tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863732859502692342024-02-01T22:30:20.887-08:00True North Interior Design & AntiquesTrue North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-73387148564823851622015-07-26T07:47:00.000-07:002015-07-26T07:47:38.085-07:00We have a new store home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We have a new store home. We have moved to Petoskey, Michigan in February and opened our store April 1 and so have know but open for 3 1/2 months. Our store is located at 3890 Charlevoix Ave which is also known as US 31. We are currently open seven days a week. 10am to 5pm every day and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. <br />
The store includes vintage and antiques items that reflect our love of rural and cottage artifacts including architectural elements. It also includes newer home décor items and accessories that we feel fit with our look. Women's clothing and accessories. As well many items we create or repurpose. <br />
We are also available to do interior design and have almost 25 years of experience in this field. CJ's degree in Interior Design is from the Kendall School of Art and Design. She as wealth of knowledge and experience doing a large variety of projects include cottage design.<br />
We hoping to do more posts on this blog about our business however we have a hard time separating our personal lives from our business so you will must likely see a mix of both on this page.<br />
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True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-19039715265312358902014-10-22T18:18:00.002-07:002014-10-22T18:18:19.234-07:00Vintage by Nina.com- A Winter's Tale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have just come back from The City Farmhouse pop-up show in Franklin, Tennessee. One of the featured speakers there was Nina Hartman a Swedish vintage collector, antique dealer, interior stylist, designer and author. She was at the show promoting her new book, A Winter's Tale. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you find the French Scandinavian style inspiring this book will not disappoint. In this most recent book she takes her vintage style and gives us a new look at Christmas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This book is has some incredible photography. If you are looking for a very special book to gift, look no more. I must tell you I purchased a copy at the show and had it personally signed by the author. It was a a pricy purchase at seventy dollars but i find that really great inspiration is often worth the money to have to pay for it. This is truely an inspirational piece of work that will have you seeing vintage Christmas in a new and beautiful way.</span></div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-3528754825969167992014-08-13T16:51:00.002-07:002014-08-13T16:51:22.893-07:00Fall<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though last winter was very cold with lots of snow and this summer has been very pleasant we find ourselves thinking of Fall and the upcoming Country Living show. I have to admit when it comes to Fall I am a hopeless romantic. There is not another time of year that so speaks to my soul like Fall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you love Fall? I know people who dislike it because they dislike Winter and Winter follows Fall but that has never deterred me. Fall is such a visual feast of color, smells and what's not to love about cold crisp morning on a good day in October. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Four weeks from tomorrow we will set up at the Country Living show in Columbus, Ohio. We are very excited about the show this year. It is always kicks off the Fall season for us. We went picking today and found some great treasures we are packing away for that show. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">CJ is excited about a new product she will unveil at this show. I'm not going to steal her thunder but I will tell you we have been collecting parts and pieces for her project all year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, do you love Fall and if so what do you love about it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We just finished doing our show in Petoskey. It is our last summer show. It is hard to believe but true!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The next show we do will be the Country Living show in Columbus, Ohio on Sept 12-14. It is our big Fall show season kick off. Since Fall is my favorite time of year is is really easy for me to get into spirit of the season at this show. Last year it was hot just before this show. A few days before we left our Grand Rapids home we went to gather some of the first pumpkins off the fields before we left to set up at the CL show. It didn't feel very Fall like setting up but by the time the show opened the weather had cooled and with all the pumpkins in place it felt like a Fall celebration. This really is a show not to miss!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Following the Country Living show we will be return to do both the October and November Hobnob Market shows. In addition we will be doing Beneath the Wreath here in Grand Rapids on Nov. 14-16.