In the “Shop” (Porch)

Ever since I started dreaming about having a small shop at my house, I have been faux staging a section of my porch to see how it feels. Here is that little corner..

So far, I like it. When people want to come by and shop I try to remove the 10 pairs of pink shoes that are littered on the other half of the porch. Sometimes I don’t.

Here are a few close-ups. It’s a combo of fun vintage things I have picked up in my “travels” (around Lynchburg) and things I have re-worked.

Love these new ladders..they are actually flat so that you can hang them on a wall or lean them. So much character! And behind those some seagrass rugs (like the ones I have in my home).

And just to keep it real..right now the other side looks like this…Let’s see what we have…a car seat, chips, garage sale finds waiting to be worked on, frames for a client, and many items that do not fit well in any category.

If I am gonna do this store porch thing for real there will need to be some major changes in here! removing the nasty carpet, painting the brick and adding curtains. Just to name a few.

Hmmm…..

Posted by on April 24th, 2012

14 Comments

  1. Love the yellow table!! How much?

    Our living room is really coming along! You wouldn’t recognize it! ;)

  2. I love the porch store already! :)

  3. Chrystal says:

    So many things to love there! Especially love the yellow table and the green chest. Also love the whole shop in your porch idea. Use what you have!

  4. Melanie says:

    You should do it! You’ve got the goods! And the motivation/desire it seems, so why not. :)

  5. Charity says:

    Love this idea and all the goodies!! i could get into some serious shopping trouble!

  6. Stephanie says:

    Looks great & what a fun idea. I'm wondering when you are going to have another evening yard sale? :) I loved that & scored some goods for the shop…& myself.

  7. Victoria says:

    What are the sizes of the seagrass rugs you have?

    • amandacarver says:

      Victoria..they are 8.5×11 and are $150. They still have the $1150 tags on them! Hit a great sale :)

  8. Victoria says:

    Wow!! That's exactly the size I bought…before I took it back (major buyer's remorse). :) Could you send me your address so that I can come by and look at them sometime soon? Or just give me a day that works for you :)

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