New Consignors and a Second Location

It has been TOO long since our last blog... sorry for that! We've been busy working on the nuts and bolts of the store. These past few months have been about developing our vision for Shabby Shed, bringing new consignors on board, and trying our best to fill the store with quality items that customers can be excited about.








While we like having surprises and variety for you here, we're also working on stocking the store with a steady stream of useful (and beautiful) furniture items that you will consistently be able to find here. Toward that end, we have recently added on Sarah from Nu4U Redesign as one of our artisan/suppliers.

Sarah and her husband build and restore a variety of furniture pieces. They have agreed to keep us furnished with end tables and barnwood-style picture frames. These are solidly constructed pieces available in a variety of finishes, including an organic stain that involves vinegar, tea, and steel wool (very mysterious, but the end result is beautiful AND non-toxic).

The frames are absolutely stunning. They are built so that you can hang photos with either a portrait or landscape orientation, and either way they remain centered. They look wonderful with sepia, black and white, or color photos... you decide.







Another husband / wife team are building quilt ladders for us. These can be left rustic or painted to fit your color scheme. They make great displays for quilts but can be used in other ways... we just sold one for use as a towel rack in a bathroom!













Another SUPER exciting development is that we have furthered our relationship with Carmen of A Cute Bead in Menomonie. We've been carrying her hand-crafted jewelry for awhile now, but as of March she will also have our items at her store.

Carmen has a BFA in Graphic Design, working in that field for 8 years while living in Milwaukee. She began learning about jewelry-making after a move to Arizona. She discovered she had a knack for it and loved it, so began working as an artist and teacher in that field.


Not long after moving to Menomonie (to be near family), Carmen and her husband took the plunge and opened up their own bead store: "A Cute Bead" on Broadway Street in downtown Menomonie. A very busy lady, Carmen has run her store for eight years while growing her family (she's the mother of four young children). She teaches classes, sells beads and finished jewelry, and now will be carrying a sampling of our product line at her store, as well.

We will be complimenting her jewelry with scarves and (of course-!) jewelry boxes, but will also supply an eclectic sampling of decorative and small furniture items. So if Menomonie's closer for you, check her store out! As I mentioned previously, our items will enter her store in March.

So Shabby Shed in two locations-! Yay :).

I should add here that, along with our new consignors, we still proudly carry the work of our favorite original consignors, who continue to amaze and inspire us with their fabulous creations and finds. If you haven't been in the store lately, come by to see what they've been up to.

And stay tuned for more exciting news. There's always something interesting brewing at Shabby Shed...