Grey and black kitchen...

 

I love this little snippit of a kitchen.  That light is fabulous with the simple shaker cabinetry and black counters.  

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Reupholstering the vintage French chair..

 

When we were in Paris in the Spring last year I was lucky enough to come across these two beauties.  I was instantly in love and on a mission to figure out how exactly to get these home for myself.  I was pleasantly surprised by a seller who was willing to translate my need to get these chairs to our rented apartment to a wonderful delivery man, and my heart was content.  The poor guy had to carry them up 3 flights of shallow steps and then another guy carried them down a week later and loaded them into our taxi van in route to Normandie.  It was worth every minute (note that I was not actually carrying them)!

Once they arrived here in California I had no clue what I wanted to do with them, so they stayed at home with me for a bit before I finally took the plunge.  I had them upholstered in vintage linen that we had purchased while we were in France along with some of my standard linen on the back and sides.  I added tufting to the seat back to create a little more interest for me as well as exposed flat rustic nail head details at the legs.. and I love love them!

   

 

top 2 images from the Paris flea market/bottom 2 images by Ashlee Raubach

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Inside My Studio: Filling The Walls

It has taken me a while to fill up my studio walls - displaying jewelry vertically

can be a challenge! I use both canvases and plates for most of my displays.

Check it out!  

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Peek Inside My Studio: I Was Once A... ?

I was once a...

I was once a dinner knife

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weekend wishes...

 

My goodness this week has been a little wild and the weekend is even fuller!  We are off to the Chinese New Year parade in LA today by train... super fun... I hope so!  And a little trip to the Flea Market this Sunday morning sounds about right.

What do you have planned?  

Here are a few things to keep us from losing it during the big game!

Some fun info and pretty pictures..

I think that someone I love should make me this for Valentines day... I'm just sayin.

Some days just call for a comfortable wordy T.

Swing arm wall lights have been calling my name.. this one or that one will do nicely.

xo have a great weekend!

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Peek Inside My Studio: Broken China Statement Necklace

Take a peek inside my studio...

I love Flow Blue china, and I love Art Nouveau, so I was thrilled when I came across 

a few of these age-damaged plates a few years ago. I knew they would be perfect to 

turn into some beautiful jewelry.

Because the floral motif pattern on this china dinner plate is large, I knew it would be 

best suited to be made into a larger piece of jewelry - so I made this large statement 

necklace. The shorter chain allows the necklace to sit right at the base of the throat, 

and it is an eye-catching piece for sure!

I had the three huge tear-shaped pearls set aside for a while, just waiting

 for the perfect design to come along. After I made the china part of this necklace I

 knew right away that this was going to be their home. I love the way it turned out!

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