4TH OF JULY Store Hours and Family Traditions

MAISON DECOR WILL BE CLOSED  JUNE 29 AND WILL  REOPEN JULY 8. OUR ONLINE SHOP WILL BE OPEN AND  ORDERS WILL BE FULFILLED. In other news..... PIONEER GOODS CO Open for business!  We are happy to announce that the City of Boston handed us our coveted occupancy permit so we can finally open up the doors to our shop.  It was a long process of many phone calls and letters and jumping over hoops, but Justin was all over it and he prevailed in the end!   So...

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Pioneer Goods Co shop preview this weekend!

WOW!  Pioneer Goods Co.  Our sister store to Maison Decor is located in Boston's South End at 764 Tremont Street.  We are having a preview this weekend  for all of our followers and neighbors who have been excited about the shop. At this point we have a few boxes left to check off with the  city~they haven't been the easiest folks to deal with.  Small businesses (they say) are the backbone of America. We have already hired two guys to work in our little...

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Glamorous style for a dining room

Elements of style in this dining room include a mix of silver metallic  finishes, from chrome to silver leaf found on fabrics and fixtures.   Creamy wall color and camel colored upholstered keep the room  from becoming too cool with all of the silver and grey used. Adding luxe finishes like double chandeliers, faux fur throws and metallic linen draperies create the glam vibe we were aiming for!  This chrome duo of animal head mounts were found at HomeGoods...

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Creating a pretty coffee bar in our kitchen

Its almost finished, our little coffee bar. A vintage sideboard is the perfect place to mix up our coffee and tea in the morning.  Our kitchen is  pretty small, so this dedicated area makes it easier when there are more than two people in the kitchen. So with Colin running off to work, hubby and I headed to our own days, the coffee bar has been an excellent addition!  It started off by getting two coats of Old White Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan. We did have to seal...

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Before and After Chalk Paint Projects

I made a few collages of projects from start to finish. This is a French Provincial cabinet that is in our dining room. We are not going to use it for dishes, but as a massive paper storage, mail and filing center for our overwhelming paperwork. Its working out great as our mail and billing center. At any rate, I painted it with Louis Blue Chalk Paint. Then I dry brushed it with a mix of Old White and Louis Blue for added dimension, then distressed it back. I still have to wax it, but...

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New store and wedding shower

 Justin has been working his talented tail off getting our new shop,  Pioneer Goods Co. ready for business.  I don't have any updates as far as permitting goes, but we continue to be hopeful and as soon as I hear anything it will be splashed across this blog! But here is a peek of his progress to date.  Reclaimed rustic wood furniture has arrived, like our Pioneer Bench.   We have added these items to our online shop for those who may be interested as  we...

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My Favorite Room

My favorite room?  I was asked to show off my favorite room at Southern Savvy Style as part of her popular series featuring different blogger's favorite rooms.  See which room I picked and take a look at all the newest photos of from my home. Thank you Kim for the invite!  I am so happy to be featured on your beautiful blog.  TO READ MY FAVORITE ROOM CLICK HERE ...

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Home front Updates!

 I spent all day cleaning and sorting and gets things straightened out around the house! It feels sooooo good to do this.  When you have a job that you are at instead of at your house, things can pile up and all of a sudden your nice pretty house can look not so pretty.  I have had a ton of stuff to  do and the house always comes last.  However this weekend my mom came up from Martha's Vineyard to go to her 60th college reunion! While she was up in the Boston...

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