GARDEN SHEDS TO GO ...

I'm in the potting shed { gardening } mood

are you?

there's so much change on our horizon .... 

that

 IF

we were to pack up and move

closer to the wedding venue/styling business

that's about to launch

I'd want to take my shed with me ... 

are you picking up what I'm laying down?

Lord knows I can't pick it up 

and go 

BUT

Projects like this about my head explode off my body
can you even  imagine how charming the 
INSIDE is

why didn't I think of this?

how's your week shaping up?

your welcome to 

follow along over at 

pinterest

there much more where this came from!

GA-GA FOR GLAVANIZED

I was recently asked what is my favorite personal collection ...

SO

let's shed a little light on this matter of galvanized ...

79 AD

Record of zinc usage in construction began in 79 AD, which could be considered the origination of galvanizing. However, the first recorded history of galvanizing dates back to 1742 when a French chemist named P.J. Malouin, in a presentation to the French Royal Academy, described a method of coating iron with molten zinc.

1772

In 1772, Luigi Galvani, galvanizing’s namesake, discovered the electrochemical process that takes place between metals during an experiment with frog legs. And in 1801, Alessandro Volta furthered the research on galvanizing when he discovered the electropotential between two metals, creating a corrosion cell.

1829

In 1829, Michael Faraday discovered zinc’s sacrificial action during an experiment involving zinc, salt water, and nails. Shortly after, in 1837, French engineer Stanislaus Tranquille Modeste Sorel took out a patent for the early galvanizing process. By 1850, the British galvanizing industry was consuming 10,000 tons of zinc annually for the production of galvanized steel.

1870

The United States, slightly behind, had its first galvanizing plant open in 1870. At the time, the steel was hand dipped in the zinc bath. Today, over 600,000 tons of zinc is consumed annually in North America to produce hot-dip galvanized steel.

Today

Galvanizing is found in almost every major application and industry where iron or steel is used. The utilities, chemical process, pulp and paper, automotive, and transportation industries, to name just a few, historically have made extensive use of galvanizing for corrosion control. They continue to do so today.  For over 150 years, hot-dip galvanizing has had a proven history of commercial success as a method of corrosion protection in myriad applications worldwide.

No wonder I love it!

did you have ANY inkling it was actually named after someone?

one of my most repinned pins on pinterest 

this isn't even half of the pile

call me crazy

call me looney

or just call me

ga-ga

for galvanized!

plant stakes

galvanized trunk on casters ... 

thanks Luigi Galvani ...

love ya' man!

GREY BARN FARM OCCASIONS

I like the like button ...  don't you?

a lot of us have {liked} each other for 
a very long time now ...
sometimes overnight {likes} go crazy

some days not so much ... 

either way, 
my little fledgling facebook page is holding its own

~~~

if you're cruising around facebook this weekend
please stop in and visit 
the newest {rustic} dream child  

we haven't been this excited in a long time


Grey Barn Farm

We're going to give you the family farm
... experience

Happy Mother's Day
to you all
I hope your day is filled with
blessings galore

TONY, HE BE THE MAN ...

I loves me the men in my life,

mr. savvy

my son

my son in laws

my Dad

my brother in laws

but

NEXT

to them I love Tony the most!

Shall we just say that he gets 
the inside of my design brain.

~~~

I took him this old

REALLY  well loved and worn out tuffet last week,

along with a glorious pile of coffee sack burlap...

and the concept of patchwork ...

 I then started 
jabbering about my vision for the end result ... 

before I could even get the words out of my mouth

I could see the twinkle forming in his eye ...

~~~

you will need:

an ugly old tuffet ...

great fabric ... 
... a design concept

and Tony!!

may I just say ... 

 Tony, he be the man!

p.s. Tony confessed he loves my projects above all others ... 
awwwhhhh

perhaps you remember this was last summer's delightful 
pinterest brainchild

gotta love the pea gravel not only as the courtyard
ground cover, but the backdrop for iPhone pictures



the burlap tuffet will be for sale at the
Romancing the Home event this weekend.

final pictures are posted

PEA GRAVEL AND ME ...

I must admit, I'm having an affair ...

a full blown love affair with pea gravel ...

the biggest bang for your buck

 in the design world of landscaping ... 

where MOST offerings are cost prohibitive!

come sit for a spell in my courtyard!

 ... FALL IN LOVE WITH PEA GRAVEL ...

how's your week shaping up?

we're all recovering from

head colds and coughing ... 

in May ...

really?

SOME ARE, SOME ARE NOT...

it's a know fact 

 some are, some are not 

~~~

I have been blessed with a 

handyman husband

some are, some are not ...

