Chateau Sonoma

This past weekend, I was lucky enough to be part of a French Flea Market at the beautiful Chateau Sonoma.

This fabulous store is smack dab in the middle of Sonoma Square. The displays inside the store are breathtaking.

There were several vendors set up in the lovely garden area.

Fred and Coco

Dani and Eric of Euro-Linens

Artist Chris Lowe

My friend Jeanne and I shared a space.

And, I even brought home a few new treasures for the Urban Barn.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

We had a great time,

made new friends and

found new inspiration.

xoxo

Sandra

   Green ????

 I love to dye chairs, but you never know what color you will end up with.

Starting with a yellowish color, I used a little bit of tan and a little bit of green dye and now....

My new favorite color!!

Mossy greenish???

I realized a few of my most favorite things are hues of this same color.

Quail eggs,

Dried hydrangeas,

And my favorite of all, my

son's eyes!!!

Now, what should I paint

this color?

Maybe a bench.

Or a small table.

Can't wait to get started.

XO

Sandra

      Fabulous Flea Market fun!!!

Here are a few photos of my space

A few new finds

My favorite, a pair of pillars

Hope to see you there!!
Sandra

Rust and Roses

The boys and I took a little road trip to Phoenix this past weekend. First stop, my favorite store in Phoenix, Rust and Roses.

Beautiful displays!!

And an outside area with tons of fabulous vintage garden elements!!!

I came home with some

 fabulous new things for

the Urban Barn. (I will be

posting pictures soon.)

XOXO

Sandra

 

A few pictures from our sale.

I am always drawn to chairs.

They can make such a huge statement!!

This chair has great bones. I love when you take the upholstry off and find burlap or linen. Such a wonderful surprise!!!

I have just a few cow tag necklaces left.

Sherry brought fun new number pillows, new slips and t-shirts. 

New vendor Colleen had huge success and a few of her old customers were delighted to find her!!

She passed her talent along to daughter Emma,

who made these necklaces.

Hope to see you soon,

Sandra

                  

More details to come,

Sandra 

                    Inspiration

Since starting my blog, I have realized how much I enjoy taking pictures. Here a few things around my house that I love and that inspire my design.

Crowns

French Zinc Pots

I can't seem to get enough of them!

Nests, eggs, and shells

nature does it best

Old silver

never polish

I love this old toy train stop sign!

This old typewriter is one of the first things I bought to sell, but decided to keep.

Architectural elements are my passion.

That's a whole other post!

Old glass bottles

I really love when they change color.

Old clocks, locker baskets

the rustier the better!

Hydrangeas are my favorite!

  beautiful dried as well

I have an obsession with French documents.

I have used them in several projects

including candles, pillows, mirrors and even my business card.

French document fabric from Ballard Design

These are a few of my favorite things.

What inspires you?