Help Keep our Favorite Shops Going

Laugh and Dream and head to the Red Door in Wildwood, FL

A dear dear friend of mine owns this darling shop.
She is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside!

She loves the Lord and it shows.

Her cat decided to pose for me.

We all have had it happen to us before. We find a darling shop and later go back and find it isn't there anymore. Blogger girls we have a great opportunity to help our favorite shops by blogging about them. Help keep pretty in the world! Support your favorite shops. Take your friends more often than every month. Summers are slow and the economy is bad and I can tell you from experience they all need us right now. Pool your money for gas and load up the car with your girlfriends and enjoy your day helping them. At least that is what I am telling my Hubby. lol

Our Rolling Romantic Home

Welcome to our Georgie Boy Laundau.
Georgie Boy is really a Georgie Girl!

Romance ends here!!

We were forced, forced I tell you, to stay here as Dave put down stain on the floors and the fumes drove us out. Sometimes I wonder why I need anything else. We have all we need in this Rolling Romantic Home.

All is well on Lake Eufaula

This is my hubby, driver, and Capt. Dave.
Beautiful Lake Eufaula in Alabama.
The start of a perfect evening.
Candlelight and camping ahhhhhh.....we have arrived.
Tomorrow we will tour the RV.
See you then.

Off on a romantic getaway

It is time to go to work on the house. Even though there is much to do at the house, pictured above, we need the R&R&R (Rest, relaxation and romance) that only a camping trip on the lake can give. He wants to fish. I want to float. So we will be at the lake roughing it in our Shabby Chic RV. Talk about a Happy Camper. I love it. I call it my Rolling Romantic Home. I'll be taking pictures so bring your peeps back to see next week. Enjoy your weekend!
Becky

Been messing in my garage

I have had this plan for over 2 years now. Yes, I am a serious procrastinator! Anyway, I always wanted to host a warehouse sale just like the Junk Warehouse girls do. The good Lord knows how many things I held on to when we closed our shop in Dunedin to start the remodel of our Victorian in Eufaula. I kept telling myself," Self, you can use this." It will look fabulous in Eufaula. And so I held on until my garage was flowing over, knowing all the while I had a great shop in the mess. Knowing too, that should anything happen to me my children would be charged with setting a fire. Natalie often said she would just open the door and throw in a match.

Does any other shop keeper have this problem? How about any collectors out there?

For the last several days I have been painting and decorating my garage. My neighbors are cracking me up. I really don't think they have ever walked their dog or power walked this much in one week's time ever. They are not fooling me. They want to know what I am up to. lol

So here it is...

The unveiling of my garage. See anything you can't live without?

# 1 Beautiful Store

This is my friend Vickie who is the owner of one of the most beautiful stores my feet have ever stepped in to. Victoria's Antique Warehouse in Leesburg FL. I make this trip at least once a month. If I go two months I go through withdrawl! Whenever I need inspiration, I take to the road and enjoy a day of lingering in my dream home away from home. I remember when I found her store. We were on our way for a romantic getaway at a Bed and Breakfast and being the wonderful husband that he is, Dave was allowing me stops along the way to our destination. This stop changed our world in many ways.
The first way would be leaving the store with beautiful furniture that would be used in our guest room. Vickie created our headboard. It has carved love birds. How appropriate! You can view my guest room on my other blog Roselakecottage.blogspot.com.

Here is one of many creations that she has made. I love this so much. I think it would be great in our home in Eufaula. Check out One Shabby old House in my archives and tell me that you don't think that this is a worthy piece for the kitchen.

After seeing this beautiful mantle I believe that we need to paint one of ours in Eufaula green. I just love it. Look at the old tin mirror. Vicky makes these too.



Aren't old doors fabulous. Vicky has made many hall trees from them. Each one a work of art.

I love all of the architectural pieces on the wall. They add such character.

Old beds made into benches. There is a very good chance that a few of her pieces

have graced the page of a romantic magazine or two.

As you can see this is a BEAUTIFUL SHOP filled with Antiques and

European Treasures.

If this is an outing that you and a few girlfriends would like to take. E-mail me at Lacelures@aol.com.

I will be your tour hostess and you will enjoy your day. I promise!

Then after your trip and you are exhausted from such fun perhaps

Vickie can make your bed up too. Don't you just want to slip into this one?

Her shop is a Beautiful Dream!

One that you won't want to wake up without something purchased from there.

Shabby Chic, shopping in Tampa FL

So pretty, so inviting, so comfortable,so affordable, this is why we love Shabby Chic.
Painted furniture goes with every decor. Step back inside my shop and remember the
days with me.
Beach cottage is still such a great look.

Antiques are so pretty when painted. Your purist friends will have a fit though.

Keep posted for a great online shop. Check out http://www.freshgatherings.blogspot.com/