I've moved....

I'm in the process of moving the blog. Please come see me at http://antiquesanduniqueslafayette.wordpress.com/ Thanks! Carol

Change is good!

Change is good... in retail the experts all say "change is good"! It keeps merchandise fresh and customers interested. So.... because of some family obligations, time restraints,  etc. Antiques and Uniques  decided to leave The Galleries on Williams Street in Chattanooga effect January 2012 and put  all our inventory and resources back in  The Galleries on Gordon in Chickamauga. Change is good, change is good, change is good. It is hard work leaving , both physically and emotionally  but I'm sure I'll get over it ...in time.

Christmas in the Streets!

Tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 10th,  is our local "Christmas in the Streets"  promotion in Chickamauga, GA. Come see us! There will be sales, food vendors,  parade, Santa, everything in the middle of Gordon Street, downtown Historic Chickamauga, GA! 10am -7pm

Creative time!

We've had a rainy few days here in Georgia, so I've been busy creating for the shoppes! Just finished this new net wreath, don't you just love red and lime together? I know I do! Are you decorated yet?

Christmas Open House

We had Christmas Open House at The Galleries on Gordon in Chickamauga ,last weekend.We have a designated Christmas Room this year and Santa came by on Saturday to check it out!

This year there are lots of woodland themes  around, this tree is  a great example of a natural theme, lots of birds and snowy type items. Just lovely, don't you think?

Christmas is a comin....

Our annual Christmas Open House started today and will run through Sunday, Nov. 6th  at The Galleries on Gordon, 111 Gordon Street, Chickamauga, GA. This picture is in my booth area there, Antiques & Uniques mixes vintage with new creating a unique look to your everyday decor or  your Christmas decorating!

November 1st is the day!

November 1st is the first day of our Holiday Open House in Downtown Chickamauga, GA. !That's next Tuesday!! I better get busy and decorate my area! If you are local, come to see us, Nov.1st -6th, we'll be serving refreshments on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5-6. On Saturday, Nov. 5th, Santa will be in the house, bring your own camera and get a photo of him with your little one!
Hope to see you there!

OOOoooooooops!!!!

Sometimes I just over commit! I don't mean to but we get  just too busy, as we've done now, and we  are going to have to cancel the Fall Tag Sale as don't have the time to paint furniture and get our stuff cleaned up enough for a sale right now. Hopefully, we can reschedule later!!Whew , that feels better already!

I Iuv technology!

I love technology and right now I'm enthralled  with  my latest purchase, a simple Cricut machine. I realize everyone else in  Blogland has been using one for ages, but I had not. So recently, I bought one as well and have been busy making cute gift items to sell such as these cute acrylic wine glasses!

Plain and Simple, final step

We finally finished up the nice chest of drawers we redid. Last step, waxing with Minwax Finishing Wax  and giving the outdated pulls and knobs a touch of Rub n Buff! Voila!

It starts tonight!

For the past several years, Antiques and Uniques has been having quarterly tag sales, that means one in the summer!! We've had record breaking heat around here for days, but we've trudged on preparing for this week's tag sale, we've got 30 something pieces of furniture ready to sell!  It starts tonight but we must be crazy!
Tag Sale 6-8pm tonight, Thursday, July 14th and all day tomorrow, July 15th 8am-6pm. . We'll be in the garage, we'll have the fans on and giving out water! Come see us!

Summer Tag Sale Coming Soon!

We're getting ready for our Summer Tag Sale... starts next Thursday nite, July 14th, 6-8pm! 

Lots of cute furniture and home decor!!Come see us!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July!! Thanks to all our service men and women!

Who knew?

Do you know the name "Harry and David", as in fruit of the month clubs? They make candles, potpourri and room spray too! We started carrying several of their fragrance lines at the Chickamauga store recently.  The "Mission Fig" fragrance is just yummy!!Who knew? Did you?

Nashville Flea Market

We love a good flea market and the one in Nashville Tennessee is a great one! Some bad  weather brought our day trip on Saturday to a quick close but we managed to pick up a few treasures before "running for cover" !Love the  tall, industrial stool, isn't it cute, perfect condition!

It takes some time.

It takes  time to acquire and prepare inventory for each  Antiques & Uniques quarterly TAG SALE  but so worth it!!We like to have 25-30 pieces of furniture for any given sale. We love gathering treasures, painting furniture and "sprucing and fluffing"! Our motto is: " Unique Treasures for You and Your Home" and that's what you find at our TAG SALE! Here are a few pieces we're getting ready.

!950's solid wood dressing table, painted glossy black, can't wait to put a sweet little chair with this and send it home with a "princess"!








Cute and simple, white child's bookcase. I may paint the back wall of it a color or add some decorative paper to  give it a little punch!

Plain and simple Step 3

Step 3: We've tried numerous types of paint and primers over the past few years. We're presently using the Behr Ultra  brand with paint and primer mixed together from Home Depot. Great paint! Wonderful coverage!! We highly recommend it. Most of the time , it takes one complete step out of the restoring process!In these pictures, we've got one coat of black satin( by far the most popular amongst our customers) on the base piece and all the drawer fronts. Doesn't it look good? After 24 hours, we'll assess  whether it will need another coat or if it's"good to go"!

Plain and Simple, Step 2

Here's the second step we take with a chest of drawers such as "plain and simple". We always take the drawer hardware off before we paint. Some people do not do this !!At this point, we look at whether we'll be  putting the old hardware back on ( with a face-lift of course) or getting some new. If you decide to get new and it 's a different size or type( maybe knobs as opposed to pulls) , then you may need to fill the present holes with filler and then know you'll need to make new holes for the new pulls.Stay tuned.....

Time flies!

Wow, where have I been?? I can't believe my "blogging break" took so long. I did have a change of scenery for awhile but I'm back!!

We're now gearing up for the July Tag Sale.... got to start getting things ready.Here's one of our first projects, plain and simple, that's what we call a chest like this.So many people ask me, "where do you start"... let's talk this week about what we'll do to this chest, step by step, to get it ready to sell. We found this chest at a local "pickin place".It's very sturdy, the back on it is good, drawers are all there!! Step 1: we've cleaned it, vaccumed out the drawers.It is sitting on ready for an overhaul! Come back tomorrow for step 2! 

The Colors of Summer

What colors  say "summer" to you ? Most days,  the bright  hues of hot pink, turquoise and purple say summer to me. But some times, it's the pale soft colors of the beach, white, tan and lovely color of aqua! Today, we're getting ready to take some exploding color to the store! A turquoise rocker and "Paris" theme pillows with a hot pink basket!!