Heart and Home

Hooray!! The sneak peeks from February's Highland Yard "Heart and Home" are in! What do you think??

 

 

Beyond The Garden Gate

I am so excited to share some sneak peek photos of the upcoming Highland Yard Vintage Market.

Doors open this Thursday (MARCH 9th - 12th) 10a - 8p Fri & Sat 10a - 6p Sun 10a - 5p!

Located at 1509 N Arizona Ave, Chandler AZ 85225
(Located in a separate Bldg BEHIND - NOT IN Merchant Square)

Free Admission, Free Parking, Complimentary Design Services, Award Winning Onsite Restaurant and the BEST Designers, Pickers and Makers in the Valley!

Love Is In The Air

I'm so excited to be a designer at Highland Yard Vintage Market! I will be telling you more about that in the future but I will tease you with a few photos of our "Love Is In The Air" event February 9th-12th! 

The Giant That Took Over My World

So when you last left the center of my world....me.....I had just made the decision (under duress) to purchase (well actually won at auction) a huge behemoth of a china cabinet made in the 1960's. Please read about it HERE if only to understand the thought process that goes into such a carefully constructed plan. 

So now I owned the danged thing and I needed to get it home. Dear GMan looked at me in "that" look with his head cocked to the side and said "Where are you going to put that thing"? Which isn't really a legitimate question in this phase of the acquisition process now is it? I had no idea and of course....no....it wouldn't even come close to fitting in his SUV. So we made the emergency call to our dear friends Theresa and Larry and sweet Larry came to our rescue. Without spending too much time on nonsense like how to get it home, the boys hefted and heaved and hoed the thing into the truck and I tagged along carrying my purse and the glass shelves....I HELPED!!! Really I did!!! Did I mention this was the middle of summer and about 115 degrees here in Phoenix? I was sweating in places I didn't know I had and I wasn't even the one doing the manual labor!

I had them drop it right in my dining room because that seemed a reasonable place for it which is where it remained until October. Yes....October. This piece of furniture just NEVER ENDED! I kept painting and painting and painting and there was no end to it. 

So the first thing to do was choose the color and I was wrestling between Letterpress Grey and Bohemian Blue both of which I adore but I'm super glad I chose to do a combo of the grey and accents of Beadboard White. 

The first thing I learned is that this cabinet had NO solid wood anywhere on it. It was a very poor wood veneer done in the 60's when they basically laid contact paper over pressed board. It happened, however to be in excellent condition but I knew that my beloved paint which covers EVERYTHING with no prepping, priming, or sanding might need just a little bit of extra grabbing power so I prepped for a bit of light sanding with a sanding block. 

And then I took the back panels off so I could paint the inside unobstructed. 

So after I painted the back panel in the lovely bright white Beadboard White I put the panels aside and started painting the cabinet in earnest. 

I'm not sure if it was the number of coats or the sheer size, but this guy wore me out and I thought I would never finish it. I honestly did tons of projects in between just because the immensity of it. It will probably be my last china cabinet. Here's how it turned out.

I think he turned out handsomely and I'm so glad he doesn't live in my dining room anymore. He went quickly to a new home and I know they are enjoying him where he BELONGS.....not as the white elephant in the middle of mine!

Despite Rumors to the Contrary.....

I am alive! Guilty as charged! I totally checked out this summer. I have no one but myself to blame. Trust me it wasn't because I was sitting on the sofa eating bon-bons. Although my hind end disagrees with that statement. I made the rookie mistake of scheduling a bit more activities than hours in the day. And boy did I pay for it. 

But I'm getting back in the groove and in my defense I did take a lot of photos that I will share with you in an attempt to get back into your good graces. I'll start now....

You may see that I've added a few more do-dads to the home page. 

1) DIY Paint: As most of you know I've been working with DIY Paint for a year now and LOVE LOVE LOVE it to pieces! If you go HERE you can read all about it AND you can purchase anything you can't live without. I will be adding a gallery of pieces and their colors to this page as time goes by.

2) Estate Sale Diva: Coming soon....I've had fun doing some estate sales this summer because it is essentially what I've done with my previous business for 8 years. I've had a blast and if I can help make that process easier for someone else then I'm all for it! Photos and details to be added.

And lastly.....a confession....in addition to three vintage markets in four months and an estate sale....I took an amazing girls trip for my 50th birthday to Turks and Caicos. I will tell you more about it very soon after I sort through the 6000 photos all 7 of us took! But here is a sneak peek

More to come!

DIY Paint Workshops Summer 2016

For registration contact Jen at 623-337-0793 or Furniture Affair at 602-863-9955 Email junkyardjezebelaz@gmail.com or info@furnitureaffair.com

Intro To Furniture Painting and BYOF Workshops

Here is a description of what you can expect at an Intro to Furniture Painting Workshop. Plan on 2 hours of fun and learning. After this workshop you can sign up for one of my BYO Furniture Workshops and get to paint and finish your very own treasure! Sign up for classes by calling 623-337-0793 to speak directly to Jen or call 602-863-9955 to register at Furniture Affair. Feel free to email either junkyardjezebelaz@gmail.com or info@furnitureaffair.com . We are all here to help!