tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83350896376961935162024-03-18T12:57:49.326-07:00Mikey Fuller | InteriorsA fabulous array of all things French, Vintage, and Romantic. Follow the creativity and style of Mikey Fuller. In his charming home is a delightful array of Shabby Chic, Romantic, Paris Chic, and much more.Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-29822572345804642692015-11-16T09:49:00.001-08:002015-11-16T09:49:15.106-08:00Getting Rid of Extra Baggage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Years of working with antiques and collectibles have made me realize that I have accumulated too much stuff. I have decided to buckle down and sell off much of what I own</div>
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Parks Duffey has his work in the permanent collection at The White House, and has been commissioned by many schools, universities, and historic sites to commemorate special events. You probably have seen his work done for Colonial Williamsburg, in Williamsburg, VA. This is one of four of his original paintings I own.
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My home office slowly but surely became something resembling an episode of "Hoarders". My friend Ronnie and I spend several days fixing it up! It all started with and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint project of a new bookcase from Home Decorators.<br />
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This bookcase was the first project! I bought this bookcase from Home Decorators:<br />
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My friend Ronnie and I painted out the shelves in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. We used Paris Grey--no sanding or priming makes the splurge of this paint worth it. It took about a coat and half to cover! Wow! I spray painted the dark metal bits with <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Professional-20-oz-Professional-Flat-Gray-Cold-Galvanizing-Compound-7585838/100142963" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rust-Oleum Cold Galvanizing Compound</a>. </div>
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This room is still a work in progress but I wanted to share the make-over thus far! There is a useless closet in the room, so I upholstered right over it! I used two painters' canvas drop cloths to cover the wall and disguise the closet door. The fab industrial lamp and clock came from work (<a href="http://www.petersburgpickers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Petersburg Pickers</a>). If you didn't know, I'm now the operations manager at my region's largest estate liquidation firm. Check us out--we're open EVERY OTHER Thursday - Saturday in our 10,000 square foot warehouse in historic Old Towne Petersburg, VA. It's Best Pickin' on Thursday, Half Price on Friday, and 70% Off on Saturday! If you are anywhere within a day or so by car, it is totally worth the drive, plus there are several STUNNING B&Bs and other places to stay, plus yummy food!<br />
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I love faux bronze statues!<br />
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Old French souvenirs and the infamous Peeing Boy of Brussels are personal favorites.</div>
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. . .as are Statues of Liberty.</div>
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An overflow of my coral, shell, and trophy collection live here, as well. The photos are all of my grandmother and her family from the 1940s.<br />
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Ex voto hearts, flower frogs, and trophies fill up the shelves.</div>
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A fun pair of bronzed shoes add to the mix. This is one of HUNDREDS of hymnals I own.<br />
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More flower frogs, and another trophy.</div>
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More trophies, and a fun postcard holder I got from <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cindy at My Romantic Home</a>.<br />
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Another crown, more trophies, and a pair of silver plated birds round out this corner.<br />
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Sorry for the horrible quality of this photo, but I just got this chandelier hung after having it in a box on the floor for well over a year! I bought this from Amy at <a href="http://maisondecor8.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maison Decor</a>! I'm soooo happy to finally have it up! Thanks, Joe & Wanda for your help! FYI--Joe is the one responsible for my FABULOUS kitchen! He did all the install and carpentry! Hopefully I'll get this room completely finished. I have much more editing and changing around of stuff, one more piece of furniture to paint, and some general tweaking to do still. Plus I'm in the middle of re-doing my laundry room, so bare with me until I can share it all!!!</div>
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It's been quite a while since I posted any photos of my kitchen! Way back in 2011 I had some plumbing issues and ended up having to rip out my cabinets to fix everything. I posted the project here and needless to say it went viral. My kitchen has been featured on nearly every major home decorating/DIY blog out there. It even got a six page spread in Romantic Homes magazine. While many things have stayed the same, I have made a few updates here and there I wanted to share! <br />
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I bought this fabulous farm table to serve as an island. It is perfectly chippy and shabby! Plus it gives me so much more prep room. I've had a lot of questions about my green mirror. I bought it and another mirror about the same size for $7 at a farm auction. 4 cans of Pistachio Green spray paint later, I got this beauty. It was one of those ugly gold plastic mirrors! Ha!!!</div>
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This is my old island. You can see the size difference by looking at the wire basket underneath.</div>