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We are also discussing heading south after the first of the year to do some southern shows in January and Febuary. But, more on that later....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We just finished the July 5th and 6th show and in two weeks we will be back to do our second Petoskey show on August 2nd and 3rd. The show is always the highlight of our Summer show season. It is the show we have done the longest and we are aways set up in the front of one of the first tents. This show over looks the Little Traverse Bay in Lake Michigan and it is a truely beautiful setting. If you have cause to be in northern Michigan in a couple of weeks please stop by and check us out.</b></span></div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-59203166538120918902014-07-03T11:07:00.001-07:002014-07-03T11:08:35.817-07:00Fourth of July<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have a happy and safe fourth of July!! See all of you up in Petoskey tomorrow.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP730SLeKzXrXwKBBuKzWdKyljGmuDZIxdORSzw0IJxBkbjwbkCZhSBDW2TdqQgU-4L2jePVKTpeWdN-UpKV2TUWymDM5FrByn1ctsdO6HXJ_H1sLQ5xBil2eYq0g432lpWNgdTvG_IH1W/s640/blogger-image--1331562430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP730SLeKzXrXwKBBuKzWdKyljGmuDZIxdORSzw0IJxBkbjwbkCZhSBDW2TdqQgU-4L2jePVKTpeWdN-UpKV2TUWymDM5FrByn1ctsdO6HXJ_H1sLQ5xBil2eYq0g432lpWNgdTvG_IH1W/s640/blogger-image--1331562430.jpg"></a></div>True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-84031465220034991902014-05-25T06:27:00.001-07:002014-05-25T06:27:29.408-07:00Happy Memorial Day Weekend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxUoQ7x_Xhp-LaPmxYMcXpc7sJ-w2Ahyphenhyphenik8Nch6dNgsISRh7N29A2k1p0uTo4JEgISF_29sZnG31oyL8JWv0gy-g_bnPoNT2EhSG_BQTYn1DP6UPRWcq0GgapTTfau9pLWAlk-nnRwncN/s640/blogger-image-2108425200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxUoQ7x_Xhp-LaPmxYMcXpc7sJ-w2Ahyphenhyphenik8Nch6dNgsISRh7N29A2k1p0uTo4JEgISF_29sZnG31oyL8JWv0gy-g_bnPoNT2EhSG_BQTYn1DP6UPRWcq0GgapTTfau9pLWAlk-nnRwncN/s640/blogger-image-2108425200.jpg"></a></div>True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-36216112384639195922014-05-17T17:23:00.000-07:002014-05-17T17:23:10.988-07:00COUNTRY LIVING FAIR - Rhinebeck, NY 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Three weeks from this weekend we will be doing the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, NY. This promises to be one of our biggest shows of the year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have collected a large selection of product to take with us. Lots of large and small items. Furniture, vintage garden, CJ's clothing lines, jewelry and many other unique and unusual items we have been creating and saving for the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are bringing along many handmade, repurposed items made from vintage. Some items are favorites we have been doing for awhile but we are taking along a number of newly created items that will make their debut at this show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love doing the Country Living shows and thrive on the excitement and energy at these shows. CJ and I are going to be spending many long hours over the next few weeks getting ready for what promises to be the largest assembly of product we have ever put together for a show. Can't wait!!!</span><br />
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True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-58181794145626425142014-02-14T05:23:00.001-08:002014-02-14T05:23:31.762-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!!!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9XW_JCWthB9AW0NpVrGz-k7Suvq7DD92rMN_qDepZoawx88Z5xXTRGpflUt0otXtKr6kn3ZhiGeodS-ydw91ZS893-tZr9a7c996U-vFRS8gKQEnoq8a0zm-3Ox0i_G5esn2WIFrV5Jb/s640/blogger-image--2007635035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9XW_JCWthB9AW0NpVrGz-k7Suvq7DD92rMN_qDepZoawx88Z5xXTRGpflUt0otXtKr6kn3ZhiGeodS-ydw91ZS893-tZr9a7c996U-vFRS8gKQEnoq8a0zm-3Ox0i_G5esn2WIFrV5Jb/s640/blogger-image--2007635035.jpg"></a></div>True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-62909087264031896502014-01-30T18:32:00.002-08:002014-01-30T18:33:02.424-08:00Tailgate/Music Valley Antique Show & Vintage Marketplace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In two weeks will be doing our first show of the year in Nashville, The tailgate/Music Valley Antique Show and Vintage Marketplace. We are planning a very ambitious show schedule this year. Most of our shows will be new show for us and will involve some travel for us. We are very excited about this and will share with you are planned schedule as we finalize our itinerary. </b></span><br />
