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Accepted into Arts and Eats Tour 2013
I just got word today that my White Oak Design Studio has been accepted in the 2013 Art & Eats event. This means that my hand-painted furniture and my studio will be on the promoted tour taking...
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Studio Porch Oasis Reveal
After days of rain, the big wind storm and hours of yard clean-up as a result, I finally unloaded the porch furniture from the pool cabana and set up my studio porch for the summer. This porch has been...
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The White Oak Blacksmith Forge
I just received word from the Art & Eats Committee that my husband Gene has been invited to open up his blacksmith shop and give demonstrations during the 2013 Art & Eats Back Roads Tour. This...
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Primitive Jelly Cupboard Score
Guess this fits under the category of junk to jewel! This primitive vintage farm cupboard was a challenging piece to makeover for me. The problem was that I am not used to pieces this “rough” and I...
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Removing Old Ink Stains From Wood
Who would think that a stain the size of a quarter would be the source of so much frustration and work! For those of us who purchase pieces at Goodwill, garage sales and junk shops, it is inevitable...
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New Outlet / Consignment Changes / Open House Dates
Change is inevitable and there are some changes afloat at White Oak Studio Designs If you’ve been reading my blog for very long you know I have had several consignment outlets in different geographic...
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South West Michigan’s First Snow
Snow has arrived early this year in my SW Michigan community – on November 11, 2013. I had been having a “feeling” that winter was coming early to our part of Michigan. We had been working for three...
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Blue Sky and Sunshine at The Small House
Yesterday the weather in SW Michigan was a very cold 40 degrees but the sun shone bright and blue all day to compensate. It was stunning! One of our majestic White Oak trees that provides much of the...
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Married to the Land
I’m breathing a sigh of relief. We are finally in the wind-down month in our Small House garden. The new chicken run area of our vegetable garden. Here is the truth of our homestead; September is the...
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