Let's Celebrate 5 with a Giveaway!

Oh how I love the number 5....have since I was a child.  It always seems to be blended into the details of the good things in my life. Little things like the sweetheart of my life being born in the 5th month, he was also the 5th child. We met in the 5th month of 95 and were married in 95.  I began this business in 2005.  So, 5 has been a good number for me!

And, it certainly wasn't an accident that our 5th restoration, the little Canton cottage, was affectionately named 5th Place.

This month we have an important "5" to celebrate.  The 5th anniversary for LaurieAnna’s Vintage Home is rapidly approaching!

I can still remember our first Canton show, back in 2005 with a single little booth in the Arbors. Back then it was just hubby and I, my how we've grown!  We kept enlarging our location in the Arbors and are still there today!  Then we added a second location in 2008....it's all just unfolded.

We've stuck with it, done our own thing, put in the hard work, and the years of dedication have paid off!  Thank you for shopping with us all these years.  None of this would have been possible without your support, we look forward to seeing you the next 5 years!

On another note of excitement - the hit counter on the blog has passed 200,000, and our follower count has passed 400!! I can hardly wrap my mind around that....and I sincerely thank you for following and reading! 

There's so much to celebrate this month and so much for which to thank you!  So, why don't we celebrate with another giveaway, no ….let’s make it 5 giveaways! One giveaway for every year LaurieAnna's Vintage Home has been open!

I will feature the 5 giveaways over the next few weeks to thank you for supporting us!

So let's get to it!  For the 1st giveaway I can't help myself....I love this new arrival!  It's a tabletop dressfrom with a wood base and a canvas body with a Paris stamp.  I love it!

To get a chance to win, be a follower of the blog and leave a comment. That gets you one entry...if you post the button below on your blog and link back to this post you get two more entries for a total of 3 chances to win!

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I will announce the winner for this giveaway on Monday, April 5th, and announce the 2nd Giveaway at that time!!  Thanks for always supporing us!

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The Kitchen at 5th Place - Makeover Photos!

Energetic and inspired....that's the way I feel these days! Hubby and I indulged and took a week off. Actually, we had planned to take 2 weeks, but by the end of week 1, I was so refreshed that inspiration lay everywhere! So, we put the energy and inspiration to good use and went to work on 5th Place!

Hubby didn't complain too much, although I did hear muttering yesterday that sounded like, "just how many projects can we cram into a day off?"  No doubt he must love me because I know that I wear him out at times!

I'm very pleased with what we've accomplished over the past week....so many "after" shots to share that I don't even know where to start! We built a sidewalk, an office / guest bedroom, finished the master bedroom, the living room, and the kitchen details! It's been a very full week indeed!

These are all photos of the completed kitchen at 5th Place that are long overdue.  See my previous post for the first leg of this project.

Check out the transformation!

I'm tickled yellow with Spring bursting out everywhere!

These tulip bulbs just astounded me.  We used them at the Shoppe during the past First Monday show and they couldn't have been more than a couple of inches tall.  I placed them in the kitchen window and they have gone crazy!  Don't you love their new home?  These chalkboard bins work perfectly ....aren't they fun?

Cafe de 5.  This handpainted project took an afternoon to complete and added a personal touch that is packed with personality.  I love the way it revved up the tiny kitchen!

I wasn't crazy about the view of the master bedroom door so I painted it with chalkboard paint.  Now, it not only gives a bit of depth to the corner, it's adds fun functionality too! 

This corner definitely needed some extra light and hubby was sweet enough to hang a couple mercury pendant lights ...love love love it!

This fabulous oversized clock is the perfect pop of energy for this corner and the antique metal table (a Roundtop find from our road trip last year) was exactly what the small area needed. 

One of my favorite things at the Shoppe right now are these silverware molds....they are fabulous and were a perfect compliment for this little nook.

I've been collecting vintage Sherbert / Sundae dishes for years but love them far more dancing on the bottle drying rack instead of sleeping on a shelf. 

The island was a find from Marcie and Mayron of Unique Unique Designs.

So was this great ironstone platter.

I love these vintage inspired faux foil wrapped bunnies...they are one of my favorite Easter arrivals at the Shoppe. 

Can't get enough of Tulips and aged Ironstone!

The container for the beautiful Iberis is a wicker cake stand flipped upside down.  I heard about these flowering plants on Martha Stewart's show a long while back....they are supposed to be easy to grow.  I love the freshness they bring to the counter.

 

I love the crown dishes from the Shoppe....I think they are my favorites we've ever carried!

A burlap floor cloth was used for the window treatment. I can't decide if I like them better on windows or floors....which do you like better?

I can't possibly close without "formal" before and after photos.  Take a look...

