JUNE 2012 Market Preview: ONE

Welcome!

Do you like the lilac verbena in our back courtyard?  We're having fun planting~

 Several newly upholstered pieces are here - today's photos are just a start of what we have to show you!

 I like the way her toes show under her skirt~

 Furniture~

 Frames, of course - those shown today happen to be great old ones - cool!

 Hook racks - reproduction straps with ten sliding hooks

 Hook racks made from old door headers

 You'll find chalkboards in lots of sizes

 Large ladles in a tall jar

 Color~

 The Atelier jewelry area is being restyled~

 Scarves - and not shown - all styles of striped ones!

 Vintage lace

 Jolie delivered a pickup load of her great stuff on Thursday~

 Cute tin floral magnets are showing up everywhere - $4.95

 You'll be hearing more about JUNK BONANZA in the coming months - we'll be there!

 Couldn't resist some shots of our windows~

 Green door on the stairwell to the PORCH level~

 Newly upholstered bergere~

 Not new/perfect condition~

 Scroll through for more inspiration you'll find in the lower level

And, come to be inspired!  We'd love to see you Tues June 5 (9-noon); Thu-Fri-Sat June 7-8-9 (9-5), Sunday June 10 (12-5).  ~TERESA

We love our shop cards~

 And, here is the latest! Inspiration began with the green packing paper as background - add the 'vintage' flashcard banner and photos - eh voila~

Our shop cards are a longstanding tradition at The PORCH & Atelier.  If you're here for our JUNE Market, pick one up!  If you'd like us to mail one out to you, just email me your postal address: theporch@bwig.net  ~TERESA

The JUNE Market is NEXT week & The Sunday Load 5-27-12

Wow, two full loads and so much to work on - I love it!

 Hard to tell what's in this first load from these photos, but you'll be seeing alot of it in our upcoming JUNE Market posts.

 I'm excited about finding a great workbench - it's in there!  It will be scrubbed today, then it will have a 'paint wash'.  A popular treatment here for unfinished/weathered wood~

Our JUNE Market is next week: TUES JUNE 5 (9-noon), THU-FR-SAT JUNE 7-8-9 (9-5), SUN JUNE 10 (noon-5).  It's commonly thought that Buffalo's occasional sales are the first weekend of each month - no - the shops are always fully open the first Thursday each month~  Watch the top right sidebar for info about each next Market, too.

Off to take advantage of working outdoors on this beautiful Memorial Day, TERESA

Bringing back memories~

 All good: memories of growing up and my maternal grandparents on their Loretto, Minnesota farm~

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I remember Grandma sending us out to pick the first Spring dandelion greens.  She then made a salad with hot bacon/vinegar dressing - I remember not liking it and wondering what the adults were making such a big deal about - eat dandelion greens?  A Spring tradition at Grandma's (that's the only time she used the greens), fondly remembered now.

What started that jolt of good memories?  This hand-written recipe for dandelion wine in a 'found' recipe box.

I've never had dandelion wine, have you?  But, how many of us have a fond memory of a dandelion bouquet picked and presented by a five-yr old? 

Can you read the recipe?  I love the handwriting, the step by step directions - passed from friend to friend, family to family?

Enjoy your holiday weekend, and the start of a summer filled with memory-making.  ~TERESA

Simple Enough #36: naturals~

In the Atelier today, vintage slip ruffles, doilies, lace and fabric scraps have been folded and wrapped into blossoms.   It's all about the details~ 

 Textiles stacked in vintage cases

Their colors are subtle,

 ...and go well with parchment and burlap~

Large canvas bag, with webbed belting and rope

 Signs on burlap~

 We have a huge floor basket of vintage neckties - quite a jumble of color they are.  Well, pull out like colors, eh voila - pleasant to my eye~

 Grays are among my 'naturals', too.

 And, chippy plaster on frames~

 I've always loved the soft gold in old swing-arm curtain rods

 Painter's cloth now dresses this ottoman

 Natural bristles on old brushes~

And, always - the excitement of everything yet to find - for me - AND for you!  We're filling up, anticipating our JUNE Market.  There's a full Sunday load in the van this morning, and more to show you soon!  ~TERESA