Greetings from Maureen at Cottage Panache Antiques


So glad you stopped by my blog!
Cottage Panache is currently going through some changes.
Soon, I will be offering items for purchase online. Special event sales will be held occasionally and will be posted here, on facebook and on my website:
http://www.cottagepanacheantiques.com/

Click here to visit the online shoppe!

Click here to visit the online shoppe!
Link to online blog shop

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Second Anniversary Sale & Outside Antique Flea Market Set for May 15th!!

There's no time to turn back now...full steam ahead...Saturday, May 15th will be my Second Anniversary Sale & Outside Antique Flea Market. I hope to have the classroom/studio and the boutique completed by the time of the sale. Even if they are not completed the sale will be on no matter what! So be there or be square...for lots of fabulous finds. We'll begin at 10:00 am and will be open until 6:00pm. In honor of the Anniversay everything inside the store will be 20% off the original price!
I will post a few new pics everyday...be sure to mark your calendars for the sale date! Saturday, May 15th.
Cottage Panache Antiques, Gifts & Decor @ 7277 Glenview Dr., Richland Hills, TX 76180

Trash to Treasure Art Giveaway

Look at the tremendous Giveaway that Lynn from http://trashtotreasureart.blogspot.com/
is having! Oh my gosh, who wouldn't be able to find a use or special place for each and every item ~ and it grows by the number of followers that sign up! How gracious is she! So many treasures to behold!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Oh my aching bones! Will I make it through this Lord!

Lord have mercy on me~I pray that while I sleep tonight that some little elves will come out of the woodwork and finish the job...for I can hardly move and we may be only halfway done with the process of refinishing the hardwood floors! Who would glue indoor/outdoor carpet to a beautiful hardwood floor!? Some told me to use a floor sander, but when I went to pick up the sander the attendee of the rentals said that it would just gum up on the pad. So once again we opted to dissolve and scrape on hands, knees and bottoms! I could hardly get off the floor, once down! My dear sweet husband is helping me this time. I think he now realizes how hard I worked to get the first floor done! My real dilema is ~ we had to remove all of the things that have been in these last two rooms since my move, into finished rooms, which are now blocking and filling the walkways other rooms. Thus leaving no room to move about for customers. That being said ~ I have found it necessary to stay closed another day. Hopefully after spending another full day on it on Monday, I will be able to place some things back into those rooms! The floors are looking just beautiful and I know that all of the hard work will be worth it. The classroom will be the first room completed! Whoot~whoot! Hurrah! Then the Vintage Couture'! So maybe they won't be ready by the May 15th Anniversary Sale & Antique Flea, but I will not give up trying!