Introducing Salvage 3:16

I am so excited to post photos of the new booth at Gravy. I finally talked Mark into doing a "mantiques" booth and we decided to call it Salvage 3:16....giving old junk new life! Mark and I have had a blast picking, antiquing and yard sale-ing to find some really cool items to put in the booth. These photos are from the initial set up of the space at the beginning of the month. So, if you are in Brevard, stop in to Gravy and ask about the mantiques booth. You will likely find vintage fishing lures, vintage metal signs, metal tool totes and fishing tackle boxes, some great industrial inspired light fixtures and such. More photos to come, so stay tuned!

Salvage 3:16 booth at Gravy in Brevard, NC

Vintage fishing lures

Vintage Industrial storage bin

Industrial inspired tripod floor lamp

Vintage Bliss girl gets a studio!

I am so excited to say that our workshop is up and functional. Mark has really worked hard to get the workshop in working order. We have already begun to work on projects and have completed two different projects for clients already.  This table has been painted with ASCP Provence, slightly distressed and waxed with a dark wax. The client plans to recover the seats in burlap.

The next piece we worked on was a great dresser to be used in a nursery as a changing table. This dresser started out an oak color with a high shine. It was painted with ASCP in Paris Grey first and then a top coat of Old White. The piece was then distressed to show the grey underneath. Waxed with a light and dark wax treatment. The client did not want the original hardware replaced. She chose to use new hardware, so that's why this photo shows the piece without hardware. 

Here's a closeup of the distressing done on the dresser. I love how it turned out and can't wait to see how this piece looks in her finished nursery!

Thanks to Emilee and Heather for trusting me with your furniture pieces and giving me the opportunity to work for you! Now...get out there and tell all your friends that I am ready to work for them too! *wink* :-) 

*Next step for the workshop now is to set up a staging area so I can showcase the work we have done. I know the footprints in paint dust on a concrete floor (as seen in the above photo) are edgy and all, but it's not quite the look I am going for!

Time to "foof the booth"

     As my third full month at Gravy came to a close, I was blessed to sell a large piece of furniture out of the space. When it was moved out it left quite a whole that needed to be filled. Which was so exciting to me because it gave me an opportunity to spruce things up a bit, or "foof" the booth.  

     We were able to move in a new little bench that Mark had worked on several months back. And truly it went great with the new color scheme I had in mind for winter. The booth walls are a great shade of Tiffany blue, so I knew I wanted to bring in more neutrals, cream, white and a bit of brown or grey. We also added a little sparkle to the space with the Happy New Year sippers, all decked out in silver confetti and glitter. 

I had wonderful help again this time from my friend, Alicia Anderson. She has such a great eye and really helped me get the booth looking (in my opinion) the best it has so far. I made a few new book wreaths also and just love the vintage feel that they add. 

And just for fun, I sewed this cute Union Jack pillow using some vintage lace for the design.

As always, thanks to all of you who stop by the booth, send me such nice messages of encouragement and of course...buy things! I am truly grateful beyond words! Here's to a wonderful 2012! *By the way, please excuse the bad quality photos on this post. Used my phone to get these shots!**