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Here is a close-up of the French agricultural awards that are hung all over the kitchen. Mine are reproduction, but I will certainly add some real ones as I find them. The rooster is an original oil painted by a friend.</div>
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There is an antiques mall I love near the beach where a dealer has a personal collection of thousands of chocolate and candy molds. She has been thinning out her collection over the years, so I tend to pick a few up each time I visit there.<br />
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Hey, y'all! Some of these photos are new, while others were on Facebook earlier this week! Be sure to pop over to www.Facebook.com/ShabbyFrenchCottage and like me there to stay up to date! Anyway, here are some brand new photos of my dining room! I called this post "Communion with the Saints" because a good portion of the religious items I collect are in this room. Heck--my side board is a communion table.<a name='more'></a></div>
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I love all of the whites and greys with pops of rust! This marble top table is a French brasserie table. I picked it up in my hometown of Petersburg, VA! The side chairs came from an estate sale. I painted them and recovered the seats with painter's drop cloth from the hardware store. The two large Gothic chairs were a gift from a dear friend. I also painted them. I bought the two altar candlesticks at Petersburg Pickers. Petersburg Pickers is one of the largest Estate Liquidation firms in my area. I say this because I know--I work there full time as operations manager! We run three day Estate Tag Sales out of our 10,000 square foot warehouse every other Thursday - Saturday! <a href="http://www.petersburgpickers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find out more here</a>.</div>
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You can see a glimpse of the altar table that is my server/sideboard. The chandelier was an $89.00 hardware store find.</div>
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On top of religious items, I also have quite a few garden items in this room! I love these topiary forms! They make quite an impression, and help fill the void--I put my Christmas tree in this corner, and it seems so bare when I take it down!</div>
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Here, a French wash stand doubles as a bar/server. I have placed a favorite Santos, several sacred hearts and some altar candlesticks on it. There is also a petite glimpse into my kitchen. I will have new and updated photos to share soon!</div>
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Underneath, a fabulous cast iron Scottie stands on an antique milk box.Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-16545027643576770442014-05-08T20:19:00.002-07:002014-05-08T20:21:14.838-07:00Shabby Updates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring has Sprung. I took down my Christmas Tree. I know. IT. IS. MAY. What can I say--I've been busy! I finally took my Christmas decor down last week, so I have been tweaking things around the house. <br />
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I recently started collecting clear glass paperweights. I have most of them displayed here. This dresser was a birthday present several years ago from my aunt. I LOVE it!</div>
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The lovely blue cow block print was a birthday gift this year from a friend, Aimee Joyaux. She is a fabulous artist and photographer. I had it framed, but haven't had a chance to hang it yet!<br />
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Here are a few close ups of the vignette on top of the chippy blue dresser. I love to collect little weird things. I corral many of them in vintage silver compotes!<br />
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Antique casters, keys, and ceramic insulators are just a few of the goodies I love.<br />
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Here is a nice over all shot of my Living Room and Dining Room. Though it may not look like it, I have been paring down. Repeatedly. I really love the monochromatic feel, without actually being monochromatic. Though most of the furniture is painted white or another very pale color, a bit of bleached wood, rusted iron, and a few pops of green and blue really liven up the space.</div>
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Here is another view of my Living Room. The trio of mirrors gets many complements. It really is a favorite focal point of mine! </div>
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I switched out the pink Depression Glass for seashells in this corner cupboard. I love the natural look of the shells much more than the glass! I hope you have enjoyed this mini-tour of updates around my house! Hugs! Look for updates on my Dining Room soon! To keep up to date on everything at Shabby French Cottage, like me on Facebook! www.Facebook.com/ShabbyFrenchCottage</div>
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I'm popping in to say hello! I have been posting most new photos on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shabbyfrenchcottage" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, but am working to revamp the website. I've been doing a bit of sprucing up for Spring. Look for more soon!<br />
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again--I LOVE religious items--santos crowns, statuary, sacred hearts, etc. Here is some of my collection, including some new additions! I have plenty more to share in the near future. <a name='more'></a></div>
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A few of my santos crowns here. I love these--and pick them up here and there when I come across them.<br />
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I bought this at a recent estate sale. The lady had tons and tons of religious items. I only purchased a few things.<br />
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This is another recent addition. I was antiquing with friends and picked up this reproduction French crown. I think it is Cody Foster.</div>
