THE OLDE FARMHOUSE MARKET

 

 

 

 

The 3rd Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market is this Saturday September 28th 9am to 6pm
Admission is $5.00 - Free Parking!!
 It is being held in doors at the Albion Fairgrounds 23514 105 Ave. Maple Ridge
https://www.facebook.com/events/148745518651654/

 

 I wont be there with all my goodies (thats another story)
but there is over 40 shabby chic and vintage vendors going to be there offering amazing items.
One of those vendors is Dianne of The Painted Door

 

I met Dianne this past spring, she is a follower of mine and wanted to donate a piece of furniture.

When we were talking in her driveway she asked me if I would like to come in and see some of what

she had done. Well Im always excited to see what other ladies are doing so definitely accepted the invitation.

 

 

She show me her dining table, chairs, and hutch that she painted. She also turned a regular glass

 coffee table into an awesome oversized tufted living room ottoman. She had a few smaller pieces

 around the house painted including this storage bench upstairs.

 

 

The thing that she showed me last was some cupboard doors partially painted in the garage,

it was great meeting with her and seeing what she had accomplished. We finished up, said our

good byes and I was on my way again.

 

It wasnt till the next weekend she sent me this picture early in the day asking how much I thought

she should sell them for. Well later that day they were sold.

 

A few days later I offered a sign suggestion and she did this next sign,

which ended up going to The Passionate Home.

 

 

And I tell you she hasn`t looked back since.

This next picture is from her facebook page.

 

 

So this weekend in the wonderful wet west coast style stop in to the

OLD FARMHOUSE VINTAGE MARKET

and see Dianne at THE PAINTED DOOR.

Tell her George and sent you!

 

 

 

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ROMANTIC WHITE FLEA MARKET STYLE

 

A crystal lamp, a stack of vintage sheet music, an orchard basket, and a vintage chair with table,

all these things represent romantic flea market style.

 

 

What could be more romantic than a turn of the century white press back chair?

 

The name Press Back actually means exactly that.

The pretty detail in the chair back has been pressed into the wood with an etched metal plate.

The process came about in the late 1800s as a cheap and quick answer for retailers.

Stores like Sears or Larkin could now make decorative furniture to compete with the intricate

carvings of the mid-century.  Now the press back chairs that have survived over the years are quite

 sought after especially for shabby chic decorating.

 

 

I have re-enforced the chair, and I built the table from parts.

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