Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Repurposing a Cupboard


We're down to the last few days of packing, and I've been trying to mentally place furniture at the new little house. I have a much larger eat-in kitchen area there than I have here, (but no Dining Room) so I'm going to use a few different pieces of furniture in there. I've had to rethink the furniture layout to use pieces that are good for storage. One piece that I want to use is this old pie safe that I had in my studio, that I used for craft supplies and storage. It will be holding my Ironstone and Transferware. I need a good cupboard that I can "play with".




The inside was dirty and stained so I gave it a few coats of off white paint to clean it up. It's hard to see but instead of glass it has what used to be gold grillwork. I just painted the metal white with a brush. In this photo my Brown Transferware tureen is auditioning for a spot.



Here are some examples of inspiration from my Pinterest Board, Cupboards.
You can find all the sources on that board.



































I'm looking forward to having this to decorate seasonally. 
I already have ideas for Valentine's Day and Easter...



I'll be hosting Be Inspired this Thursday morning, hope to see you there. We'll be moving over the weekend, so I'll be out of Internet for a bit, but I'll hopefully be back by the end of next week. Say a prayer for us, we'll need lot's of help!


Joining in with wonderful parties:

Inspiration Exchange at City Farmhouse
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Blissful White Wednesday at Timewashed
Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

xoxo,

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The Marketplace: Etsy and Boutique Showcase


Welcome to The Marketplace!

We're heading into our move next week, so after this "Marketplace" we will be on hiatus for a couple of weeks until we're settled in and have Internet again. Check back by on January 27 for the party, it may be a go. Thanks so much for joining in each week! And in honor of small houses, this first link from last week just fit perfectly!

NanNas Things




Anything Goes Here





 Farmers Market Painted Sign






Blue Metal Organizer Cabinet


The Prairie Cottage






Western Reserve


Thanks for linking up last week!





Party Guidelines:

This is a linky party that is for items that are FOR SALE only. You don't have to have a blog to link up. If you have a blog post about your items that's great too, but they need to be available to purchase. Please try to link to the individual item that you are selling if possible. Please be a follower of Common Ground and if you have a blog it would be so nice for you to grab the image below to share somewhere on your blog. (not mandatory, just nice). Remember the link is up all week, so please stop back by to check out new items being listed.