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* We do not condone fishing here at Reclaimed Home.  It was just a cute graphic.  Go veg!

If you’ve been noticing a lack of new shop listings and blog posts, we’ve got an excuse for ya.  Emilia had the nerve to visit her sisters in Paris, leaving me to hold the fort all by my little self.  Ooh la feckin’ la.  Back home, I’m dealing with updating an apartment and tenants moving out while getting ready for the new ones to move in.  But there will be pay back in a couple of days when I leave for Dublin the day she returns.

So yeah, June is an awkward month for us.  Ah, but July!  When I get back from visiting the in-laws in Ye Ould Sod, it’s back to business as usual.

We’ve gotten some requests for custom pieces (Keep them coming!) and we want to concentrate more on the services, events and DIY classes. A vintage shop is great and all that, but we’re about to move forward with our mission.  In July, that is.

But for now, give us this week.

PS: Yes, the shop will be open during our regular business hours!  We’re just understaffed is all.

-Phyllis

The weekend didn’t seem too busy.  There were plenty of hours with no customers in the shop, but here we are on our Monday off and there’s much replenishing to do, so maybe it was a good sales weekend after all. Tomorrow will be a big shopping day. Yay! We’re in search of dressers, desks, coffee tables and kitchen/dining tables, but only what can fit in the van and shop of course, which means we’ll pick up a single dresser.  Nah! It’s not that bad.

More to follow on the new merch later this week, but for now we say a fond farewell to some of our favorite pieces that have been with us since the beginning (3 weeks ago). Our first child (above).  We played it safe with a “shabby sleek” look and a pretty patina top.  Going to a photo studio on Long Island. The orange dresser.  A mid century piece we found locally, near death.  The design was done with masking tape. Heading to New Jersey.

The copper tub.  We spent so much time and effort trying to remove that patina.  In the end, the patina was stronger than us and we grew to love it.  So did the person who bought it. Also, going to NJ.

Our sweet skinny red-n-wood side table left us for Manhattan late last week. She didn’t take up much space in the shop.  Wasn’t any trouble at all.

This drop leaf table was with us since the very beginning prior to opening when we were selling strictly online while renovating.  We were completely perplexed as to why nobody was buying it as it’s the perfect table for a small city apartment.  Turns out, it’s going to a country home in New Hampshire, so what do we know?

Some of the items we sell do stay in Brooklyn, but that’s how it went last week.  We gotta get moving on the new stuff this week!

Ok, so we cheated. We started gold leafing the storefront window, but after one letter, we packed in the gold leaf for gold glass paint. Leafing was just too time consuming to work on while the store was open.   Merchandise was moved to one side, a ladder was in the window. We just had to get ‘er done.

Does anybody notice the difference? Sure if you compare real gold leaf to paint side by side, the difference is obvious to spot. But just like this? Meh, it’s fine!

We decided that it looked better without black trim and not just because we didn’t want to do it.  Maybe we’ll actually leaf the address numbers. Maybe.

The moment we opening our doors.

A big thank you to all who came by over the weekend to support Reclaimed Home’s coming out party when you could have been outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather. Although we’re bummed that the entire shop wasn’t cleared of all inventory, the sale didn’t suck.

We’re excited about some new ideas thrown at us from friends and customers. We’ll be moving forward soon with the DIY classes that we really wanted to have but thought the shop might be too small. Well, we’ll just hold smaller classes. Duh. To start, we’ll be offering fun and easy techniques like photo transfers, stenciling and found object assemblage. If there’s a specific class you would like to see offered or want to hold a “tupperware party” style workshop in your home, please don’t be shy!

Another fun idea that came up is theme sales. Every week, we’ll gather some items and have a special sale. Starting this Friday and running until Sunday, it will be the “Furniture for $50 and Under Sale”. We’ll start gathering details on Wednesday. Who knows? Maybe the sale will start sooner.

One more thing….we’ve extended the weekend hours to 6pm closing instead of 5pm.

Countdown: 1 Day. Tomorrow. Manana. 24ish hours. Reclaimed Home will be open to the public.

So, are we ready? Yeah, for the most part. We didn’t get to do the gold leafing on the windows. That probably won’t effect anybody’s shopping experience but we did want it there as an example of the services we offer. Not as many upcycled items as we would have liked. Sure, there are a few, but no clawfoot tub sofa and no dresser sink vanities. They are SO the next things in the shop once we create more space.

What do we have? Lots of effin’ amazing painted furniture. None of that safe shabby chic stuff that you see all over the place. We went with bold colors. Bold, dammit!

What else? Some architectural salvage. Doors, new hand painted sinks, antique fountain sink, a copper bathtub, pillars, antique hardware and lighting. Tschotkes starting at five bucks.

The shop is less than 900 square feet and we carved out a work area from that, so if more than 5 people show up it may get crowded, but you’re welcome to hang out in front with your alcoholic beverages on the police station block. They take up half the sidewalk with their cars, so there’s your seating right there.

10am-5pm both Saturday and Sunday. 10% discount but we do have to charge sales tax. Directions here.

Hope to see you this weekend!