*Maynard Greenhouse: Rachel Ashwell

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

A little Rachel at M.B.

I'm not sure when Rachel Ashwell came on the decorating scene but it has definitely not gone away and here at the Madison Bouckville Show it was front and center. This was one of the first booths we saw perfectly positioned for visibility along the main road.

I instantly liked it. Now my tastes have varied a bit from all the pink. But how does a girl not like some pink......well there are some out there. Even a few good friends of mine do not like pink at all, ......but they are in the minority.

This is the lovely owner of this booth. Erica Erhardt of Au Ciel Antique Studio in Bridgeport, Ct. Doesn't see look like her booth??? Some of her most famous customer have been the one and only Rachel Ashwell. I'd hoped Erica would have a website to show you but when I googled her it did say something about her on Rachel Ashwells blog on the google search board but nothing on the actual blog post......drats!!!! just that Rachel had been to the Brimfield Antique Show in July 09.

I really loved this candelabra and though she was willing to give me a better price we had just gotten there and I couldn't just jump on the first thing I liked...... or could I ???? no,no,no!!!

Fantastic corner cabinet are a decent price.

I liked this little shelf but it was sold, but that's ok I didn't have a spot picked out where it would go.

Now don't forget Christmas is just around the corner and you can shop for Christmas all year long I think.

The glass is so paper thin it makes you wonder how they've survived so long. When I break one I can't stand to throw it out so I save them to add little pieces to projects and tuck flowers around them to hide the edges.

This is one of the 2 boxes filled with vintage millinery.

These were a set of tiles that came with more pieces that Deanna found...... they would have been perfect in her home. One of the tiles was miss marked $12 but of course they were much more then that. The owner of these exquisite tiles said that most people make frames for them and hang them on the wall. They came from an old fireplace surround.

This booth was set up very well too with a feminine touch and attention to detail.

I thought of getting this window. Love the leaded glass but what bothered me is that they had painted over the chipped paint. Possibly it was a bad color and they needed to. But it gave it too much of a new look.

Now that I look at this picture again it reminds me that I was going to buy that stool though I really didn't need it.......I have so many. I think that was when we met back up after being separated for a little while. Thank goodness for cell phones. How did we ever dare get separated or lost before we had those.

It was lunch time and we went and got a bite to eat.