The Hen House Chicks

Christmas at The Hen House Chicks

2012-12-18T16:21:00.000-08:00

We've fallen way behind posting to the blog; so sorry about that. Our FB page is up to date, however, and you can check out everything we've been up to there under The Hen House Chicks. If you don't type "The", it can't seeem to find us. Rather than try to post everything that's gone on in the past few months, I'll just post some pictures of the shop all decorated for Christmas. Hope you enjoy!

2012-09-06T17:23:00.002-07:00

We'll be there!

We'll be at the Funky Finds Antique Show in Clarkston, WA, on Saturday, Sept 22 from 10:00/5:00. We'll be doing hands on painting demos all day. Stop by our booth and sign up for a workshop time. Hope to see you there!

2012-09-06T11:38:00.002-07:00

Cabinet Revival workshop details!

The Saturday, Sept 22nd 4 hr workshop will run from 10:00 AM./2:30 PM. The $125.00 fee will include paint and supplies, instruction from decorative painting expert Nancy Jones of Artworks Spokane and lunch by Events on Main. Each participant will complete 3 sample boards and a drawer front or small cabinet door brought by the participant. The techniques learned will also apply to painting furniture. You can register at thehenhousechicks@gmail.com or by calling the store at 397-2302. Hope to see you there!

1 Month Anniversary!

2012-08-18T11:31:00.001-07:00

We reopened 4 weeks ago today! It's been a busy and fun filled month. We're grateful to all the new friends who have stopped by and our loyal clientele who've been with us since the beginning 6 1/2 years ago and encouraged and supported us through our relocation.

We're so happy to be here in our cozy new nest!

Cabinet Painting Workshop

2012-08-17T15:24:00.001-07:00

We are so excited! Nancy, of Artworks Spokane, our amazing Chalk Paint (TM) stockist and painting expert will be leading a workshop focused on cabinet painting on Sat, Sept 22.

Many friends have expressed an interest in painting their cabinets. In this workshop, you will be learning from the best. This will be a 4 hr workshop and lunch will be included. This would also be applicable to furniture painting. We are so happy to have Nancy leading a workshop here in Colfax!

Jazzy Journals workshop

2012-08-17T14:50:00.000-07:00

Nancy explained the process of jazzing up plain journals using paint, embellishments and stenciling

These gals were all happy with their "jazzed up" journals

Jazzy Journals Birthday Party

2012-08-17T14:35:00.001-07:00

Jazz up a plain journal using paint and embellishments

This family got together for Jazzy Journals to celebrate a birthday

They had fun picking out their paint colors and embelllishments

Sandi showed Wyatt how to apply his first coat of paint

Blow drying the paint speeds things up

Nancy helped Wyatt lay out his embellishments

Picking out scrapbook papers to glue to her journal

Wyatt picked out all his own decorative items and paint colors

Everyone was happy with their journals

This family had a great time celebrating a birthday and decorating their journals.

Playing With Paint

2012-08-17T14:18:00.001-07:00

These gals all had a great time updating their items

Allie and her mom had fun painting together

Allie was very pleased with the way her mixed media piece turned out

Shirley updated picture frames to go with her decor

Can you tell she's thrilled with her newly painted mirror frame?!

Nancy helped Julie paint her wooden tray to go with her decor

Judy painted her tray to coordinate with her beautiful fabric

These items were all finished in just a couple of hours.

Jazzy Journals

2012-08-08T18:30:00.004-07:00

You will jazz up a plain journal with your choice of painting technique using Chalk Paint (TM) and embellishments. All supplies will be provided and extra journals will be available for purchase so you can have fun playing at home. Workshop fee $25.00. Sign up early as there will be an attendee limit of 6. Hope to see you there!

Play With Paint

2012-08-08T18:26:00.001-07:00

We'll be hosting Play With Paint every Saturday from 11:00/3:00. Bring in your small item such as a petite lamp, picture/mirror frame, candleholder or trinket box and use our products to transform it. Workshop fee $15.00. There will be an additional fee for larger items. Come have fun with us!

Play With Paint

2012-08-04T20:10:00.001-07:00

Today was Play With Paint day at The Hen House Chicks. These gals brought in a small item and used our supplies to transform it. Everyone went home with a completed piece. We'll be doing this frequently, so watch for notices. We'll probably do it for the next several Saturdays. There is a small workshop fee to cover the cost of supplies.

Allie was thrilled with her mixed media canvas!

We hope to see you at a workshop soon!

Are you on our email list?

2012-08-04T20:03:00.001-07:00

Nancy has been busy adding names to our email list.

If you live in the area and would like to receive email notice of our workshops, events and new merchandise, send us your email address and we'll add you to our list. You can call us at 509-397-0122 or email us at thehenhousechicks@gmail.com

Meet the Paint

2012-08-04T19:58:00.001-07:00

We held our Meet the Paint workshop on Thursday

Joelle, our terrific rep from Artworks Spokane

Nancy led several sessions and did a great job her first time out!

These gals went home with some great ideas

Everyone had a great time painting sample boards. Several have already been back to buy more paint and they're loving the waxing brushes, too.

Summer at The Hen House Chicks

2012-08-04T19:47:00.000-07:00

Summer finally found the Palouse around the middle of July; we skipped Spring altogether, but our flowers are loving the warm weather.

This vintage tricycle comes fully equipped with a wicker basket potted with beautiful mums.

