Sunday, October 6, 2013

Photo Gallery Tour of Denise's Home Part 3

 
Denise's Home
view from the staircase

Photo Gallery Part 3 of the House- Upstairs
 
Front Entryway Mural by Edmond Piffard
 
Staircase
 
Italian Landscape Mural by Edmond Piffard
 


Beautiful views of the moon & night sky peek through these windows

A favorite view in the house from the landing

I love this chair- Denise used a wood burning tool to create the
image in the leather  

Upstairs Hall with Office Nook
 

Master Bedroom

 Master Fireplace
 

Master Bath featuring Denise's Tuscan Murals
 
Master Bath

More of Miss Denise's murals grace the upstairs hallway
 

I believe I remember her saying these are titled The Huntress & The Gatherer
 

Hallway Mural
 



Media Room


Media Room with curtains half open
 One of the most popular rooms for our family is this room we call the Media Room, it's not terribly big, but it's great because Denise made these dark chocolate curtains that transform the room into a dark movie theater day or night.
The coffee table is an old barn chest with it's original lift out tray from 1919.  
 
Girl's Bedroom
Headboard from our sweet friend and artist Carol Rea, it was her mother's headboard
A touch of Angel Wings & Crown add a bit of fun and whimzy

 

Pink Dresser & Mirror- a match made in heaven
These were two separate pieces that we originally didn't think of putting together, last week I took the mirror over to our booth to sell and Denise had an ahhahhh moment the next morning and called over to the store and had them hold it for her- too funny- but she was right- it works
Who doesn't love silver trays, pink mirrors, candelabras & Alice?
Sweet Alice is by Jenny Hernandez of The Polka Dot Pixie,
one of my favorite artists
The pair of oval mirrors are reproductions but they look pretty good with the fuzzy aged mirror,
the nightstands are vintage Drexel and chalk painted and the vintage wire form is listed in our Etsy shop



Denise hand painted this bathroom wall with a
  gorgeous stencil rose


This room just wouldn't be complete without one of Denise's Dress Form creations,
this one features a vintage nightgown on an old green marble & iron lamp stand

Lovely use of vintage and new flowers, jewels & beads
This room has a nice view of the pool and landscape
 
Check out Part 4 of the Photo Gallery Tour for more Upstairs & Outside Pics
...I'll give a sneak peek.... 
Denise's Carriage Suite Bedroom
 
 


Photo Gallery Tour of Denise's Home- Part 4

 
Girl's Bedroom
 Murals by Denise
Here's the last group of photos of the upstairs and outside. Surprisingly, we are doing a good job
of keeping every room neat and clean for the realtor caravan and future showings.
 It's strange having the place so bare! 
It was tough, but we really tried to edit out some of our 'eclectic items'
while still showing the fun, charm & potential of the house.
As long as we are here we will continue to work on our White Horse Relics finds & creations.
We are currently at AOC in Solana Beach &
please check out our Etsy & Ebay sites in the upcoming days for more listings.
 Thanks for taking the time to look!
Denise is also pinning a lot of these photos on her
Do it Yourself Pinterest Board
where she's giving more details about projects and items in the home.
 Smiles- Ashley & Denise

Father Time & Fairy
 
Mural at entrance to Bedroom

In this Bathroom Denise tacked actual ribbon on the walls in a
diamond pattern with a bow at each point
 
Upstairs Hallway
Denise spent a couple of days last week making the drapes for this Hallway
 
Denise's Carriage Suite- she calls this the Neo-Classical Room
 
Denise's Room
 
Old Wire Cage Dress Form and Wall Sconce
 
Antique Desk and Chair,
 she painted Black & White stripes directly onto the faux leather 
 
Nice old mirror
 
She also did all the faux finish walls in this room too
 
Assembled Dress Form
Several ladies have mentioned her creations would make unique actual Wedding Gowns 
 
Carriage Suite Bath

This is one of the few pieces we still have that made the original move to San Diego in 1986.
She painted the antique china cabinet and has always used it as a linen closet


This room has a small balcony and private entrance
 
Entrance to the Carriage Suite
 
Ivy wall and staircase
 
There's something about the guy I've always liked
 
She had the custom iron geranium window boxes lined in burlap for a little European flair
 
 
Driveway
 
Side of the House
We like the ivy look, but we think the plants may be on the verge of taking over
 

Monday, September 16, 2013

Dia de Los Muertos Hand Painted Hair Accessories

Day of the Dead Hair Pins by Teen Artist Sophia Balderas 2013
Available on our Etsy shop: whitehorserelics
 
This is the third year our sweet Sophie has created her Dia de Los Muertos hair accessories currently available online at Etsy under our shop: whitehorserelics. We've also put them in our AOC space in Solana Beach, Ca.
 
