Vintage Inspiration Friday: #33 New Spaces at Relics Antique Mall

It seems like only yesterday that I found a space at Relics,

oh yeah, it WAS only 6 weeks ago that I moved in.

But hey, things can change in 6 weeks...

things like the opening of tons of new booth spaces

that will be surrounding a soon-to-be-open tea room.

...so what did I do?

well, I grabbed two smaller spaces right next to each other

on a well trafficked aisle.

More space in this new area equals less "stuff" in the garage

plus a happier husband,

and a lot more people going by.

I hated to ask my guys to make another move so soon,

but they saw the great opportunity too,

so we had on "happy faces" all around.

Do you ever get the feeling "something" just isn't quite right?

Well, that's how it felt in my first space...

I guess my location just wasn't quite right

and this new location just feels right

Every time I'm there, a new dealer has come in,

so there's lot's of inspiration,

and everyone is excited to have the tea room opening this summer.

If you're anywhere in the area be sure you come by the mall.

It's huge and has the best selection of antiques and quality vintage in town.

Now for some great entries from last week's VIF:

(seriously, you guys have the BEST stuff!!!)

Birdie Blue

Henrietta

Ironstone Teapot

at Cabin and Cottage

Three Pixie Lane

booth space picnic fun

Talking Trash

Warrenton pics

(good grief, this chair is fabulous!)

Many of you have asked about a VIF party button...

Well, I finally got it together.

(I do think I've pulled out lots of my hair in the process...yikes!)

I'll work on a "featured on VIF" button for next week.

thanks for being so patient.

And thanks so much for joining in for the party.

I adore each and every one of you and love seeing what you're up to!

I'm joining Rhonda for

be sure and drop by and check out her new get together!

lots of love,

Debra

I finally gave in...

Up until just a couple of years ago, a lot of my furniture was painted black.

My inspiration piece for this was this little Eastlake dresser,

 that I've had in my Entry since we moved here.

 A year ago I started the transformation to "white".

A need to lighten and brighten my surroundings really put me in high gear.

I've put off painting this little dresser until a few weeks ago,

because, even though I still love the black,

it didn't match anything else in the entry area.

So I used my favorite Behr primer plus paint,

then added some mocha glaze,

a couple of coats of liquid poly,

and a little light distressing.

I went with painted hardware, to tone down the brassy gold.

(certainly not the originals)

...much happier!

And I really don't know how it came out with these curvy little Queen Anne-ish legs.

Detailed bullseye Eastlake motif.

(the before)

As you can see it's finish was a little dated with sponged gold highlights.

(sorry, old camera from early blogging days)

It's such a pretty little piece, that is a real storage answer;

holding gloves and scarves for winter.

so...one more down...a few to go.

I'm linking with these great parties:

Hope you can join in for Vintage Inspiration Friday.

I'll let you know what I was up to last weekend.

love ya,

Debra

Mini Home Tour

There's a Home Tour going on today over at

Poppies at Play

so I thought I'd grab a few photos from my stash

and give a little look-see.

Entry Hall

Kitchen recently re-done.

Laundry Room view from Kitchen

Sunroom off of Kitchen

Living Room

(photos from last fall)

Dining Room 

Buffet from Christmas

Sitting area in Lower Level

Studio/Office

(repainted last summer)

This was taken for Where Bloggers Create

before re-painting

All my photos were lost last summer when my computer crashed

so sorry some of these are random taken from earlier posts.

I know none of this is new to all you friends that hang out with me,

but if this is your first visit, hope you'll come back!

Thanks for coming along,

I have a crazy weekend going.

I'll share the madness next time!

lots of love,

Debra