One Kings Lane

I've been a bad bad blogger....

I've keep things from you that I shouldn't have.

I promise to be better.

If you  follow us on facebook you'll already know that we have an item up for sale on One Kings Lane tomorrow!!!

Many of you might be saying to yourself One Kings Who!?!?
For those in the home decor industry, design or just lovers of all things decorating you already know what I'm talking about and this is a BIG DEAL!! 

Several months back we were approved to sell our items via One Kings Lane Vintage & Market Finds. In my humble opinion it was a true stamp of approval. As a small business owner in a small town it is often hard to feel as though you are on the right track and when a large successful company gives you the thumbs up let's just say its a pretty spectacular feeling. OKL has had the likes of designer Tobi Fairley and Nate Berkus curate sales on their site and if it's good enough for these well know trend setters it is definitely good enough for COCO & Company!




One Kings Lane was started fours years ago and is dedicated to all things home. Two lovely ladies Susan and Alison took their love of sample sales and created an online shopping experience that has exploded!
In their own words OKL is defined as:

A vibrant marketplace of amazing, one-of-a-kind finds. We’ve hand-selected designers and antiques dealers from across the country to create a vast and eclectic mix—with hundreds of items added daily!

Items on OKL lane are only for sale for a limited time and sell out quickly! There are several different types of sales on the site: tastemaker tag sales, daily sales, and vintage & market finds. Every day on this site is eye candy and I love getting their emails since the inventory is always changing. It's also a great way to score deals and get tips on what's new in home decor.

If your not already a member I highly recommend that you sign up! It's a great place to find one of a kind pieces at fabulous prices. You need an account to access the site which is a snap to set-up.
Follow this link and you'll be in business in no time!
https://www.onekingslane.com/login.

You can also invite friends to earn OKL $ (Say whhhhaaaaatt?!)
Help me here ;) 
https://www.onekingslane.com/invite/rebekahbishop
Please don't feel obligated...it is my opinion that it never hurts to ask, right?

In the words of One Kings Lane, "Design is Never Done". (Oh so true!)
Here's to happy home decor hunting!

XOXO,
Rebekah

SELLING OUT

For those in the dark we are having a YARD SALE tomorrow, March 2nd!

No, we're not going of of business just selling inventory that is ready to move onto bigger and better places. Doesn't mean it's not great stuff  it just can't stay here any longer because we are moving on. Our little 700 SF shop gets cramped fast!

Once all the goodies are gone we will be working on giving the interior and exterior image of the shop a little spit shine. Although, we would love more room we're working with what we got til the perfect spot becomes available and we can really show off our talents for pickin' and designin'.

In the meantime I'll leave you with the pic of "Woodstock for Tableware". All I can say is WOWZERS, look at that line!!! This was an event in Greensboro, NC at Replacements, Ltd a one stop shop for hard to find china. If you don't know about the store you should! We hope we'll have this many people tomorrow to help us clear out!

Hope to see all your shining faces tomorrow!!

XOXO,

Rebekah

In the thick of it...

Ok, I have an admission...I'm in the middle of a furniture project that I am so OVER.

I've gotten in too deep to give and up and I would cry if I had to throw in the towel hand and hand this bad boy over to someone else.

I've been searching for just the right size piece to use in our master bath and this sexy beast fits the mold perfectly. Not to mention I got it for a song! Ever the perfectionist I thought it needed a little customization before it took its rightful place in the throne room.

Here it is in all it's glory before I took to it with the stripper.

 

 So pretty! I wish I could rewind time and just stick this thing in the bathroom. But we all know that's not happening!

I'm not sure why I decided this piece need to be stripped before I started using it. Sometimes I try to do things the "right" way and end up giving myself way more work than I have time for!

 

Sorry for the dark picture. Not sure the furntiure maker but this is not the original paint. It was painted pink then the creamy white you see here. The hardware is not original but that is one of the reasons I LOVE this piece. 

 

Greek key hardware close-up!

OK...shield your eyes. This is where things go wrong.

Try

not

to 

scream

when

you 

see 

the

horror.

 

My poor sexy piece now looks like it has Leprosy! I used Citristrip and I have nothing bad to say about it. The fumes are tolerable and it is very easy to work with. The problem lies in the faux bamboo details.

I mean come on! How to do you get two layers of paint outta those crevaces?!?! Ahhh!

And the fact that the pink paint does NOT want to remove itself from this piece is making for very slow going. Now the hubby has given me a time limit on getting this piece into the house. Nothing like the threat of a beloved vintage piece of furniture being pried from my hands to be taken to the dump or goodwill!

I'm hoping for an end goal of something like this:

 

Ivy & Vine

With a little detailing like this:

 

Redford House

 Paint has been purchased and once the prep work is done it should be smooth sailing.

Wish me luck!
 

XOXO,

Rebekah

What's making you happy today?

Here's what's on my list today:

 

http://velvetmoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/minty-green.html

Vintage Mint Green SMEG fridgerator.

This song covered by Darius.

And it doesn't hurt that it is 75 degrees and sunny outside...in January!

What's on your list?

XO,
Rebekah