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Vision. Opera glasses. The mother of pearl ones are a cheap reproduction, but the lovely bronze ones are a French antique.<br />
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Here is an overview of the vignette--all perched on my fabulous five dollar garage sale side table. It once held all sorts of nails, screws, and random other goodies. It has moved around to nearly every room before I finally added some hairpin legs to make it a bit taller--now it is the perfect side table.</div>
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This sacred heart was partial payment for fixing a friend's computer! Ha! <br />
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While picking an estate, I LITERALLY tripped on this statue buried in their yard! She was meant to be mine!</div>
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I never put this itty-bitty nativity away.<br />
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This St. Joseph is another favorite of mine. I will share more photos of my religions collection soon!</div>
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I love the snow on the birdbaths!</div>
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The poor concrete bird is taking a polar plunge!<br />
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Snow has freshly upholstered this chair. </div>
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Mr. Lion looks cold!Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-22656313782745733622013-12-25T16:15:00.000-08:002013-12-25T17:27:29.954-08:00Christmas 2013<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Christmas, I was VERY late getting stuff together! However, by simply adding some holiday bling to my usual decor, I came up with a lovely and beautiful Christmas display! Artificial greenery, mercury glass, trophies, and some natural elements pull everything together.<br />
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All I did to the mantle was put some greenery into the trophies and on it.<br />
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I pulled an urn from another room and put a glittered Christmas tree in it. Make your own with spray glitter or spray adhesive and glitter! Keep in mind they are VERY MESSY but are very pretty!</div>
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. . .And filled a crystal chandelier basket with mercury glass ornaments.</div>
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See--easy peasy Christmas cheer!<br />
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Some glittered silk poinsettias from the crafts store add to the decor.</div>
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Just tuck the greenery in and around your display! Trim it up if need be. Use the trimmings to put in smaller containers!</div>
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Hydrangea Christmas Tree</div>
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By tucking in LOTS of additional faux greenery sprays into a faux realistic Christmas tree it becomes more of an art form than a tree.<br />
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mercury glass squirrels with bottle-brush tails, burlap ribbon,<br />
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Here you can see my newly painted and recovered dining chairs! I love them. More on that soon! Merry Christmas!</div>
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Here are two Fall Tablescapes for your inspiration! The first features classic white ironstone, pewter, vintage silver, and pumpkins, the second puts beautiful brown transferware front and center. Both were done with items scoured from thrift shops, antiques stores, and estate sales--and are all items you can use for more than just Fall! As much as I love truly seasonal decor, I have come to find using what you have and repurposing every-day items as holiday fare makes a more personally tailored and unique statement than to festoon with store-bought items. <a name='more'></a> </div>
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Mini pumpkins picked up at the grocery store are perched atop my vintage silverplate creamers and sugars collection. They make great risers, vases, and more. I have put bottle brush trees in them for Christmas, and here have used them to elevate the pumpkins on an elegant perch.<br />
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I used some fabric from the Halloween section of the crafts store for lots of texture. For the place setting I started with ironstone dinner plates and topped them with pewter salad plates, and mini cauldrons--originally intended for restaurants to serve French onion soup.<br />
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For another tablescape, I used Johnson Brothers Old Britain Castles in Brown Multi. This polychrome antique ironstone was discontinued sometime before 1930, though the pattern is still made today in other colors.<br />
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I layered this with an transferware dinner plate, a pewter salad plate, then a transferware bread plate to top. Both tablescapes feature mismatched silverplate flatware.<br />
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Simple crystal stemware complete the table. I opted for no centerpiece, because sitting 6 at my table is a stretch, and I didn't want to cram that in the middle.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed these tablescapes! I must confess, I recycled some photos from previous posts here, but with all my new readers, I thought I would dig into the archives for some fun inspiration.<br />
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<br />Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-86816834732135224242013-08-28T16:42:00.000-07:002013-08-28T16:42:16.145-07:00Vintage Holiday 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have an article in Well Styled Home Vintage Holiday! It is on sale now online and in Newsstands! Be sure to run out and get a copy today! I included a sneak peek of what to expect from me in it, but from the cover, it will certainly be a magazine to read and re-read over and over again!!! <a href="http://engagedmediamags.com/homes/magazine-specials/special-issues/vintage-holiday-2013" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to buy a copy online!</a><br />
