new goodies on the floor!

its been an AMAZING start....people have loved what i've done with the shop and pieces so far! i've been working into the nights getting new things done, to replace the sold pieces. i JUST got done with a gorgeous desk, a few side tables, a couple of dressers and a nightstand!

beautiful antique desk....i stripped the top and found this amazing burled wood veneer!! i couldn't paint over it...its wonderful! the dark charcoal grey will be a nice neutral to any interior. would be PERFECT for a sofa table or entry table!

a little bench and dresser. the dresser has some gorgeous carving on the side!

a nice detail shot of the dresser...the black glass knobs look amazing on the dark teal!

a detail shot of the chippy wonderfulness!

this dresser is a knock out!!! the empire scrolling on the legs and mirror is so grand! this piece is large and would be great for a dining buffet as well. the red is so rich and deep in color!

new dresser....

i had 5 large pieces sell this wknd, so i had to get more things finished to take their place! i had this white dresser that was waiting in the garage to be finished...and i chose a dark, rich turquoisey-green to finish it in. it turned out GORGEOUS! it chipped just enough to have the white show though in spots and has the most beautiful finish to it. the drawers are painted a soft butter yellow to coordinate with the green. its a little hard to tell in the photo, but it has a curved front...and i was able to use the original hardware too!!

the pictures really don't do it justice..but here's a peek. stop down and see it!!

 

open for business!

it's been an AMAZING opening so far!! thanks to everyone for the word of mouth and support...tons of people came through this weekend! lots of things have sold already...so NEW and exciting things are out on the floor!

nice press for the OPENING thursday!!!

nice press from the post bulletin!

Heard on the Street: Furniture rehab shop refreshes Chatfield's Main Street

Posted: Oct 30, 2012, 9:09 am

Everything old is new again, once Melissa Wood gets a hold of it.

With a background in interior design, Wood rescues and revives old furniture and home decor as well as creating new jewelry made from vintage pieces.

Her drive to restore and re-energize the old even extends to buildings. She has spent the past few weeks renovating a long vacant building on Chatfield's Main Street to bring it back to its past glory to create a fitting home for her new shop.

Watch for Adourn, her "furniture rehab" and upscaled vintage style shop, to open its door at 10 a.m. Thursday at 218 Main St. in Chatfield.

What exactly does furniture rehab entail?

"I find vintage or antique furniture and I make it fresh and new. That might mean fixing it or something. Many times it is just about using different painting techniques," Wood says.

When she moved to southeastern Minnesota, she found that the area just didn't have much in the way of this type of business. Wood had previously worked at a small boutique in the Twin Cities refreshing vintage furniture and home accessories.

"I loved to have those kind of things around me," she says. "Other than Lanesboro, there just isn't anything like that around here."

So after years of accumulating things from flea markets, yard sales and estate sales, she decided it was time move it out of her house and open her own store.

Chatfield seemed like a good place to do that, since it is on the route that many people use for the popular Twin Cities to Lanesboro pilgrimage.

Plus the empty Chatfield building was in dire need of restoration. Wood's willingness to improve the look of the small city has hit a good note with the people of Chatfield.

"This town has been awesome. People have been very welcoming," she says.

halloween...

adourn will be handing out candy on wednesday for all the chatfield kiddos, from 3-5ish.... stop on by for goodies!

AND to get a sneak peak of the shop, the night before it opens!!

sheetrock is up...color is coming!

SO we have had a ton of progress since i last posted! a lot was done this past weekend...the first layer of sanding has begun (man that is a hard job!), the bottom half of the building has been painted, partition walls have been set, sheetrock is up and taping & mudding has begun!!! the ceiling is almost finished being painted (its nice and bright again!)

this week the rest of the exterior will be finished, i need to make my sign to be hung outside, floors will HOPEFULLY be finished with sanding, the interior walls all primed and some electrical finished!

still aiming for november 1 to OPEN!!! whooohooo!!! i am BEYOND excited!!!

here are a few shots of the progress....

the awning is gone!!!

the storefront!

partition walls are getting set

partition walls are sheetrocked and sanding has begun!

beautiful floors under there...

a shot looking into the front of the store

ceiling with first coat of primer...bright once again!

it's moving along....

SO the shop is coming along...still aiming for the end of october to be open...maybe the 1st or 2nd or even 3rd of nov...its going well, except for the floor!! its the devil. it really has been a pain to get the old flooring up and to figure out what to do with the mess on the floor left behind. sanding was our first choice, obviously..and we're going to start that tonight. we'll see how it goes.

i DID get quite a bit done this week though! the outside has been painted...we have color! i still need to finish the upper brick area, but the lower part of the building has been finished! its supposed to rain tomorrow, so not sure i'll be able to finish it this wknd. it looks amazing so far though! i went with a charcoal grey for the brick and a nice rich cream for the trim...and of course a bright pop of mint green for the door. i'm going for a vintage color palette, so that will continue on the interior as well.

this wknd we have lots of help coming!!! YAY!

on the agenda this wknd: placing walls, sheetrocking, painting ceiling and sanding floors.  wow. but, on monday, it will look completely different inside!!

i'll post more pictures of the progress tomorrow!

and just a little thank you....everyone in town has been SO welcoming and helpful! last wknd, we were working on taking the awning down and a few guys in town were driving by and decided to stop and help...that is so amazing! it seems everyone is excited to have new activity in town!

its official....

adourn is now a 'brick and mortar'!!!! i've been working all summer on finding the right place to put the shop...and it's finally all come together! yesterday we closed on an old brick building in chatfield...i've been working on the design of it all summer and now its finally a reality!

just like most of my furniture when i first get it, the space is in rough shape...it needs A LOT of work. after closing yesterday, we went in there and took a good look....holy crap! i can see through all of the cracked plaster, the layers upon layers of carpet and linoleum and see how beautiful it will turn out in the end. my 'goal' is to have it open for business in late october. now, that may or may not happen..it could be a pretty lofty goal, but nevertheless, thats the goal!!

i'm going to be super busy working on the shop every day and working on furniture to put IN the shop, so i'll keep you all updated on the progress!

here are a couple pictures i snapped yesterday. day one.

here she is, with her metal awning in all its glory! there will be some major renovations on the outside!

a shot from the inside. like i said, layer upon layer of carpet and linoleum to come up! but underneath it all are hardwood floors!

there are so many random things put on the walls...

here's a shot looking to the back of the shop. its a TON of space...3000 sq/ft

and here's bo! he's all ready to go!