Research on Trends in NYC....yes there is chalk paint

Any time you set foot in NYC it wreaks energy and creativity...Shore Chicy Designs hits the streets walking through Bryant Park

It was early in the work day for many...and I was fortunate to be able to take on the beauty. I then head to Union Square on my way to ABC Home furnishing at 888 Broadway..http://www.abchome.com/ If you have never visited this store it is a destination site for sure....Union square was supporting their green market on Wednesday...which is also worth the trip

The market is filled with fresh vegetables, plants and baked goods...it is fun to see local chefs running around finding the freshest ingredients..

can you believe the size of these radishes??? Okay, off to ABC...up to the 5th floor...the building and architecture is worth the trip...So this is what is hot...

I thought this was a great idea of inserting the wire mesh...the colors that I saw were very similar to Annie Sloan's Chalk - the combo Paris Grey and Old White Paint.

This Red and Green chippy look..can be easily achieve by Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint

This vendor had many lovely items with matching price tags... I even like this company's name tags located on the back of each piece...The company name is Eloquence...

They are a California Based company. You can get some great ideas...from this site... Even Ralph Lauren has a section of painted furniture...he uses the chippy look also

All of his pieces seemed to be rehabbed....but again the price tag is nothing that I could ever afford..After a few hours of wondering around ABC and Union square, I headed to SoHo...for some lunch...found this great restaurant outside dining available ..The name is Isola located on 9 Crosby Street (The Mondrian Soho Hotel)....A must visit...check out the glass shelves above the dinning area..

What an amazing idea!!! And the Chandlers that lined the bar were also amazing..

I have to apologize for the quality of pictures...I only had my I-phone with me....Take the trip and see what others are doing... If you want more details on my journey..in box me (Shore Chicy Designs) and I can provide you with more information....I hope you enjoyed my research...on what is hot in painted furniture...

Craft Show

The Shore Chicy Design crew started at 6:00AM on Saturday Morning ....a cup of coffee was poured and off to the work shop and cottage to pick up some pieces. The weather was beautiful...a bit of crispness to the air on the first day of autumn.

Allaire Historical State Park in Wall New Jersey Once the truck and car was packed the excitement of the day began...we really didn't know what to expect as it was our first show...we brought a few pieces leaving the larger ones behind.

We had ordered these great leather tags(from cocosheaven)for our pieces which I thought just added an additional individual look to each of the pieces... (etsy.com/shop/cocosheaven)

We put up our sign and we were in business....almost all of out chalk boards went....and some many people had so many different ideas on the uses of these boards...which was fun to hear.

I worked on a few pieces during the show...and this piece really was a hit...it left the show just as i finished sanding.. here it is just painted at the cottage...

This piece was the most fun....as far as the interaction...the wife liked it the husband just walked away, there were a few others that were very interested in it...but just were not sure, then someone took it as I finished the sanding...I hadn't even replaced the mirror...so I would have to say that it was the most talked about piece.. I would like to give a shout out to Nicole Romano who purchased one of my favorite versatile pieces

Nicole was so sweet, thank you for commenting on Shore Chicy's Blog page...

I will be in Island Heights this weekend with a few remaining pieces...They will be having a town wide garage sale...I will be located on 113 Central Avenue...so stop on by....

So Many Vases So Little Time...

As you may remember from yesterday's posting, I was so excited about the beautiful vases...So yesterday I began my journey to several thrift shores,,,$12.00 later I had all of these vases at my workshop...along with the jewels.....It was a great way to finish up the tiny bits of paint that are left at the bottom of the cans...I added some distilled water and painted away...  I thought they would be a great addition to a show that I will be doing at Allaire Village in Wall New Jersey - See link below... http://www.allairevillage.org/events/description/Crafters.html It will be my first show there, and I'm very excited... I hope you will enjoy the pictures...let me know what you think...

Some many uses for chalk paint

This morning while I was looking through some of the posts of the day, I came across this one by:www.facebook.com/pages/DisNdatVINTAGE/18600666476852 - It was so beautiful I had to share it with all of you....Now how cleaver is this....We all have vases that we have received from FTD, 1-800-flowers....that we have saved...why not paint the outside with your fav color and use them. Thank You DisNatVINTAGE from Butler PA. Shore Chicy Designs will be turning some vases into works of art...