Christmas Past 2006

Just found these photos from our previous Arts & Crafts Home from 2006.  Sorry this is a quick post and not very orderly...but enjoy and I hope you get some inspiration!

looking for a web designer

Hi Everyone!  I am currently looking for a website designer for my new website.  I finally decided to take the plunge and RE-OPEN a gift shop...BUT this time it's gonna be in our big old barn.  How exciting!  I previously owned a home furnishings & gift shop for nearly 15 years, then rented boutique space for the next 5 years, then took a short break and NOW finally gonna do what my heart is pulling me to do.

It'll feature new, handmade, vintage & antiques.  I will also have booth space to rent out creative artists and craftsment for the weekends that I am open....roughly every 6 weeks I'll be open for 2 or 3 days.  I want the feel to resemble Barn House Boys, Queen of Tarte, and so on.

I just bought my web domain and now I need someone to make it saw WOW to potential customers & friends.

Do you have any web designer recommendations?  It'll house my blog, and have links to my facebook, and pinterest accounts.



Thanks!  Oh and on a cheap budget, hubs isn't very supportive right now but he will be once the moola starts rolling in from all those barn sales...lol~!

Hugs,
Natalie

Christmas ideas

 

Today is Grundy Center’s Tour of Homes so I thought I’d share some holiday inspiration to get us all going to create wonders!

 

Flaunt it friday!

Flaunt it friday on Chic on a Shoestring Decorating!  Go check out all the fabulous ideas!  Be prepared to spend hours! 

Hugs,
Natalie

It's Tuesday To Do day

It's Tuesday To Do day  The Blackberry Vine

 

Click here if you missed my post on my new mudroom.  You won't believe the transformation!

If you want to join in on Tuesday To Do Party Click on The Blackberry Vine link above.  Have fun!

Bedroom turned Mudroom Reveal

Shelf area above my new washer & dryers!  Lots of antique silver, milk glass, & old dust pans!

Love our new door and window.  There used to be NO door here, just a wall!  It allows us to head right outside to the machine shed and keeps the dirt in the mudroom and not the main entry of our house!  Love this!

 

                 

Ikea Baskets & green boxes.  Glass jars hold laundry soap, softener & bleach.  

Square glass jar and slver bowl on pedestal hold money found in pockets!  Sink & tall faucet from Ikea.  My milk glass vases are ready for fresh cut flowers & greenery from the garden.  I can't wait to fill these with fresh Iowa pine greens.  

Do you like my new mudroom?

 For a refresher...this is what it used to look like....

To the right of this photo is where the headboard was...now it is my new washer/dryer area!

Window & wall before new door

Closet...stay tuned of how I turned it into a pantry!

 

 

 

 

 

So I ask once again, Do you like my new mudroom?

Hugs,
Natalie