  Paint samples are set out so the ladies can decide what color they want to paint...

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Have you ever seen a Side by Side?

I had never seen a side by side til this year at auction~I fell in love with it and had to have it for the store. Of course that mentality set me back a few pennies, as another guy wanted it too~for his wife as a gift.  After the auction he tried to buy it from me, but I wouldn't sell...I was dying to breathe new life into it... But before we get into all that, a Side by Side is a Secretary desk with a bookcase, side by side.  Its a very smart design I think~and would make a perfect...

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