You can read more about this kitchen makeover here.  Would you say we've brought this little kitchen a long way?  I'd love to hear your thoughts!

P.S I've got another room makeover post almost ready to go.....get ready for lots more photos!

Do You Live in a Glass House?

You might if it was as pretty as this.  These vintage sweeties belonged to my grandmother and have resided in a cabinet for years.  Until these petite apothecary jars....now they have a new home. 

These jars are small, only 13 inches tall, and are perfect for these petite antique dolls that are so special to me.  I much prefer them this way so I can enjoy them up close.  Don't they look sweet nestled in bits of straw.....I love the texture it adds, and the mercury glass eggs on the tray. 

By the way, this is a sneak peek of the bedroom makeover at 5th Place Cottage that is coming soon!  I shot it today and am very pleased!  I'm so excited to share it with you!

Where do you keep your special keepsakes?

Have a wonderful weekend!

The Living Room at 5th Place Cottage.

Fun fun fun!  That's what I say.  Work work work!  That's what hubby says!  Whether fun or work, or perhaps a blend of both, the renovation of our lil Canton Cottage getaway, aka 5th Place, is coming right along.

I'm very blessed indeed to have a sweetheart that not only smiles through all the projects, but has the skills necessary to complete them!  No matter what I ask, he's always willing to help. He's as handy as a pocket on a shirt!

 5th Place has been a labor of love, every room has needed much work and the living room was no exception.  Although by comparison, it needed the least amount of work of all the rooms....just paint and refinishing the floors.  However, it did come with its' own set of design difficulties such as having 5 doors, 2 of which were double doors/doorways. Think about that..... 13 x 16 room, and the equivalent of 7 doors, as well as 3 windows.  

This created a challenge for furniture placement, the most troubling area was the corner behind the sofa, it has two doors that lead to bedrooms.  Because of the angle in the room, the doors had become the focal point of the room upon entry.  I didn't like it, but the doors couldn't be moved without major changes to the footprint of the house.  So, we opted to keep it simple and work with the problem.

Instead we utilized a little "clever concealment" (a term I picked up from Linda at Restyled Home).  To do this, we moved the sofa into the corner in front of the doors, and we hung an old window from the ceiling to act as a screen.  Even though you can still see the doors, it did create a new focal point for the corner.

To draw more attention to the window, hubby attached a rack of vintage glove molds to the top and we dropped Mercury pendant lights from them. He looked at me like I had snakes coming out of my head when I told him what I wanted to do. But once it was up, he smiled and said "that's pretty cool". I think that he's pretty cool.

Since this space is so small, we used a petite sofa in this sitting area that fit the space perfectly. And the coffee table....it's an antique gurney with a reclaimed wood top.  The linen table cloth is a new arrival at the Shoppe, isn't it lovely?

I kept the accessories simple, I love the white pitchers with greenery.

I love simplicity.

Finds like this antique architectural corner cabinet are rare.  It was salvaged from an old farmhouse...definitely one of my favorite finds in a while!  When I found it I knew immediately it was going to reside in 5th Place.  It's not only functional, it's cram packed full of character and history. 5th Place liked the gift.

This vintage French chandie was my favorite change....a nice replacement for the 80s model ceiling fan.....that didn't work....I mean it literally didn't work!

Love the lamp and the alphabet eggs!

I'm not a big fan of dark wood, but I love the depth the antique wardrobe gives to the space.  It really anchors the room and the best thing....it cages the #1 predator of decorators ....electronic equipment! 

We first placed a large overstuffed sofa in the right corner, but it just gobbled up the space.  So, we swapped it out and opted for two high-back settee's instead.  Our sweet old boy, Zeek, was napping while I was shooting these photos and I didn't have the heart to ask him to get up.  Come to think of it, I like him in the pics...

I love these new pillows!

This coffee table is an old iron base stand with a dining glass top.

The doorway between the dining room and living room was another focal point that needed some punching up.  So, we hand painted the quote overhead and cut vintage architectural columns to fit inside the doorway.  Poof....instant character!  Aside from the chandie, this was my favorite change in the room.

The room is still evolving and probably will be for a while, but I'm pleased with the bone structure and direction.  We've brought it a long way in a short period of time.  I'm particularly pleased with how much we were able to stretch the tiny room.  Doesn't it look bigger than 13' x 16'?... It certainly feels bigger.

Santos Dolls are fun.

The like the look of the hourglasses grouped.

Isn't this antique statuary of a little boy holding a bird just wonderful?  I just couldn't part with him!

True to our trademark look at the Shoppe, I kept a neutral color palette, and the style is a blend of many things.

You could call this style Vintage French Industrial Farmhouse. I call it....comfortable.