A couple of after pics...

So, I haven't posted for a few days. Been kinda busy...
I have a few newly-finished pieces to go to the market on Friday, just in time for the long weekend. I FINALLY got my gallery wrapped canvasses in last week and drove them up on Saturday morning.

Sorry for the bad quality of the photos tonight. Not great advertising for a photographer, I know! I had to take them with my i-phone because I forgot to bring my real camera...


Hard to tell in the sunshine but this dresser has been painted a light grey and dark grey. I decided to keep the hardware and paint it as well. There would have been way to many holes to fill plus I really like the original hardware on this one...

This two-tiered table would be a cute end table or bedside table. I painted it an off-white colour, did a little bit of distressing on it then sealed it with some hemp seed oil...

Remember this old dirty bookcase? I cleaned it all up, put some nice walnut stain on it and then sealed it with some hemp-seed oil. I love the rustic look of it. Great for storing games, etc. at the cottage or
even, well, books?

I really like working with the hemp-seed oil. It literally has no smell and is all natural. Some of the older, drier pieces like the bookcase above are really thirsty and just absorb it as I am applying it. I still do use poly-urethane on pieces that I know are going to get used a lot, especially tables and tops of dressers, etc. but I prefer using the natural products like the hemp-seed oil and waxes. I was on a deadline a few weeks ago and had to finish a few pieces that needed the "poly", it wouldn't stop raining and even when it wasn't raining for a few minutes here and there it was windy and cold so I was forced to finish them in the house. I did have the windows open but WOW the fumes!! It is a great protector for anything wood but I found out that they aren't kidding when they say "use in a well-ventilated area".  By the time I went to bed that night I had a wicked headache and I felt like my heart was racing out of my chest! I think the house smelled for about 3 days! It is all a learning process and I won't do that again...

This is my project for tomorrow, after pics will follow ~

What a Day!

What A Day...
Spent my day on the road picking up a few things. Then I spent my night picking up my girl from the airport, the best treasure I have picked up for a while! 
Can't wait to get some work finished tomorrow and get some more merchandise up to the market. Found a few treasures today and a few projects as well.

Picked up this original Cherry Wood door from a semi-detached house in Leslieville that's being renovated. Love the old knob and hardware! I'm thinking I will make a coffee table out of the door and sell the hardware separately...

I picked up a few (or four) of these and I am going to make tables out of them with...

these!

Got a whole bunch of legs, picture is blurry because I was a bit shaky from carrying all this heavy stuff!!

~ Ended my day with both of my children at home, Daisy having a staring contest with her stuffed friend, a garage full of projects and all is right with my world ~

A few things I'm working on...

Today was amazing!  The sun was shining (off and on), the wind wasn't blowing AND it didn't rain! Perfect day for working outside. I had so much stuff in my driveway today people were actually slowing down to look, I think they thought I was having a garage sale! 
I spent my day cleaning some old and dirty furniture. I did a few repairs, did some sanding and staining and decided which pieces will be finished next and taken to the market.
Here is a sneak peak of some of my inventory that I will be working on over the next couple of weeks. Keep in mind these are all "before" pictures, when I'm done you may not recognize some of these guys ~~

Pine Bench

This is going to need quite a bit of fixin' but I think it will be pretty cool when it's done

This is a cute pine table with a drawer, quite a few "water rings" on it that I am trying to get out, I really don't want to paint the top but I may have to ~

Did some repairs to this dresser today, it will be painted. I'm thinking maybe a light grey?

Although they weren't a set, this is very similar to the red sideboard/tv stand that I did a few weeks ago, in it's natural form. This baby is HEAVY, good thing it's got wheels!

This is an old "Viking" stereo cabinet. The stereo has been removed and I am going to put shelves in it.

I do have the glass for the doors of this cabinet and also the drawers, they are just all separated right now. This is a beautiful big cabinet, I will post the measurements when I do the "after" photos

 This is a find from my pickin' on Saturday! I had already cleaned it about 4 times when I took this photo, I don't know the story behind it but it was DIRTY!~

It's kind of difficult to get good photos when everything is kind of packed into the garage but it gives you an idea of what I have in stock right now. I am going to pick up a couple of very cool pieces  tomorrow and I am very excited about them! I will try to post a few pics when I get home. Thanks for sharing this adventure with me and drop by the Roadshow's 400 Antiques Mall if you're passing through Innisfil on Highway 400. Don't forget they are open 7 days a week! 

I'm at the Market!!

So, today was bitter sweet..

I moved in to the market today! I was so excited to get my furniture and other merchandise set up. 

But, for those of you who are parents, remember the first day of school? When you leave your child for the first time? That's kind of how I felt today! Weird, I know. I have had these pieces of furniture in my house, given them some TLC and chosen the finish or colour that I thought would suit them. SO today I left them in this building, knowing that they won't be abused and they will be taken care of but not knowing if I will ever see them again! I mean the whole point is to sell them right? But what if someone buys them and they let their kids draw on them with markers? Or they put stickers all over them? I guess I need to just let them go and hope for the best....

Before shot of the two tiered table...

 I did some "antiquing" on the mantel before I took it to the market..

Remember the brown dresser from the 1940's?

This white table needs another coat of paint and a little bit of bling, hopefully tomorrow! The robin egg sewing machine table is almost done as well, a few little finishing touches and these two will be ready for the market!  And yes, these photos are all taken in my living room, or what used to be my living room! 

And now off we go to the Market...

This little sign was in my booth when I arrived!

Some crystal, everybody likes a little bit of bling right?

Great time for Wedding Gifts! 

Limited edition Patricia Bourque sports prints

                           Some China...

Little bit of Brass

                                                                               Silver Plated Candle Inserts and a couple of Crystal                         

                                                                                                           Champagne Flutes

Dave Grossman Chickadee figurine, Johnson Bros. creamer and a Moorcroft covered dish

Old Green Jug made in England and Oval Platter

Remember Crystal Ashtrays? 

I still have a lot more to go but I wasn't sure how everything would fit, I didn't want it to be too crowded. I DO have to put something over that ugly green fabric hanging behind the mantel, that will happen when I bring up the next load! 

Still waiting on some canvasses of my own original photography, they should be ready soon. Hopefully the Patricia Bourque will sell by then to make some room!

Thanks for stopping by, to be continued...