Last week, I mentioned we had another piece of furniture almost ready for the store. Well, it’s finished and sitting pretty at our space in Not So Shabby Antiques & Fine Furniture in Zeeland, Michigan. This petite gem was transformed into an even more charming chest of drawers. She had some...
I’ve been searching for a highboy dresser like this for quite a while now. I knew just how I wanted to refinish the little gem - just had to find it. Well… three weeks ago, I found it (along with half a semi full of other great finds). Many mahalos...
Our furniture is now showcased at Not So Shabby Antiques & Fine Furniture in downtown Zeeland. It'll take a while before our space is nicely staged with all the "fluff" but we're getting there. Our blue mahogany dresser sold immediately. We moved a couple pieces of furniture in the store that...
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While picking this spring, I came across a 1969 Lane Cedar Chest in disarray. I know! Can you believe it? It actually looked a bit worse than this when I found it! In this picture, I had already spent a couple hours peeling the veneer off the top and sides. ...
The past four months has been a whirlwind of activity - all because of an idea, one simple thought brought to reality. As I stood out in the blustering snow sanding down my first dresser, I just knew this was what I was called to do. During those four months,...
Art in the Park ~ August 2011
Saturday was a day of remembering. It was a day of smiles, a day of tears, a day of gut wrenching reality as our community joined together to honor a little girl who taught us all so much.The 5K race at our home town summer festival was dedicated to a little blonde haired girl with sparkling...
A blast from the Past ~ August, 2011 My sister Cathy and I have spent the past few months doing intensive research on how to paint furniture as we prepare for Holland’s 42nd Art in the Park on, August 6th, 2011 and I have to tell you… this piece is one of my favorites. I...