Monday, April 2, 2012

Styletastic April!

 No matter what your style or color choices - it just never gets any better than chippy white paint!  I think this cutey will be gone in a jiffy.
 Cubbies are such wonderful pieces for mud rooms or entryways or kids room!
 Stainless steel topped potting bench - complete with spigot!
 Old large mailboxes are great for trash or recycling!
 Hand done subway art - featuring highlights from Minnesota, Minneapolis and our 10,000 lakes!
 Center island with top salvaged from old school workbenches!
 Some of the best selections of lamps and lighting can be found at Second Hand Rose!
 This cooler is just what you need on your deck for all of those summer time get togethers!  Not an entertainer?  Fill it with plants!  Or your pool toys or..........whatever you want!
 This great industrial cart is the PERFECT center island.  Work space and plenty of storage below.  And the large vintage clock just makes it better!
 Drafting tables are always a hit.  Perfect for all kinds of projects!
 We love old cameras!
I think the birdies need a new home too!

April Treasures for All Styles!

 We have treasures in all shapes, sizes, colors and styles.  Great furniture and awesome home decor.  This petite sewing machine is such a piece - artwork for the seamstress in your life!
 Don't you just want to crawl in here with a good book and a cup of tea?
 We are all in love with the tin on the wall - and everything else in here!
 This little cupboard is just too darn cute!
 This awesome beadboard topped table comes as a set with 4 gorgeous metal chairs.  It makes such a statement!
 We have a bevy of porch swings this month - but this metal one might be my very favorite!
 I love these 2 pieces.  What great nite stands they could be!
 These stools would be perfect at my center island - bet they could work for you too!
 We love EVERYTHING in this photo!
 A couple of our "beary" best friends just hanging around!
 The little yellow set - sigh..................
 I admit it - I have a favorite piece this month!  And this Nehi beverage cooler cover is it!
 This is an airline storage box - how cool!
 Fan cover as pot rack?
Multi-colored dresser could go anywhere!

We've Got The April Blues (and greens!)

 All shades of blue and green seem to be the "hot trend" right now - and never let it be said that SECOND HAND ROSE doesn't follow the trends (with our own little twist of course!).  We have some soft serene blues mixed with creams and beiges in this setting.
 Blue and white is always so fresh and crisp and adds so much to a room.
 This beautiful green park bench would be perfect in any garden - or how about on the deck or front porch?  Add some colorful planters and it screams "inviting" and come on in and sit a spell!
 Aquas and teals and greens can all mix so well - and look so nice with white or pink or a pop of yellow.
 Fresh greenery and blooming plants make every little thing look better don't you think?
 This gorgeous trunk boasts a metal top and lots of storage.  Here it is mixed with white and yellow again - beautiful!
 The shades of blue on this work bench are so absolutely perfect!  It has such a great industrial feel and yet it is so soft it can go in any setting.
 Turquoise and white - definitely a feel good combination.
 This great piece from a farm truck has varying shades of blue and green on it.  Look how well it goes with red too!
 A nice fresh spring green - goes well with just about anything!
 Dark blue, spring green with a pop of bright color.  Perfect any time!
 This Lake Minnetonka sign would be perfect in any color!
 This vintage light fixture is beautiful white glass with just a small blue floral pattern.  I think it would be nice hanging low next to a bed instead of a lamp.
This beautiful dresser is the softest blue imaginable - drop dead gorgeous!

Outdoor Living In April!

 The deck is OPEN - and FULL!!!  The front of the building is FULL!  AND now we have added a third outdoor living space - We have taken over the first 2 parking spaces (but left enough room for loading!) with a huge tent that gives us some walls, a wind block and places to hang chandeliers!  We are still adding to all three places - including a HUGE load of plants and flowers coming in this week - but let's get started and see what is here so far!  The new space is filled with shades of white and aqua/green/blue/turquoise and touches of yellow.  It is so darn summery and beachy and FUN - you'll just want to pull up a chair and hang out!!  Check out this aqua harvest table - it is 10' long and has great legs!  And how about that gorgeous turquoisey trunk below it - think of all the storage and it's still a thing of beauty!
 And then add a seashell encrusted chandelier over the table - and behind it a great potting bench/buffet!  This one is made from salvaged doors and has great original color on it and can withstand outdoor weather or indoor crowds!
 Hang a piece of fencing or window frames on your walls for a pop of color - or use them on your deck or in your garden.  The possibilities are endless.  A white drop leaf table that is quite narrow when the leaves are down makes a perfect console table - and extra seating/eating space when you need it!
 Imagine this little white set in your kitchen or breakfast nook or dining room.  It is so cheerful!  The seats are covered in quilt pieces of bright summertime colors!  Add some pretty dishes and a grand centerpiece and you are set!
 Need some boys around home?  We have them in assorted sizes/ages!!!!  JUST KIDDING - we kinda like to keep them around!
 Need a unique light fixture?  This one started life as a speaker!  It almost looks like a large bell.  How about a vintage cement birdbath?  Could be indoors or outdoors and has great color - and it is filled with the cutest little chicken feeders ever!
 A bright blue school desk would be great on your porch - imagine it filled with pots of brightly colored flowers!  And how about that awesome one-of-a-kind sign holder?  All of the curly ques are hand forged and the post is actually the drive shaft of an old truck!  It would probably stand about 6' tall by the time you sunk a couple of feet in the ground and would hold a sign and a mailbox!  Industrial staircase anyone?  The best ideas we have seen for it - put it in your garden - spray it hot pink or leave it as is.  Flower boxes on the stairs and clematis or roses or honeysuckle growing up it - what a statement!  Watering cans and enamel make great planters - and some already have drainage!
 A pair of fun green beach chairs to lounge in!
 Large and small metal garden carts, canvas laundry carts and statuary - we have it all!
 These yellow cones would make great planters - and much more fun that ordinary boxes!  Vintage trykes are so cute in the garden or in your home.
 We love these stable grates.  Hang on them on your wall or in your garden - they would make a cool trellis!
 All ready for summer time living - lemonade and a nice pasta salad please!  How about that great bed spring?  They work so well in the garden standing as a trellis or hanging overhead with plants from hanging from them or growing thru them.
 Park benches, metal stand, wood stands, metal boxes waiting to be filled with plants - and Barb's "area rug" - a discarded piece of plywood painted all purdy!
 Wicker strollers over flowing with wave petunias, metal wheels as one of a kind art and small cupolas and/or vents as centerpieces.  The possibilities are so endless!  Not sure what you need?  Ask us for help?  We'll help you put together your entire summer living area!
 Another awesome potting bench - this one trimmed out in old copper plumbing parts!  Plant to your hearts desire - or serve drinks!

 Vintage bicycles are great anywhere.  Mine is leaned up against a tree in the middle of my front garden.  The basket will soon be filled with flowing plants.  Lean it up against a fence or on a porch - it will add character no matter where it is.
Love this girls bike too - I want to grow clematis all thru it!

Sooooooo - are you feeling it yet?  Now imagine in a couple of days all of these items will be surrounded with greenery and blooming plants cuz we have a big supply coming in.  Honestly, you won't know where to shop first on Thursday morning - inside or out!!!  But we'll be there - ready and waiting to help you in both places!