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Vintage papier-mâché crows, faux cream pumpkins, and some creepy fabric from the Halloween section of the crafts store add lots of fun layers and textures, while not going overboard. </div>
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Drape more creepy fabric on the mantle and add some book pages and neutral accents.</div>
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These clock faces are fake! Just print clock faces on cardstock and cut them out!<br />
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My first article as a contributing editor/photographer/stylist for Beckett Media appears in the Fall 2013 Victorian Homes Magazine! The article is on the Gilded Age gardens at Maymont, located in Richmond, VA. Please go out and grab your copy of Victorian Home Magazine ASAP. Here are some more photos of Maymont for your enjoyment. For more info, visit www.Maymont.org. <a href="http://engagedmediamags.com/homes/magazine-specials/victorian-homes/Victorian-Homes-Fall-2013" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy a copy online here!</a><br />
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Please forgive me, these photos are in no particular order. They feature Maymont Mansion, the Italian Garden, and the Japanese Garden, along with a few shots of the farmland and other smaller gardens on the 100 acre estate.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge and Statuary in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragonfly in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping Stones in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carriage Entrance of Maymont Mansion </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front Entrance of Maymont Mansion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the Carriage Entrance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fountain in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pergola in the Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of the Terraced Landscaping and Petersburg Granite of Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children's Farm and Rolling Hills of Farmland at Maymont</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moth in Herb Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lion Fountain in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sundial in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fountain in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior of Pergola in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge and Waterfall in Japanese Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pergola and Roses in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maymont Mansion </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Urn in Italian Garden</td></tr>
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I took a day trip with a good friend yesterday to Grandview Island. This exotic-looking destination is located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. This amazing beach is part of a nature preserve and is a public park. There is nothing but natural sand beaches on this vast stretch of horizon. The only access is by foot, about a miles walk from a seemingly mundane circa 1970's era neighborhood of ranches and tri-levels.<br />
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I have to apologize for lack of photo quality. This was destined as a day of R&R, so I didn't bring my camera. I snapped these few shots with my brick-style old school cell phone!<br />
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On the path to the beach, you walk past this beautiful marsh. The amount of wildlife is amazing.<br />
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I enjoyed my day here quite immensely. Once my day here was complete, I headed to nearby Williamsburg, VA to take advantage my season pass to Water Country, USA and enjoyed a hot shower, then ventured to a favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner, before returning home--I took the back roads home, and have another adventure to take exploring them--and at only a two hour drive from home, I hope to head back very soon!Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-67673684204956796762013-07-09T16:35:00.005-07:002013-07-09T20:50:32.347-07:00Painting My Grand Piano: Take Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White to paint my grand piano. It took a good two days to complete, but was well worth the effort! The previous ugly brown mahogany finish had seen better days, as the piano is about 100 years old.<br />
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I probably could have finished this project in one day if I hadn't run out of paint. It took a good quart and a half to cover everything. I love using chalk paint, because you don't have to sand or prime! It will cover just about anything. I love the way the paint goes on, nice and thick--you see the brush strokes. It makes it look like it has layers and layers of paint--a perfect shabby finish.<br />
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Here is another after shot. Bench not shown, because it needs another coat of paint and is currently on top of my dining room table!</div>
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During--I removed as many pieces as I could around the keys and covered them with a tarp. I also covered all the inner workings, as paint getting on the strings or soundboard would be a very costly mistake. The piano got three coats. Much more paint that a usual chalk job, but the wood was unsealed and sucked a lot of paint up.</div>
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I painted my grand piano today, well at least started to; that is before I ran out of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White! Hopefully I will make the hour long journey to the nearest stockist in my area and get some more tomorrow and get it finished! <br />