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True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-85869553315966625922014-01-14T17:03:00.001-08:002014-01-14T17:03:20.792-08:00Harvest Tables and Winter Reflections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time of the year is a more quiet time of the year for us. We don't do many shows over the winter. Many of the projects I purchased at the end of the summmer and Fall now get my full attention in the shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Harvest tables are one of our largest selling items. So this week now that I have lots of time on my hands I am combing thru the many parts and pieces I have saved for the construction of these tables. It is my hope that this week will give a good start on a large inventory of these table once we get into show season. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I try to always use as much vintage lumber for the tables as I can find. The tops are pieced together from old flooring, plank doors, barn wood and any other wood that I can find that has history and character. Much of the wood I find needs to be stripped of paint when it is turned into tops for my table. This isn't a process I enjoy so much but the wood that is exposed makes for such a beautiful top when I am done that I aways feel rewarded for my efforts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am finding myself enjoying this process this week even more than usual. It is a gift to be able to create and as the snow gently falls outside my windows I feel gratitude to be able to do something with my hands and my heart that I love so much.</span></h2>
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True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-73625237759643917712014-01-04T14:57:00.000-08:002014-01-04T14:57:03.722-08:00NEW YEAR PLANS AND RESOLUTIONS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winter has settled in early here. Temperatures have been colder than normal and snow fall has been heavier than usual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new year and the very winter like weather finds us at home alot planning and plotting for this coming year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are always looking for ways to do our business better. So often we ask ourselves what our focus needs to be, how can we improve our "look", what should we do to the fixed locations we are in to improve our sales, what shows should we do this year, what items do we focus on when we buy our vintage items, and what repuposed items should we focus on and make. This covers a lot of territory but every business has to go thru this process to stay successful and product results. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year we hope to have some new products to introduce you to and some new shows to try. Our first show in fact is only about five weeks away and is the Tail/gate Music Valley Antique show in Nashville, Tenn. We are signed up to do the Junk Jubilee show in Des Moines, Iowa and also hope to do another Country Living show beside the show in Ohio. Stay tune to our blog and facebook page for our plans as they unfold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are excited about this coming year. Some of the ways we hope to introduce new repurposed items into our mix and evolve our look has us very excited. In addition, we have started taking some long hard looks at what we want TRUE NORTH to look like in the future and hope to take some steps this year in that direction. So stay tuned.......</span></div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-86414378054695643842013-08-11T15:17:00.002-07:002013-08-11T15:17:58.593-07:00Fall is Coming!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CJ and I have decided that our business does best when we are cummunicating and dealing with our customers directly. We believe that no one tells our story better than we do. So short of opening up our own store(something we are not ready for) we believe that we need to do more shows, use our blog and face book more to cummunicate with all of you. We are also hoping sometime in October to move my shop to a new location that may allow us to have a show room and thow open our doors once a week for those of you that want to deal directly with us. We will share the details of this after we do the Country Living show as it develops. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In the mean time check our facebook page, etsy and blog regularly and check out our space at Bluedoor here in Grand Rapids and Then and Now up in Petoskey. </b></span></div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-40527819331235194032013-07-31T11:01:00.001-07:002013-07-31T11:01:28.892-07:00Petoskey fairgrounds show this weekend!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGrsuTxwsdK3stXdboc9Diw2c7Y4vMVv3UmkKlFzy_qkF8qB7SeAZXcgzWt10HhpJNG1BvM-mci3dB791PlWeAJkIcnkkjeEomXnMomeDP5iLNKzihK9g61p51ws44hVjVzpTx6q7VQJR/s640/blogger-image-2095944818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGrsuTxwsdK3stXdboc9Diw2c7Y4vMVv3UmkKlFzy_qkF8qB7SeAZXcgzWt10HhpJNG1BvM-mci3dB791PlWeAJkIcnkkjeEomXnMomeDP5iLNKzihK9g61p51ws44hVjVzpTx6q7VQJR/s640/blogger-image-2095944818.jpg"></a></div>True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-36435780733935163372013-07-03T20:41:00.001-07:002013-07-03T20:41:00.503-07:00Happy 4th of July<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy 4th to all of you. We are busy getting ready for the show at the fair grounds in Petoskey, Michigan this weekend. See you there!