I'm A Picker!

My favorite part of what I do for The French Flea is going out and hunting for great pieces. Since I have more time after closing the shop, I am getting more into the "picking" part of the business which I love. A lot of furniture dealers in town like to use pickers because they either don't have the time or just don't prefer that part of the business. But...I'm not just picking for dealers - I also pick for individuals who are looking for particular pieces! If I find a piece, I email them a picture and if they like it, they tell me how they want it painted. So if you are wanting a piece and don't have the time or don't know where to look, feel free to let me know and I will put you on my list and let you know if I find something!

Here is a dresser I just sold to Emily. She was looking for a piece to go in her little girl's room so I sent her pictures as I got pieces in and she liked this one. I actually painted it white for her to go with a bed she had that I painted white.

Here is a piece I found for Brooke.

Here is a bed I am finishing up for Kelly.

Redecorating on a Budget!

I have been slowly trying to make some updates to my house on a budget! I love learning tricks and getting ideas from bloggers, magazines and friends and have tried to use some of those ideas in my home.

Paint is probably the best way to make the biggest change for the least amount of money. I found a can of oops paint in my paint closet that was a sage green/gray and repainted my kitchen and a hallway and love it.



I also painted some pieces I had that were natural wood which makes a big change...





You can even paint lamp bases for a big change (this one isn't quite finished!)

Displaying family photos in rustic frames are a great way to personalize and warm up your home!


The carpet was really looking bad with all the painting and moving furniture so putting down your own flooring is really not that hard!


Crystal chandeliers always add a french touch to any room.


I purchased this whitewashed piece several years ago at an unfinished furniture store and had it in the dining room area but moving to the living room gave it a whole new look!



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Pieces handed down in the family are the most sentimental and can always find a place in your home.



I know I've blogged about this before but if you have window panels that are not very thick and heavy, you can add another pair behind them and just clip both pair on rings to give it a much heavier, richer look.

Lola B's

I came upon this blog today and loved everything about this house and it looks like it has some Anthropologie touches. It is such a great idea to fill a staircase wall with family photos and you can unify them with same color frames. She's also got some great vintage pieces! I'm adding her to the blog list - Lola B's (kaseybuick.com).

New Dresser/Buffet and More!

Dresser/Buffet/Changing Table - $150 (this piece is missing a drawer handle on bottom rightside drawer - I am looking for one but went ahead and priced as is and will add one if I can find!




It's hard to tell in this picture but here is a piece I painted with my new Annie Sloan chalk paint I purchased from Stacie at Faux Studio Designs. I actually mixed my new blue with another chalk paint I had, Country Grey, and it made more of a frenchy blue/gray. I really do love the chalk paint!

Here are some sweet rustic frames I put in booth, small ones are $8.00 and large one is $12.00!



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New in Booth!

Here are some things I recently put in booth (except the blue nightstand is sold) and I am working on a cute dresser/buffet piece that I should have ready tomorrow. I bought some more Annie Sloan chalk paint today so I can't wait to try the color and will show some pics tomorrow!


Cute French End Table - $38.00



Antique Dresser Mirror - $42.00



Blue Distressed Nightstand - SOLD


White Distressed Wall Plaque - $8.00


Chef Painting on Canvas - $42.00

Buckets of Burlap

I was looking at mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com (Melaine) - it's on my blog roll list and she was showing pictures of a master bedroom makeover on the buckets of burlap blog which I have looked at before but didn't have it on my blog roll list but I'm adding today. I love the rustic mixed with the white bedding and window treatments!



Sometimes it's in the little touches - look how cute the tiebacks are - burlap with crystal chandelier elements!

Customer Pieces Just Finishing!

Here are some pieces I am doing for Kerri and she's having another baby and doing a very smart thing by repurposing some of her existing furniture. She picked out a soft pink for two twin beds which had been green and they actually turned out so cute because when distressed, it showed layers of white paint and green paint then the wood. I also painted the white rocker pink to match the beds for her little girls!



She got a new crib for the baby boy on the way and I painted it a pretty sage green then painted her white bookshelf chocolate brown for his room!


Here is a custom order I just did for Jennifer - she wanted three distressed wood board frames to put pictures of her adorable little girl Cooper!

Here is a white distressed bed I just finished for Emily!