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Post by Karen on Oct 21, 2005 22:11:26 GMT 10
I think most of yo know I'm opening a B&M craft/gift store here in town. It looks like we'll be setting up this weekend!
This place ws painted black, beige and maroon. It is now first lilac, chelsea (2 shades lighter than the lilac) and cows milk. The floor was mismatched (and mis cut) green tile. Now the tile pattern is an oak color. It has one of those drop in false ceilings. The black and white checkerboard tiles were replaced with new ones. Dh painted the rails that hold up the tiles in first lilac and replaced the long flourescent lights with recessed ones. The guys put a new toilet and vanity in last night. If I'd have know how much work they were going to do, I'd have taken more photos.
Today the munchkins and I will go in and clean the windows and floor and dust the furniture while the guys finish off the bathrom and hopefully move the rest of my furniture in. I have a huge pile of boxes in my dining room full of inventory and I'm ready to have them out of my house!
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Post by lynn on Oct 21, 2005 22:42:27 GMT 10
How exciting for you! Sounds lovely. Do you have a website?
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Post by Heather on Oct 21, 2005 22:52:27 GMT 10
Karen, I am so proud of you. I wish you all the best in your new adventure....wish I lived closer to come shop.
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Post by Karen on Oct 21, 2005 22:52:54 GMT 10
www.bygracegifts.com, but it's poorly maintained as of late. If you notice any pics that don't match the descrition, plmk!
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Post by ampooh on Oct 21, 2005 23:47:53 GMT 10
How exiciting! Good luck in with your store! Amber  |
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Post by ellise on Oct 22, 2005 3:48:58 GMT 10
Best of luck Karen, I know you will be a success!
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Post by kathy on Oct 22, 2005 8:23:04 GMT 10
It sounds lovely Karen. I can't wait to see pictures of it. I just know that you will be a great success. I wish I lived closer so I could shop at your new place . |
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Post by Admin on Oct 22, 2005 9:22:59 GMT 10
Good luck Karen. It sounds lovely. The colours you have chosen sounds Victorian. Are you in an old victorian building? Love you and best of wishes
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 22, 2005 12:02:31 GMT 10
I am happy you will have some more space at home soon. How exciting and good luck.
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Post by violet on Oct 22, 2005 17:01:31 GMT 10
Good luck from me too, also one comment. The website looks great, but it would be wonderful if the pics would enlarge when you click on them. It may be too hard to do, but that is something that appeals to me on shop websites. |
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Post by Deed on Oct 22, 2005 22:33:56 GMT 10
WTG Karen! Can't wait to hear when you have your Grand Opening! |
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Post by Karen on Oct 23, 2005 1:41:36 GMT 10
Thanks BR! I'm hoping I can enlrge some photos so at least I cn have a bigger pic on the item pages. It's all very time consuming.
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Post by Sparkle on Oct 27, 2005 2:00:53 GMT 10
How exciting for you!!! I'd love to try the same thing one day! I wish you all the best.....now I want to go and see your web site. I also would love to come to your shop if it was closer. I know you will have lots of customers and you will be so happy!!
Big smiles and congrats!!
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2005 3:15:46 GMT 10
Go Karen, Go Karen, Go Go Go Karen!! Update please??? Opening Date??? Ooo wish we could all come..
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Post by Karen on Oct 28, 2005 12:08:26 GMT 10
Well, I moved my office today. I do need to take a filing cabinet over, the one that was there got kind of beat up in the remodel. I'm going to take the kids' picnic table over so they have a place to color and play with their new Play Doh kitchen they don't know they have yet.
A neighbor gave me the most awesome antique display case! It's gorgeous! It's dark wood with a full glass front, glass top and the top half of each side is glass. It has kind of a stair step thing that fits inside for display. This woman is so sweet. Her husband built her a beautiful home in an old store/garage uptown. Her yard is fabulous with a waterfall and a little bridge. Anyway, she said it was just collecting dust and I might as well have it.
We're going to haul the inventory over tomorrow. I have 2 tall cheapo bookshelves that I am putting on either side of a short cheapo bookshelf and I will hang a decorative shelf over that. Then I have a large entertainment center that looks more like a bookshelf with a light in it. That's next to the door. I have a couple of rusty old school chairs I'm going to try to make look nice in the corner between them. (Mom has a bunch of dolls to display on them) I also have a strange, round, 2 tier end table, an even stranger stand that I can't even describe and a baker's rack. Hopefully I can find some more interesting stands at the junk store this weekend.
I'll be serving hot cocoa and treats on Halloween night and officially opening on Thursday.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to display sil's cards? Any other ideas for displaying dolls or table runners? Any ideas for furniture? I do have a quilt rack. It has a big ugly bird on the side, but I think I can change it into a shaker house without too much trouble. I also have an extra toddler bed (from the curbside mall) that I thought I could use the bottom to display table runners on.
I've gotta go. They've interrupted me 3 times while typing this!
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