Antiques & Boutiques Tour of Abilene, Texas

I had four days to power shop my way through the West Texas town of Abilene and it was so much fun. The city of Abilene first came on my radar as a antiques and vintage mecca about tweleve years ago and it did not dissappoint. Listed below are the stores that I shopped. IfContinue reading “Antiques & Boutiques Tour of Abilene, Texas”

First Installment – Friday Favorites of The Week

Welcome to Friday Favoites where I showcase my favorite things found on the interweb this week. I spend an inordinant amount of time shopping, or maybe I should say browsing since I don’t buy everything I see. One might even go as far to say that I have been a professional shopper most of myContinue reading “First Installment – Friday Favorites of The Week”

The Bohemian Blues

If I could only plug you into my brain for a moment, the chaos would be overwhelming to most. This chaos exists every second of my life, but when I’m trying to reimagine a piece of furniture, I go into hyperdrive. It is pretty maddening and most of the time the piece never goes asContinue reading “The Bohemian Blues”

Beachy Stripes Tutorial Sneak Peek

There’s just something about stripes that makes me think of the beach. Is that really a thing? Beachy stripes? Maybe its beach umbrellas. They have stripes, right? I have seen it on beach bags, beach balls, and beach blankets. How did this beach stripe become a thing in my head? Who knows! Anyway, in thisContinue reading “Beachy Stripes Tutorial Sneak Peek”

$20 Vintage Industrial Office

Most of you know that I will paint pretty much everything in sight if it hangs around too long. Even stuff that other furniture painters will pass on. My favorite saying is “paint hides a lot of ugly” so when we bought a ton of office furniture from a machine shop auction I ended upContinue reading “$20 Vintage Industrial Office”