Antique Brittany Heirloom Dowry Armoire
Wow~it was truly the most incredible piece of furniture I had
ever seen!! And it was in our Boston shop!! How did it get there?
I am gonna show you behind the scenes of how we did it.
But first, have you ever heard of Brittany style furniture?
I hadn't~but I quickly learned a lot when this stunner came up for
auction. It has an unmistakeable style~heavily carved in
Chestnut wood~all done by hand.
The Brittany area is in the...
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Annie Sloan's First Chalk Paint Tutorial Video
Photo courtesy of Janet Metzger, The Empty Nest.
I have had the great pleasure of taking Annie Sloan's USA Tour
class instruction this past April~as well as getting to hang out
with Annie afterwards for a dinner in her honor.
Its when I decided I had to open a shop to sell
her fabulous paint! I offer workshop instruction now
in my shops in the Boston Mass area~
Would you like to "meet" Annie and watch
her in action painting and waxing?
Here is Annie Sloan's...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Mantiques in the Shop~and a Mora!
I heard that men buy more than women~
I wasn't sure I believed it...but it might be true.
We do get a lot of guys coming into the shop
and with that in mind I hunted down some "smalls"
for the guys~"smalls" are the small items you will find
in an antique shop or auction house.
You can see a vintage fan in original green in the background,
an old metal clock with an ornate case
a pair of Irish setter bookends
and some leather wrapped opera glasses.
I loved this pair...
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Gilt mirrors and Blog Buddies
I love mirrors.
Its the one thing I am always on the lookout
for to add to my store inventory~or to upgrade the ones I
have in my home. I just got 6 vintage mirrors in all different
shapes and sizes and all were gold~some gilt and some painted gold.
This is a huge mirror with an insert that fits inside
an elaborate frame to create one big beautiful effect.
One of my pickers, Rebecca, sent me a phone pic
seeing if I was interested~
This was what she sent me~
hello??...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
How to change the color on a piece after its been waxed
Before I tell you how to change the color on
your furniture that has a Chalk Paint finish I just wanted to
say that Justin and I hosted the first Boston workshop last night.
It started an hour after we closed shop and ran til 9PM.
It was a long day but a great one.
For locals interested you can find
our workshop schedule posted at
www.shopmaisondecor.com
It was great having our first guy student take the class~
Mike and his wife had been in our shop perusing...
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