shop update | New in Store

 We have so many great pieces in store right now!!!

Browse here to see some of what's new...

feel free to email for more info or visit our Facebook page for availability and pricing.

Our store is located at 22 A ST SW, Auburn, WA 98001.

   

  

  

  

diy idea | Bucket Ladder Advent Calendar

So I'm a little late in finding this idea to take full advantage of it but had to share this adorable tin bucket advent calendar made by the Lemonade Makin Mama. Never to early to start planning for next year!

Full instructions can be found over at her blog...here.

shop update | New in Store

Thanksgiving is only 3 days away and that means Christmas is inching nearer!

See below for just a hint of what we have in store for the holidays.

(And please forgive the sideways pics, not sure why it's being so stubborn and won't change for me...)

And we will definetly be open this week with just a slight change of schedule...

Wednesday 10 to 2

Thursday CLOSED Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday 8 to 1

Saturday 9 to 1:30

Sunday 9 to 1:30

shop update | Auburn Reporter Article

Thanks to Mark Klaas for the nice article he wrote in the Auburn Reporter about our ever growing little shop...

Click here for the full article.

diy idea | 20 Minute Lampshade Redo

I think I have an addiction to lamp shades. No really, I have way too many! So when a customer recently bought the lampshade off of one of my lamps I went digging in my stash for a replacement. I found the perfect one but sadly it had some light streaks around it making it very unattractive.

Of course they is no way I would throw it out so I started looking around my stash of craft supplies for a solution. And then I saw it...a Sharpie! Yes indeed you read right, a good old fashioned black felt tip Sharpie marker.

Took a few practice runs on a piece of paper before committing my elementary school style cursive writing to the shade and then went to town repeating some bible quotes around and around and around until it looked the way I wanted.

The slanted pattern I used covered over most of the little flaws just prefectly! The style varied based on the amount of pressure I put on the pen while writing and the marker did bleed if I slowed down or stopped in one place. Either way I really like how it turned out and it took just a mere 15-20 minutes.

One shade down, many to go...

diy idea | Mason Jar Chandelier

We temporarily interrupt our Seven Ways to Win giveaway to bring you this fabulous diy idea!

First off here's the $399 inspiration from Pottery Barn...

Yikes! Pretty, but pricey!

And then the fabulous knock off version...

Love it! Wouldn't it even be cool done in Aqua Ball Jars for a funky vintage twist? Well either way kudos to Lauren and Pat at Our Hiding Place for such creativity!

Check out their tutorial here.

giveaway | Seven Ways to Win {day2}

Missed Day 1? It's not too late to enter here!

Now on to Day 2...

How about some fun and funky jewelry?

Today you have the chance to win a super old repurposed domino necklace!

Classic black and white wood domino with a butterfly on the back and a one and two on the front with pretty detailing.


Want to win?

Here's the rules...we'll keep it simple.

Enter one or all ways and be entered to win each time.

Just let me know what you did.

1. Follow me and leave a comment on my Facebook page.

2. Leave a comment on this page and follow me here --->

3. Sign up for my monthly...ish newsletter.

A new prize will be added each day.

You must leave a comment for each item your interested in,

or simply say "I WANT IT ALL" at any point and be entered in each one.

Each winners name will be drawn via Randomizer.Org at midnight on July 12th

and will be announced the following day.

Best of luck and spread the word...

...5 more prizes on the way!!!

If you live outside the United States feel free to play along, however some items may not be shippable or might have to be conformed to meet restrictions for shipping (ie pillow covers would have to be sent without the inserts)

shop update | Newly Added Vintage

Lots of newly added treasures to the shop!

dutch boy cookie jar - $48

barstools - $18ea / 'simplify' chest - $48

iron daybed with springs - $128

 vintage scale - $22

mini pie safe - $45

drop leaf table - $98

vintage baby buggy - $68



shop update | Grand Opening Weekend

It was such an amazing weekend that simply flew by! Speaking of flying...I was suprised at the variety of fun items that flew out of the store this weekend! Everything from candlesticks to coffee tables and everywhere in between.

My favorite part of the weekend? The loads of amazing customers that I met!!! I have never talked with so many warm, encouraging and kind people in such a short peroid of time. Saw some familiar faces and discovered some new friends.

So enough of my gushing and on to some pics. Here's a peek of the store before the weekend shoppers came through..

I am so blessed with all the family and friends who have given so much to help make this happen ...I believe I may be permanetley endebted too them!!!

Looking forward to the future...

shop update | Classic Farmhouse Storefront

We are busy bees trying to get everything assembled and beautiful for you before we open on April 1st!!!

My dad has been such a blessing and worked awful hard on building me a storefront...doesn't it look fabulous?!

Will have more to share soon...

including the address...

Stay tuned!!!

Grand Opening of our New Store

Things are moving along so quickly and I decided it's about time to let you in on what's going on...

We are opening a real live brick and mortar store!!! So excited!!!

No it's not a joke, we are opening April 1st and yes that's less then a month away. I am frantically painting, upholstering, shopping, searching and scouring high and low for the best stuff to offer you!!! I'm pulling out all the stops! I've even begun pilfering my personal stash of fabulous finds and treasures to bring to the store...even things I swore I'd never sell are quickly getting shuffled to the sell pile. It's going to be great and I can't wait to open the doors.

Mark your calendars and I look forward to seeing any or all of you there!

I will keep you posted as things progress and will be announcing the specific location soon...just to peak your curiosity I will tell you it's in Auburn, WA.

The Classic Farmhouse at Mercantile Antiques

Well I've longed tossed around the idea of setting up some of stuff in an antique mall so when I got the opportunity recently to have a space at Mercantile Antiques I jumped at the opportunity!

I moved a bunch of stuff in but have a lot more refining to do. Knowing me though it will never stay the same for long and will probably always been in transition. Isn't that the fun of it though?!

Stop by and take a look around...

Mercantile Antiques

1118 A St SE,

Auburn, WA 98002 

My space is upstairs...make sure you don't miss it!

And if I'm there be sure to say hi! 

There's a lot of other spaces to check out full of a variety of things so make sure you browse around.