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armoires, au revoir? not yet.

November 10, 2007 by Mrs. Jones Admin

in an article titled “au revior, armoire”, this morning’s wall street journal reports on “why the furniture mainstay is being driven to extinction” (culprit: flat-panel tv sets) and includes a feature on re-purposing and painting an entertainment armoire to a wardrobe. a-hem… we’ve been doing that for a while now in memphis, tennessee!

this summer, i repaired and painted an old armoire in high-gloss white for a darling little girl’s room. it had been destined for the attic, and now has a new life in a happy home, filled with dress-up clothes and art supplies. i’m so glad that the client and her designer saw the potential for usefulness and elegance in a tired old piece.

re: recycling

November 9, 2007 by Mrs. Jones Admin

my friends know that i have serious landfill guilt about having used so many disposable diapers on the little joneses. i strive to be “green” in my painting practices, using acrylic and low- or non-VOC products whenever possible, and environmentally correct techniques always.

of course, being green can also involve re-using or re-purposing existing materials. one of my favorite re-use projects was a pair of “look what was in the attic” dressers that we glamified for a very stylish teenage girl’s room:

i hope this keeps mr. gore off my case for a while.

say it isn’t so!

November 6, 2007 by Mrs. Jones Admin

oh NO…today’s wall street journal reports that “conde-nast publications…will close venerable home-design magazine house & garden“, with the december issue being the last.

dominique browning and “testy tastemaker”, i will miss you so!

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