City Farmhouse Booth

Hello all!

I am back after a bit of an unscheduled break.  I know, I know, I teased some of you with this post and didn't deliver as soon as I expected.  But you see... I have been a bit busy.  Well, me and the Mr. have both been busy.

We opened a new booth at City Farmhouse in Franklin...actually right next door to my booth at Winchester... and also where he purchased my clock.  There was a great spot available and we just decided to go for it.  And, since it is a bigger, more square space, I needed to get several pieces ready. 

So, since we didn't have a babysitter or a way to keep baby hughes entertained for several hours there, I armed him with a very rough drawing (yes, I went to design school and I know how to draw in perspective, but I choose not too!!) and a whole trailer full of new vintage stuff!

Mr Hughes took some quick photos so I could see how it turned out... I am planning on going there this weekend and making just a few tweaks, but for the most part, he executed my vision!

I am not really big on themes, but I sort wanted to incorporate 2 that flowed into each other.

When he came home with the organ, I knew that we would do some music type things with sheet music and organ pulls.  He stripped the organ and turned it into a desk!  And then he mounted the keys for a really cool vintage wall accent.  We also used some vintage music teaching aids as posters on the walls.

This buffet is just screaming to be in a farmhouse kitchen.... and it has a antique player piano roll that we turned into runners.

I also wanted sort of a vintage travel thing going on... you know, old maps, suitcases, postcards... that sort of thing.  So I decided to have him cover one whole wall with vintage maps.

I recovered this Louis XVI in a pale blue linen with a light, light grey paint on the wood.

This is a really cool display piece that Mr. Hughes designed.... I filled all the boxes with moss and then filled them up with restaurant ware and books and packets of great vintage papers.

This is another way that we used the pieces from the organ... I stole the knobs from this piece to put on the little blue piece... what to do??  Well, just use those organ knobs as pulls for the dresser (Betty, if you are wondering.)  I also put some vintage photos in some vintage bottles.

I love the font on them... so pretty!

He also created this frame with a woven rope and metal clip system to showcase some great heraldry prints.

All in all, I think he did an amazing job in mid day Tennessee heat putting this together.  Now, I wouldn't be me if I said that there weren't just a few things that I am wanting to tweak to make it just like my vision.  And some photos that I want to take to show you more of the details of some of the displays that we put together.  

One thing that I wanted to point out that we didn't get an actual booth photo of is this bench that Mr. Hughes Frakensteined together... I think it is incredible! 

We took a Frenchy bench frame and instead of upholstering it, Mr. Hughes created a sanded barn wood seat.

(by the way... isn't our "grass" lovely?!?)

I think it is a great look (the bench, not the grass!)

It is makes the bench a little less sweet with the barn wood.  It would make an awesome coffee table too... don't think that I haven't thought about keeping it!

And, this sweet little piece...

When I found it, it had lived a former life royal blue. It was pepto pink.  Now, this little smoke stand is grey with a fresh little cross on the door.  Perfect in a tiny half bath for an extra roll of toilet paper.  And that little indention on top that used to hold an ashtray... well, that seems to be perfect to nest a bowl full of pretty soaps.

I will take more photos this weekend when I am there... like I said, the Mr. just quickly took some at the end of the day so I could see for myself.  So you will have to put up with more booth stuff soon 

*wink*

On another note, Vintage Junky is on Facebook now, so if you want to pop by there and like me and stroke my ego a bit, I won't stop you!  Ha!

There, I will post photos of each piece of furniture and which booth they are in.

Okay, that is all folks... my little sick hyena is about to wake up from his nap and he especially wants his  momma.  I will be back soon... Pinky Promise!

bye for now!!