I first came across The Mercantile, via Instagram, after following one of their beautiful vendors, Kim, from In Sweet Time, NC (@insweettimenc on Instagram). When I knew we were going to be in North Carolina visiting family last month, I checked in with my S.I.L. if...
Antique Store in France? Yes please! If you’re going to be in Paris, or anywhere in Europe really, finding a good Antique Store or two to browse through, has to be on your list (well, if you’re me, anyway). We were on our way to Chateau de Versailles, when...
A Lampshade Workshop with Wendy from Vintage66 studio Walking into Wendy’s lampshade workshop space, is like a trip back in time to a retro era of bold patterns, colours and florals, mixed with wood & ceramics. Her beautiful lamps, that she is quickly...
Removing the Substrate Removing Substrate (an Existing Finish) on your Antique Pieces Welcome to Part 2 of our Wood Finishes series (Removing the Substrate) with special guest, Julie Henderson from Chalk n Trees. Thanks Julie! If you missed Part 1, we talked about...
Melbourne Trip Highlights – Part 2 You can catch Part 1 of our Melbourne trip highlights including the reason for our trip, over HERE. Brighton Beach Bathing Boxes After a trip up Mount Dandenong (where our Queensland body temperatures could barely handle the...