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasWc_7BACZUfSgFPkkziuXtDt-GYCkEXhnorE4mNYQQpCvJKgPYN8-kN5IQQwclu7EEG2GycCEa2QHOvCXaDeG70i-o_XUbvCiOmNT3IXfunyN7wTdVNsEP4In4A_yCb8MJ0UyYptCmrJ/s640/blogger-image-2101198346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasWc_7BACZUfSgFPkkziuXtDt-GYCkEXhnorE4mNYQQpCvJKgPYN8-kN5IQQwclu7EEG2GycCEa2QHOvCXaDeG70i-o_XUbvCiOmNT3IXfunyN7wTdVNsEP4In4A_yCb8MJ0UyYptCmrJ/s640/blogger-image-2101198346.jpg"></a></div>True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-82125393897923159952013-06-07T09:04:00.000-07:002013-06-07T09:04:13.984-07:00Michigan Antiques & Collectible Festival 2013 Interior Design Student Contest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As many of you know Dan & I set up and sold at the Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival last weekend in Midland, Michigan.While there I had a wonderful opportunity. The promoter of the show Linda Kruger had informed had informed me in a previous conversation about an Interior Design student contest that would be going on at the show while we were there. Of course that sparked my interest! Friday evening after set up she approached me to ask if I would consider being a judge for the contest, seeing I was a working degreed NCIDQ certified Interior Designer who also worked in the field of antiques and repurposing, as well as the fact that I teach Interior Design through continuing studies at Kendall College of Art & Design here in Grand Rapids.</div>
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This was and awesome task for the students which consisted of them shopping the entire show for items for their room, they had to deal with the vendors, inform them of the project and give them paper work for all pieces on loan for their rooms. Each piece was of course inventoried and listed for sale in their showroom space.</div>
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The students where required to think outside the box a great deal and get creative with reuse of the items. The students worked in team of 3-4, with other students they didn't know before that day. CMU & MSU students were combined! They all said they had great fun doing the project.</div>
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I will share a few of the rooms that were done by the students. Pay close attention to the details - they did a great job!</div>
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I loved this room and did vote for it as winner, the rest of the judges must have as well :-)</div>
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Nice composition, fun creative use of items. Wonderful mix of colors and unexpected items.</div>
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True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-38552916241095524432013-05-31T07:25:00.001-07:002013-05-31T07:25:27.758-07:00Michigan Antique & Collectible Festivals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This weekend we will be at the Michigan Antique and Collectibles Festivals in Midland, Michigan. Set up is today and we are about to leave with a very full truck and trailer. Lots of great product including a couple of harvest tables and some new repurposed jewelery items.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We will be set up in the tent for vendors that have a focus on industrial/shabby. There are over 1000 dealers on over 80 acres at this show so come check us out. This should be a lot of fun!</b></span></div>
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Have a great weekend and be safe! More news this week about what show we will be at next weekend.</div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-41742306082400829382013-05-02T06:45:00.003-07:002013-05-02T06:45:43.931-07:00The Rural Society Antique and Garden Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are headed for this show this weekend. If you are in the area come and see us. We have some great product- harvest tables, vintage garden and some handmades and I promise you that if a chicken lands on CJs head I will take a picture! :)</span></div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-25496589286448421642013-04-25T15:44:00.000-07:002013-04-25T15:44:04.928-07:00The Rural Society Antique and Graden Show. Bluedoor/Then and Now News.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">We are getting ready for The Rural Society Antique and Garden Show a week from this weekend. This is a new show for us and we excited to be a part of the activities at Warwick Farm.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Today I restocked Bluedoor here in Grand Rapids. As you can tell from this picture we have plenty of great wooden ladders these days. They seem to be very popular right now. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">We also found this really great metal industrial drawer cabinet, vintage wire and wood crate this week. We also sold our drawer cabinet removed from a school and put into our space a second cabinet that has more drawers than the previous cabinet. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Another of this weeks finds was this parts cabinet and vintage metal plant stand. We also have a number of vintage urns left from the garden sale so stop by and check out our space at Bluedoor and all the other great vendors that have product there. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">We will also be making a trip us to Then and Now in Petoskey this weekend. We will be restocking our space with lets of great new product on Sunday. Stay tuned for pictures when we are done on Sunday. </span></strong></div>
