Staceage Yeah

Yesterday I was in Atlanta to sign up for my upholstery class. The shop is in Atlantic Station and it was great. The upholsterer who will teach my class is Naomi of House of Naomi. Her shop is unique and fun. Very trendy and ethnic. She had loads of ideas and very sharing in her knowledge.
While we were in Atlanta of course if you love fabric which I do, Lewis & Sheron is a must see. I have not been there for awhile, so was I surprised to see Staceage. This was a wonderful and inspiring showroom of vintage meets modern and fun. I personally love whimsical, and this made me happy. I have a touch of this style although not to this extent inside me. I think it is reflected in my concept as you can see from my shop pictures. Stacy takes it much further, and I was  delighted. These pics are from her website, but I snapped a few for me but need to upload them. It is hard to see but all her finishes on the vintage furniture are high gloss metallic even glittery. That might be a bit much for more than one fun piece but it was definitely eye candy for me.  There is only one shot of her throws in here but they are fantastic and plush. Lots of fur and trim. I have a couple great shots that I will post later. I think it is a must see for anyone of any style if they are in Atlanta. The showroom is in their Fabric store and that is on Huff Road please go see them if you are ever here. Hope you all enjoy this as much as I did.

Inspiring Photos?

Just wanted to give credit where it is due. None of the previous photo's are my work. The photo's came from Pinterest. I just love them. Thanks Lolly

Inspiring Photo's

Wanted to show some photo's that inspire me. There is a common thread. Color and pattern. My personal space has paintings from ceiling to floor, and lots of color and pattern. I have learned to be fearless with color because it can always be changed. Make safer choices with upholstery pieces, which I never do but should, and mistakes can be fixed. I will be in Atlanta this week for the start of my upholstery classes. I am excited. I have a friend in Mobile, Alabama, Tina who has recently sent me pictures of great finds from where I don't know but they are to die for and I am excited to see what she does with them. She is great at upholstery and fabric choices. She also makes unusual things such as bouquets made of vintage brooches. I hope soon to have pictures of those.

My daughter from New York also called with I think unique ideas for my little shop. I am anxious to get into the shop and implement those. Hope to have a busy week, I will be posting pics of new things soon. And I hope to be more diligent about before and after, Thanks Lolly

Just Thinking

Well as I peruse all my favorite blogs today I am as usual in awe of all the great design and ideas. I feel it only fair to say that my inspiration and design ideas are due to the blogs, books, and magazines I follow. I hope here with my little blog I can honor some who have given me such great ideas. My goal is not to show all the great design out there, but what I do with your talents. I hope to make a small place for my blog.Thanks Lolly

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Oops one pix was acccidently omitted and I am anxious for feedback so here goes. Thanks

Yeah

First  let me tell a little more about my concept and philosophy for my shop. I love unique one-of-a-kind pieces. It does not matter if it is furniture or pillows or upholstery. My goal is to recycle old things into new and unique treasures. I love furniture and fabric. This is not new, I can tell from blogland that many feel as I do. My family has always had to be ready at anytime to stop and get, even in rush hour traffic, or on an interstate, or in the middle of the night. Once on my way to work I was late and as I was leaving my neighborhood I spotted a nice club chair. I could not stop so I called my mom with in a few minutes she was on her way, it was after all trash day, that's why the chair was there.  In 30 minutes she called and said I've got it, and boy was it heavy. When I got home that evening and retrieved the chair from her I died laughing. It was so heavy I could barely lift it, and my poor little mom lifted it into a van all by herself. My obsession drives my entire family to dangerous tasks.Well after many years wondering if people would share my style I decided to give it a shot. I took a huge risk opening in a small town like Blairsville, but I did feel that even though it was small and secluded why should people go elsewhere, like Blue Ridge or Hiawassee. This little town deserved business. So far I think I did the right thing. My support has been great. It is totally different from anything around here, most enjoying rusticity at it's best. But there are more than a few who want different choices. Yesterday my daughter Madison and I were working on a beautiful home in Atlanta and took the opportunity to pick up some new items for our shop, they will be included in my future pictures, and I will also include more in the future before and after pics. Thanks and I hope you like this past weeks shots Lolly

New Pictures for Sharon and Alex

Guess what, I have new pictures and should have newer ones tomorrow. Things have changed a lot due to selling. I also have new paintings inspired by  a wonderful french artist that will appear soon. But for now here are a few pieces in the shop and  that I did recently for a large resort in North Carolina