The Painted Drawer

I am a happily married mother of three children, Matthew, Ella and my little one Sophie.  In addition to my many jobs including housekeeper, wannabe chef, laundress, chauffer and all things household, I have decided to try my hand at starting a vintage furniture business.  Hence, The Painted Drawer is born!

I was brought up by British parents in the 70's and spent a majority of my childhood with my mother in Goodwill, thrift stores and estate sales.  We hunted Steiff animals, books (especially Enid Blyton) and much more!  My mother still spends the majority of her time at the local thrift store and has an amazing knack of sorting through the junk to find the gem.  Combine this lifelong love of all vintage treasures with my obsession - yes, obsession - with paint and there you have it, The Painted Drawer.

I have noticed that more and more women are beginning to discover the joys of all things second hand and that is great.  I really think it is recycling at its best.  There is nothing that I enjoy more than spotting that vintage treasure amid the junk - nothing except the smell of a freshly opened can of paint!  I know, it is weird but I just love that smell.  It is the smell of something new and creative.  Opening up the paint and changing an old, worn out piece into something beautiful is just so much fun.  I love the creativity of starting a project with a specific idea in my mind and watching it morph into something else entirely that is better.

So, here is what I have managed to do so far:  pick a name, buy some furniture, have my lovely husband take it out of the minivan and put into our garage, and paint.  I also started a Facebook page and an Etsy shop.  Believe me, this took like almost all day for me to figure out.  Creating a banner - what a nightmare!

This is my first post in my new blog about my new business, The Painted Drawer!  I hope to post a lot more soon about the challenges and fun times to come!