CeCe Caldwell's Update...

I will have CeCe Caldwell's chalk/clay paint and wax in hand by April 12th, and in store at Not 2 Shabby by April 24th!!  I will be taking reservations of pre-orders, so if there is a color you want me to set aside for you, let me know!  You can send me an email at reclamationdesigns@gmail.com.

Can't Wait:) !

The Small Buffet is Magic!

Last night at Ignite the Ice, it turned into 15 kids in Cambodia getting to go to school for a whole year, in Prek Pneu where most of the kids don't get to go to school at all!  Happy;) 

www.AsianHope.org

Buffet Cabinet for Kids in Cambodia!

This small buffet has such great detailing!  It is going to be auctioned this Saturday at Ignite the Ice with Asian Hope at the Avalanche game.  The proceeds will help children in Cambodia who are trapped in an entrenched cycle of desperate poverty that leaves them significantly at risk.  The cabinet will be turned into a life-changing education to help these kids create a safe future and lift themselves out of extreme poverty... well, the proceeds will:)  Check out  the work of Asian Hope at www.AsianHope.org!

Poplars on Ept in Blue Frame

This is a reclaimed frame done in blue chalk paint and waxed for an aged effect.  The print is separately reclaimed and is Monet's Poplars on Ept.  The mat is new. 
I love how they work together!

CeCe Caldwell Chalk & Clay Paints coming to the Denver Area!

I will soon be retailing CeCe Caldwell's fantastic Chalk/Clay paints and waxes.  Stay tuned for details.  I'll let you all know when they arrive and where to get your hands on them! 

CeCe's line is non-toxic, zero VOC, and comes in delectable colors.  They are extremely user, health, and earth friendly.  You can easily create gorgeous finishes that give new life to old pieces.

(I will also be selling them online.)  Can't wait!

Reclaimed & Redesigned Ethan Allen Coffee Table

This gorgeous table is still sold by Ethan Allen, and can be seen at this link;
http://www.ethanallen.com/product?productId=1288&categoryId=8019

This one is has three times the character and is one third the price!  It has been done in chalk paint and waxed for a rich European style, aged finish.  It looks like it was rescued from an old Tuscan home.

Spring is in the Air!

The wax isn't even dry on this, and I couldn't resist posting a teaser!  It makes me happy just to look at it.  Tempted to keep this spot of sunshine for a sideboard in my kitchen... but I won't.  It's available.  This yummy color is CeCe Caldwell's Spring Hill Green. (I will have it in stock within about a month!)

Not only is the paint this luscious green color.... it's GREEN... as in NON-TOXIC, ZERO VOC... as healthy as it is beautiful!  Beauty does NOT have to hurt!  :)

Great Little Chair!

This cutie is going to live at Kat's cabin.  I love the combination of an antique in great shape with updated fabric and colors.  :)

I need to Get Painting!

I have been busy, busy, busy with several endeavors this month.... and some exciting things are shaping up!  But, I am running low on finished inventory and need to get my little paintbrushes flying!  I have a few things in the works, so stay tuned.

A thought...

Religion is a factory finish.  Love is a work of art.

El Paseo Here We Come!

We landed in Palm Springs the other day and drove through Palm Dessert to Indian Wells where we are staying.  The family is converging for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary.  I was already excited to be here, to see everybody, and enjoy this lovely sunshine, and then...
as we were driving, we: must have passed 20 consignment stores along the way.  Oh goodness.  That's like champagne and dark chocolate for me!  I was high by the time we got to the hotel.  I have never seen anything like it.

My cousin Lisa is headed over this morning to meet up.  We are going to go explore all the shi shi shops on El Paseo (if you've never been there, it looks like a cross between Beverly Hills and a Mediterranean country club).  After we comb El Paseo, we are off to the consignment stores to see what folks buy on El Paseo and then take to the thrift and consignment stores! I feel like a kid at Christmas!

The only down side is that it may torture me if I see a wonderful furniture piece begging for a redo since I can't take it back on the plane(: