As the hot days of summer are now numbered I am starting to collect pieces once again for a Chelsea's Garage on-site sale! If you check out my Etsy shop don't expect to find much in there as I will be holding onto newly refinished pieces for an upcoming autumn sale right out of our garage. If you haven't been able to attend or see photos of past sales, it is such a fun day!
Transforming the garage, (with bikes, kids toys, lawn equipment and all), into a warm and inviting little showroom for a day is how this all began. In the past few months my focus has turned more from hunting for my own pieces to taking on client orders. While I absolutely LOVE working with clients and giving their vision for a piece it's own reality, I also still enjoy the thrill of finding interesting pieces and dreaming about what they could be...and working it out!
It's also a fun opportunity to test out different techniques since I don't have to worry about upsetting a client if it goes horribly wrong! In my previous post I had success using Vaseline as a distressing tool. I tried it again on a GORGEOUS dresser yesterday and I must say, I'm a big fan!
Transforming the garage, (with bikes, kids toys, lawn equipment and all), into a warm and inviting little showroom for a day is how this all began. In the past few months my focus has turned more from hunting for my own pieces to taking on client orders. While I absolutely LOVE working with clients and giving their vision for a piece it's own reality, I also still enjoy the thrill of finding interesting pieces and dreaming about what they could be...and working it out!
It's also a fun opportunity to test out different techniques since I don't have to worry about upsetting a client if it goes horribly wrong! In my previous post I had success using Vaseline as a distressing tool. I tried it again on a GORGEOUS dresser yesterday and I must say, I'm a big fan!
{will be available at the next Chelsea's Garage sale}
For me, a piece is not truly finished until it is in my home, staged, and photographed. That's just the icing on the cake for me...buttercream icing. The best kind.
Tying these two fantastic reads by my one of my favorite authors, (Jodi Piccoult), in tulle seemed to tie in the Marie Antoinette look that this dresser seemed to have when I stepped back from the finished product. I'm not educated in Marie Antoinette's style, but am I right? From the tone of the blue to the two round pulls and the curves of the upper drawers - when I finished this piece I just had to google Marie Antoinette and check if my first impression was accurate.
It wasn't too far off. But, I'm no expert.:)
This piece was done in a lighter shade from the table that I posted on previously. Come back tomorrow to see an entirely different shade of the same blue! We're going ombre this week! Sorta.:)
~Chelsea
BLESSED (Even though I didn't get a job or travel like I had planned, I got to see a lot of my family, which is always a blessing and what I'll be most thankful for when I look back on this summer!)
ReplyDeleteCELEBRATORY (I graduated from college and one of my oldest friends, Morgan, got married! Amazing to see these milestones in my own life and the lives of people around me.)
REDEFINING (Life is taking a new perspective as I move past my "student" label that I've had for so long.)
Thanks, Casey! I think this was for the Ode to the Summer of 2012 post. But it's okay! I know what you're talking about ;)
ReplyDeleteIt’s hard to believe that this stunning showroom was once used as a garage where bikes, toys, and lawn equipment were placed. Well, you made an excellent job in transforming the garage into a beautiful place like this. It’s a good thing to realize that a simple garage used for storing our personal properties can be transformed into a beautiful business place, if we will only use our creativity or imagination.
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Thank you, Kerita! Your kind words mean a lot and are so encouraging! It's definitely a lot of work but very worth it in the end.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the pictures, I would’ve never believed that it’s a garage! I thought it’s a beautiful interior design of the house itself. You really did a great job designing this. Regarding your favorite author, I like the way she wrote Change of Heart – I know now why you like her. :) This garage sale was surely hard work for you, but I hope you had great results. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Sharron! It is an absolute blast to transform my garage into a showroom every few months. It looks different every sale I have! The work is definitely worth it!
DeleteYou know what’s amazing with your garage? You turned it into a beautiful showroom wherein people would definitely find a lot of great stuff! It’s as if you’re entering into a retail store. The style of your garage blends well with the fixtures you’re trying to sell. Nice work, Chelsea!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Roxie! I LOVE selling out of our garage! You are right - the setting definitely fits the rustic style of my furniture. It's fun to design the garage differently with every sale and bring in different fixtures and decorative accents each time. Thanks for your encouragement!
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