Introductions

Meet Lunella.

 I have not sent out an upholstery project in a while, but I am getting ready for Open Studios this weekend, so I am pulling out all the stops. I just had to....{was compelled to}...... unearth this tired old gal, and make her spiffy! This chair, in her before state, has collected dust in my studio for a while. I was so uninspired by how awful and ugly she was. Shame on me.....I had so little faith and vision for what she could become....even though deep down I knew it..... I doubted this one.

It is always good to be proven wrong every now and again! 

Man, she's a beaut! Crikey!

{Please excuse the lovely cardboard "floor guards"! There is hardly space in the studio for all of the projects I have going on. I am just makin' it work!}

xo,

Barb

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I am so excited for my friend Celine from Pure Green! Celine and her crew have taken Pure Green magazine from online to .....PRINT! I know this has been a humongo bonkers undertaking....with countless hours, trials, and a very big leap of faith. 

This is the perfect example of climbing out on that limb and grabbing the fruit. I am so proud, and I wanted you all to know. Please check it out if you haven't already....and if you feel so inclined, subscribe!

Hope you all had a decent week, and get to chill out this weekend!

Peace out!

xo,

Barb

Found Goodness

Old made new, and brand spankin' new......but all in all....this is goodness times a billion.

xo,

Barb

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xo,

Barb

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Are you all seeing what I am seeing? It is everywhere I turn it seems! I love a good geometric pattern, and have been planning a piece for the last couple of months. Also, I love it when fashion design trends and furniture design can mesh a bit......but just like all trends, a little goes a long way! Finding a way to take a small part of a trend, and make it timeless is the trick! I think I definitely have a plan!

Have a great day today!

xo,

Barb

Introductions...of sorts

Good morning, you crazy peeps! I have to admit that I am still sore from all the walking we did this weekend. Shawew! We went a little nutty trying to hit all of our favorite Atlanta spots in a day and a half.....and I am definitely too old for those kinds of shenanigans!

 We started off with the Country Living Fair, and while we waited for the gates to open, we tried to take pictures of ourselves and got to laughing so hard we cried. I forgot that with my fancy schmancy new phone I no longer have to guess what I am getting a photo of....I can just flip the screen around...and whalla! But, it was fun to do it "wrong" for a bit and laugh until we were sweaty and sick to our stomachs. A few of the people around us said they wanted a little bit of whatever we had, because it looked like fun....and I promised them I was running on chai tea alone. 

Anyway, in a nutshell, the CLF was set up in a wooded area of Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. It was a gorgeous day to be outside, and a beautiful area. Each vendor had a tent type set up, where they displayed their lovelies

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We ran into the Nate Berkus film crew, and the Editor of CL a million times it seemed, as they were filming a segment for the Nate show....it was fun to watch them tape for a bit, and watch their faces as they tried to act really excited about making yet another light fixture out of a chicken feeder! { i jest!}

I enjoyed getting to hear Shawna Robinson from Happy Chair chat about who she is, why she does what she does, and watch a demo of her working on one of her chairs. Shawna is a cutie, full of energy, and I enjoyed her.....period. 

The booth that I took the most photos in, was Splurge Design, and happened to be a couple from Asheville, NC. I recognized their work from seeing it at the Screen Door. This team is amazing at display, and I would have to give their booth the award for being the best in show! {all of the light fixtures, letters and numbers in photos above} I loved Rebekah Blocher's ceramic jewelry, for the fantastic color combinations that she used, and the way she had everything displayed in her booth. Then there was the Modern June booth, that had lots of colorful oilcloth material for sale by the yard, more great ceramic jewelry, and some really pretty felt wreaths by Hershey is My Baby. 

photo via hershey is my baby

These are the booths that stood out to me personally, out of the many booths that were there.....not to say that the other booths were not beautiful and good, just a different aesthetic than what my eye is normally drawn to. There was definitely a lot of country goodness at the Country Living Fair, {imagine that?!}, but it's all good. 

Amy and I had a great time exploring and taking in new things.

{all photos shot with my spiffy new iphone camera!}

xo,

Barb

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I have always been curious to see what the Country Living Fair is all about.....so when my pal Amy called me up and asked me to go.....I wanted to go....but hem hawed because of all the craziness at Knack right now. 

Well my pal kept working on me......and then she did the best thing a friend could do, and booked the hotel, bought the tickets, and planned the whole trip. All I had to do was pack my bag, give my half of the mullah, and plan on having a bomb diggity blast!

We leave early tomorrow morning to head to Atlanta......and I have to admit....now that it is here....I am super excited about a girls weekend away, full of new things, and lots of shopping!

Git er done, sister!

xo,

Barb

Found Goodness

The cutest egg cups I have ever seen, and if I ate hard boiled eggs....they would have come home with me.

Awesome selection of old cameras.

More piles of gold in the studio. I have a hard time sweeping it up.

xo,

Barb

Quotage

via faith simplicity, via pinterest

Huge, my friends.

xo,

Barb

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house to home

So simple, so great.

xo,

Barb

Introductions

Well my friends, today is going to be a conglomeration of pieces that I worked on last week. It turned into crazy week because my booth got absolutely ransacked, and I had to get it looking spiffy for the big antique show that was in town over the weekend. I say all this to preface my "not so pretty shots" in this post. There are pieces everywhere in the studio, and my normal photo wall is occupied with a large piece of pink goodness right now......so without any more rambling here goes:

This little stool and side table {no before shot} needed some punch..... thus the bright colors and the crazy fun with the gold leaf accents.

....and then there is this sweet little red chest of drawers that my dad brought me back from upstate  NY. She was so sad, and her drawers were an absolute mess, but that is what makes all of this so fun. Lots of sanding, adjusting, and waxing later she is a beauty.....and her name is "Rovette".

 ....and there ya have it!

xo,

Barb

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One of my favorite purchases from the artists at Art Bomb

Speaking of "ripe", this is my baby sister...just a few weeks away from delivering another sweet nephew. How beautiful is this?

I have a strange love of blurry photos, and this one is no exception. Four pieces of new work looking like sherbet. Good enough to eat I tell you.

Happy end of the week!

xo,

Barb

Found Goodness

I have passed up many a wooden spool in my day, due to the fact that most of them are super beautiful and great ...but just a bit on the plain side for me. Well, all that changed on Monday, when I spotted these at the Screen Door in Asheville, NC. I just had to bring some home to the studio, and I have plans to use them in a photo shoot before selling them. They are totally Knack in every way, with layers of color and goodness all around. Good dealio.

xo,

Barb

Quotage

found via pinterest- holy cool

xo,

Barb

FYI

Oh... my... dear...goodness, these are fantastic, smashing, and complete perfection.

Naturally shed, and hand painted in the prettiest shades.

Made by Cassandra Smith

xo,

Barb