One of our favorite shows right now is the popular HGTV Fixer Upper. If any show captures my style down to the last detail, it is this one. When I saw this antique school desk for sale, I knew I had to have it and I knew just what to do with it. I wanted it to look like something straight out of Fixer Upper. I've been seeing a lot of "grain sack" inspired decor lately and thought this would be the perfect piece to try. Underneath all of the farmhouse goodness is this sweet school desk, circa 1920's: I'd just love to know the history behind this piece!! Years and years in a classroom and it has certainly taken a serious beating. We had a duty to make it happy again :-) Here was the in
We were recently asked by a friend and client if we would consider donating one of our pieces for an upcoming charity event. When she told us about the event and the story behind it, we were honored to do what we could. This little cutie is one her way right now to an auction to support "Ride for Rocky", a fundraiser in honor of Raquel Rose Rankin, a little girl who was was killed in a car accident. The money goes to support needy families through the church that Raquel belonged to, as well as Cardinal Glennon Hospital, where she was taken care of until she died. The event features a ride (bikes, cars, etc) with auction stops along the way to raise money. I am praying that this little do
We entered a drawing at Red Door Furniture Co. (a local shop in historic St. Charles, MO) and WON! The wonderful prize??? We got some free supplies, including a bag of miss mustard seed's milk paint in marzipan. It's one of their newer colors and we couldn't wait to try it. We are loving that it's a fun twist on a neutral - hints of beige & cream. We'd never tried a powder mix, but had heard a lot of good things about miss mustard seed. Once we got the hang of it, we mixed the powder/water recipe in a cup and gave it a good stir. It's nice to be able to just mix what you need as you go along. Here is our prize in marzipan: Sooooo.......we started with this piece. We thought this dres