Betsy Returns and makes more gorgeous in the store!

Betsy Speert came back~it was Monday, the day I 

am normally closed....but right away I had two customers 

call to see if I could open for them~I told them come on down...

they needed their Annie Sloan™ supplies!  So while Betsy

 was busy at work I was able to make a few sales in 

between making the store even more elegant than I thought possible!

 Lisa came back for her second visit to Maison Decor~

this time to get some Graphite Chalk Paint™ and wax, 

and while she was looking around she bought 3 

of my wire industrial lights for over her kitchen sink windows! 

They are made to look rusted and old, but are brand new~

you can see her laughing at something Betsy was saying~

 Wire Pendants~ $44.95

 Betsy did her thing styling and making pretty and I was loving it!

 She was up on ladders, banging nails, arranging 

pictures and accessories~a tour de force!

She was the name in window treatments for the last two decades!! 

 We both loved how the curtain panels looked hanging 

over the french settee~and do you want to know

who was taking our picture as we discussed the draperies?

 Say cheese!!!

 It was my little sister Ellen, who popped

 in for a visit while we were working on the shop.

I had her pose next to the french chairs I started working on...I

 custom mixed a Tiffany blue color

and I will be adding silver leaf~I loved how this chair 

looked! Betsy loved them too, and wanted to buy a pair, 

leaving me with a pair...she took one home on loan to see if it will work.

 We wanted to hang the Angel Wings in a better location 

as they really are fabulous~! Betsy gasped 

as I pounded the wall with the nails and hammer...haha! 

 I won't mention I had to do it twice....its hard to 

hang things in a straight line when you eyeball it!!

Betsy had the idea to create a little enclosed area on the

 right side of the shop because when you look in the window 

all you see is straight back to the store where I have my 

workshop and painting area and it ain't pretty.  Betsy

 turned the white side by side antique desk/bookcase so it 

created a focal point where the eye would land~instead of the back wall.

 This is the side by side I am working on now too~it is in Pure White Chalk Paint™.

And there it is at the end of the space she created....

 I love how the store is looking~really pretty and well laid out.
Betsy said it looks like #!$#* Anthro meets *&##$ Ballards Designs!
And it kinda does...!

Had to catch Betsy  with her camera~getting her blogging material. See the blue chair?

It just has the first coat of custom paint...a lot more is going to happen so stay tuned.

Here are a few shots from around the store~

A set of  antique kitchen canisters I just got at auction 

look pretty all stacked up by the armoire~ 

 I happen to love botanicals~

Ok~thats it!! I worked a full day on my day off, and loved 

every minute. It was truly fulfilling to get all this accomplished

 with Betsy Speert's talent and help. I will be back in the 

morning to finish cleaning off my desk  and getting back to business!! 

Thanks Bets!!
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