New Arrivals

Between BBQ's & fireworks, we've managed to find time to locate some really great new stuff for the store...like this cool vintage beach chair...for kids!

...and this charming antique wooden box...

...or this vintage wine crate (great storage for all your summer reads)

So stop by www.harborhomestead.com today!  

Furniture Makeover Photos

 Here are some before and after photo's of our latest furniture project.  All three pieces are being used in a client's master bedroom renovation.

SIDE TABLE BEFORE:

This piece is really cool but it was never properly finished so it was chipping and peeling in all the wrong ways... 

Stains too...

After hours of stripping, scraping, sanding...

SIDE TABLE AFTER

Primed, painted, distressed and sealed...

We used Benjamin Moore Dove White

This pair of night tables were given a new look too...

Before...

After...

again we used Dove White...

Fresh!

Sailing Away...with Two Awards

Last week, talented gardner and blossoming floral designer, Mary Schlotter participated in The Centerport Garden Club's Flower Show at Harborfields Public Library in Greenlawn, N.Y. The show was themed Sail Away and Mary also had a hand in the making of some of the props such as the lighthouse in the center of the room and the flower arrangements on the tables in the cafe (pictured below). She took Third Place for both of her entries and in my humble opinion, she should have won First Place. But this was after all her flower show debut so Third is pretty righteous.
Congratulations Mom!



Sail Away Mural



Lighthouse...



Cafe table arrangements



Mary with her tablescape entry which included an arrangement with sea holly & daisies, a bucket of fresh lemons and a vintage beach pail filled with clams...




Mary's flower design...simple & elegant.
She designed and made the vessel out of razor clam shells...

Sea holly, snap dragon, white peony, hydrangea, bridal wreath, kiwi...so creative.

Some other interesting things from the show...

Spring Mantle

With tulips and daffodils in full bloom, spring arrived early and my winter laden fireplace mantle was in dire need of its own season change-and it had to be a budget conscious one.

Inspired by some white tulips I saw while at Home Depot for lawn fertilizer, I picked up a can of Rustoleum Heirloom White spray paint and painted some objects I had in the basement & garage that were lying around gathering dust.  A dark blue birdhouse. A little cabinet with screen doors that was hand-painted multiple different colors and patterns. And a pretty hideous dark brown wood mirror.
I had the white glazed pots and mini-terrarium.  I scavenged some forsythia, creeping buttercups,mossy tree bark and vines. I made a small vine wreath and birds nest.  Gathered some eggs,chicks, birds and rabbits from around the house and....

My pride & joy of this project is this mirror...because it was so downright ugly.  I forgot to take a picture of it before but it really transformed once I hung the wreath with a pretty white ribbon from it.

Spray Paint $4

Tulips:$12

Total cost for the entire mantle: $16!!