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Getting Ready for May’s Opening!

Posted in Tag Sale Updates, tagged antique, barn sale, buckeystown, chairs, charteruse, chartreuse & co, chartreuse and co, decor, home decor, home furnishings, mid-century, occasional sale, shopping, tag sale, vintage, vintage furniture on May 11, 2013 | 4 Comments »

At last it’s warming up and flowers are blooming. Our new landscaping is showing us something different every day – our latest: wisteria will be in full bloom for our opening next week.

We’re getting ready, and so many fabulous things are already coming in. We have 2 new dealers to introduce: Squirrel Hill Designs (upstairs in the Main Barn) and The Spring House (in, you guessed it, the Spring House – with the water wheel).

And here’s some pictures of what’s already going on in and around the barns, as we get ready for you May 17-19:

I just loved these darling little 1920s shoes. They’re the perfect shade of sea shell pink.

Set of 4 Danish modern chairs – straight out of one of Leona Helmsley’s hotels. Love the fresh paint job.

Heather Grey Decor has an entire set of these vintage office clocks. This one was custom made for IBM.

The ultimate locker room chair, huh?

The perfect island/table for your beach-house crowd!

LOVE suitcases with their original tags.

Great selection of old metal globes this month.

Oh, that color!

Don’t you just love the contrast of the gilded glasses and the industrial bar cart?

Some great vintage concrete throughout the Chartreuse & co right now

This large cabinet is the perfect size for your mudroom supplies.

A couple of really cool, vintage, toy boats upstairs this month.

Jennifer, owner of Squirrel Hill Designs, just brought this armoir in – still has the hauling rope around it!

This pair of caned chairs is comfortable, and summer-ready.

Perfect softball accessories.

German Favorite Antiques and Bella Villa have moved from the Garden House into the upstairs of the main barn – under THE chandelier.

Love this magnolia against the rough silos.

I’d love to know which picture/item is your favorite so far . . .

Thanks for reading,

Virginia

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Great pictures of temporary dealers here this weekend –

Posted in Tag Sale Updates, tagged antique, barn sale, buckeystown, chartreuse, chartreuse & co, chartreuse and co, decor, flea market, home decor, home furnishings, market days, occasional sale, tag sale, vintage, vintage furniture on April 6, 2013 | 2 Comments »

I just love the tent city that crops up here every Spring and Fall. Imagine how much fun you would have if the best vintage dealers you could find, all agreed to come to your house and put on a show? The BEST, right?

I had a blast today chatting with everyone and oohing and aahing over their great stuff. Here are some of my favorites:

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Market Days are Coming!

Posted in Tag Sale Updates, tagged antique, apartment style, barn sale, buckeystown, chartreuse, decor, flea market, home, market days, occasional sale, shopping, style, tag sale, vintage, vintage furniture on April 5, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Tents were going up all day today. Here are some shots of what caught my eye – inside the barn, and out.

Here’s some highlights from the temporary dealers’ tents:

And great stuff in the barns, too:

Hope to see you Saturday and/or Sunday!

Thanks for reading,
Virginia

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Springing Forward

Posted in Inspiration, tagged antique, architecture, barn sale, before & after, buckeystown, chartreuse, chartreuse & co, chartreuse and co, home, landscape, planting, renovation, spring, walled acres on March 12, 2013 | 6 Comments »

Think about Spring and what comes to mind? Warm sunshine on your face. A breeze carrying that kiss of warmth and promise of summer. And gardens bursting into their own.

This Spring is bringing me the most spectacular garden I’ve ever had. And it’s been such a rewarding lesson in being faithful to a vision.

Here’s some befores, some durings, and you’ll just have to wait a little on the full-on afters:

Beginning the Monday after our February sale, Jared Herman and his team arrived and began the earth moving.

Beginning the Monday after our February sale, Jared Herman and his team from Old Towne Historic Landscapes arrived and began the earth moving.

As the footers were poured, I began to see Jared’s 2-dimensional design come to life.

I had tried over the years to create a pretty little shade garden along this wall. The only thing that thrived was poison ivy. Solution? A water feature!

The brick paving throughout is artwork, but what I really can’t wait to see is the water wheel that’s going to be hinged on the iron frame built into the pond’s coping.

The irrepressible crew, who worked through wind, rain, and snow to finish this huge job inside of a month.

The crumbling wall.

From inside the planting beds, accented with ‘windows’.

The crumbling walls on the north side of the entry.

The plants are coming in this week. Can’t wait to see! I’ll be shooting pictures all summer long . . .

This one’s of Jared, the mastermind and creative genius who saw our barns and could see the gardens they needed.

So there you have it. Our work in progress is becoming pretty spectacular. Jared’s planting a beautiful wisteria in that picture of him. He planted it and trained it’s branches over the ‘ruins’ and up the fireplace. The other plant he’s featuring? Hydrangeas. I almost cried when he told me. I absolutely LOVE them. And dogwoods, and magnolias. Historic, timeless plants to complete the vision.

But what do I love most about the whole construction? The stone and brick used in the walls and fireplace is all salvaged from toppling farm buildings right here in Frederick County, Maryland. So in our own little way, we’re preserving something of those other barns that couldn’t be saved.

Happy Spring! Hope you’re inspired to go out and create something wonderful in your yard.

Thanks for reading,

Virginia

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Spatial Relations 101

Posted in Musings, Tag Sale Updates, tagged antique, barn sale, buckeystown, cha, chartreuse, chartreuse & co, furniture, home decor, home depot, occasional sale, tag sale, vintage on January 10, 2013 | 7 Comments »

I understand that many women are not good at spatial relations, that is, understanding how objects fit in and move through space. I offer myself as a case study:

Two days ago I made plans to pick up a large hutch that the owner told me was in two pieces, the larger of which was 5’3″ x 4’11″ x 18″ deep. She didn’t think it would fit in my Suburban. “Of course it will,” I thought blithely.

