Get your Mother's Day Coupon for Beau Marche!

Hi Nesters!

In celebration of Mother's Day (May 8th), I am offering a "15% off your entire purchase" coupon in my Etsy shop, Beau Marché. Enter code MERE15 at checkout to receive your discount.

Click on the bouquet to shop Beau Marché

NEW! Skin Care by Beau Marche Naturals in my Etsy Shop!

Hi Nesters!

I'm so excited to share the news.  I just launched a small line of specialty skin care in my Etsy Shop, Beau Marché. I've been creating bath and body products for friends and family for 8 years and have finally decided to offer them to the public. I hope everyone enjoys using them as much as I love creating them.

First up are "Bonne Nuit" Facial Cleansing Oil and "Bonjour" Sugar & Oatmeal Body Scrub.  Coming soon to the Beau Marché Naturals lineup. . . 1) Au Revoir Restorative Facial Oil and 2) Le Visage Parfait Skin Perfecting Mask.

Click on the photo to visit Beau Marché

"Distressed Finial" before and after (a Pottery Barn knock-off project)

Hi Nesters!

I'm sharing with you yet another Pottery Barn knock-off project. This time I took a $1.39 thrift store wood wall-mounted candle holder, turned it upside down added some paint, banged it up a bit and voila! Distressed finial.

Here are the steps:

1)  Washed and dried candle holder.

2)  Painted with Krylon Heirloom White spray paint and let dry completely. I did not use a primer first because I wanted the paint to come off easily when I distressed it.

3)  Used sandpaper and a chain (this part was fun) to remove some of the paint.

4)  Wiped all over with walnut ink but you can use a water based wood stain in a dark color to achieve the same effect.

5)  I unscrewed the bottom bell-shaped piece so the finial would have a flatter bottom and then placed it on my mantel.






  Pottery Barn's Distressed Finial  Before
During 
 My finial "after" 

  
Thanks so much for checking out my latest project.  Have a great week!  Click HERE to check out my other projects/transformations.

 

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Etsy Treasury Feature: "My Grandma's Kitchen"

Today, I came across this Etsy treasury (created February 8th) in which my vintage bread basket liner (the photo with the lemons) was featured.  The curator of the treasury didn't notify me (all of the others have) so I never new that it was in fact my first ever Etsy treasury feature since my shop opened in February.  Some of the photos are missing in this treasury I believe because the items have sold since the posting of the treasury.  Now if someone would just buy my little "bun warmer."  ;)  ~ Robyn

'My grandma's kitchen' by prindle02

A little walk down memory road....

InspiredSalvag... $	Warm Your Buns with this Cut... BeauMarche $12.00	vintage shades of green rust... compostthis $50.00
50s kitchen canister set for... johnnyvintage $35.00	1957 Olds Hubcap clock metalartdude $35.00	Vintage Yellow Thermos with ... OldClassicVint... $11.00
Pair Vintage Diner Chairs. V... rhapsodyattic $350.00	70s vintage mod smoked glass... jackiedretrobo... $16.00	PRIMITIVE KITCHEN UTENSILS pamsantiques $8.00
On The Rocks, Ice Cube Tray,... junquegypsy $8.00	hung up Elstreasures $	1940's Misses' and W... HelaQ $
TheVintageRobi... $	1962 Vera Calendar Tea Towel lunaparkfoundr... $22.00	Pink Depression Pillar Optic... SavannahGuz $80.00
Hoosier Cabinet Shaker Set, ... MidwestFinds $72.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Etsy Treasury Feature: "June Bride & The Garden Party"

Hi Nesters,

Here's another Etsy treasury in which one of the items in my Etsy shop (Beau Marche) has been featured. In this case, it's my Vintage "Something Blue" Wedding Handkerchief. Every time something in my shop gets featured it totally makes my day. Thank you to briarroseboutique for the feature. Click on the photo of the hankie if you want to visit the listing.

'June Bride & The Garden Party' by briarroseboutique

Oh, they say when you marry in June, you're a bride all your life.  And the bridegroom who marries in June gets a sweetheart for a wife.  Bridesmaids Gifts, something for him & her, odds & ends, unique items to celebrate the special day.

Hannah Headband in Roses and... MyLittlePixies $14.50	Spring SALE 10% Off Will You... craftypagan $13.50	Pink Floral Garden Party Hat CarolinaRoses $25.00
LOVE softie decoration valen... looploft $20.00	REALTOUCH CALLA LILIES AND ... modagefloral $185.00	Mens Cufflink-Fashion Cuffli... cufflinksfacto... $19.00
My Romance - Vintage Bridal ... blushandbunny $60.00	Vintage "Something Blue... BeauMarche $6.00	Personalized black and white... sewcutebykatie $15.95
Father and Son Necktie and B... MeandMatilda $41.99	Vintage Rhinestone Bracelet ... vintagebellabr... $72.00	SALE Black Leather Tophat To... FantasiesInLea... $65.00
Rosebud Lips Old, New, Borro... rosebudlips $34.00	CUSTOMIZED Barn Wood Wedding... ShandrusCreati... $65.00	Miniature Holy Bible 1 inch ... MothersMiniTre... $3.75
Distressed White Picture Fra... BriannaPaigeDe... $14.99

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Sharing my new chair!

Hi Nesters!

We had an empty area in front of our sliding glass door in the family room and I thought a small-ish accent chair would fill the space nicely without taking up too much room.  This chair fits the space perfectly.  It sits in front of the part of the door that doesn't open so the path to go out isn't blocked at all.  It's size is substantial enough to not look like a little kids' chair but yet it doesn't overpower either since it doesn't really have arms. I would say it's a good size chair for when you want extra seating for guests but you wouldn't want to curl up in it to read a book. The chair seat is the perfect height and I can sit all the way back in it and my feet still touch the floor (I'm 5' 4").

Some assembly (just attaching the legs) was required but I knew that from the description before I bought it and it went smoothly.  The fabric is the perfect color.  It is a flatweave (some sort of microfiber?) with a velvety/chenille feel but there are striations in it that give it the appearance of linen.  The legs have a modern shape but the tufting on the back gives it a more traditional feel.  This combination of styles suits our decor wonderfully.  

Oh and did I mention the chair was only $169 at Wal-Mart.com?  Yes, Wal-Mart. . .I know!  Shipping was free and they sent it directly to the store of my choosing.  It arrived about 1 1/2 weeks after I ordered it.

You can probably tell that I'm thrilled with my new chair.  I've never ordered furniture online before so I was hesitant.  Most of the reviews were good so I took a chance.  And since I had the option to return it to the store instead of having to ship it back, it was a no-brainer for me.

P.S. We got a new rug too!  I found it at Lowe's for around $125.  There's the old rug rolled up leaning next to the armoire.

Here's an old photo of the previous rug.  When we got our leather furniture for the family room a couple of years ago, we also got a new rug.  However, I ended up liking the new rug better in the media room so I swapped them out.  Now the crazy color blocked rug (yes, I did love it at one time) is looking for a new home.

Thanks for stopping by!

Robyn