Refined by Reenie

Remember this guy? Well, he hasn’t sold so I’m wondering if it is the color. I repainted it black. What do you think?

For all of my IOD lovers, the Sisters have announced that all future paint inlays will be limited release AND all current paint inlays will be discontinued.

Can’t wait!!

Salvage Sisters store has been closed for three days so we can turn over our booths for the holidays. We re-open tomorrow morning at 10 with our first holiday even starting tomorrow night. We are calling it Teinkle and Tinsel because the only lights we will be using are the holiday lights and lamps in our spaces. No overhead lighting! It is goi g to be stunning! Here is a brief preview of what you’ll see in my booth.

So we have our answer…..YES, the massive media cabinet can be saved. Here are the before and afters of its journey from dumpster bound to homeward bound.

Moved into a different space at Salvage Sisters so I could sell a bit larger furniture. I tried doing only the smaller stuff but I couldn’t resist doing some larger items. For those of you following along, on Saturday I will be at the store from 12-2 working on the next phase of the coffee/wine bar. Hoping to be mostly finished by the end of the afternoon.

So- here’s the progress so far. The piece has been sanded, cleaned, and one coat applied overall.
Still need to:

Apply a 2nd coat over whole piece

decide what to do with the drawers that pull out and are meant to hold VHS tapes. Want to turn it into storage for coffee cups or other supplies.

Cut a piece for the back;Paint it;
Apply a transfer and add to the cabinet.
Find baskets or wooden crates for storage

Anyone remember Ladies Home Journal and the column “Can this marriage be saved”? We’ll here is spin on it- Can this cabinet be saved?! Starting Saturday from noon-2 I’m going take the first steps to transform it into a coffee bar. I invite you to join me at Salvage Sisters in Waite Park.

Downsizing complete! So happy with how it turned out.

Downsizing my booth space June 1st so many of the pieces in my space are on sale. Stop out and find yourself a great deal!

A watering can: Before and after. I especially love the salamander (or whatever that is) on the handle.

A little retail therapy for you!

24 degrees here today 😞 so I’m doing what I can to cheer up my surroundings. So DONE with winter!!

Matching corbels- use for a shelf or as book ends.

A brief view of our booth

When you are moving and have no idea where your pins are, but you need to sew a pillow! Like Clint Eastwood said “adapt, and improvise”.

Before during and after. Just need to make a pillow for each. They will be available Salvage Sisters in Waite Park this weekend. $259 each or $300 for the pair.

Scored two of these chairs yesterday at the thrift store. Going to attempt a French provincial type of look with them. Was thinking about painting the fabric rather than recovering but it has a texture so I’ll have to try that on a different piece.

A few of the recent additions to my space

Are you a night time book reader? This is perfect! Just put your book face down on the stand and your glasses in the bottom space. So clever!! Find it Salvage Sisters - A Repurposed Store - Waite Park

Framed picture I found at Savers before and after.

Happy President’s Day!

Whether you are looking for a furniture piece for your presidential home or new wooden teeth - ok, we don’t have wooden teeth - shop with us as we celebrate the Presidents of our great United States!

Been spending lots of time in the shop so I tons of goodies ready for the store. I’m especially excited about this little Rolling cabinet. It is painted with Amy Howard Boxwoodand Parisian Gray; the transfer on the drawer is Milot’s Pages from IOD and the two transfers on the glass door are from IOD’s Brocante.
Cabinet is 20x16x 34 and will be available Salvage Sisters - A Repurposed Store - Waite Park for $199.00

Put this new item in my booth this weekend. Love how it goes with the drum table. Coffee table is 48” by 23”. $299. Drum table is 28” round and 28” tall. $159. I invite you to Stop sisters in Waite Park for my projects and Iron Orchid Designs products.

It is Cabin Fever at Salvage Sisters - A Repurposed Store - Waite Park tomorrow from 10-6. I Have marked down some of my IOD inventory. If you have any items you have been coveting tomorrow will be a good day to stop in the store.

New in my booth today. 6 drawer dresser. 32x17x48. $229.

Cabin Fever is Saturday from 10-6. Join me at Salvage Sisters in Waite Park from 2-4 as I do a painting demonstration and show you how to turn a plain office Max file folder into creative gift tags.