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Hopefully I will get some more photos of the finished project posted very soon! Don't forget me and the other Petersburg Pickers are having another one of our FABULOUS Estate Tag Sales Thursday, July 11 - Sunday, July 14 in our nearly 10,000 square foot Warehouse in Petersburg, VA! www.PetersburgPickers.com for more info! </div>
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Okay....I know I have been away from the website for awhile, but I haven't gone away! Since going to work for <a href="http://www.petersburgpickers.com/" target="_blank">Petersburg Pickers</a> full-time last October, my life has been a whirl-wind of activity--picking Estates for fabulous finds, graphic design, free-lance writing and photography, etc. . .the list goes on and on, but doing all of these fabulous things, I have run into some pretty FABULOUS people, like Rachel Chieppa, The Dirt Diva, herself! She makes fabulous soaps, and since I can't leave well enough alone, I asked her to make me a soap with no color!<br />
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But you know me, I can't leave anything alone. . .so I asked her if she could make me a neutral colored lavender-oatmeal scented bar. (See said bar in production, above)</div>
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These photos show what her lavender-oatmeal soap usually looks like.<br />
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Here are some more of her equally as beautiful soaps!<br />
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I love this soap!<br />
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Here is a regular plain old lavender.</div>
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and here is my neutral lavender-oatmeal she made just for me!</div>
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And finally, what it normally looks like:</div>
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I have to say, I LOVE my soap! It smells wonderful--so wonderful that I hide bars around the house--it makes my home smell incredible! Find out more about Rachel on her site, <a href="http://www.dirtdivadynamo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dirt Diva</a>, or buy her soaps in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DailyScrubSoap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy shop!</a><br />
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Special thanks to Rachel for letting my share her photos! These photos are copyrighted and are used with permission.Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-28955665705771941212013-01-31T06:04:00.000-08:002013-01-31T06:04:58.324-08:00I'm Still Here!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey folks! I wanted to pop in and say hello, and in the process share some favorite photos from the past few years here! If you are in the Central Virginia area, come see me TODAY - Sunday at the <a href="http://www.petersburgpickers.com/" target="_blank">Petersburg Pickers</a> Warehouse for another FABULOUS Estate Tag Sale!<a name='more'></a></div>
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<br />Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-78939317611976426382012-12-22T18:03:00.001-08:002013-01-27T16:19:29.787-08:00The Vintage Farmhouse Christmas Guest Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas decorating is always the hardest for me because there are so many deco<span style="font-size: large;">rating choices to <span style="font-size: large;">be made and so many different dir<span style="font-size: large;">ections you can go with it.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">While I adore the layer upon layer of traditional decor look, it just didn't fit in with the <span style="font-size: large;">style already have in <span style="font-size: large;">my home</span></span>.</span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I had one piece of advi<span style="font-size: large;">ce it would be d</span></span>on't be afraid to go non<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>traditional! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In our <span style="font-size: large;">kitchen I kept it fairly <span style="font-size: large;">simple</span> <span style="font-size: large;">in keeping with my vintage farmhouse feel. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My oldest daughters room <span style="font-size: large;">received the <span style="font-size: large;">bright</span> candy colored treatment which<span style="font-size: large;"> I think pops nicely <span style="font-size: large;">a<span style="font-size: large;">midst all of the light white, pink and greys</span></span></span>.<span style="font-size: large;"> She decorated h</span>er little white tree with glitter ornies.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was originally going to go with a green tree, but found this little white one at the Good<span style="font-size: large;">will. I went back and forth on which bu<span style="font-size: large;">lbs to use on this tree and finally went with the <span style="font-size: large;">blues<span style="font-size: large;"> and I love<span style="font-size: large;"> it!!</span></span></span></span> I added in pops of lighter greens <span style="font-size: large;">to still keep some "greenery" around.</span></span></span></div>
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Wow! I can't believe we are two whole Sundays into Advent! This year has flown by so fast! It will be 2013 before we know it!!! I am so thankful that I am finally in a job I LOVE for the first time since I left the Antiques Mall I used to run! So much has happened this year that would have never happened if not for friends made while working there! Anyways....here is a glimpse of the very French Christmas decor in my dining room this year.<a name='more'></a></div>
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I love this wonderful reproduction of a French antique infant Jesus, complete with hand-made manger. The starburst style halo adds extra impact to such a favorite treasure.</div>
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This "sugared" fruit topiary is one I have shared again and again...it started life as one of those 1970s pottery class things...I whitewashed it, then covered it with mica snow.</div>
