Interest for Woodworking: store

MR P AND HIS BISCUITS store display

Jumat, 08 April 2016

We know you ladies have been wondering about the man of the house, Mrs. Ps honey do, her partner

in crime and all things vintage. Well the truth is Mr. P does have his own interest in time warn,

vintage items, they just happen to be of the guy variety.

This week in The Great Adventures of Mrs. P we bring to you Mr. P and his office space.

Have a look around at all the vintage guy things Mr P collects.

Buckets and boxes, wood and metal, gears and everything industrial feeling.

Im loving the Caribou Railway Art and wish I had wall space for it myself.

He has a galvanised bucket for keeping tad poles, sinker bags, an old fishing tackle box, car
advertising and his favorite is trunks. When he and the Mrs. are out antiquing they often play
a game to see who finds the better vintage trunk purchase.

He wins more times than she, as it would seem he has the right eye for old leather, vintage tin
hardware, and he always finds the perfect size trunk to fit the next space.

Another item he has equal passion for is old labelled crate wood.

Back in the day, labels were stenciled on crated goods and when the crate was emptied and

no longer needed the wood found its way into other furniture, like this storage box make with old

Uneeda Biscuit crate wood.

Interestingly enough I was in a Mr. P mood and felt we had to look up some information on

this Uneeda Biscuit box. I found out prior to 1898 crackers were sold loosely packed in barrels.

Not a very fresh way to package crackers!

Uneeda Biscuits were developed at the turn of the century by The National Biscuit Company, AKA

Nabisco and were packaged in a new system of inter-folded wax paper and cardboard to keep them

fresher. Who knew reading a decorating blog would get you a history lesson on a snack food.

Mrs. P chose the burlap drapes and Mr. P picked the industrial candle lantern,

it resembles Restoration Hardware a tiny bit eh???

The room came together for us quite well and it looks even more amazing in person,

so be sure to stop in to see it for yourself in the next 2 weeks. If there is something in the display

you would like to buy get in there sooner.

Here is a recap of all the rooms we have featured from Mrs. Ps home this summer

Mrs. Ps gardening area * Mrs. Ps Bedroom * Mrs. Ps Guest Bedroom * Mrs. Ps Craft Room

THE THRIFT STORE PRICING GURU

Minggu, 13 Maret 2016

When you are looking to buy a pair of something second hand they can be fairly expensive.

Especially with nightstands, ppl want pairs and the pricing guru in the back of the thrift store knows

it. Well consider buying single nightstands at a fraction of the cost and paired them together.

The pricing guru also knows single nightstands take much longer to sell.

If you look carefully at the details, the edges, and the curves of these nightstands you will see they are

NOT identical. In fact they were bought at 2 different thrift stores 2 months apart at half the cost. I

made them look the same by drawing your eye away from the differences and focusing it on

similarities I created. The left one is 1" wider than the right but both came out the same height with

the addition of new legs from another second hand purchase.

The soft turquoise color, mixed from ASCP Florence and white was repeated over all 4 drawer faces.

The ornate embellishments are antique metal door knob plates that originally sat vertically. I antiqued

around the plates with AS dark wax and a small brush.

A comprehensive tutorial on using dark wax can be found here:

http://blogspot.ca/2013/01/aging-your-finish-tutorial.html

I hope you have been inspired!

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Stop in to see whats new in shabby chic white hardware available at firstfinds.

There are over 1000 pieces of used hardware to choose from

Etsy Shop.

MRS Ps CRAFT ROOM store display

Kamis, 03 Maret 2016

WELCOME TO MRS. Ps CRAFT ROOM

she has jars and bottle, books and paints,

she has lavender and burlap, fabric and crates,

she has boxes and bins packed full of nice things

she works in this room the whole time while she sings ?

Im here to confess creating these rooms isnt as easy as we make it look.

Trying to define a specific room inside a larger space has its challenges,

but after struggling we have built a work space for Mrs. P to create in.

