Rejuvenate Downtown Burlington

The Burlington Downtown Corporation held a meeting last night going over the plan that has been proposed for the revitalization of "Downtown Burlington". Of course I am very excited to see the process and hope that others will become motivated and get involved...
There are some great ideas that will make the area more asthetically pleasing as well as ideas that make propositions welcoming for investors. The specifics of the plan are being presented to the Burlington City Council later this week. If you have an opinion, hopefully positive, put it in writing or make an appearance. Please!

Wednesday Paintng Class

Well, the Fox 8 Morning show was a huge success. We had a lot of fun and received a very good response from viewers about the show. I am thrilled that we were able to let the viewers know how easy the process is to think about recyclying and reusing in order to make the piece of furniture your own. We have filled up the Thursday painting class and now we are quickly filling up a Wednesday class as well. Hurry and sign up if you are thinking about it. Or you can wait til April. If there is a date that you can't make it we will certainly make it up. We hope that the class becomes very popular and we will continue to do it every month!!!

WGHP Fox 8

I have been organizing the store all day and gathering pieces to discuss tomorrow morning with Shannon Smith from WGHP Fox 8 Morning News. She will report on reycling, reusing and restoring furniture. Have you ever noticed how many people just toss out something that needs a minor repair and a little creativity. Everyone doesn't have what it takes to create a masterpiece but we all have resources available such as DIY and HGTV and even the local home improvement stores. Then there is the new painting class at Bella's House. We will show you how to give it a personal touch! Off to bed early. The camera crew arrives at 5:30 AM!!!

Islamorada

I just got back from a long weekend with the girls in Islamorada. Instead of moving furniture we went fishing! Deep Sea that is!!! Also squeezed in a little time for the HGTV Dream home. I couldn't believe how beautiful it truly was. The view was incredible and the furnishings were to die for. Photos attached!!!

New Stuff

We've been busy painting furniture and getting new things out this week. I havent' had a chance to get the photos on the web but a few pieces have already sold! We are all busy being very creative. We had a practice run at our paint class on Monday. Just wanted to make sure the timing would work and that we had all the supplies we would need. All is well!!! Ready to go on March 6th and signing people up already for the next session in April.
Some of the items that we ordered in Atlanta have come in. Good looking fireplace screens and some cute wastebaskets. I need to order more of the fun, beaded fan pulls - we have sold out!
I had a very interesting phone call earlier from a reporter that my husband and I met at the last meeting for the Downtown Renovation Project. He is writing an article that will hopefully stir some interest for more business downtown. Watch and see if I get quoted!

Exciting Responses!

The response for the painting class has been great! I am very excited and eager to see some fabulous pieces of furniture come out at the end. We will schedule the next session for April 10th and then May 8th. Make up sessions will be held on Mondays and we can always schedule something that is convenient for you.
I would love to see the classes go through the summer. We can play that by ear. There has also been some mention of doing it during the day - which is definitely possible.
The unfinished furniture has arrived. We have a few pieces out and I want to get the photos on the web site tomorrow. There is an incredible kitchen island with a butcher block top.
Consignors are busy cleaning up and cleaning out and we have restocked with some great things this week. Busy times at Bella's.

Unfinished Furniture

We have so many exciting things going on at the store right now. I just submitted an article to Alamance Magazine for their March issue about shopping for used furniture. And it's official, we will now carry an unfinished furniture line. There are several reasons why this will be a great addition to what we already have. I love to paint furniture and we can now paint it whatever color you want. We will be able to order from a catalog and we can even get it finished in the color of your choice. I will post photos as soon as possible. The first shipment will arrive Monday!!!