Red Barn Mercantile

Dan Rutherford of Red Barn Mercantile contacted me just a little while back to introduce the grand opening of their shop in Old Town, Alexandria. Wow - this is right in my wheelhouse! And what a fresh departure from the some of the stuffier shops I've seen come and go on King Street.

From their site: "Owner Amy Rutherford started Red Barn because she wanted to deliver a service – to provide both old and new in one place... The trick in blending old and new, vintage and modern, classic and quirky, is balance. And Rutherford’s knack for mixing rustic antiques with urban chic has created a look that is both fresh and familiar."


Good news - Red Barn has a printable 20% off coupon for in-store merchandise valid until December 24th. Nice! I will definitely be stopping in to do a little holiday shopping. Located at 113 S. Columbus St.

(images by: Red Barn Mercantile)

Look in the Attic

I just discovered this site for architectural hardware and vintage tableware - Look in the Attic. Wish I had known about them 2 years ago! I had a difficult time finding four matching air registers for our rowhouse. The size was unusual. Eventually I found some rusty ones (that I cleaned up) in a little shop in Frederick, MD... but this would have made searching a whole lot easier. Love these knobs...
How cute would these be on a painted black dresser?

I remembered seeing this lovely transformation (below) in a Cottage Living earlier this year. I think this might be my next furniture project... now, if only I had a place to put it!

(images from Look in the Attic and Cottage Living)

I adore dwell...

I just discovered dwell, through one very stylish friend...you know who you are! I love this design shop. Their studio is NYC based, but you can peruse products and fabrics to order online. Lines include: dwell, dwellbaby, dwellkids, and dwelltable.

(Images from dwell)