Annie Sloan Fabrics - top right / typography bag - middle / burlap sacks - bottom left

When Carrie and I started trying to create Mrs. Ps craft room inside the store

we found picking the right furniture difficult as well as the placement.

Craft rooms are a relatively new idea and something we all wish we had but

finding the space and setting it up can be daunting.

Every new home comes with an on suite, not many come with a dedicated craft room.?

all items shown in photo avail for purchase at The Passionate Home

Figuring out what you want to do in the space is critical to a set up that will work.

Mrs. P enjoys taking time to sit and read Annie Sloan books like this one called

Creating the French Look, so a comfortable chair is a great idea to include in the design.

love this owl!!!

Whether you are painting some mason jar vases, building a vintage photograph lamp shade or making

lavender satchels, you need to figure out how big your work surface should be. We have used a small

dining table and easily filled it with all sorts of things you would want to spread out while you are creating.

I brought in this French Provincial Server that I just finished to show how different pieces can be

used in different spaces. Also find fun and creative ways to store your supplies for easy access and

to keep your supplies out in the open so you can see what you have to work with.

Knowing what I have to work with helps me be even more creative.

Lavender satchels - top / soap from France - bottom / vintage mason jars - right

Have you heard the news? Mrs. P has ...

The Passionate Home is going to have stencils in stock very soon!

Its the kind of stencil she will be using to create all those grain sack images on pillows,

upholstery, tea towels, furniture and anything else she can think of.

Take a cue from Mrs. P and be unconventional and surround yourself with the things you love.

Just in ... a small selection of Apothecary jars

For some clever ideas check out the new store display in person,

Mrs. Ps Craft Room at The Passionate Home.

DECORATING A STORE FOR CHRISTMAS

Sabtu, 27 Februari 2016

Halloween has passed and here in Canada our Thanksgiving was in October so it is straight on to Christmas now. As Peter Pan would say "second star to the right and straight on til morning."

GOOD NEWS AND BAD ...

I am not doing any markets this season as it is physically too demanding,

but that does give me room to shop the markets, time to help decorate TPH,

and focus on writing some much needed tutorials for the blog. Don`t forget to check out the

Christmas tutorials I already have available: http://blogspot.ca/p/how-to_9274.html

Me and all the ladies at The Passionate Home spent 2 days behind locked doors and brown paper

moving furniture, unpacking ornaments, setting up Christmas trees, untangling lights,

sweeping and dusting, all to transform the store for Christmas.

Stop in to see all the pretty rooms we created,

listen to the wonderful music playing in the store,

let the ladies know they did a great job.

this trio of owls are available for sale at http://www.thepassionatehome.com/

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS IN STORE DISPLAYS

Kamis, 11 Februari 2016

Yesterday I worked with Carrie at The Passionate Home and between the two of us

we created a new store display and a fictional lady to go along with it.

We started with this big pair of grey lockers and thought we would do something industrial with them,

that quickly changed the moment I hung the large red watering can inside.

Carrie wanted to hang a hat ... for obvious reason, it is a locker with hooks after all.

When I chose the ladies straw gardening hat and Carrie then went with a matching scarf

we saw our fictional figure started to come alive like a smoky image appearing just off in the distance.

The croquet set was a no brainer, it fit well into the scene and who likes to create

a character that isnt well rounded in their pursuits.

Carrie gets full credit for the wine cognisor our lady is as I am a non drinker.

Sometimes when she comes in from the garden she simply enjoys a glass of wine

and sometimes she enjoys that glass while sitting at her vintage typewriter looking for inspiration.

And her love of animals is as evident as mine.

And The Great Adventures Of Mrs P. has started.

The Passionate Home and 4 the love of WOOD will be teaming up for the summer to have some fun and to bring you a grand story told through FB, The Passionate Home store displays, and 4 love of WOOD blog ... The great adventures of Mrs P.
Stay tuned and watch for the adventures .....