True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-22664688075174265372013-04-17T17:40:00.000-07:002013-04-17T17:40:13.388-07:00Bluedoor Vintage Garden Show & Ann Arbor Antiques Market<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">This weekend is busy for us. Bluedoor is having the annual vintage garden show on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Everyone at the store has been working hard to make this one of the best garden shows, yet. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">We will be filling our booth with lots of product including this great collection of vintage urns. So stop by to check out all the great vintage garden. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Ann Arbor antique market is also having its season opener this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. We will be setting up on Friday at the show and will bring some of our latest finds and creations.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">This harvest table and marble top island or counter that I am just finishing up in the shop will be coming with us. Both are repurposed creations made from vintage material.</span></strong><br />
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Spring seems to be a long time coming this year. However, please join us next weekend for the very popular and famous Bluedoor Vintage Garden Show. We are all hoping this will help spring get here a little sooner. All the dealers at Bluedoor pull out all the stops to help put on a show that helps celebrate vintage garden. There is usually a big turn out for this show so plan on stopping by to see all the great product we have been saving just for this show.</div>
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Also, stay tune for lots of information about new products we are working on as well as shows we will be doing this year. We will be exploring some new directions this year in our quest for working on interesting repuposed creative projects using vintage. We are also planning on doing a different show every two weeks this year. Some of the shows we are very excited about and look forward to sharing them with you. So stay tuned.</div>
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As always we will be at Bluedoor here in Grand Rapids and at Then and Now in Petoskey. We have some new ideas and thoughts about product we want to offer at those spaces so check us out over the next few weeks and months.</div>
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In the last few months we have also ramped up our Etsy site and have been very pleased with the results and response we have received for those of you that have supported us there. </div>
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We will be doing this show on Saturday. If you are in the area come check us out. This is a great show with lots of interesting dealers. Gate opens at 9:00am Saturday morning and is a one day show. </div>
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It has been a long winter here in Michigan</div>
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Shop our spot @ <a href="http://bluedoorgr.com/">Blue Door Grand Rapids,</a> <a href="http://thenandnowpetoskey.com/">Then & Now in Petoskey</a> and our ETSY shop seen on the side bar here.
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True North Interior Design & Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303454422561974701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086373285950269234.post-28825572425239962832013-03-24T06:24:00.000-07:002013-03-24T06:25:48.491-07:00A few pictures of Bluedoor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Picked up a few of these industrial, galvanized tray/drawers this past week. They can all be found at Bluedoor here in Grand Rapids, Michigan.<br />
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We also have a grow collection of light fixtures. This is one of the things we are looking to add more of to our space. <br />
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We also picked up this week an interesting collection of picture frames made out of vintage house trim. These would make great mirrors or frames for pictures.<br />
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Cj's has also been working on some new designs for her repurposed clothing. It always interesting what she turns out of her studio.</div>
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Currently Bluedoor is open seven days aweek. So if you are looking for something to do this afternoon stop by and check us and the other vendors in the store. The store is locally owned and stock by your friends and neighbors here in Grand Rapids. </div>
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