Furniture Market.....last day

Yes, I know I went from day one to the last day, but hey, I am very ADD, I will do that. So be patient with me. Here is some eye candy to hold you over


...Forgive me??? Just divalicious huh?

So....

I had to make this entry now, because I was going through my camera and remembered these pictures. Looking at them compelled me to get out my laptop and type.

May I introduce to you John Reeves,a kindred spirit in the furniture recycling business (amongst other things), whom I had the great pleasure of meeting, on the last day of the furniture market. The day when all the designers are packing up and gearing towards home, having either the success or failure of the market on their minds. Some exhibitors were so tense they hardly speak and practically run you over leaving the building. Not John, He is such a modest and sweet person whose eyes absolutely light up, when he talks, because he has a passion for his work and people.

Well John, being very different, greeted me as if it were the very first day of the market ,not knowing who I was (a nobody really). He smiled and showed me his furniture line. Now, at first glance something about it looked very familiar and I thought, NO WAY! I had been thinking of a product finish and even played with it a bit in my mind, but never had the tools to complete it. Well, I was very intrigued to see it actually done. I asked in a whisper(funny; no one was around but me and him), “hey is this…it looks like”. He replied, that yes, it was what I thought. He then made the cutest joke about it. He is very animated and real. Loved it!

We then sat on his award winning King Louis Bed and conversed a bit.



Our time was informal, comfortable, and exhilarating all at once. Like we were two old friends hanging out. He wasn’t at all prudish and was very open. We sat on the edge of his bed and our feet hung over the side, swinging as if we were in the first grade. Weird, but really cool.

After we talked, though extremely camera shy, he allowed me to snap a few shots of him.



I later found out(when his transportation arrived), that he should have been packing to catch his plane (I would have never known it).

This is my favorite picture of all.


We took a picture in his kissing chair. Which is very, very comfy by the way.Read about it here


After the shot was snapped, unexpectedly, he turned to me and said in a sweet, but bold, English accent, “What good is a kissing bench, if you don’t share a kiss”, then he kissed me! How awesome, award winning furniture designer, John Reeves kissed ME! Oh get your mind out of the gutter people, it was G-rated and on the cheek, but so very cool.
Again that chair is comfortable and definitely a spark..oops, I meant conversation starter...

John is a genuinely modest guy dedicated to recycling and making the world a better place. I anticipate seeing him in the upcoming years markets and definitely "knocking socks off" in the way of recycled designing!

Please go read about his work and tell a friend.

AHEM !AHEM,! Look at his work HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET, he deserves to be in the showcase building next time, Jackals! *Just a rant, she does this sometimes*

John, until next market, Bye Boo!

*all photos without a green background came from John Reeves' site Go visit it already!*

Notice how kindred we are in the frequency of our blogging...hey we are trying to save the world people...

Thanks Apartment Therapy

Abby from Apartment Therapy's renest featured my lil ole blog on their blogroll, so I am dedicating this post to you.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Gracias!

Here is the item featured.

"Drawer to table top" post details

What do you do creatively with drawers?

..Such as I have give i thee...

Here is my interpretation of a VERY inexpensive, but classic and beautiful, window display. I got all of these pink bulbs at a garage sale for $2.00. Truth is, I am afraid of pink(x's 10), especially in decorating. But, [Have you ever seen something so pretty although you had no idea what to do with it, but you had to get it? Well, these bulbs were calling out to me..."shiny, shiny, shiny"...]I had to take them home.

I took me a while to envision what the heck to do with them. As my decor skills are not the greatest...(Yet). I just wanted something pretty, to show gratitude for my savior's birthday! Besides, I don't think he cares how much it costs.

I just wanted it to get some oooh and aahhh's, kinda like Preston Bailey designs.

OK OK, it is nothing like PBear's stuff...lol(he lets me call him that..das right get jealous, and I have permission to use his pics *sticks her tongue out*!)

I wanted to follow his rule of finding a color and sticking to it.(I am not going to include his link, till the end of this post... ha ha!).

I thought the economy is kinda harsh right now(I'm broke), but "mother nature is still very generous"(kinda quote from Preston). So, why not have her lend a hand? So, I got this tree branch from the side of the road, and painted it a "Sweet Pea" pink, from leftover paint.

Then, I bought some curling ribbon, a wreath, two packs of snowflakes, and two small decorations(Cost about $7). I don't know about you, but I am "squeezing my dollars, till the eagle smiles". The other items I already had, from other redesign projects.

If you follow my posts, you know this would not be an expensive project...Honey, I am thinking of ways to save you some duckets, too! The cool things is the balls came in three different sizes and there were lots of them!

So, I hung the bulbs and the snowflakes in no particular pattern.

Stuck the balls around the wreath.

I love how it turned out, very simple and delicate, sort of says "Peace on Earth".

Another view

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!

The entire project costs less than $10. Go, Garage Sales! Remember it is not about how much it costs, but if it truly comes from the heart! MERRY CHRIST-mas

I know I promised, so here is Pbear's (Preston Bailey's) link. Be sure to work his slide show of before and afters. He does the most amazing transformations, and is the WORLD'S BEST EVENT DESIGNER! I could have never imagined, what he creates, which is why I am so in awe of him and his gift. Check him out!