Pictures from The Rural Society Antiques & Garden Sale

The Maple House (aka Sugar Shack) where I set up October 5th and 6th at The Rural Society Antiques and Garden Sale.

 Blinged up vintage boots by Grace and Corazon, find her at The Vintage Marketplace at Tailgate-Music Valley Antiques Show October 25-26-27. 

 Industrial kitchen island or console, machinists bar stools (coming with me to The Vintage Marketplace at Tailgate-Music Valley Antique Show in Hendersonville, Tennessee late this month.)

I have 2 of these extraordinary patchwork cloths. They are made from ornamented fabric of up-cycled sari dresses. One is in a red palette and one is in a dark pink palette (seen here). They bring a vibrant splash of energy to any room. It takes 3 days of intense hand stitching for the artisan to complete one. Hang on a wall or dress a table or bed with one, $249 including shipping, email me at urbanfarmhouse@gmail.com for more pictures. Set of 6 chairs (seat is at 15") just $95!

 Princess urn. I also have a Kramer Brothers Prize urn with 'ears'. Both will be coming to Nashville with me.

 Another pair of boots from Grace and Corazon plus other vintage finds.

 Old cutting boards and new bread boards from France.

 If you see anything you are interested in purchasing please email me at urbanfarmhouse@gmail.com. My new website is under construction and has a very limited inventory at present.

 We love the look of vintage Moroccan style brass tray tables, whenever we see them we buy them to have at home and at shows. It seems you love them as well. 

 More bling from Annie at Grace and Corazon.

 I have about 8 of these mirrors put aside for Nashville, all different, great collection for a wall.

Once upon a midnight dreary. . .

A few weeks ago I was invited to be one of the designers featured at The Artful Table, a charity evening hosted by The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Proceeds from the evening benefit the center's art education program. Designers are left to their own ideas, no theme to follow, which was wonderful. I knew immediately I wanted to do Halloween but not orange, green or purple...and certainly not cute. I had toyed with the idea of Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven. Then, at the Country Living Fair, my friend Kathi from KD Vintage  had these fabulous Poe inspired items she designed for her wholesale line of Halloween decor so it all just fell together a weekend before the event. Whew!

The beginning of the set up...my son and I, hauled these great old doors up to the Decorative Arts Center's back door and saw nothing but stairs....stairs, stairs and more stairs.

(actual staircase to second floor of The Decorative Arts Center, built in 1835)

He took one look and said "Uh...no Mom. No." LOL Thankfully we found an elevator and the doors JUST fit (at an angle, but they fit). Once we got them into the room we hinged them together to illicit a chamber door feeling. I have another pair and seeing the completed project I wish I had used all four and more branches. Enjoy!

Country Living Fair Photos

Preparations for my next show, The Rural Society Antiques and Garden Sale, have already began. While you're waiting for that (October 5 & 6, Mt Vernon, Ohio) I thought I would share some pictures from the Country Living Fair with you. In no particular order here are a few photos of  'urban farmhouse' before the Country Living Fair began.