the carriage house sale!
We’ve been preparing for months. Slaving away with a paintbrush, gathering up fab vintage finds, re-purposing other people’s cast offs and just generally enjoying the process. And now, it’s here! We...
View Articlebrrrrrrrr.
Today is the day! And we are going to freeze our buns off. I hope the cold doesn’t keep the shoppers away! Unfortunately, my team and I will be out in it for about 6 hours or so (including set up)....
View Articlea great success.
I should have trusted that a little cold and blustery weather wouldn’t keep Minnesotans (and a few Wisconsinites) away! In the end, a good time was had by all at the Carriage House sale. I tried to...
View Articleburied treasure.
Back before I started q is for quandie, I dabbled for a bit with a Facebook page. I eventually mostly gave that up because there just wasn’t enough flexibility and I couldn’t tell the stories the way...
View Articlepencil it in.
First, a big thanks to all who left a comment yesterday. I wasn’t able to respond to everyone, but I’ve read all the comments and everyone’s name will go in the hat to potentially win the big Fusion...
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The Carriage House sale is just one week away! I hope you’ve marked your calendars, scheduled a baby sitter, taken time off work, or whatever else it might take for you to be there! Here is a sampling...
View Articlesue’s stuff.
A while back I promised to share a settee that my friend and Carriage House co-host, Sue, made over, and here it is. Sue and her husband came by last night with all of her larger pieces for the sale....
View Articleanother do over.
Way back last year sometime I got this pair of mirrors from a friend. They looked prettier in this picture than there were in person. Of course, I painted them and then they looked like this. But they...
View Articlecarriage house preview.
I often struggle for words when someone asks me to describe my sale. If they give me a blank look when I say “occasional sale” then I try to explain what that means. Obviously, it’s a sale that is...
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A big thanks to everyone who came out to the sale! After the dire forecast of heavy rain and flooding, we really only had a mild drizzle for most of the day on Thursday. Normally I love a drizzly day....
View Articlethrowback thursday no. 3
There are a few of you locals out there who have been coming to my occasional sales for years. My friend Sue and I started hosting sales a long time ago. Funny enough, neither of us really remembers...
View Articlesmall projects.
I’m starting to gear up for my fall sale. That means I am focusing a little bit more on finishing up some small projects rather than just working on furniture. These are the sorts of items that sell...
View Articlehello fall.
There really aren’t any great ‘sayings’ for fall. It’s not like Christmas, which has a bazillion; ‘be merry’, ‘peace on earth’, ‘let it snow’, blah, blah, blah. I’ve seen ‘happy fall y’all’, which...
View Articlelaundry day.
Do you have a designated laundry day at your house? Or do you constantly do laundry all week long? As much as I hate to admit it, I am a creature of habit. I almost always do my laundry on Sunday....
View Articlethe baked goods table.
Remember the green table I purchased a couple of weeks ago? Pretty much everyone who commented voted for leaving the legs green. You all spoke and I listened (not necessarily always the case, but this...
View Articlehappy festivus.
I know October is a little early for Christmas decorations. And I’m the first one to complain when the retail shops start setting up their holiday displays in October. But when you only have one sale...
View Articletips for shopping the Carriage House Sale.
I’m so excited that the Carriage House Sale is tomorrow! Here are the important details: Where: 6041 47th St N, Oakdale, MN When: Saturday, Oct 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please note we take cash only...
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A huge thank you to everyone who came out for the Carriage House Sale! After a chilly and slightly cloudy start, we ended up having a beautiful sunny fall sale day. It was one of our best sales ever in...
View Articlea carriage house flashback.
As it’s starting to feel like spring might be just around the corner … well, maybe not this week, but soon … I have been thinking about yard sales. Are we going to be able to have any this year? How...
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