A New Dealer~and Galvanized Heaven~

Hi everyone~
The weather here in Southern California has been so beautiful these past few weeks, in the mid to upper 80s!  It has made for some great flea-ing and shopping.  
My friend Karyn who I have posted about here  has just opened up a beautiful booth at American Home & Garden in Ventura.  I will have to say her amazing finds are jaw dropping!  I can't wait to share some pictures of her booth.

 She brings this amazing European flair with an incredible eye for great patina.  Is that clock just to die for?  Look at the urn, the columns, and that bench!  sigh~

More urns, French enamelware, French plant stands, iron sconces European dough bowl on a stand!  I call her the queen of lighting~because she always finds such beautiful lighting pieces! 

Primitive cabinets, linen aprons, iron and metal pieces~oh you have just got to come and see for yourself~she has so many amazing pieces!  

 I love these European vintage bread boards she brought in yesterday, two different shapes round and rectangular.  Great for parties with cheese and grapes.


Do you like GALVANIZED pieces as much as I do?  Well feast your eyes~  I call it Galvanized Heaven! :)

 ~Eye Candy~  I kid you not~  European bath tubs, chicken feeders, old market cart, lanterns, buckets and baskets, French bottle baskets you name it we've got it!!

another view~

Aww~ baby bath tubs, lavabos (French wall sinks),  French buckets in every size, body pitchers, sprinkler cans, even an antique postal box.

Have I got you salivating yet? ~ I told you Galvanized Heaven...and there's still more!~loving that mail box!! 

and more~

Loving these two very vintage iron umbrellas also~ 
So I'm so glad you stopped by today~

Come to American Home & Garden in Ventura, CA. ~(Where the dealers shop) you won't be disappointed!  
I'm so happy and proud to be a part of such an amazing shop and group of dealers~
If you see anything in the pictures you like...shoot me an email at forty4caliber@yahoo.com and we can arrange for you to have it! :)

Like us on Facebook here and you will always be informed of sales, new merchandise and all the happenings~

I have just joined Pinterest~and I have a pin board My Booth Space at American Home & Garden~please follow me.  I post pictures of new arrivals and pieces we have in the store daily~ :) Here is the link
http://pinterest.com/katheez/ 


I have linked up to Kathleen's Faded Charm for White Wednesday tomorrow (because galvanized is the new white) lol...:)
click here  to view all the amazing people who contribute to this fun linky party ...enjoy your day!

~The FIRST EDITION of 2012 Jeanne d' Arc Living Magazine has ARRIVED~

Want to start the New Year 2012 on the right foot...lots of eye candy, amazing inspiration, NO advertising...plenty of decorating ideas in the French Nordic Style?  Then you have come to the right place...I just received the 1st edition of Jeanne d' Arc Living Magazine for 2012.  I will have them at the Agoura Antique Mart in Agoura Hills and at American Home & Garden in Ventura tomorrow morning!  Here is just a sample of the beautiful photos in this 1st edition...

 

 Starting with the first edition of 2012 this beautiful magazine will be advertisement FREE!  

More value for your dollar!

I still have 2 copies of the 8th edition of 2011 the Christmas Issue if any of you missed picking up your copy.

Also I have one copy of the lovely book by Jeanne d' Arc... Amazing Retreats both are located at American Home & Garden in Ventura.

Happy New Year Everyone!

xokathee

American Home & Garden~AND we have a couple of WINNERS!

Happy New Year everyone! 
I'm so excited to announce the winners of the subway scroll give away today.  First I would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to my friend Jennifer from http://www.theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/  for helping me share this give away and my new booth space at American Home & Garden with you.   I really appreciate all of your support, friendships, kind words, likes, and comments!!  So.....drum roll.....The winners are:  Coastal Cottage Dreams http://www.coastalcottagedreams.com/  Who just won the "Paris" scroll.  
The winner of the $50.00 gift certificate is http://antiquechase.blogspot.com/ 
YAY ....that was so much fun!!  I will be contacting you both today to get your mailing address.  (or if you are watching and checking) you can contact me at forty4caliber@yahoo.com.
Thank you so much my friends new and old that participated in the give away.  You all mean so much to me!!  I look forward to visiting all of your blogs and becoming a new follower.

