Introductions
Meet Lunella.
I have not sent out an upholstery project in a while, but I am getting ready for Open Studios this weekend, so I am pulling out all the stops. I just had to....{was compelled to}...... unearth this tired old gal, and make her spiffy! This chair, in her before state, has collected dust in my studio for a while. I was so uninspired by how awful and ugly she was. Shame on me.....I had so little faith and vision for what she could become....even though deep down I knew it..... I doubted this one.
It is always good to be proven wrong every now and again!
Man, she's a beaut! Crikey!
{Please excuse the lovely cardboard "floor guards"! There is hardly space in the studio for all of the projects I have going on. I am just makin' it work!}
xo,
Barb
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I am so excited for my friend Celine from Pure Green! Celine and her crew have taken Pure Green magazine from online to .....PRINT! I know this has been a humongo bonkers undertaking....with countless hours, trials, and a very big leap of faith.
This is the perfect example of climbing out on that limb and grabbing the fruit. I am so proud, and I wanted you all to know. Please check it out if you haven't already....and if you feel so inclined, subscribe!
Hope you all had a decent week, and get to chill out this weekend!
Peace out!
xo,
Barb
Found Goodness
Old made new, and brand spankin' new......but all in all....this is goodness times a billion.
xo,
Barb
FYI
Are you all seeing what I am seeing? It is everywhere I turn it seems! I love a good geometric pattern, and have been planning a piece for the last couple of months. Also, I love it when fashion design trends and furniture design can mesh a bit......but just like all trends, a little goes a long way! Finding a way to take a small part of a trend, and make it timeless is the trick! I think I definitely have a plan!
Have a great day today!
xo,
Barb
Introductions...of sorts
Good morning, you crazy peeps! I have to admit that I am still sore from all the walking we did this weekend. Shawew! We went a little nutty trying to hit all of our favorite Atlanta spots in a day and a half.....and I am definitely too old for those kinds of shenanigans!
We started off with the Country Living Fair, and while we waited for the gates to open, we tried to take pictures of ourselves and got to laughing so hard we cried. I forgot that with my fancy schmancy new phone I no longer have to guess what I am getting a photo of....I can just flip the screen around...and whalla! But, it was fun to do it "wrong" for a bit and laugh until we were sweaty and sick to our stomachs. A few of the people around us said they wanted a little bit of whatever we had, because it looked like fun....and I promised them I was running on chai tea alone.
Anyway, in a nutshell, the CLF was set up in a wooded area of Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. It was a gorgeous day to be outside, and a beautiful area. Each vendor had a tent type set up, where they displayed their lovelies
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We ran into the Nate Berkus film crew, and the Editor of CL a million times it seemed, as they were filming a segment for the Nate show....it was fun to watch them tape for a bit, and watch their faces as they tried to act really excited about making yet another light fixture out of a chicken feeder! { i jest!}
I enjoyed getting to hear Shawna Robinson from Happy Chair chat about who she is, why she does what she does, and watch a demo of her working on one of her chairs. Shawna is a cutie, full of energy, and I enjoyed her.....period.
The booth that I took the most photos in, was Splurge Design, and happened to be a couple from Asheville, NC. I recognized their work from seeing it at the Screen Door. This team is amazing at display, and I would have to give their booth the award for being the best in show! {all of the light fixtures, letters and numbers in photos above} I loved Rebekah Blocher's ceramic jewelry, for the fantastic color combinations that she used, and the way she had everything displayed in her booth. Then there was the Modern June booth, that had lots of colorful oilcloth material for sale by the yard, more great ceramic jewelry, and some really pretty felt wreaths by Hershey is My Baby.
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These are the booths that stood out to me personally, out of the many booths that were there.....not to say that the other booths were not beautiful and good, just a different aesthetic than what my eye is normally drawn to. There was definitely a lot of country goodness at the Country Living Fair, {imagine that?!}, but it's all good.
Amy and I had a great time exploring and taking in new things.
{all photos shot with my spiffy new iphone camera!}
xo,
Barb
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I have always been curious to see what the Country Living Fair is all about.....so when my pal Amy called me up and asked me to go.....I wanted to go....but hem hawed because of all the craziness at Knack right now.
Well my pal kept working on me......and then she did the best thing a friend could do, and booked the hotel, bought the tickets, and planned the whole trip. All I had to do was pack my bag, give my half of the mullah, and plan on having a bomb diggity blast!
We leave early tomorrow morning to head to Atlanta......and I have to admit....now that it is here....I am super excited about a girls weekend away, full of new things, and lots of shopping!
Git er done, sister!
xo,
Barb
Found Goodness
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| The cutest egg cups I have ever seen, and if I ate hard boiled eggs....they would have come home with me. |
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| Awesome selection of old cameras. |
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| More piles of gold in the studio. I have a hard time sweeping it up. |
xo,
Barb