Mill Cottage Decor

Happy Sunday

2012-02-19T19:58:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since my last post. I have been busy, busy with new projects. It has become a full time job keeping my space full at Cottage Charm. Not that I am complaining, I am quite thankful.I did manage to take a day off last Sunday and we went to the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena. The place is amazing! Sorry I didn't
take pictures.
Here are some projects that I have completed in the last couple of weeks.

This beverage cart is one of many items that we picked up at a fabulous garage sale. All I can say is that we scored at this sale. The lady was moving and had so many beautiful things. She even took us on a tour of her house. It was as if I stepped into a Romantic Homes magazine.

Got this sweet pink bistro set at the same sale.

These chairs came from the same sale. Love the birds on the back.

Best Friend Buffet

2012-02-05T17:40:00.000-08:00

We found this buffet about a year ago, it sat in my parents garage for several months until my best friend/sister seen it and wanted it. Overall it was in great shape with adorable hand painted designs.The top was the only thing that needed to be re done. So as my BFF waited patiently for a couple of months I stripped the top and painted it with ASCP in Old White added clear and dark wax and it was finished. She loved it and now sits in her home!!

Storage Space Shortage

2012-01-22T19:38:00.000-08:00

Since we have packed our garage with our junkin finds our formal living and dining rooms have been transformed into the over flow storage. If you look real hard you might find the actual furniture that belong in the rooms. Every time we clear it out we buy more.. it's a vicious cycle of clearing and cleaning and then re stocking... Weather permitting we hope to have most of it out in the next couple of weeks.

Estate Sale Finds

2012-01-22T19:14:00.000-08:00

The last two weeks of estate sale shopping have been a bust for me. Coming home each time with an empty SUV. You can imagine my reluctance when my mom suggested we drive about 25 miles to one. So glad I did cause I scored these beautiful dressers and matching night stands. I usually do not buy big furniture at these sales, they are priced too high for me to make much of a profit, but I got a killer deal on these. Here are pictures of my score. Please excuse my poor picture taking, My husband is a much better photographer.

This dresser has a mirror.

Not sure when I will get these painted but once I do I will post the pictures.

New addtions

2012-01-21T15:30:00.000-08:00

My space at Cottage Charm was looking rather sparse after the Ivy St. Market. We sold several pieces so I had to get to work and crank out some more furniture.

The weather was nice last week so I was able to finish a couple of pieces. Here is a shabby dresser that I painted white and distressed. There is also a matching desk and night stand

Shabby Desk with vintage cane chair

Matching night stand

Cute Vintage corner shelf

Painted Dresser and Mini Storage Cabinet

2012-01-05T17:37:00.000-08:00

Today I finished these two items. With January being so sunny and warm here in Southern California how could I not take advantage of the weather and get some painting done. This dresser came out great, all the drawers open with ease.

This little storage cabinet was green, but I decided that a more industrial look would make it stand out more... So did I pull it off?

Happy New Year!!!

2012-01-02T20:44:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone has recovered from New Years Eve. The Hubby and I took the kids to Universal Studios. The weather was great and it wasn't crowded. The kids had a blast.
The rest of the weekend was spent working on projects. Our first month at Cottage Charm was successful!! We hope it continues.
The weather has been in 80's, perfect for painting. Here are a couple of pieces that we finished and added to our space. I hope the weather holds out so we can get more work done.
Hope everyone has a blessed week.

Adventures in Painting

2011-12-23T23:44:00.000-08:00

Today I decided that I was gonna get some work done. So I started working on this buffet and painted it like a similar one that I saw in the latest issue of Cottage Style Magazine. It went from a dark green to this gorgeous extremely light aqua blue color.

I also worked on this lovely little piece. Found it at a garage sale :)

And last but not least this little picture frame that I painted. I almost wanted to keep it.

New Shabby Buffet and French Style Lamps

2011-12-18T17:41:00.000-08:00

So after working a couple of weeks on it and dealing with the rain, wind, and cold I was finally able to finish this gorgeous shabby buffet.

I also have these French Style lamps, they are so nice.

New things at the Cottage Charm

2011-12-17T19:49:00.000-08:00

I took a couple of new items in today. One of them being this gorgeous buffet. It is from the 1920's. Has so much detail and it is so sturdy.

I also have this wrought iron beverage cart. It is so cute, you can either use it indoors or outdoors.

Things you can do with a little bit of paint

2011-12-13T22:13:00.000-08:00

I bought this old military footlocker at a garage sale. It was hideous, but with a little white paint and some new legs a coffee table was born. Best part of all is that it has storage.

Christmas decorating

2011-12-13T22:08:00.000-08:00

I purchased this glass cloche at an estate sale along with these vintage Christmas decorations. Looks great :)

Colored Christmas ornaments in Apothecary Jars.

Things i've been working on

2011-12-13T22:05:00.000-08:00

This buffet looked so bad when I purchased it (on Craigslist), but it came out so beautiful.

Painting it

And here it is after the hardware was put back and just in time for Christmas.

I have a spot at the Cottage Charm in Murrieta

2011-12-13T21:44:00.000-08:00

So after months of buying antiques and vintage items I decided that I needed a place other than Craigslist to sell them at. What better place to display my items than the Cottage Charm in Murrieta Ca. It's an awesome shop and my stuff looks so cute. Going to miss it when they sell :)

Here are some of the items that I have so far... More to come soon, believe me.

This little green table is so cute!