I spent yesterday at American Home & Garden taking down all the Christmas and freshening up my booth space.  I love that feeling of starting with a nice CLEAN space.  The dealers have been working so hard bringing in some amazing new pieces for the New Year.  Of course I had my camera with me so I could share some eye candy.

This amazing cabinet chest of drawers in Karen's space.  You should see this paint job she did...It's BEAUTIFUL!

Loving this to die for Iron bed from Belgium and that European galvanized bath tub.  Cute plant stand and RARE small size French lavabo.  

Antique Crusty Urn with amazing details..plenty of Madonna's and Angels.

Pammy bought in this to die for farm table and I brought in this old farmers market scale from Budapest.  We loaded it with Ironstone dishes from Chad's Booth!   
So come visit us as soon as you can...things are always changing!
Again Happy NEW YEAR my friends!  Congratulations to the give away winners!! :)
Thank you again Jennifer from The Old Painted Cottage! :)
 

American Home & Garden~MY FIRST GIVE AWAY~ WelcomeThe Old Painted Cottage Friends~

Hello all and Welcome!  I have so much to share with you today...I'm so excited to announce that my dear friend Jennifer from The Old Painted Cottage is helping me host a give away!  My first give away!  I ran into Jennifer a couple of weeks ago, when she was shopping at American Home & Garden (best kept secret in Ventura).  Jen purchased a couple of bus stop scrolls from me..while I'm not at liberty to share with you her BIG news, I will say....the news is worth celebrating!  So I'm celebrating my 2 month anniversary at American Home & Garden along with Jen's BIG news by doing my FIRST give away.  I'm giving away a bus stop scroll and a 50$ gift certificate to American Home & Garden! (to be used at ANY booth not just mine)
I wanted to share with you how beautiful our window turned out using these bus stop scrolls.  I have 3 different scrolls, one from New York, one from Paris, and another from London.  If you would like to purchase one they are $85.00 each. (I can ship them also for an additional $15)

Don't they look amazing??  We decided on a bus stop theme.  That awesome bench in the back ground just arrived the other day.  (the bench is from Hungary) There is also some gorgeous pillows made from the real bus scrolls by my friend Carmella.  

 A new shipment of grain sacks, dough bowls and French Demi Johns have arrived....and wait til you see the amazing selection of vintage suitcases!

 This beautiful buffet hutch just arrived also...along with a ton of ironstone...

 Even though it's winter outside, it is never too early to find amazing garden pieces at American Home & Garden.  We have lots of garden urns, benches, statuary, rusty sconces and chandeliers.

 More Carmella pillows and can you see that beautiful French iron bed in the background?  It is that French Green that we all love!
Dealers are bringing in new items daily ....here are some Ralph Lauren Inspired black leather chairs...

So to enter the give away leave me a comment that you would like to be entered.  

Become a follower of my blog.

Hop on over to Jen's blog http://theoldpaintedcottage.com/
and do the same.

Like us on Facebook if you have a Facebook (this is where you will learn of our sales, new arrivals, etc. http://www.facebook.com/AmericanHomeAndGarden 

The give away will end on December 31st..... 

I will announce the winner on January 1st ...:)

A Very special thank you to Jennifer from The Old Painted Cottage!  Welcome NEW Followers!  Good luck to you all!
Happy Holidays to you all~Happy New Year
xoxokathee 

PS...American Home & Garden is located at 64 South Oak St. Ventura Ca. 93001 
Phone 805-648-6818 

Linking to Kathleen's White Wednesday over at Faded Charm ...http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2011/12/white-wednesday-131.html

~Holiday Open House and HUGE SALE at American Home & Garden!! ~

I'm thrilled to announce that this Saturday December 10th from 9:30 am- 5:30 pm American Home & Garden will be hosting a Holiday Open House and SALE!  YES...YES...when I say "SALE"  I mean SALE!!  Each and EVERY dealer will have their entire booth on SALE 15%-50%!!  The booths are packed.. bring your list and tell a friend!  Like us on Facebook and be up to date with our sales, events, new merchandise etc.
HERE
Located in the heart of Ventura at 64 S. Oak St. Ventura  
805 648-6818
Here are some pictures (I mean eye candy) for you to enjoy!
See you Saturday! 

