vintage desk....PANTONE color of the year '14

i love color...and love PANTONE'S color of the year 2014...orchid! so i wanted to do something in this color! i found this fun paper with coordinating and complimenting colors and thought it was perfect! love the little splash of gold..AND the owl knob!

$150.-

new 'basics painting workshop' dates!

BASICS PAINTING WORKSHOP

 
2 different sessions:

~ saturday feb 1st @ 9am (8-10 person max, 5 person min)
~ tuesday feb 4th @ 6pm (8-10 person max, 5 person min)

~classes will be around 1.5-2hrs in length...and yes there will be times where we are sitting there watching paint dry :) 

 what you'll learn:

~ a basic distressing technique
~ a color wash
~ a 2 color technique

what will be included:

~your own sample paint pot....when you sign up you'll let me know a color you love and want to work with during the workshop and i'll pick that up. (you'll take left over paint home with you)
~ a paint brush (you'll take home with you)
~ sandpaper and cloths
~ 3 sample boards to practice on (can take home with you if you'd like)
~ snacks and drinks :)

what you will need to bring: 

this will be a basics class, and bringing a small item will ensure you'll be able to finish your project and it'll be small enough to get an idea of how to use the techniques.

~ a small accessory....possibly a wooden picture frame, a cool box, a decorative wall piece. (something wooden)
~ wear painting clothes or bring an apron....don't want your nice clothes to get stained!!

what the cost will be:

~ the cost will be $50 per person. please only commit if you are for sure you're able to make the class. there has been alot of interest, so i want to make sure the class is filled with people that will be here. payment due day of class.

how to sign up:

~ please send an email to shopadourn@gmail.com and let me know which class you'd like to attend, and what your color choice is for your little paint pot.

i'm SUPER excited...these will be really fun!! and something fun to get a girlfriend to do with you!!

this dresser was so fun to research! i LOVE it when they still have the original tags on the back! the gal that i got this from lives in chatfield, and after researching the dresser...it was actually sold IN chatfield years and years ago. she said that when she was little, her and her sister shared this dresser! they each got their own top drawer and shared the bottom drawer...can you imagine that today, with all of the clothes kids have?!?! the tag on the back says it was sold at 'hans jorgenson' furniture in chatfield! i did some checking and his original store around 1910 was at 220 south main street. RIGHT next door to my shop..which is now the chatfield news building. love that this was sold right next door to my shop about 120 years ago and has stayed in the town ever since! its a special little piece :)

$170

vintage deco vanity

i used this color on a custom project for a client and absolutely love it! its a very very dark deep blue, almost black. its a beautiful color! i wanted to leave part of the wood tone on the pretty details of the piece. the pulls are original! this would be a great desk or entry table!

$180.-

 

lath and plaster and trim...

the victorian is coming right along...the roof is FINALLY finished! it looks so cool seeing part of the house done...and it looks great! makes me so excited to finalize the exterior paint colors. i was thinking of doing a nice neutral palette on the exterior, with maybe 3 or 4 colors...but i think i've decided to do a more bold color as the main house color! and i've chosen about 4 or 5 colors total to finish the exterior! the main color, the window trim color, the storm window color, the fascia and soffit color, and then detail color. i ALMOST have them finalized!

we've (and when i say WE'VE, i really mean my husband and everyone else working on the house...i haven't been able to do anything there YET..) gotten alot done on the interior the last month or so, which is so exciting AND a little overwhelming to see! every time i walk in there, it just reminds me of how much work this house is going to be...yikes! the trim itself, is going to be a nightmare...there are hundreds, maybe thousands of feet of trim to be restored. i think its fir..which would be gorgeous in its raw wood state. but everything has been painted with several layers of paint through out the years and to strip all of the trim would take years to do. so it'll be painted again, which in itself will be a HUGE job. its obviously original, which is about 150 years old...and with that, its very fragile and dry. so taking it off upstairs has been a challenge. there will be some repair work on some of the broken pieces and we'll have to go to some arch salvage places to find some replacement pieces. we've tried to label each and every piece, so it goes back somewhat nicely...and then bundled each room together...look at this nightmare:

this is only a portion of the trim from the upper level...and as you can see it takes up almost the ENTIRE living room downstairs! the big piece on the right hand side, is part of the wainscoting that goes on the main staircase. the rest are pieces of base and crown, door and window trim. AND some longer pieces of lath that we'll need to fir out the walls upstairs, so the sheetrock is flush with the window and door jambs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i was hoping we would find some cool things hidden in the attic or the walls...and we've found a couple little things...two signatures (i only have one photographed right now) of possibly the men that built the house?? its a little hard to read...but i think its so cool!! it was under all of the lath and plaster in the exterior boards. i'm thinking if possible, i'd like to cut this board out, save it and frame it!

here are a few other photos of the 'gutting' process. we've already filled up 2- 30 yard dumpsters and just ordered another one today! its crazy how much lath and plaster is in this house! and this is ONLY the upper floor!

bathroom, looking into what will be the new laundry room

a wall in the bathroom. have i said how excited i am to have radiators in the house, especially in the bathroom!! i LOVE that i can put my towel on there while i shower and then have a nice hot towel when i'm done!

this is the guest bedroom, looking into the master

this is the upper hall

in the next post, i'll tell you about two of the MOST exciting things from the 'gutting' process so far!!! it's been so fun seeing whats UNDER parts of the walls, ceilings and plaster!!

stay tuned!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

we wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

this year has been especially amazing for us...opening the shop & meeting so many lovely people, getting married, starting to renovate our dream home, AND best of all, welcoming little emma to our family!

new winter hours AND.....

I'm back at the shop today working on some new exciting things!! lots of new furniture pieces will be out soon... AND working on a new addition to the shop... stay tuned for more details!

we're back  open on thursday the 2nd!

here are our new winter hours:

mon & tues: closed
wed-fri: 11-6
sat: 11-5
sun: closed

holiday hours

adourn will be closed the week between christmas and new years.....we need some family time!!!

here are the holiday hours:

thursday 12/19: 11-6
friday 12/20: 11-6
saturday 12/21: 11-5
sunday 12/22-wed 1/1: closed

thursday 1/2: 11-6
and back open for normal hours from the 2nd on out!!

enjoy your holiday!!