Embroidery Night!

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We are hosting another embroidery night with our friends at Owl and Drum! There are a few spots left, so sign up here!

Not sure yet that you'd like to attend? Imagine sitting around in a vintage living room with a bunch of extremely nice people who enjoy sewing (or learning to sew), drinking a glass of wine, eating a cookie, and hearing two Ashleys tell furniture jokes. We cannot tell you how much we love embroidery nights. There is something so calm and happy about them. 

And for this particular night, we are sewing little succulents and cacti onto cocktail napkins! 

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Succulent Case Study: Overwatering

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Succulent Case Study: Overwatering

One hot summer afternoon, a worried customer brought in a succulent (pictured below) with hopes of a diagnosis and treatment plan. We Ashleys were happy to oblige and showed her to the Plant Bar.

The Symptoms: Some leaves appeared rubbery,  yellowish brown, and were starting to fall off. Note that it's normal for a succulent's lower leaves to shrivel and fall off as it grows; however, this rubbery look was not consistent with normal leaf shedding. 

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Retro Den Featured Pick: Hutch with a History

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When Susette and her husband brought this mid-century modern hutch into the shop to sell, they had barely made it in the door when they proclaimed, "This hutch survived a tornado." 

I was all ears. It's an exciting occasion (at least in our lives) to learn that a vintage hutch isn't just a pretty face, but has a colorful history too. 

The hutch originally belonged to Susette's aunt and rode out the 1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak in her home. Luckily, Susette's family members came out  uninjured and the hutch remained intact although other property was damaged.

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Easy Kitchen Update: Removing Palmer's Dated Upper Cabinet Doors

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Easy Kitchen Update: Removing Palmer's Dated Upper Cabinet Doors

I love many things about our 1953 ranch home, but the kitchen isn't one of them. Aside from a couple appliances and the faucet, this room hasn't changed since Elvis topped the charts. I know it could be way worse, but c'mon. Look at that vent hood.

Although my husband and I have been toying with the idea of renovating this space, we haven't quite committed. In the meantime, we've began to make small improvements like removing the giant spotlight that used to hang above the sink and selecting new hardware for the cabinets. 

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