SOLD!

Pottery Barn Style Couch...New to my REsale shop!

Description from my client (who lived in China for 2 years!):

The chocolate brown slipcover is a custom fit.  The original upholstery is the camel color.   It's a Pottery Barn style, 5 years old--I had custom made in China.  Measurements are: 88" long x 40" deep.  

And another Wool Rug for REsale!

Aaaaannnnndddd....

Here's another rug for sale.

This is a 5'3" by 8'3" rug that is wool.

The base color is black and has floral designs in golds, grayish greens, tans,  and reddish orange colors.

This rug has just been professionally cleaned by Woodard Cleaners.

REsale price: $150

Email or call me if you are interested!

PB Style Couch for REsale!

Pottery Barn Style Couch...New to my REsale shop!

Description from my client (who lived in China for 2 years!):

The chocolate brown slipcover is a custom fit.  The original upholstery is the camel color.   It's a Pottery Barn style, 5 years old--I had custom made in China.  Measurements are: 88" long x 40" deep.  

Email or call me if you are interested!  

This couch is sure to go FAST!

Pottery Barn Wool Rug for REsale!!!

Another rug is up for grabs...this time from Pottery Barn!

What:  Monjari Hand Tufted Wool Rug

Size:  5 x 8 feet

Price:  $150

Email or call me if you are interested!

PIER ONE RUG For REsale!!!

New to my REsale shop is this gently used 5 x 8 foot rug from Pier One.  

It has a brown background with two shades of green in the circle medallion pattern.

It was originally $300...and is being sold for $150, so you gotta act quickly if you want this great deal.

Here's a closer look...

Email or message me if you are interested!

More rugs will be posted soon in my REsale shop...so stay tuned!

Sewing Room REveal!!!

TADA!!!

Here is what Emily and I came up with to turn our tiny and awkward space in the basement into her new sewing room!

Emily chose a white for her walls, so the fabrics could "POP" and her art could be seen...thanks Becky Ortyl!

She chose this funky light fixture from Lowe's...it is perfect for over the newly REpainted craft table!

Just some of Emily's fabrics that are displayed by attaching them with a magnet to an oil drip pan that I bought for only $10!  We have 3 of these REpurposed drip pans hung on the walls in this space and they provide great visual impact and inspiration for her.

You can see that the "nook" is now well utilized as Emily's sewing station and is surrounded by everything she loves...including her CREATE letters she bedazzled and her new chair that we REcovered together in a cheerful chevron fabric.

Emily's VERA WANG doll that she sewed by hand in fourth grade as part of a Biography Report she was assigned.  It was a labor of LOVE, for sure!

Labeled file folders with pattern ideas...

Here is her button collection...Emily's Grandy helped her find all the jars at local antique shops and flea markets.  She also has her American Girl and Teen Vogue magazines displayed in clear magazine containers we found at The Container Store.

Her favorite color thread (for now)...

Emily bought this funny yellow parrot lamp with her own hard-earned money from the cutest little shop in downtown Webster Groves, Seven Gray.  She has accessorized it with scraps of bright colored fabric to give it a little "zshuzsh"--I'm so proud!!!

We purchased this darling turquoise bookshelf at The White Rabbit and Emily filled it with all things gorgeous---including ribbon, felt, buttons, glitter, fabric, leather, etc...!

Here is an overhead picture that shows where Emily cuts and irons her creations.  Here she has a skirt with a zipper AND button that her made in her Spools class, a baby dress that she bought for the pattern, and a pair of baby bloomers that she embellished with ribbon and a silk heart!

Here is a turtle pin cushion that the owner of The Fabric Nosherie, Shannon Robinson, made with love and gave to Emily for her birthday...she loves it!

Here you can see the shelving piece of furniture that I bought at HomeGoods.  The damaged top can not be seen, as it has been covered with an old door that I painted and REpurposed as the table top for the sewing station.  The six baskets provide great storage for her scraps of fabric. 

My girl is in her element!

Emily bought this bright yellow fabric at Mood Fabrics in NYC because it was just too "gorgeous" to pass by.  It was pricey, so she is still waiting for the perfect idea to come to her as to what to do with it...

In this photo you can see Emily "teaching" her friend, Tate, the basics of how to use a sewing machine...

By the smile on his face, you can tell he was pretty pleased with himself!  

A special thanks to my friend, amazing photographer, and Tate's mom, Heidi Drexler, for taking all of the photos and capturing the feeling of Emily's sewing new room!  Here's to many more years of creating...!

Emily's SEWING room!

Two years ago, my daughter, Emily, started to take sewing lessons at The Fabric Nosherie, a darling shop owned by Shannon Robinson in downtown Webster Groves.  She was immediately smitten with her new hobby and, to be totally honest, I was smitten for her!  Every month, Emily would go to her Sewing Club...she was originally in  Bobbins, but has since graduated to Spools (isn't that so cute?!?)...and she fell more and more in LOVE with sewing!  

Quickly, I realized that fabric was overtaking our dining room...and that I may need to "create" a dedicated sewing space for Emily.  

Here is the space that I decided to transform into Emily's sewing room.  This space is at the bottom of our basement stairs and has been many things.  In the past 10 years, it has been a "wrapping room"...a mini "play room"...the "record player room" and, finally,  "the treadmill room!" (By the way, for those who truly know me, you are laughing and know the treadmill room was the least used of all the options!)  The awkwardly shaped room was tiny and difficult to figure out how to place furniture.  You can see that below one entire wall is all closets, which is great for storage, but not for furniture placement.

This doorway leads into the REAL playroom.

This is the space where the treadmill once was...it is really the only space that can hold furniture.  The closet you see is my "wrapping closet" and it holds all things that go under that category...gift wrap, glitter, ribbon, scissors...and it is awesome!

I knew I need an inspiration piece to get me started on REdoing this room, so I headed to HomeGoods...and this is what I found.  This shelving unit was perfect with the six baskets to hold all of Emily's fabric. 

BUT, what made it even better was that it was DAMAGED!  Score!  

I asked for a discount due to the crack on the top of it and VOILA!  I received a huge discount and paid only $40!  This was such a steal considering the six baskets alone would cost more than that to buy!

I took it home and REpainted it white...and I was well on my way to REdoing this unused space and creating Emily's sewing room!

Stay turned for Emily's SEWING ROOM REveal!