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Thursday, March 12, 2015

a rocking chair for everyone...

Painted in Valspar's Secluded Garden, this calming beauty is awaiting the arrival of a baby boy... it sits in the wonderful nursery of the "first-time" parents! :)

This amazing 1800s rocking chair was revamped in deep turquoise! What an improvement from the dreary black it wore for almost 200 years? It's condition was bleak... couldn't even sit on it because of the loose spindles... he now greets with a smile...

Our cheerful, bright yellow rocker is the "happy place" for a neighborhood daycare... another save... amazing what a little TLC can do...

And sometimes you just might want to leave it a warm natural brown... sitting by the fireplace to comfort you...

Saturday, December 13, 2014

DISCO CHRISTMAS wins "Best Use Of Color" (2014 Deck the Tables Media Awards)

grateful for the experience and acknowledgment...

Here's some press detailing the event and it includes a couple of pictures... scroll to #5 and #6 to see our design... thanks!

TABLETOP TOUR

The best holiday tables ever: Decking the halls never looked so spectacular

BY BARBARA KUNTZ

12.10.14 | 9:46 am

Monday, December 24, 2012

GERDA LYNGGAARD and NIKOLAI MONIES... Danish jewelery designers

The 1980s were full of gorgeous jewelry designs!

I've learned so much lately about our unpacked treasures from that time! Today we uncovered Danish beauties by Gerda Lynggaard and Nikolai Monies... stunning runway pieces that seem as relevant today as they were back then!

Gerda Lynggaard/ Nikolai Monies studio in Copenhagen

bright yellow, turquoise and fuschia... nothing better!

Gorgeous, creative and natural... designs that are timeless! We are inspired to do the same with our mendlbarr creations...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

light box vs. natural light...

Spent a few days working on a light box... searched the web for ideas and finally built one in my office... this was to save me from becoming a slave to the daylight hours!

Well, I have sad news... I will remain faithful to my natural sunlight! Even going to all of the trouble of adjusting the white balance on my camera and playing with different kinds of light bulbs, in my humble opinion, there is no comparison.

So with all of the "light box" stress behind me, I have found a new zeal in my photo sessions... today I fell in love with zinc and pewter for backdrops to my oxidized sterling silver collection!