Furniture

Boom! Summer for Sales

The past two summers have been our best sale summers.  In one week we sold the two vintage school desks. Cast iron base with pencil slots and inkwell holders.  A couple planned on using them as end tables in their family room Tables That was Monday.  On Friday we had a lady call looking for

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Crystal Chandeliers in the Kitchen Dining Room

Crystal Chandeliers in the Kitchen Dining Room

I love crystal chandeliers and the great thing about them as they are found in ALL decor styles.  When we had the kitchen makeover last year . This handmade table is for sale if interested let us know. We live in a large condo in Ohio.  It is an open concept plan and the left

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Antique Hunting - Part 2

Antique Hunting- Part Two

Hi guys, I wrote a post on Antique hunting- part one in which I spoke about the different types of anties styles and identifying the age of an antique by wood type and style ages. I also talked about painting furniture.  Today I am going to talk about identifying your furniture with the use of

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Sorrel and Gray | New Fall Colors

Sorrel and Gray | New Fall Colors

I was reading blogs on my iPad this morning and noticed a call out on new colors for Fall, black and brown, tans and grays.  I found the combination attractive; especially the tan and gray combination. Before bed last night, I was reading a historical fiction mystery: a very light series set in late 1800

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Our New Online Webstore

Even though we kept ourselves busy traveling back and forth to Ireland, John and I still looked for creative things to do. John had been a full-time woodworker and I played around with antiques and crafts. To continue with our hobbies, we decided to sell antiques and handmade furniture. When John and I were first

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New Wax Salve

A Review of Wise Owl Wax Salve John and I have been painting furniture for a good eight years now. In those eight years, we have used a multitude of products and settled into a few favorites. Lately, I’ve noticed an increase in a variety of products on the market for furniture detailing. New paints

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dark mahogany box

John’s New Venture – Wood Boxes

Hello everyone.  Today I am going to do something a little different.  I want to take this opportunity to announce a new product line for Wood’N’Whimsey. WOOD BY JC. John is in the midst of developing his own line of solid wood boxes.  The boxes are traditional in appearance and traditionally handcrafted using tried and

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