Webster's Chalk Paint Powder is here!

It's here!  We are now carrying Webster's Chalk Paint Powder at "The Not So Empty Nest"!  Visit our booth at Greystone Antiques & Marketplace on Highway 280.  Just click on Ayla's face on the lemonade stand on the sidebar for directions.

All you need is 1 bag of Chalk Paint Powder and water to add to ANY COLOR latex paint.

1 bag of Chalk Paint Powder makes a quart of paint OR 1 cup of 4 different colors!  

The sample sizes you get at any paint/hardware store are perfect!  

Many DIY mixes are toxic.  Ours is all natural and not harmful!

The wax has a very pleasing vanilla smell and is the best we've used.

Chalk Paint Powder - $16.95
Wax comes in Light & Brown Rugger - $21.95

We'll be holding classes soon around Birmingham.  For $25 we'll include a sample size of powder, cabinet door to upcycle, paint brush, container & lots of great ideas!  Let us know if you'd like to sign up.  We're looking for some good spots around town, so gather your friends and we'll come to you!

If you're not from the Birmingham area and would like to order, just email us at The Not So Empty Nest and let us know what you'd like.  

Coming Soon! Chalk Paint Powder!

We are so excited about a new product we will be stocking!  It's Chalk Paint Powder.  Our first shipment should be coming tomorrow so we'll get to painting and stocking it later this week!

You can mix this powder with ANY latex paint - flat, satin and even eggshell finishes.  You can paint furniture, chalkboards and much more - all without priming and sanding!  The colors are unlimited and it is very cost effective.  We are the first dealers in Alabama and are very excited as this is another avenue God is blessing us with to help bring home another little girl from China.

We just wanted you to be the first to know and we'll have more details coming soon!

New in "The Nest"!

We just put some awesome vintage pieces in "The Nest", and we are just itching to get our hands on them.

Lucky for you, the garage is full and our hubbies won't let us take it over this time.  So what we're doing is putting our pieces in our booth, and passing them on to you for your own TLC.  That way you can decide if you want to leave them in their natural beauty or choose what color to paint! These latest 2 finds could be absolutely gorgeous either way.  The detail is fabulous!  We love the hardware!

Here's a gorgeous chest of drawers from the 1920s. It has dove-tailed drawers; original, gorgeous knobs and even the backside is a work of craftsmanship.  All the drawers work great!  This is priced at $289.

Here's a matching vanity that has a mirror and stool.  We are selling all of these separate since it would also make an awesome desk.  The vanity is priced at $259.

This stool is priced at $39.  You can choose to keep the vintage fabric or recover.

This mirror could be used on the vanity, as a hanging mirror or would make a gorgeous chalkboard.  It's priced at $59.

Look at the detail in these pieces.

We did get a little painting done in this freezing weather and added this old ladder priced at $69.  If you look to the left of it, you'll see a door turned message board with a chalkboard and hooks!
It's priced at $89.

Here's matching end tables priced at $89 for the pair and a really cute accent table 

that is just dying to be painted!

We took a metal frame that hadn't sold (for $5) and brought it home and made a chalkboard out of it.  Now it's $19.  It's really a putty color with a patina rub and turned out awesome.  So we gathered up a few more frames that haven't sold and will put our touch on them soon.

This chalkboard above sums it up pretty good!  You'll have a few weeks or so to buy low before we get our hands on it and make it even more special!  Of course, with a 2.5 year old trying to "help" bring her sister home, the painting takes a little longer . . .

When you visit Greystone Antiques and Marketplace just ask for "The Not So Empty Nest".  We're in the very back left corner of the store.

It's Not Bye Bye Birdie . . .

We flew the coop for awhile, but we're back in business Peeps!  Since a cute, little 2 year old is running around, we don't have as much time to paint and repurpose furniture.  We were actually going to shut down our shop, but since Ayla wanted a baby sister, it's back to work for us!

You might see this cutie at "The Nest".

