Saturday, July 18, 2009

As I said this morning....

... on Facebook, I spent the first half of the day cleaning, sweeping, rearranging and filling up holes left from things that sold earlier in the week. (And thankfully, I'm going to have more of that to do after today! YIPPPEEE!)



This is one of the last-minute things I did just before we left the store for the evening -- all black & white decor in the front window. I had grabbed it to move up there and was also going to put the last zebra chair back with it. BUT, the zebra chair had other ideas and left headed to Starkville (by way of Pontotoc) with one of its legs hanging out the window of an SUV!! We can fit practically anything in a car, I promise! HA!



Anyway, the zebra chair didn't make the front window, but these pretty black & white items did. What do you think??





Black stacking baskets on the left, a vintage milk glass "open lace" candy dish, a white ceramic tray, lamps with funky silver base and black/white flocked shades and silver candleholders. Would be sharp in a red or green room, I think. One of my customers has a black/white/lime kitchen that she has shared with me and it is gorgeous! I can also see these same accessories being cool and modern in a turquoise/blue-gray room. Let me know what you think. Everyone who posts a comment here on the blog will have a chance to win something!!

UPDATE July 24, 2009: And the winner is.............. (everyone who commented on this post, I wrote your name on slip of paper & drew for the winner......) TYMPEL!

Congrats! In honor of this black/white theme we had going here, Tympel wins a pretty milk glass bird figurine so she can go off & start her own black/white themed room!! You can pick it up any time, Tympel!! :)

13 comments:

Tympel said...

I love "vintage milk glass" :) Very nice!

Beijing Tim said...

Cool lamps.

ladybug said...

Hey I have some milk glass too. Love the display. You always come up with new things that are "cute." I was telling someone about your shop last night and she said OHHHHH, I know who your talking about, I was there today." She had seen you on Facebook.

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

Hey! Thanks Tympel!! I like it too. And I like that it never goes out of style!

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

TXPX2008: thanks! Glad you like them!

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

Ladybug:
Glad you like the display. It's fun to do the arrangements/displays and see how they go over. You'll have to send me an email & tell me who that was!

Dot Courson said...

Ann, it looks great. All of it! I am so impressed. Got to come to the store before it is all sold. You should be an interior designer, writer, web designer! Amazing - the work that you do! - Dot

carol cowsert said...

love the black and white, wish I had somewhere to put them

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

Hey Dot --
. You should be an interior designer, writer, web designer
Guess WHAT??? I am!!! lol
Thanks for the nice comments! :)

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

Carol:
You could always completely redo a room! :)
Thanks for commenting!!

The Andersons said...

Oooo.......LOVE the black and white! I have GOT to come in the next time I'm in Bruce. It seems like everytime we come to town, we only have a few hours and never time to "shop." :(!

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

Hope:
Yes, girl, you are missing out! :) I miss seeing your sweet face, too, ya know!

Artifacts - Bruce, MS said...

Tympel,TPX2009, ladybug, Dot, Carol, Hope.... 6 names going into the hat for a drawing later today!!! :)