So Much can happen in the space of 19 years.....
It is June 2009---and the 19th anniversary of the opening of our first Stars store. We always celebrate with a Sidewalk Sale and this year is no exception. The outside will be filled with goodies and good buys starting on Saturday June 13 and 14. I have purchased some of my very favorite things for home and garden over the years at our various Satrs sales.
I have come full circle as far as my home decor goes--I started with primitive painted antique furniture, and then somewhere in those years became besotted with floral barkclothes, pastels, 30's tableclothes and accessories and a lighter look over-all.
In my last project which I did a year ago, I came full circle and changed my living room back to an updated American Country look. (For all you romantic people, I still have the florals in other rooms, but that is a whole other blog!)
I bought the early cupboard with an arch many years ago--I had to sell three pieces of pine furniture to afford it. The blue wallpaper box was purchased from the late Marion Hilton and her daughter, Teresa, at Palmer/Wirfs antique show. The portrait of the little girl on the right was purchased from the late Judy Knowles. The other accessories came from Stars over the years.
The quilt hanging on the left is a summer-weight pineapple pattern and I love it here this time of year. For Christmas, I will hang an early white "bride's quilt" and use masses of forced paper whites about. As you can tell, I am partial to the blue painted furniture for this room.
The worn white trestle table was found (where else) at Stars a few years back and has been used in several of my rooms. I like it where it is right now.
All the things I have found are bound up with memories of the people. the shops, the antique and flea markets and always, always Stars of course....
I had to share this photo below of my kitty, Sox, and me in my garden planted...yes 19 years ago...
signing off.........
Gayle@starsantiques.com
photos courtesy of my friend Christine Crocker of Deerfield Farms
