Thing Of The Past ~ A Peek Into Last Month's Shopping Cart

Have you ever snuck a peek at what the person next to you in the check-out line has in their cart? "What did they get? How much did they pay for it? And where did they find it because I want one too!" It's a lot like that at the shop during the sale: people are always so curious as to what's been bought and is heading out the door. Well, we know it's not quite the same, but in the interest of quenching your curiosity, we thought we'd show you what were the most popular and fasted-selling items for May's sale. (You can click on the photos to see them larger.)



With the weather getting warmer, we like to cool things down a little at Room With A Past. Out with a lot of the dark woods and in with the lighter colors, like all the pieces featured here today. This armoire, which opens on top to reveal more sliding drawers, was priced at $255.00 and is adding a touch of vintage charm in its new home as we speak!


This four drawer desk (always a much sought-after item) was hiding in plain sight in a corner of the Tea Room, or so we thought! It was spotted pretty quickly, with a price tag of $139.00, loaded up and headed for home before we had a chance to polish its pretty glass knobs!




Oooh, yum! We can hear you salivating over this delicious nine drawer dresser. What's not to drool over? It's got plenty of curves, the original dark brass drop-pulls and an ambrosial, creamy white paint finish. And, it had a sweet price ($212.00) to seal the deal!



Talk about sweet--how darling is this vintage dressing table? Is it not the ultimate in fine feminine folly? Talk about sitting pretty! At $280.00, that's only seventy seven cents a day to feel like a queen for a year!!



It's a little bit country, it's a little bit down-home. This oak dry sink (priced at $110.00) with lots of drawers and a cupboard, was updated with a coat of CeCe Caldwell's Vintage White paint--metal hardware and all. Have we mentioned how much we LOVE this paint? We can give you a quick lesson on how to use it when you buy a quart, if you need to give something a quick and easy make-over!



Oh baby! Peeking out from behind the candy-coated pink and blue nightstands is a massive vintage hunk o' pretty buffet. Our customers love these versatile pieces. Use them in a home office to store your printer & fax machine, or use them (as this one was destined) as a baby's room changing table. When baby grows up (not too fast, little one!) it becomes a dresser low enough for the youngster to use themselves! $229.00 had it out the door; ready to hold diapers and baby powder!



This one's not all white--it has a ever-so-light pink roof to protect the tiny family that will soon be moving in. But we couldn't resist showing you. It was featured on our Facebook page with a price of $76.00 (including furniture!) which is a steal, even in the current Walnut Creek real estate market!!!

So there's your peek. All done without any sidelong glances, squeaky-wheeled shopping carts or worrying about picking the slowest check-out line in the store. Maybe next month you'll see a picture of what YOU bought at the June 21, 22, 23 & 24th sale listed here! (You can also SIGN UP to get the monthly email announcements so you'll be reminded of each sale and any monthly contests just before it happens.)

Changing Of The Seasons

Can you believe that June is here already? For us, it signals the start of SUMMER!



Colors get lighter and brighter,



and we bring in everything in all the shades of the ocean,










and things for the sand!



It means we'll have a lot of the old fashioned red, white & blues











everywhere you look!



If you can't find something this month (June 21, 22, 23 & 24th) at Room With A Past







that screams "Summertime and the livin' is easy..."




You're all washed up!!!

Don't forget we'll be having our much anticipated, not-to-be missed PARKING LOT SALE on June 23! Sign up for your email announcement on our "Contact Us" page for more info.

All Around The Shop

It's not all fun and games all the time when we "Roomies" are working at Room With A Past.
So when it's not, we make our own fun! We couldn't resist visiting with regular customer, Maria, her mom taking a breather (hey--shopping can be exhausting!) and her adorable baby.



We spied a few things around the shop that were just so cute they made us smile:





or swoon:



Or covet!



And when things get a little hectic we always look to the heavens above!





Because there's always a sparkle up there to inspire us.





We'll be ready to make some MORE slap-happy fun this week!



Hope you'll join us for our May opening, Thursday, 5/17 through Sunday 5/20.

Spotlight On CeCe Caldwell Paints~ Get The Blues

Have we told you how much we love our CeCe Caldwell Chalk & Clay Paints? We carry the whole line of it now, including sample sizes, satin finish and clear wax! We can't wait for the dark wax to finally make it on our shelves too!



One of our favorite colors is Memphis Blue.



Look at how it transformed this sweet little side table!


With the detail highlighted in Vintage White, the Memphis Blue makes it look like a fine piece of Wedgewood sculpture.



What's your favorite CeCe paint to use? Stay tuned as we treat you to another color on the chart soon!

Go To The Head Of The (CeCe Paint) Class

Do you hear the noise coming from that barn?



It's like a gleeful noise with intermittent silence...it's the sound of people learning to create with CeCe Caldwell Paints!



Being excited about carrying the new CeCe paints was not enough for us; we wanted to learn everything we could about it, so we headed to a class taught by Anne Skougard, the regional distributor for CeCe Caldwell Paints. The class was held in the gorgeous Napa Valley at the beautiful Urban Barn at Sonoma Country Antiques.



We dug (or should we say "brushed"?) right in and



got to work on our lessons, learning a variety of finish techniques and textures that this magical paint can achieve!







An elegantly dressed Anne flitted around the room giving us all personal instruction on how to get the results of a finish that looks 100 years old.







We also tried our collect hands at a faux ceruse finish, and so much more!








We each made our own color charts and got a sneak peek at a few NEW colors that will be out on the market soon.






A little birdie told me you might like to see all the different colors:






So next time you're in to Room With A Past or Paris Flea Market (next opening starts TONIGHT through Sunday, April 15th!) don't forget to grab a gallon of inspiration along with a quart of CeCe Caldwell Paint!