So instead of concentrating on repurposing furniture, we are going to find some great pieces for YOU to redo.   We have already found some great vintage pieces that are perfect as they are.  We will do the picking on some great deals, so you can personalize your own pieces.  We'll even give you ideas to enhance your project.

This vintage waterfall chifferobe is a gorgeous piece.  It has a great cedar closet.

This secretary comes out too, but I love how this could be used as a desk!

This beautiful headboard and footboard match the chifferobe and dressing table below.

This set just keeps getting better and better!  Buy all 3 and save $100.

Here's another vintage dresser.  There's a matching mirror on the side.

We are going to put it in high gear again.  We'll still do a little painting, so don't be surprised if you see a piece of furniture you're looking at this disappears for a few days and comes back looking even better and with a higher sticker price!  So you better beat us to it!

If you're looking for a particular piece, let us know and we'll stay on the lookout for it.  We have some great tables and chairs right now too.

Our booth has moved to Greystone Antiques & Marketplace on Highway 280 in Inverness.  Come through the front door, take a left and go to the back of the store.  We'll be on the right.

We're still feathering our nest, but here's a look at what we have:

This is actually a TV stand, but we think it could go great as a linen closet.  
A little paint and a couple new "old" knobs . . .

Very nice, heavy end table.  We could see this painted and distressed to make it pop even more!
Look at those details!

You better grab this beauty up!  We just might have to redo for ourselves.  It's a Thomasville in excellent condition, but don't be surprised if you see it repainted...

Here's our DIY Market.  We have frames, shutters and more priced to sell for your DIY projects!

Some great pieces for sell, but not this cutie that photo bombed us!

How cute could this be somewhere?  To paint or not to paint . . .

It's beginning to look like "The Not So Empty Nest" again!

We'll be on the lookout for even more mirrors and frames so you can turn them into chalkboards or use for your gallery walls.

Fly on over and visit "The Nest"!

We're back!

Did you miss us?  We took a little break, well, a long break...  


I became a gramma in November (DeBe) and that's all I've wanted to do since then.  Tiffany was nesting in preparation to get Ayla from China and getting her house all ready. They have been home for about 2.5 months now and are doing beautifully.  She fits right in with us and we love her tons.  If you want to see pictures and read all about her, you can go to adoptedeternally.blogspot.com.


Our booth at Encore was pretty bare, so I finally lit a fire under us and we have added some new items.  We haven't hit a single yard sale this year, but we have enough in our garages to get us by for awhile.  We just gotta figure out how to paint with a 2 year old underfoot.  


We're a bit rusty, so give us a while to get back into the groove aka we didn't take a single picture of the booth the other day.  We're just having too much fun with our little girls for anything else to matter.  


Well, it's hub's birthday, so I need to go show him the ring setting I've picked out and the tractor "he" wants... 

Christmas at The Nest

In case you're wondering where we've been... I'm a Bamaw!

Meet Kali Elizabeth, born 11-10-11, 8lb 11oz and 22" long!

Take a look at The Not So Empty Nest all ready for Christmas.  We have tons of chalkboards, large mirrors  - and now even dry erase boards!  Come visit us and do some Christmas shopping!  All our proceeds will be towards getting Ayla home from China.

We have some window panes that look cute to display Christmas cards.

 

 

Wouldn't this vintage steamer trunk make a great Christmas gift?  It's priced ready to sale at $399 and would be a great surprise for that special someone on your list!

All ready for Christmas at The Not So Empty Nest

We have these cute dry erase boards as well as our chalkboards!

More cuteness!

Vintage birdcage and sweet manger scene

 

 

 

 

Christmas Open House

I just became a grandma today!  I'll post pictures later, but I wanted to let you know we have an Open House at Encore Resales this Sunday from 1-6.  Everything in our booth will be on sale!  I'm having trouble uploading pics from my camera to laptop, and quite frankly, we're getting ready for the open house right now, so it's kinda on the back burner.

Come see us!  Tiff & I will be there most of the day!  I'll get back to blogging soon, but Granny is moving slower these days (not really, but it's a great excuse).