So....time has gotten away from me again!
I expanded my space at JUST THE THING!. The back room is looking fabulous, lots of changes, dealers swapping stuff out, shuffling spaces, painting walls, adding partitions, it looks great!!!!

 

 

Like New Vintage Strawberry Canisters Set

 

 

 

*SOLD* at JUST THE THING!

This was a dull old table, given new life with a coat of paint.   *SOLD* at Just The Thing!

This was a funky 3 legged table that got livened up with paint. It flew out the door at Just The Thing!

Shabby, chippy, country...

Still haven't decided what to do with this...

Very pretty painted floral demi lune table, Available at A WELL KEPT SECRET for $99

Nice old half trunk, available at JUST THE THING!

This velour green boudoir chair/min love seat is really cute. And unique. It could be used for a child, or as a doggie bed. It is available at A Well Kept Secret.

 I came to the realization yesterday that I have totally neglected my Blog. For shame!!!
 I will try to get some pics up, at least make an effort to show some shop pics.  

The calender says June but it feels like April. Brrrr, chilly & wet.
Not good weather for yard sale-ing, or paint projects. But it was good weather to head to Manchester to the Grand Opening of MillCity Antiques. What a fabulous place! It is located in a huge old mill so the charm is as big as the square footage! (see pics)

It was also busy at Just The Thing!. Several pieces went out the door the last two days so I brought some items in today to restock.
I seem to have quite a mish mosh of styles going on. LOL not a bad thing, there is something for almost everyone.
If you like the pretty feminine pieces I have a pair of lovely Victorian style velvet chairs. And a shabby chic cabinet. I have a great shabby country cottage bench in aqua paint. You will even find a Mid Century Modern scoop chair in turquoise! It is so cool, think late 1950s MadMen! And I have a 1940s Mersman console table too. 
Throw in a red cola cooler, some vintage Renewal doll house pieces, a copywrited 1899 Madonna & child print in a pretty frame, some burlap bags, and even some 1930-50 magazines, books & sheet music...and yep, it's a mish mosh! (you can see that in the pics LOL)

Quite a few old wooden crates went to new homes, a pack basket, some great old leather suitcases, a small chest of drawers, a bench, and a bunch of other small items this last week. Always happy to see people still lovin' other people's old stuff!

Awesome dealer spaces/display at MillCity

Loved this dealer's booth

Coffee Crate & Coffee barrel bot *SOLD*

MID CENT MOD turquoise Carter Bros scoop chair $99

fantastic old leather suitcases (attic find from farm house up in NH) *SOLD*

Sweet & Chic, all available

Great Bench for a hall, porch, at the table, anywhere

Sexy & cute red cat half apron, 1950 cola cooler

Vintage Mersman console table, painted on velvet cottage/stream scene

 

Such fun to imagine the little girl who got this kit way back in the day! Cute Jean Darling (1920s child actress) kit to make outfits for the little bisque doll.

STUFF! It's all good!

 

Did a couple quick paint jobs today. The mirror is that gold plastic material that was popular in the 60/70s. I have found that when they are on the wall, sporting new paint, no one will even suspect it is *plastic*.

I did the cute little chest of drawers in gray & pink. (I think the pics look a bit dark) I got a deal on the pink paint. Lowe's OOPS paint, unused & unopened, gotta luv it, $15.98 Valspar for $2.50.

This has been *sold*.-

What a beautiful gorgeous morning we have here in NH! 
I have been busy treasure hunting...which seems to always lead to the painting of a few pieces. Yesterday I got this old tired dull bench. I ditched the green cushion and painted her up in a shabby beachy aqua. 

she was a country girl, now she is a beach bum

 

 I went on a house call last week. (not my fav thing to do when it is some one I know) But this one turned out quite well. Almost all the items had been stored in an attic for years. They had been moved from the elder family's farm. So yup we're talking *farm fresh*!
Here's some pics of a few things from that haul.

It looks like Mother Nature is going to win this one. The day trip down to Brimfield probably won't happen. Just too early to get up, to travel too far, to walk around in the rain in fields of mud. Ah well.
Here's pics of three items that sold today. 

*SOLD* Great big old wooden tote/carrier spent the day at Just the Thing and has already been hauled off to a new home.

*SOLD* This cute little aqua stand caught some one's eye the second day it was in the shop.

*SOLD* Sweet wood/wicker table I painted on Saturday and brought in the next day. She didn't stick around for long!

 

Here I am again, playing catch up with the Blog! And realizing that some how it got to be the month of May! 
It seems I have done more than my fair share of treasure hunting lately. (well when I figure out what exactly my share is I'll let ya know...)
And of course hauling home goodies means at least something in that bunch needed a paint job! 
But occasionally I do acquire a piece that is just fine the way it is. 

I got these two pretty Victorian style chairs at a yard sale today. Nicely done cut velvet rose upholstery and very nice details. They will go right into Just The Thing1 as they are, probably tomorrow. The table got painted this afternoon.

The table was too dull before, she needed a quick Pink Me Up!

Most cool turquoise mid-century modern chair. Beautiful form, curved wooden back, vinyl cushion in great condition. All it needs is Don Draper from MadMen lounging on it, cigarettte & cocktail in hand!

Italian step table, came & went so quick it was hard to believe. It was quite unique. Beautiful wood (maybe flame mahogany) with leather inlay, gold scroll designs, a criss crossed wire front door on the top cubbie, and an open shelf area blow. This was made by the Milano Furniture Co. It happily went to a new home.

Mersman table I did in Oil Rubbed Bronze paint, actually looks black with just a hint of metallic. Nice clean lines. Good size for a flat panel tv, drawer for the remote, shelf for the other components. Bit of a different look with the middle drawer. on top. Not sure when this will go into one of the shops though, just no room at this time.

I just gave this a coat of primer. I'm thinking it will be some shade of white. It was an old radio cabinet. Someone took the time to make it useful again by removing the radio, adding shelves and a back. It will make a great little cabinet for a bathroom, bedroom or even for office storage.

I'm a little bit country! Every once in awhile I just have to bid on some country primitives. The nice old grooved rolling pin (Lefse?) has already been sold. The rest of these goodies you can find at A Well Kept secret in Kingston NH.

And what is this you ask? It is a big old Post Office mail slot cubby. (yes it is wedged tightly in the back of my vehicle) Evidently this was in the barn of a house here in town that once upon a time housed our Post Office (such as it was) and also a hardware store. Pretty cool huh.