I could not run my business without 

the brains behind this brawn

some are, some are not .... 

no, I do {not} hire him out ... 

some are some are not ...

SO I'd best believe him when he 

claims he can make lighting out of almost anything!

BEFORE

I've had this old meat dome for years ...
literally.

had a hankering lately for a little more industrial
in this old kitchen ...
convo went something like this:

{me} do you think you could make
that old meat dome into a light?
{brawny} yeh, but it will take some major engineering
especially to get it to hang straight ...
{me} do you think we could buy a
black industrial extension cord to use for the wiring?
{brawny} whatever you want honey
{me} let's do this

{correction}

if you want a fabulous hanging

 light from some quirky piece in your basement

he's for hire

cuz

some are, some are not

wait til you see what's on the docket 

for 

Shop the Shed!


linking in 
with
common ground
be inspired friday

VINTAGE HOTEL SILVER

not sure about you, but when or if

 I stumble upon 

vintage hotel silver, it's usually one 

little ole' tarnished teapot at a time.

all of that changed this week ... 

can you say mother load?

can you say twenty plus pieces from ...

can you say the Palmer House?

can you say Chicago?

can you say just polished?

can you say ... 

I know right ... 

no words ...

PARISIAN HIDEAWAY ...

the flood gates are opening ...

{spring}

wonderful wares coming out of the woodwork

finally

I am honored and delighted to be

one of the resident artists

and to announce

the premier showing of

Susan Hawthorne's

"Parisian Hideaway"

The pop up sale of all pop ups!

you can find me there ...

 Chicago North Shore burbs

on May 10&11

 view all of the details

 here

ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE ...

I'm suffering from a case of the memory lane blues ...

We're approaching a little anniversary

...  the moment in time when we learned that Fifi O'Neill

was scheduled to shoot our home for her now

number one seller 

ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE.

I still pinch my self at the mere thought of this experience.

Three years ago right now, on any given day

you could find us patching, painting, primping and preening

this old farmhouse ... from porch to potting shed.

revisit with me this dreamy experience

and a few out takes

on that late spring day,  just a few short years ago ...

Fifi, thank you again from the bottom of my heart ...

an experience of a lifetime!

{can you guess what was one of Fifi's favorite details?}

and Mark Lohman ...

you rocked our old farmhouse world!!

ALL

photo credits

MARK LOHMAN

SHOE BOOTS

SHOE BOOTS ...

or as my sweet little 

granddaughter calls them, cow boots ...

are back!

wait ... for this city farmer, they've never left ...

you'll know you are a headed for '60' farm girl

if this fashion staple is still in your closet.

... in their hay day I had numerous

 pair(s) of these

comfy companions.

{mr savvy and I met on the line dance floor}

... just sayn'

I unearthed these last week while sista' and I

were scouring

Indiana for romantic farm antiques ... 

 they line right up 

with romance and the farm ... do they not?

I think maybe they were worn all of twice.

shoe boots .... 

you'll know you a farm girl if ... 

  

INDIANA BARN SALE

INDIANA BARN SALE

it's time to mark your calender

and 

save 

the 

date
9.7.2013

 only a few months until

savvycityfarmer's 
Shop the Shed
*note the NEW location*
and map out your road trip ...
we're going to give you the family farm experience

9.7.2013

Same great decorating delights, painted furniture,

romantic farmhouse antiques. 

oddities. industrial. upscale re-purposed.

chandeliers and vintage inspired lighting.

 savvycityfarmer stenciled signs.

fall and holiday inspiration.

tasty delights.

and more.

The only change will be ...

 wide open ... SPACES ... and A BARN bay

  full of the wonderful wares

that you've grown to expect at 

SHOP THE SHED

you can email me for all details

and our address

stuffintheburbs@gmail.com

joining
COMMON GROUND
for
VINTAGE INSPIRATION FRIDAY