Merchandising

The shelving in the shop was almost doubled this week. It's hard to know how much shelving you will need until you get it all in place. We measured wall space, checked shelving width and bought accordingly. Yet, after it all was in place, we still felt we were going to be considerably short!

We hauled a few things from home to the shop this morning - a bookshelf, a small oak table and two wicker chairs. Since we were out and about, we went to pick up more Annie Sloan paint - Old White this time time! Joe is still painting the table. When he turned the table upside down to paint the pedestal, he noticed that the pedestal is dragon's feet! How cool! I hadn't noticed. (the dragon toes will probably be sporting red nails)

While at the Antique Mall, we searched for a few interesting merchandising and staging items. You can have ideas in mind, for certain products that need creative display, but you never know what you will find! We did found some neat things today. Joe found the "TREASURE" of the day though! I have pictures!

This is a Harry Roseland signed print of a little girl knitting. The detail is amazing and I love everything about her. She exemplifies every child knitting! She will have a special place in the shop. I don't know how Joe spotted her! She was not easy to see.

 

 

Below, is a vintage child's folding beach chair. It is really neat looking - after a coat of bright paint; it will be used for display. It's a good piece for the "look" we are trying to achieve.

 

 

The next two items were stacked together for a quick picture. They both are great shades of green. One is a tall wire basket with handles and the other piece is a small filing box of some sort. Both will be used somewhere in the shop.

In the Knit N Needle, I used a beautiful, small drawer from my antique sideboard (lost to Hurricane Rita) as a "sock drawer" display. It was perfect! I threw it away when we moved, of course. You don't usually find single drawers for sale.... But I still look.