She was 11 when we returned to the states from living abroad in Mexico. In that same year she started her own line of handmade accessories. I think the Dia de Los Muertos pins and accessories are one of her favorite designs to create. At the age of 10 she spent Dia de Los Muertos with family inside a Mexico City cemetery, surrounded the whole night by thousands of beautiful people, vibrant colors, flowers, food, laughter, stories and prayers. I think she draws subconsciously from her heritage and early years in creating her artwork, and yet a lot of what she does is simply her....talented, cool & sweet :)
Thanks for taking a look!
Dia de Los Muertos Hair Accessory by Sophia Balderas 2013
Etsy shop: whitehorserelics
 
Day of the Dead Hair Accessory by Sophia Balderas 2013
Etsy shop: whitehorserelics
 
Dia de Los Muertos Hair Accessory by Sophia Balderas 2013
Etsy shop: whitehorserelics
Dia de Los Muertos Hair Accessory by Sophia Balderas 2013
Available at AOC
Dia de Los Muertos Hair Accessory by Sophia Balderas 2013
Available at AOC
 


Saturday, September 7, 2013

Dress Forms, eBay, Etsy, & a trip to Rogers Gardens

A Couple of Denise's Newest Dress Forms-
 The top hat we found in an antique store back east & the skirt is from a vintage wedding gown. The handmade silk flowers she took off of a vintage British wedding gown & she hand stitched all the beads on the top.

Denise's Dress Form Design
Love the way this one laces up the back with more of the vintage flowers
 


A busy summer, mostly filled with endless days spent getting Denise's house ready for sale this month- the end is in sight which brings with it lots of emotions, this has been such a great space and place to call home for a lot of years, we are very thankful for the memories. It's also pretty exciting to think about and plan for our next home and adventure, Denise is thinking about a move back east that will put her closer to friends & family and fulfill her new found addiction to bird watching on the front porch. As for the girls and me, at this point it's pretty much wherever the wind takes us.

We did finally enter the 21st century this summer and started selling online, we are on eBay and Etsy and hopefully I can figure out how to put links up on the blog. I'll post pics of some of our items- we have a few things listed with more to come this weekend so please check it out-
For Etsy we are under our name: whitehorserelics
AND
For eBay it's: whitehorserelics88

We took a mini road trip this past week with our good friend & artist, Carol Rea, up to Roger's Garden, http://rogersgardens.com/ in Orange County. We saw their AMAZING Halloween Gallery with gorgeous, lovely, creepy works of art from California artists. It was a much needed, fun filled & inspiring morning of ohhhhing and awwwwing!! I'll post some pics from their website..



http://rogersgardens.com/
My Favorite!!!
One of a Kind Amazing Hand Painted, Hand Made Pumpkin Heads with these Wonderful Glass Eyes, Just Gorgeous!
& What a great family display!!
http://rogersgardens.com/
I've found my new home!!!
 
http://rogersgardens.com/
Seriously? Can it get any Cooler??!! They have gorgeous flowers, home décor and wonderful
fresh pumpkins in all shapes, colors and sizes, definitely worth the drive!
 
Denise wanted me to leave this table in it's original wood finish with delicate inlay
 but there's something about this distressed color that I just love
Altar Box with Vintage Spanish Sleepy Eye Doll
on our Etsy shop



Altar Box with Vintage European Doll
on our Etsy shop
 
In making these I got to combine my love for dolls, altars and mixed media.
It's a cigar box with a Vintage European Doll with Vintage Sheet Music, Spools, Clock parts and a key.
We've added the crown(of course) and Milagros belt.
 
Very Old Italian Wooden Altar Box with the most Lovely Girl inside...
Beautiful details and features- one of my favorites!
Currently in our Etsy shop
SOLD
(our first Etsy sale)
 
 
Yes, it's yet another Birdcage...with a santos head...and a crown - mixing it up a bit with the gray though!
I wish others shared my mom's passion for these so then we wouldn't have so many in our booth
 
Many Thanks & Smiles- Denise & Ashley