Trash to Treasure Vintage Lamps in a new Light

Look at these fun bowls made from vintage lamp parts that are currently at The Red Shed. Perfect for potpourri or Christmas sweets.


Here is another one. I love the alternate uses for the hobnail lamp bases.

This is a fun re-do with a full size stand up lamp turned candelabra. This candle lamp has a rod & finial on the top that pulls up a platform to change and light the candle. It also has a great base.

Love this one made from a Lovers Wedding candelabra. Filled with candles, how fun would this be on your porch for a dinner party.

These are 50s vintage light globes turned upside down and filled with twinkle lights. They look fabulous in a window!

Ok, these have nothing to do with lamp parts, but they are a great Trash to Treasure. Found these white lace plates at a garage sale. Painted and added the letters.

The fun part is the letters are attached with velcro....

A couple more letters are included, and by changing a couple of the letters, the plates can be used year round.

"Amazing" Displays at the Red Shed

We get so used to seeing the amazing displays at the Red Shed, that sometimes we just take them for granted. The last few days several new customers said that they were just "amazed" at the gorgeous displays and "how had they not known about us, sooner?". So I started looking at the cottage through their eyes and I thought should share some of the awesome montages currently at the Red Shed. (most, thanks to the talent of our in-house designer, Michele Jones) Remember that we usually change everything several times between our Saturday Spectacular Sales (Next date, October 25th), so chances are what you see now will be completely changed by the 25th. Enjoy!

Beautiful, Inspiring , Fun Antiques .... Our finds from Minnesota

Time to unveil what Michele M, Michele J, and Valarie, aka The Red Shed Girls, brought back from our Junk Bonanza Antiquing Trip to Minnesota. All of the items below are available for sale at The Red Shed, Cottage Chic Antiques, in Grapevine, Texas.

We love the beautiful, interesting, architectural based furniture that we found. This blue-green flip top table has a deep lacquered shabby finish. The cross bars are carved just as the sides. It is gorgeous.

We couldn't resist this interesting side table. Probably made from one leg of a larger table. The lion is intricately carved.
We will add some hooks to this to make a bench/hall tree. It is a one of a kind treasure made from a vintage door, mirror and dozens of separate antique architectural elements. This is a substantial piece that would really make a statement in your foyer.
Love this farm cabinet! Fifteen drawers and a cupboard to store all your crafts, jewelry or toiletries. This is a shelf also made for separate pieces. It almost looks like a piece of a table on your wall. It's darling!

We found lots of wonderful Architectural pieces that would look as great in your home as in your garden. Just drool........

Now for the really interesting, fun, and unique!

This is an antique gear mold. It is hand carved and made to press in sand and make an impression for the molten metal to create giant gears.

It is just gorgeous, and would look so striking above a fireplace, or on at tall wall open to a second story.

Designers, start your engines......

Huge vice clamps.............

Perfect white patina on this heavy steel wheel...... Large yarn spool....
Couldn't resist this cardboard dress form...

White swan made from corn husks.......
Large propeller..........
Nautical Light covers...........
The most interesting birdcage. The exterior ball rolls like a bingo cage, but the interior perch and food cups stay stationary. This one may not be vintage, but it is really unique!

Beautiful crochet handle hatbox...

Love this baby scale! How great will it be filled with Holiday gourds and bounty? Fabulous french lamp....
And of course, The Kitchen Sink! Heavy, Huge, Porcelain, and Wonderful. Perfect for your potting shed.
This is just a sampling. Of course we have lots of fun smaller items that we smuggled home in our suitcases. Valarie's suitcase was 25 pounds overweight at the airport!

Drop by the Red Shed, Monday-Friday 9-5 or during our Saturday Spectacular Sale on October 25th, to see the rest of our "booty".