One can never have too many lamps...

Art Deco Over Black

Antique buttons 'n brooches- SOLD

No shortage of creativity in the mendlbarr household... we've been busy with lamps and chandeliers, too!

Beach Cottage Chandelier- SOLD

Some of these beauties were in almost perfect condition and all they needed was some imaginative TLC... others were in dire need of transformation...

Sheer Stripes on Antique Metal Base

Formal Fleur De Lis- SOLD

Shabby Chic Hollywood Glamour- SOLD

All very different and definitely ONE-OF-A-KIND!


This gorgeous piece... a 1940's Italian Tole Crystal Chandelier... has been professionally re-wired with a 20 ft cord for versatility... adorned with an antique center prism and dripping with crystal teardrops!  More stunning in person :)

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1940's Italian Tole Chandelie- CLICK FOR MORE INFO

making your soul smile... ooh la la!!

Seems a creative soul needs expressive outlets...
Praise God!  I have many... :)

shabby chic dresser w/ tri-fold mirror- SOLD

Our furniture pieces have been the most rewarding journey thus far... seeking and discovering antiques that have been neglected (and could very well end up in the landfill)... restoring these beauties into new, one-of-a-kind creations... and finally meeting their new owners and learning about the next chapter... awesomeness!

french cottage chic nightstand- SOLD

antique buffet/sideboard... unique!- SOLD

Wall mirror... shabby chic and adorned with roses- SOLD

Last night, we met a wonderful couple... our two vintage bentwood armchairs will now be a part of their new business venture... exciting!

antique headboard... dove grey chalk paint- SOLD

Hope you find what makes your soul smile... immerse yourself in it! :)

Vintage dresser with mirror... SOLD

Lamps, lamps and more lamps...

Wow!  Long time since our last post!



















Creativity is in full bloom at mendlbarr... just like our "hybrid tea" rose garden planted awhile back...

Seems that lamps are filling most of my days...  assembling, rewiring, painting and then deciding on the absolute perfect lampshade?  We create one-of-a-kind lighting!

Imagine the changes that evolve by simply switching its finial or lampshade... from elegant to beach cottage to artsy... possibilities are endless!   Final touches with embellishments and paint... ooh la la!



Shipped our first lamp out... client loved it even more in person :)

Stay tuned to a new page on our website that will list our shabby cottage chic furniture as well!   Remember... handmade... because you're worth it!

Woohoo!! We won the 2013 "People's Choice" Deck The Tables Award!!

The Houston Design Center just made the announcement! 
We are so excited...

Thanks to all of you...
VINTAGE SILVER AND GOLD won the 2013 "People's Choice" Deck The Tables Award!

 

What an experience the entire process was for us... planning, designing and executing this project taught us great respect for all of the designers out there!  It totally consumed us for a couple of months... would we do it again?  You bet!!  We already have our theme picked out for next year... look out... it will be vibrant and original!

Bragging rights are highly underrated... we are tickled to say we are the "People's Choice" winners... thanks again! 

God bless all who took the time out of their busy schedule to vote for our VINTAGE SILVER AND GOLD table design! :)

 

 

buy handmade this Christmas... because you're worth it

 

 

Unique, one-of-a-kind and made with love...

a mendlbarr creation is sure to please!

 

HANDMADE...

because you're worth it

 

Sit back, grab a cup of tea and...

 

take a peek at our earrings, bracelets and necklaces...

 

enjoy! :)

 

 

VINTAGE SILVER & GOLD... 2013 “People’s Choice” Deck the Tables Awards... vote thru the weekend! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

We designed our "VINTAGE SILVER AND GOLD" table with many of the loved objects found during our 14 yrs in NYC... magical, elegant and inspired by the Bergdorf windows we admired each Christmas season :)

 

The Houston Design Center opened the online voting for "Peoples Choice 2013"... we are excited and would so appreciate it if you took a minute and placed your vote...  voting ends Monday (12/09) at 5pm!

We are the fourth listing... it reads...

"VINTAGE SILVER AND GOLD" by Melanie Brown, Jill Winterhalter and David Barrera at Dauphin Sales in Suite 273

This whole process has been such a learning experience... the feedback and compliments have been wonderful!  Just participating and seeing our design become a reality made us winners... having you vote for us would be icing on the cake! 

You can still pop in at the Houston Design Center and see it in person... say "hi" to my husband, David, and make our day :)

Click on any of the highlighted areas OR if you are reading this on your phone... just CLICK HERE TO VOTE... 

Thanks again!!!

 

 

The 6th Annual Deck the Tables & Holiday Tabletop Tour

 

Excited to be in the thick of preparing our Christmas table for Dauphin Sales, Inc... "The 6th Annual Deck the Tables & Holiday Tabletop Tour" at the Houston Design Center is a festive occasion for designers to create... this year we will be there :)

We've been planning this for several months already... shopping is almost complete... the antique Italian tole chandelier is getting wired... it's been Christmas in our home for a few weeks with all of the decorations and ideas!

Here are some of the pictures that made publication in the past... all gorgeous!

We will be installing on December 1st... pictures to follow...

Our jewelry making is also taking shape... we've settled in and are ready to do business... remember to buy "handmade"... because you're worth it...

inspiration everywhere!!!

Once you allow your creative side to blossom... it opens up a whole new world you never thought existed!

We started with "Renaissance Rags" over 20 years ago... giving new life to vintage jewelry, laces and handbags... today, I look around our home and it seems we've expanded to just about everything :)

Thought I'd share two separate projects where an idea was found on the web and tugged at the heart strings until it materialized into our own "mendlbarr" version... take a peek...

Fell in love with these little pebble feet...

inspiration...

reminded me of the "hang ten" surf shop wear from the 80s...

Since my husband loves going to gem/ mineral shows, it wasn't hard to go off on my own adventure and explore the numerous vendors to find the perfect twelve labradorite stones... what fun!!

mendlbarr version :)

The possibilities are endless... how about making them in pink quartz?  or your favorite stone/mineral?

The other project I wanted to share with you was this red truck with tree idea I found on one of my favorite blogs... Pink Postcard!

inspiration...

It took almost a year but I finally got around to it and this is my first version... an old cast iron farm truck!  Love the idea so much, I have a bright red 1/18 scale 1951 Ford pickup on it's way for my second version...

mendlbarr version :)

told you... creativity is addicting :)

Houston, TX... our new adventure :)

Hello from Houston, TX... our new home!

Thanks for your business and we hope that you are enjoying your purchases!

 

Now that we've arrived on Texas soil, there's so much to get used to... like having a car :)
We never needed to own a vehicle in NYC... subways, trains, buses and if we needed a vehicle, we had access to HertzOnDemand and could walk up to any type of car we wanted to rent!   Another large change is the climate... we left cold, snowy NYC and arrived to swimsuit and flip-flop weather!

Many opportunities have presented themselves in the short time we've been here... exciting new venues to show at... stay tuned...

Our upcycled furniture creations will be so much easier to do in Texas... more room for sanding, painting and waxing the pieces... dedicated space for our shipping department and for mendlbarr jewelry, too! 

 

 

 As always, you'll find everything we've created in our Etsy, Artfire and eBay shops.   Take a peek... we are creating new items just for you!

Handmade... because you're worth it!