*Maynard Greenhouse: Shabby Chic

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Pretties at Brimfield

Brimfield brings out all sorts of people.

I always think if I had more time and wasn’t so focused on all the great “stuff”

I could make a day of just photographing people.

I did stop and ask these lovely ladies if I could take their picture

They giggled but

were happy to oblige.

Shopping in style

Check out their boots!

(Notice the cute kitty fabric and pin)

Using vintage fabrics this booth carried some wonderful handmade baby clothes.

We chatted for awhile. I was going to take her card but this was her last show.

She was retiring and going to enjoy traveling and taking it easy.

She did convince me that I need to go to Montreal.

The Europe of North America.

The last time I went I was a child visiting with my parents.

We stayed with friends and by the end of the trip I was speaking French with a Canadian accent

without even realizing it.

I digress.

This would have been so pretty with a simple skirting sewn along the edge.

I thought of it but I have so many unfinished projects as it is.

Using various hankies.

This was a booth with all shabby chic accessories and furniture.

In the vain of all these candy colors is this photo file.

I loved the look of this but wasn’t sure I wanted to just store photos in it and

you couldn't remove them.

I loved this mantel but it really wasn’t a color I could use…..nor do I need a mantel but I wanted it anyways.

I kept looking at it trying to figure out how I could use it,

but I never bought it.

Do you find yourself draw to thing that are not really your style?

or your colors?

Now this ribbon was almost the same color as the mantel.

Loved the way it was displayed.

That’s what made me notice them….

and of course that problem that I just mentioned

and then I saw the red ones.

At first I dismissed the thought of buying these.

They were red and I never buy red.

Ok not never…..but not for myself….but I do for the shop.

Right, I could buy it the Christmas shop.

So I bought a few yards.

I have an idea of how I will use it.

We’ll see what happens.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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.