my new painting and new tag sale stuff!

I made out pretty good at Luckett's.  I saw this painting on the website and I knew I'd make a beeline for it upon arrival.  Sure enough, I had to have it, and the wonderful dealer was able to work with me to make it fit in my budget.  It's old and crusty and really moody, all of which makes it totally endearing to me!

You know how much I've labored over my big tall wall in my dining area. I love love love my Clare Elsaesser prints but it was just dwarfed on this tall wall.  And I wasn't feeling a gallery wall here since this area is part of my only living space in my home and I didn't want a cluttered feel on the wall.  And... I've seen so many gallery walls as of late that I'm starting to feel a bit over it at the moment [gasp].  Don't tell my hallway though... he still thinks they are great.  When I purchased some new dining chairs a few weeks back it changed the whole dynamic so I set out on a mission to make this nook work for real this time.

And here's my new old painting all hung up on the wall.

For now, I'm totally happy with it. Every time I walk from my office into the kitchen, I love it even more. My house is starting to feel more like a home with more art up on the walls.  Have you ever been in someone's house with no art on the walls? It's so impersonal. We may not all agree on different types of art and their value, but I think we all agree art in any form is good!

And the Queen agrees.

Before you go, here's an update of the things recently added to our Tag Sale page. Frequent re-decorators ring a bell?  

I bought this scrumptious fabric from Shannon on a whim thinking I would change out my coral drapes for some greenies, but sadly the green doesn't go with my ceiling paint.  So I have 5 yards of this cotton velvet to offer at an even more discounted price.  I bought it for $30/yard but I'm willing to part with it at $20/yard.  SOLD

Green is all the rage this year since Pantone marked Emerald as the Color of the Year for 2013.  I was super inspired by these pics.

Also for sale are three glass globe pendant lights (hardwired).  I originally purchased these from One Kings Lane and had them on our Tag Sale for $75/each but I need to get rid of them so I bumped them down to $45/each.  Brand new! SOLD

Looky here!  This super cool graffic wool Danish runner didn't work out for one of our client projects, so we're offering it at $400.  Brand new!

And last but not least, this large custom relaxed-Roman shade in Waverly's Cross Section - Charcoal fabric. It is 54 inches long by 77 inches wide, made for two 35 inch windows.  I need to get some storage space back, so I'm motivated to move this.  Make me an offer! SOLD

Let me know if you are interested in anything, I might be willing to make a deal. :) Bethany [dot] Brower [at] gmail [dot] com.

-Bethany

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Lucketts

Groundhog Day Sale at Luckett's, VA, was a fun field trip this past weekend. Bethany and I (and her husband) spent a half day braving the bitter temps to comb the outbuildings and several houses at the site.  There are always things you could just kick yourself for not bringing home.

We saw lots of Bergere chairs- kick

Lots of metal stools and this metal arched mirror was gorgeous.

Love this bust of a lovely lady.

This beautiful corbel was $85.00- kick.

Seriously the biggest mistake we made-- not bringing this etagere home for $75.00- double kick.

There were some large fantastic dining tables and side boards.

Rooms of refurbished furniture.

Bethany got a huge deal on this genuine oil painting that looks like an "old masters"-- seriously gorgeous and looks to be a hundred years old by the condition. We hung it today in her dining room!

I wish I had brought at least ONE of these fabulous pendant lights home for under $98-kick. The display cabinet was out of this world gorgeous. Tufted sofa not bad at all! white gauzy linen-lovely.

This cabinet was $800.00 and had a matching one in another building. Awesome. I would put mirror behind the shelves.

There are always lots of industrial case goods at Lucketts, authentic, some vintage, some new, all cool.

Afterwards we strolled around Leesburg and dined at our favorite Wine Kitchen where we tasted flights of wines, sampled charcuterie plates and had an amazing lunch ( croque monsieur, rabbit ragout, and braised short rib pot pie) oh, and the desserts..all to die for.  It was a fabulous outing.   

Wednesday is our kick off to the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE we are participating in, so check back and look for this logo on Wednesdays for the next 6 weeks!

Did you do anything fun last weekend? 
Nancy

Powell Brower Interiors specializes in making your house a home.  We offer both e-Design services (virtual) and complete interior design services for clients in the DC, MD and VA areas. We'd love to work with you, so contact us today!