Why did the Chicks cross the road?

2012-08-04T19:23:00.003-07:00

To get to our beautiful new nest on the other side!

I'll let you browse

How cute is this ephemera chandelier? We have a matching floor lamp, too.

Donna, of whirlwind packing fame, and Cherry Alice toasted our reopening

This possum belly table came from a long gone farmhouse in the area

Obviously telling someone all about it!

And, of course, our new office will always be this neat and tidy!

We want our friends to enjoy every aspect of their visit!

Thanks so much for stopping by! We'd love to visit with you in the store.

Opening Day, at last!

2012-08-03T12:57:00.000-07:00

Open!!

The front of our great new location. Hanging lanterns and a brand new awning will be added soon.

The "It gets worse before it gets better" phase

2012-08-03T12:16:00.001-07:00

We brought in the furniture and positioned it in "just the right place". Several times. Then again. Finally we were satisfied. You wouldn't know it from this picture!

Nancy put in the first nail; a traumatic event after all the work getting the walls to look perfect! And wouldn't you know it, it was in the wrong place!

OK, now what?

Our sister-in-law, Diana, spent several long days helping us get ready for our opening. Making our windows sparkle was just one of the things she did.

The Old Gal Gets a Facelift

2012-07-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

No, not me, though it couldn't hurt! This old gal. Don and his sons tore off the old siding to reveal the ugliness beneath. Now we know why it was installed in the first place!

Then they installed a new support structure and the beautiful new bronze siding went up.

They worked through heat, humidity and a thunderstorm, but by the end of the day, we had this. Can't wait for the lanterns and new awning. It's going to look so good.

But right now, we're pretty happy with this!

2012-07-18T23:26:00.001-07:00

We are happy to announce that we will be having an Open House this Friday, July 20th from 5:00/7:00 PM and a Relocation Celebration on Saturday, July 21st, from 10:00 AM/4:00 PM. We have a lot to do between now and then, but we're getting closer! Hope you can stop by and help us celebrate!

Finishing Touches

2012-07-03T23:46:00.001-07:00

We have baseboards! And would you look at those beauties? They
coordinate so well with the flooring and wall colors.

Don did a beautiful job mitering the corners. In a 100+ yr old building where the walls
aren't perfectly plumb and the floors aren't exactly level, that's no easy task.

Another view of his handiwork. The archway looks great.
We'll be moving in any day now. Then our real work begins!

While We Were Gone.....

2012-07-03T23:20:00.000-07:00

A pleasant surprise!

We arrived home from our painting workshop to find the huge corrugated fiberglass awning gone! Don and his sons had been busy. What it lacked in beauty it made up for in durability. That baby was built to last and didn't come down without a fight. It was installed in the 50's and Don and his sons are sure it would have lasted another 60 years. No one is sorry to see it gone! The new, prettier version, should arrive shortly.

A Workshop and a Lot of Fun

2012-06-27T23:49:00.003-07:00

Artworks Spokane, home of our CHALK PAINT (TM) decorative paints by ANNIE SLOAN stockist and where we attended an intensive but fun 2 day Train the Trainer workshop.

Nancy Jones, owner of Artworks Spokane and a CHALK PAINT (TM) expert. We couldn't have asked for a more knowledgable or patient teacher.

Nancy demonstrates a paint technique while our own Nancy, Kristi, her adorable daughter and MaryJo observe.

Nancy, pondering which technique to try next.

Here we all are at the end of the workshop, tired but filled with all kinds of great ideas. We were lucky to have had such great classmates and such an amazing teacher.

Nancy has already painted a gorgeous mirror for the powder room at the store and has a vintage secretary in the works. It's going to be beautiful and I can't wait to show it to you. She's taking pictures as she goes. I've been finishing up some pieces I had already started before the workshop using latex paint. The CHALK PAINT (TM) is so much quicker and easier I'll never go back!!

Under Foot

2012-06-27T22:41:00.004-07:00

Don is installing the flooring in the office as the very helpful phone man installs our new phone lines. We'll be joining the high tech world of DSL which will be SO nice. We both live in the country and the only thing available is satellite internet. It will be so nice to work with higher speed internet.

The new flooring in the guest powder room is already installed as well as brand new fixtures.

The new flooring on the sales floor is being installed, too.

The last of the old flooring in the rear of the store.

Don's sons looked on as the last section of flooring, a 3" x 5" piece, goes down.

As Nancy supervises!

And it's finished! The whole building has new flooring and it looks so great. Don already has baseboards stained and ready to install.

A Done Deal; interior painting is finished!

2012-06-14T20:58:00.001-07:00

A little touching up. Loving that beautiful archway Don created and the dark blue wall behind it. You can peek into our office through the door on the right.

Notice who doesn't have any paint on their roller?

But the other end works great for pointing out spots that need more paint!

Oh, no! Another spot that needs a touch up. The boxes are the new flooring that Don will be installing now that the painting is finished. Wise of him to wait until we were through. Not that we got any where it doesn't belong or anything!

Let the Painting Begin!

2012-06-13T22:36:00.000-07:00

Painting is underway in the new store and we are loving the colors,

The wall on the left has been painted in Only Yesterday, a soft creamy yellow. It looks brighter already!

   Nancy is painting our office in a pale duck egg blue.

The center and rear walls are painted in a darker shade of the office color.