Flea Market Style Magazine

It's OUT!!!!

Ki Nassauer just posted on her blog that copies of the new magazine 'Flea Market Style' are arriving in stores already! It wasn't supposed to release until February 23rd, but it looks like we are all getting an early Valentine's Day gift!

To those who have asked: Go to the Flea Market Style blog for information on where to find the mag, and no, subscriptions are not available. Yet. If this brand new INDEPENDENT magazine receives support by us purchasing it,  it can continue to be published on a regular basis and then subscriptions may be available.

The photo above shows you what you should be scourin' the magazine racks for!{And be sure to look for stories by Heather Bullard on the BH Boys and the Queen of Tarte in there}

PS: BARNHOUSE MARKETPLACE has it!

Fab Finds

We just discovered a resource for antique furniture that is chock full of amazing pieces: 'Antique Alley'. We know you all love to discover places that sell antiques, old stuff, and junk, so we just had to share it with you! Visit them here and browse through their huge selection of items.

We hope to visit this shop in person one day - it's located in Denver, and it's likely that we've seen some of their products at the Denver Gift Show when Deb has spoken there in the past. Next time they have her back to speak at the show, we'll head on over to Antique Alley.

By the way, have you joined our Retreat email mailing list yet? 
It's the only way to get in on some of the special events, discounts, and offerings we have in store for 2010. Send an email to RetreatStyle@gmail.com with 'mailing list' in the subject line, and we'll add you!

Sharing A Fave Fab Find!

We are re-visiting one of our previous posts, in order to participate in the 'Flea Marketeer' party at the Flea Market Style Magazine blog! We hope our regular readers enjoy this blast from the past, and we'd like to welcome new readers to our Retreat blog! Our business is all about restyling found and thrifted items.... check this one out:

Hi guys, it's Bob... thought you might like to see how a discarded piece of furniture turns into something special here at Retreat! This 60's cabinet/server, above, is one of the items we got from Beth Evans-Ramos earlier in the week. Deb & I stood and looked at it, trying to figure out how to make it into something with a more current look AND fit in with the theme we will have for you at BarnHouse next weekend. It took us a bit, but some spirited discussion and a serendipitous movement of the flag in our yard inspired us. And between the two of us, we finally came up with a game plan (it's fun when that happens!)... here's what we did:

Added a new top, made from some old T&G siding (also from Beth), and some moulding to trim it.
Made the legs a bit shorter, to remove the tapered ends. Added finials as feet.
Took the door and drawers and enhanced the 'board' effect. I deepened existing grooves and added a few to the drawers, to make this look like we had assembled it from miscellaneous parts. Added some old ceramic knobs, too. Then Deb did her magic with paintbrushes (using some paint that Beth was discarding!), and the result is..... (drum roll, please).....
Something that you, we, and Beth find it hard to believe is the same piece we started with!!! Pretty cool, huh?! Deb said we needed to share the story of its transformation because it looks like a brand new piece by Lane Furniture or something...but I disagree. I think our stuff is much more interesting than anything by Lane. Thanks, Beth, for providing the raw materials that became this one of a kind piece of furniture for someone to love!
Oh, and this beauty has friends! Lots more 'pieces with personality' for your home or summer beach house will be in our space at the BarnHouse Flea Market next Saturday.... right in the center of the barn, under the awning. Come see us!
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This post originally appeared here on our blog in July of 2009, and the dresser sold after the BarnHouse show, when we brought it back and put it into our room at Poppyseeds. It now lives happily on the other end of our island. Meanwhile, we are busily creating new products from old 'stuff' every day!