![]() Next to of course to the pieces I keep snaking home from the shop. This ikea island has been the most amazing addition to the kitchen and with a little hacking by adding the fancy marble top, it is my favourite piece in here. I eliminated a couple vessels by using one large bowl. I moved our daily plates to the island and off the shelf and added a little more warmth underneath with some wood bowls to hold our potatoes and onions. The appliances on the counter are all the ones used daily, except the mixer but I praise the person that wants to lift that sucker in and out of their cupboards. There isn't space to stash them or have them in drawers and one of the spots I managed to eliminate one of them was finding a toaster that fit perfectly on the shelf. In this small kitchen a lot of our appliances need to sit on the counter. The shelves hold our daily use mugs, glasses, serving bowls, serving trays and of course our toaster. This kitchen doesn't hold anything that isn't beautiful or useful just like the famous quote says. Of course this means the items need to be pleasing to the eye and everything has a place. I'm planning to share more about the reno but the event has to stay a bit under wraps for the moment. You will see how that notoriety works out shortly as we have a huge "event" happening here in a few weeks and are going to slam a small reno in before it happens. We are notorious in this house for slamming a project in right before an event or holiday so when we redid the kitchen it was right before Christmas and the 10 minute job of fixing the shelves got "shelved". You can see the two sides are slightly out in the above photo. Silly and needs to be done but we need to get both sides attached to one another so they are completely level. We also need to finish one last tweak on those shelves that we just haven't gotten to. Getting off the decor train still a bit today as we go in a different direction.For my long time followers you are quite aware of my outlying foodie and wine obsessions. I guess it just depends on your personality type. ![]() Closed doors promote hoarding or clutter because out of sight out of mind and I also found I was more prone to hold onto something that I might need but never used. My vision this year for the shop was a traditional natural Christmas with a bit of the vintage eclectic thrown in. I will also have some dates and times for the next show this week for all you locals as it is Labour Day this weekend.Are they more work than closed door shelving? I honestly don't know. It came like Santa on his sleigh and the store lost it's autumn splendour in favour of glitter and a whole ton of poinsettias. I think I just needed to be creative in my own space for a bit instead of thinking how pieces will work in others spaces. I also did not stop there in the room because my brain started whirring and the ideas were coming out. working out great for the orders coming in so far. My shipping station right beside the wrapping station. like i said we'll talk about it later but i'm really liking the classic elegance of this one. another longish story but, my logo that i have been working on and tweaking for the last year or so was many layers and some things were getting mashed in external printing processes and my brain hurts when things i cannot control keep getting screwed up so, i made another one. We'll speak about this a bit in the next week or so as i transition but i am putting out yet another watermark here. I made a little vignette as i tend to do out of the display part of the cabinet with many items for sale, and some of my fancy shipping/craft supplies i am now using the top with my paper roller for wrapping boxes instead of on top of my sewing machine. Free Shipping on Everything at Bed Bath & Beyond - Your Online. all of the pillow covers awaiting their turn at the sewing machine are in the shelves and the drawers hold all my threads and serging materials. Shop for Bohemian Oliver Rust/Red Wool&Silk Rug - 60 x 91 - 6 ft. The cabinet on the left i found awhile back and if you flip through the "office" label in the sidebar you will see when its first appearance was. I actually like the hardware that was on it but 1 of the handles was missing so I purchased some new old brass ones from #leevalleytools. I used my #anniesloan perfect grey mix inside. I used a few coats of my #kilz primer and then #generalfinishes antique white. I found this secretary cabinet on Kijiji in a yikes shade of red and applied some love and made it white with a grey interior. I had my darling husband remove the door to the room as I don't ever use it and it was taking up some valuable space. I was finding myself starting to jam items under the dresser and into the closet. Well the long and the short of it is, Oliver and Rust is growing and I run the etsy shop and all of my sewing operations out of my office but, I was starting to run out of organizable space for my shipping supplies, pillow covers and etsy stock.
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