But I was wrong.

So yesterday, upon returning without the hutch from her home, I ordered a rental truck from Home Depot. “I’ve got a 16-footer for you, mam,” replied the nice young man on the phone. “Oh, no. I just need a cargo van; I don’t want a box truck!”

Later that day, we made our second trip to pick up the hutch. It took engineering and muscle power that, honestly, neither the homeowner, my daughter, nor I had just to get the thing out of the house and to the back of the waiting van. With my dear daughter on one end, the very kind furniture-owner on the other, and me at the end, we realized that, in fact, I needed a box truck.

So, back to Home Depot we went. I would like to publicly acknowledge my gratitude to the young man who helped us. He was very efficient, and didn’t once say, “I told you so.”

On our third attempt to retrieve this hulking, impossibly heavy piece of furniture from it’s former residence, we finally succeeded. Plus, into that great big truck went an oak chest, a drop-leaf pedestal table, 3 wicker chairs, a desk, a vase and a can of paint.

Next time I’ll start with the box truck.

Here are some photos of what’s at Chartreuse & co right now (including the infamous hutch).

Thanks for reading,
Virginia

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A few of my favorite things . . .

Posted in Musings, Tag Sale Updates, tagged antique, books, chair, day bed, decor, design, oil painting, vintage on May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »

It’s raining today, and painting furniture is just not in the cards. So I came up to the house to do my price tags. This entry is evidence of two things:
1. my rather awesome procrastination skills, and
2. why half my stuff never gets priced.

That said, I really do have something worth telling you about, namely a few of my favorite things in the barn this month.

Typically, I like a cubby on top of a larger piece, giving height and bringing all the nooks up to eye level. But this cubby was placed on the floor, and before I knew what I was doing, I was filling it with plants, wood boxes, ironstone. It’s cubbies are deep and capacious, and I loved decorating its top as almost a mantlepiece. $179.

I just love vintage oil paintings. They not only have the beauty of age, but are the intimate perception of the artist. This little rural scene is lovely, peaceful. Not yet priced.

This radio flyer scooter sings of a time when children flew through their neighborhoods on such vehicles, carefree, without any notion of ‘virtual’ play. These toys are iconic, and now a charming piece of nostalgic sculpture (but I bet it still works just fine). Not yet priced.

Detail of the shapely radio flyer wheels

I think it’s just part of my DNA that a comfortable, beautiful, upholstered chair is a must on any favorites list I may create. This pair is updated with burlap backing and nailhead trim. $550, each. $895, pair.

But I saved THE favorite for last. This spectacular, curvy day bed just about brought me to my knees. I’ve never seen one quite like it and CANNOT believe that Sue (of The Treasured Hunt) is going to part with it. Since this picture was taken she’s added a tufted, single, long seat cushion. Honestly, I haven’t gone back upstairs to look at it because I fear I just could not resist. A steal at $1099.

So that’s my list. You can see over 100 pictures of what’s in the barn now on our website, but now you know what I have my eye on.

Thanks for reading,
Virginia

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Market Days Redux

Posted in Inspiration, Tag Sale Updates, tagged antique, barn sale, chartreuse, chartreuse and co, flea market, home decor, market days, tag sale, vintage on April 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Wow, what a great weekend we had! The weather was perfect (if a little chilly on Saturday when the wind blew . . .), the offerings we sooo great, and everyone had such a good time.

In case you couldn’t make (or in case you want to relive it a little), here’s some pictures of what went on:

Here’s Hunt & Gather’s eclectic take on vintage.

Asia meets Europe, right here in Buckeystown.

The Green Cottage filled the yard with bright color and stunning original artwork.

Love this vignette of vintage bottles.

Bella Villa was here with bells on! Mixed with Favorite German Antiques, the space was stunning.

So many great finds – original and vintage – that everyone found that perfect something.

Yup, I scored that fabulous french settee! I promise that I waited till Sunday evening – I always give you dibs on the finds.

Carly Simonds of Peanut & Scoot enjoying Market Days!

Gatehouse Designs brought some stunning finds. This matching pair of twin headboards were that perfect shade of almost green, almost blue, very french gray.

And so many beautiful things . . .

These darling bunnies are real, and were so tame that Monica’s daughter sat with them and pet them through the day. Adorable!

Robin, of The Robin’s Nest, was loving the opportunity to shop right here on the grounds!

And Bella Villa was rocking the surroundings. I just love the way Rosanna intermingled her European antiques with the natural surroundings.

I loved this vessel nested into the mulberry tree. If it weren’t for my passion for the French settee, this wonderful vignette would have stayed right where it was.

The bracelets are even prettier nestled into these shells.

The paint inside this European antique desk is original. (And those little brown books are now mine!)

Emma Jean’s General Store was here, and look how great this earthy table looks against the white-painted stone of our bank barn.

Jackie and Sheree of Seasons brought a yummy mix of textures, and put them together so well.

And here they are musing over their space.

Judy and Meghan of HarMonia brought organic lavender, a huge hit!

Plus they brought some finds from their recent trip to Italy.

Oh, yeah, our grounds never looked so good!

And we’re doing it all again in September! So much fun!!!

Thanks for reading,

Virginia

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A Market in My Backyard – SO COOL!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antique, barn sale, chartreuse & co, decor, flea market, vintage on March 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

It really is the ultimate for someone like me (addicted to all things home and decorating): I currently have a tent city of spectacular finds nestled throughout the grounds of my home. It is, truly, AWESOME!

As the trucks rolled in today, I was like a kid in a candy shop!