RedBird Retail, The Sequel!

People.

I am beyond pleased that my fabulous BFF, Stacey,

asked me to join her equally fab, new antiques shop venture,

TRUE NORTH!

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Here we are at our recent West Elm shindig pop-up shop:

And now, here’s the before pic of the new antiques store:

And now, here’s the awesome TRUE NORTH after!

(If you look closely, you can tell which space is mine:)

Yesh, of course, it’s the one with the RedBird sandwich board!

Everything’s for sale, so this can be yours for ‘only’ $150! Any takers?

As per usual, G.O. helped me set up my space.

Just look!  There he is now!

Okay, so it would be a stretch to say that my new ‘project’ has him this happy,

but I do think that he’s having a good time.

Here’s one tall, handsome reason why:

It’s Stacey’s fabulous husband, Erik

a.k.a. “E.O.” 

(I’m so not kidding — that is his nickname!)

G.O. + E.O. are the 2 halves of a super swell bromance,

so it’s win win for Stacey + Kay!

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But I digress.

Back to my new shop:

In progress!

Ready for opening day!

Speaking of opening day, I sold not 1 but 2 large pieces of furniture!

I’ll post more pics later; ’tis time for me to stencil something.

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My Latest Retail Adventure: True North

Lately, I’ve been working like a BEE!

10 + 12 hour work days, in fact!

(I didn’t know I could still pull those off!)

Anyway, here’s why:

I’m joining this awesome co-op happiness

+ will soon have another retail space for

RedBird Vintage Home!

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SO.

I have been having the time of my life,

seeking out vintage stuff to repurpose.

Here are some photo ops of a few of my ‘finds’:

 

We’ve not yet decided what to do with this great metal desk.

Stay tuned.

Wouldn’t it be cool in  my 9-year-old grandlad’s room . . .

. . .  paired with this equally cool vintage rolling stool (in progress)?

Our plans include reupholstering the stool’s seat,

using vintage ticking stripe fabric.

Winning!

Meanwhile, here’s more chippy, yellow metal:

Did we all get the memo that the color yellow is trending now?

I think it’s as cheerful as all get-out!

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Of course, I’ve been sewing like the wind, too.

What do  you think of this letterpress-style pillow?

I’ve always had good luck with city ‘merch’.

Fingers crossed these will sell like hotcakes!

And now . . . a few close ups!

I love the texture of the canvas!

I purposefully stencil with a light touch,

as I think it makes my pillows look more vintage.

Speaking of vintage, I always use old buttons for my pillows’ closures.

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Thanks, in advance!