New Mantel For Me & Booth Pix

I did some "fluffing" in my booth

at Traditions Antique Mall in Wildwood, FL;

and wanted to share some pictures with ya'll:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took an old wooden gate

with white chippy paint on it,

and added 3 dozen roses..

 

I attached them upside down so

they will dry properly.

 

My booth smelled wonderful with

the scent of fresh roses for a couple of days!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dresser on the left sold over the weekend.. yay!

 

 

 

 

Traditions Antique Mall, where my booth

is located, is having an outside fair

with many vendors selling their "wares" outside.

 

I will be there, for most of the day,

making deals in my booth!

 

So, come on down and say "Hi"

I'd love to meet you!

 

~

 

I also wanted to share with you

my latest find for our house.

 

I can't wait to get started painting this one:

 

 

Be still my heart!

I am in LOVE!!

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

 

Feeling Blue

Noo... don't be silly.. I'm not sad!

 

I titled this post Feeling Blue

because I decided to try out a

really light shade of blue on this

cute little side table I bought:

 

Here's the before...

 

 

 

And.. here's the after!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I switched out the original wooden

knob with a pretty crystal blue one too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, staying with the "feeling blue" theme,

I painted this frenchy looking chair

and recovered it with some gorgeous

Ralph Lauren fabric.

 

 

Here's the before..

mmm... gold.. LOL

 

 

 

 

And, after!

 

~ Sherri ~

Hometown Hutch

I found this hutch for sale on Craigslist

a couple of months ago..

when I got it home

I looked it all over

and on the back was

the original tag that said

Grand Haven Michigan.

 

Awesome!!

 

Since Grand Haven is only a few miles

from where I grew up!  My family actually

camped there every summer;

at the Conference Grounds.

 

Here she is in all her brown glory:

 

 

 

And.. now here she is in all her

awesomeness!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I changed the bottom knobs out

with new ones I found at

Michaels eons ago..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love her MUCH better now!

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

 

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Beveled Beauty

Oh my goodness

 

Oh my goodness

 

Oh... my... goodness!!

 

I'm beyond thrilled with my "new" mirror!

 

Here's the before:

 

 

 

 

 

And.. here's the after!

 

 

 

 

♥

 

 

 

 

This is what my mantel looked like

this past Christmas with

a Victorian tapestry above it:

 

 

 

 

And, now.. this!!

 

 

 

 My heart was racing as Mr. Ruffles

was hanging my "new" mirror!

 

I may just have to turn the entire

couch around just to gaze at this beauty!!

 

 

~ Sherri ~

Barstool Makeover

I bought these 3 barstools at Traditions Antique Mall

(where my booth is located) during their outside fair

They have every so often..

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously they were crying for a makeover!

 

 

 

 

 

So, I was happy to oblige..

3 layers of dark grey, light grey and whitewash..

 

 

 

Then, I painted this graphic I found at

The Graphics Fairy

 

 

 

 

 

Sooo much better!

 

 

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

Linking up at:

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Awesome Day for "Pickin"

Oh my gosh.. I had the BEST day ever pickin!!

I spent some the money I've been saving for

the Extravaganza Renningers Flea Market this weekend..

But ~ It was SO worth it!

Check out some of my finds:

 

 

 

 

 

Dresser mirror, small compact purse,

lace and a purple glass bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shabby floral planter..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wood framed beveled mirror

& dresser mirror..

 

 

 

 

Old books from the 1800's.

See the middle one?

Little Women!

 

 

 

 

Antique Chandelier

"Made in Italy"

 

 

Most favorite find of the day..

Really old ballerina dress..

 

*Sigh* & Adoration!

 

 

 

Painting of 3 ballerinas

 

 

 

 

Lovely old quilt

 

 

 

And, I finally found the antique buffet

I've been searching for!

 

I've been wanting to get rid of our

entertainment center and replace it

with one of these..

 

I've been searching and searching..

and, today.. finally!! YAY!

 

Everything you see above

except the buffet (of course.. LOL)

will be in my booth by the weekend,

if you're interested in purchasing.

 

What have you found on your pickin trips lately??

 

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

Linking up at:

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Catching Up With Ya'll.. Booth Pics & Antique Bed Makeover!

Yep, it's been a minute and a day

since I last added a blog post.

 

My apologies!

 

Since before Christmas I've been SOOOO busy!

 

My brother visited from Germany

for a few days before Christmas.

I had such a good visit with him,

we did some catching up,

shopping and an entire day

at Universal Studios riding roller coasters!

 

After he left, Mr. R and I visited Puerto Rico

again for the holidays.

 

 

The picture is the view from our hotel room.

We stayed for 6 days this time,

and wish we could've stayed longer!

 

I finally got to see the rain forest, too.

A couple of years ago, we took my son,

Anthony with us.  We booked a tour

to visit the rain forest, but, it ended up

being cancelled due to rain..

 

Ya, I thought that was crazy too.. you can't

visit the rain forest .. when it rains! LOL

 

 

 After we got home I had a TON to do

straightening and "fluffing" my booth

at Traditions Antique Mall.

 

Thankyou to everyone who visited and

bought from my booth! I appreciate it so much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now my booth is all ready for Valentines Day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just brought this antique vanity

into my booth a couple of days ago.

 

She's a beauty for sure!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I picked this gorgeous antique bed

up right before we left for vacation.

 

Sooo pretty!!

But, ya know I just have to make her

Prettier!

 

 

Here's the before:

 

 

 

 

And.. here's the after!!

 

 

 

Yep.. I'm pretty much squealing

with delight on how she turned out!

 

 

 

 I painted a light pink on the flowers,

and a silver on the leafing..

then added more white on top

and shabbied all over..

 

 

 

 

 

 Gorgeous details all over this beauty!

 

 

 

 

I almost forgot to show ya..

 

My favorite Christmas prezzie

I received was from my mom.

 

Well, actually, my mom and my brother!

 

My brother lives in Germany,

and last year he sent me some

antique sacks for Christmas.

 

I used 4 of them to cover my dining room chairs,

and with this one below.. my mom sewed me

a flea market bag!

 

 

 

 

It's huge and I just LOVE it!!

 

 

Can't wait for Renningers Extravaganza

next week to fill it with all sorts of goodies!!

 

 

~ Sherri ~

 

 

Linking up with How Sweet The Sound ~ Pink Saturday