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You can see the recent Gothic style chairs at the head of the table, just wait until you see the chairs that will replace the aqua bistro chairs! They are Neo-Gothic, and beautifully carved--complete with a quatrefoil pattern on the splat! I have to re-glue some of the joints, then paint and re-cover the seats, but they will be worth it! They are THE CHAIRS I have been looking for--for several years! </div>
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This is one of my favorite Nativity scenes. It is also a reproduction of a French antique. </div>
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The details on this Nativity are amazing.</div>
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I bunched up several yards of the Creepy Fabric from Halloween to soften the edges and stand in for swaddling clothes!</div>
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Here is another shot of the room. I kept the same table setting from Halloween--shhhh! Don't tell! I did remove the cauldrons!</div>
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I love this vignette of church altar candlesticks, with this beautiful Department 56 Mary and Jesus.</div>
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I'll leave you with this as a final image! I'll be back soon! Wish me luck, as my car died and is in the shop, but my WONDERFUL aunt lent me her BMW Z3 to drive around in the mean time! </div>
<br />Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-83344766154802329432012-12-02T17:35:00.001-08:002012-12-02T17:38:19.179-08:00Christmas 2012--White and Sliver Decor<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went with a mostly silver and white color scheme this year for Christmas...A tinsel tree, mercury glass, and lots of frosted greenery and even some glass icicles. I didn't decorate as much as I have in years past, and may do some more, but here is my take on Christmas this year! I still have to photograph the rest of the decor in the Dining room....it is very French and Chic!<br />
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Mercury glass ornaments are gathered in a crystal chandelier re-purposed as a bowl. By placing it on a mirrored table the effect is stunning. </div>
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Lots of tone on tone silver and white compliments the all-year decor of the room. Like my December 2012 article in Romantic Homes Magazine says, red and green don't always work for Christmas Decor! </div>
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I love my tinsel tree! I placed some vintage ice skates, a French plate with a winter scene, some numbered cards, and a Nativity figurine.</div>
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The plate has ice skaters on it. Decembre is how you spell December in French....<br />
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My butler's ball is at the center of the mantle, with silver deer, and plenty of artificial greenery. I got the poinsettias and silver holly from Michaels. The faux evergreen came from an Estate sale arrangement that I ripped apart. </div>
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I love these bottle brush trees....they are from Target, the mercury glass pot it sits in came from Big Lots.</div>
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By decorating for Christmas using the colors already in the room, it appears your whole room is decorated, even though only small vignettes here and there are actually done.<br />
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<br />Mikey Fullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301026837554737306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335089637696193516.post-81270233692323731222012-11-21T21:53:00.003-08:002012-11-21T21:53:29.536-08:00Happy Thanksgiving + New Dining Chairs<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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My friend is also going to give me some Chippendale chairs to replace the teal bistro chairs. They will fit around the table better. I am going to paint them out white, and re-do the seats with linen. I can't wait to get that done!</div>
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You can also see that I still have up my Halloween decor...shame on me....I'll be getting the Christmas stuff up next week, because I have an Estate Tag Sale to tend to...our 6,000 square foot warehouse is packed to the brim! We're taking Thanksgiving Day off, but will be there Friday-Sunday! Friday is 25% off, Saturday is 50% off, and Sunday is at least 60% off! See photos of the current sale <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3815107657902.2139557.1283888066&type=1&l=79b3f328f2" target="_blank">here</a>. For those of you who are local, we are located at 230B East Bank Street, Petersburg, VA 23803--we are right across from Demolition Coffee and a stone's throw away from the heart of Old Towne--where much of the new movie, Lincoln, was filmed!</div>
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Look for my article in December 2012's Romantic Homes Magazine with plenty of tips and sources for decorating for Christmas using our favorite subdued shabby chic colors! For more details, keep reading.<br />
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Some old books really set off my favorite cast brass bat bookends.<br />
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I've had these guys for years. I love bringing them out for Halloween!<br />
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Some more pewter plates and lots of little creamers all lined up like tin soldiers replace the brown transferware that used to live there.<br />
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Look soon for some changes to the website, including more info about my new venture with <a href="http://www.shopkimberlyanns.com/" target="_blank">Kimberly Ann's Petersburg Pickers</a>! We do Estate Tag Sales in our fabulous 6,000 square foot warehouse in Petersburg, VA! If you've never heard of Petersburg, watch this video:</div>
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