 The cutest sled with antique ice skates!  

 Adorable 1945 child's desk with chair.  Vintage teachers puzzle set...

 Red transferware ....holiday chalkboard..vintage tags...

 OMG cutest green metal child's chairs and snow disc. 

 Another great garden piece...Plant stand lantern...great iron piece!

 Antique Rubber Stamp SET..All pieces so cool...French coat rack...European grain sacks..and lots of vintage suitcases!

 Just a sampling of what is at American Home & Garden today!  Come visit us this Saturday December 10th........bring your LIST!  
Happy Holidays to you and your families..xok 

Please take a moment and LIKE us on FACEBOOK and stay up to date on events, SALES, and new merchandise here

LINKING up to Kathleen's White Wednesday...check out all the eye candy over there!! ... here 

My Holiday Booth at American Home & Garden~Do you LOVE Iron and Metal?

Words can't explain my OVER JOY of being in my new booth space at American Home & Garden in Ventura, CA.   I wanted to share with you my Holiday booth space.  Do you LOVE Iron and Metal like I do?  OMG do I have some eye candy for you!   I just adore heavy metal, cast iron, wrought iron, galvanized metal, industrial, you name it...if it is HEAVY.....I LOVE IT!!
So here are some pics of my new Holiday booth:

Fleur de Lis Iron table with a gorgeous stone top, Tall Iron rose sconces, RARE Iron garden umbrella.....just a few pieces at American Home & Garden now.  Also loving this tall French bottle dryer rack, very rare with the original bottom piece still intact!  Doesn't this make a perfect French industrial Christmas tree?  

Happy Holidays to you and yours!  Looking forward to seeing you at American Home & Garden.  Located at 64 S. Oak St. Ventura, Ca. 
805-648-6818.

Linking to my friend Kathleen's Faded Charm who host the very special "White Wednesday"  here  Now go check out some eye candy!
Thank you Kathleen for all you do!  xok

American Home & Garden~Best kept SECRET in Ventura, CA

I've been keeping a SECRET!  I've been shopping at this little shop in Ventura, CA.  for some years now...never telling anyone where I found such great treasures.  I mean, the BEST rusty, chippy,  home and garden pieces EVER! American Home & Garden has been my SECRET for years!  All of you know how passionate I am about gardening and I  have found the most beautiful pieces for my garden here.  The dealers all up and down the coast have known about this little hidden gem right around the corner from the Ventura Pier and Fairgrounds, but have always kept it a SECRET!  I call it the best kept SECRET in Ventura...and guess what????  YEP....I opened a new booth space last week Thursday!  YAY...ok there my SECRET is out!!!  I just adore Leslie the store owner and Karen the store manager...and OMG the staff and other dealers are all so warm and friendly...I could spend all day everyday in this shop!
Here are some pictures I snapped today .....Isn't the store front cute?

I just love the clawfoot bath tub filled with Herbs and Lavender.  Rusty garden chairs, are just a sampling of what is in store.

Here are a few pictures of my booth space...I love displaying with Santos Cage Dolls.  The French table runner is the perfect backdrop.

I love Madonna's and you will find plenty of that French Nordic~Jeanne d' Arc STYLE in my booth.  Along with all the Jeanne d' Arc Magazines and books!  I have the books French Atmospheres, Amazing Retreats, The Special Christmas Edition and the 8th and final Jeanne d' Arc Living Magazine all in the store right now!

There is always a dress form or two...or three in the space also!  I think they make a vignette so special..especially love them with vintage rosaries. :)

You will also find lots of vintage bottles and statues.  Rusty tables, chippy painted cabinets and farm tables!  

I will be taking more photos of the store and sharing with you this best kept SECRET in Ventura CA.  soon!
Please stop by and say hello we are located at 64 South Oak Street, Ventura, CA. 93001 and the phone is (805) 648-6818
Also please take a moment and "LIKE" us on our Facebook page here


Linking to Kathleen's White Wednesday over at Faded Charm here 

Thanks for visiting everyone~sending hugs! xok