Nominated for the Best of Western Washington

We're just thrilled to be nominated for Best Antiques in Western Washington. It is just a honor to be nominated by our peers! Last year we were voted Runner Up in the King 5 Best of Western Washington. Please vote for Faded Elegance at http://ctvr.us/fadedMark your calendar, its Faded Elegance’s 10 Year Anniversary September 24th 6-9pm. Join us in celebrating 10 years of inspiration, friendship and the pursuit of all things beautiful. It’s going to be in true Faded Elegance style, a huge soirée with yummy nibbles and something bubbly. Indulge in a sugar scrub and hand massage from La Mae Spa. The Faded Elegance swag bag is back! We’re planning fabulous trunk shows and fun drawings. Stay tuned for more details! Thank you for helping me live my dream, I look forward to the next 10 years.

Faded Elegance road trip to Barn House

I know this is a little late…. I am really behind on my blogging! I apologize and promise to be much better from now on, thanks for hanging in there. So with that said...
I gathered up two of my gal pals from Faded Elegance, Katie and Rachael and headed for the Barn House. We left at 5:00 am drove for 3 hours talking the entire time.

I loved the creativity used in all of the displays.

Barn House {Barn} and Entrance
My two lovely partners in crime, Katie and Rachael. Both ladies are very creative Faded Elegance dealers, not to mention endurance shoppers.

I totally had a French market flashback in this dealer space!

The Barn House boys display, beautiful of course!

I loved Tarte’s displays and her idea board. I have one in my office that I am always adding too.

Rachael shopping

I had such a lovely time, seeing friends, taking in all creativity and being surrounded by beautiful things. My pile of finds kept growing……

I love my new pie safe from Tarte!

This was just our first stop; we bought even more on the way home. Thank goodness I drive a truck!
Everywhere we stopped people stared at our huge load bungied on, I am surprised that a treasure didn’t fly off.

We rolled in Downtown Snohomish at 10:00 pm and took over the streets dividing up our treasures. We made several loads into the store as well. Several people walked by scratching their heads wondering what we were doing. A passerby even asked if we were having a sale!
Thank you to my partners in crime; I had a much needed girl’s day. A special thanks to the Barn House, The Vintage Gathering, and all the talented dealers at the markets.
Au revoir~Kimberly

French Laundry Home and Bedding

{Spring Garden} French Laundry

Citrine floral toile and French Laundry wovens

You will have sweet dreams snuggled in one of French Laundry new bedding collections. Like the French Laundry’s custom furniture this fabulous bedding is made in the USA. We are currently taking special orders for French Laundry, for more information contact us via email or call the store. Come visit us and browse thru our French Laundry fabric samples. We are also selling French Laundry fabrics by the yard at Faded Elegance.

{Caroline} French Laundry

Warm blues and natural linens in prints and wovens

{Chinoiserie} French Laundry

Vintage inspired red stripes and French Laundry wovens
French Laundry {Memo Board}
This great french memo board will be at Faded Elegance any day!
I love it, a great addition to a kitchen or office.

Au revoir~Kimberly

Faded Elegance {Craft Night} July 22

You asked and we delivered, Faded Elegance {Craft Night} July 22nd 6-9 pm. Gather your best gal pals and save your space. Amy Duncan from Four Corners Design will inspire you with her one of a kind Journal Creative Workshop. In true Faded Elegance Style we will be serving Champagne and nibbles while you {create}. Enjoy 10% off after hours shopping too! Using a plain recycled Kraft paper notebook as your foundation, you will create a one of a kind journal to jot down thoughts on gardening, summer travels, family & friends-or any such topic you desire. I am going to make a design inspiration journal. Vintage papers, colorful ribbons, expressive quotes and found objects will be provided at the workshop-all you need to bring is your imagination!
July 22nd 6-9 pm RSVP 360-568-5333 Seating is very limited

Fee: $27.00 Includes all suppliesChanpagne and Nibbles will be served

It's a grand ol' flag...

4th of July Sale

15% Off Entire Stock Antique and Vintage Treasures.

July 3rd-July 5th

Were open July 4th 11am-4pm

Come enjoy lemonade and Bella Cucina {Artful Food} Samples

We've been busy stocking the store with fabulous Antique and Vintage Finds in anticipation of our 4th of July weekend sale.
{Paris Salon}

{Jardin français}

We have 3 new fabulously talented dealers at Faded Elegance.

Come Celebrate Independence Day in Historic Downtown Snohomish, Antique Capitol of the Northwest!

Happy 4th of July~Kimberly

A good weekend for a treasure hunt

Summer has arrived! What a wonderfully busy weekend of shopping, T Ball games and family dinners at our house. We are busy at Faded Elegance filling the store with fabulous finds gearing up for the 4th of July weekend. Friday, Chloe and I went on an Adventure driving to Tacoma for an Estate Sale. We had such high hopes of fabulous treasures. Unfortunately we walked out with only a Big Ben Alarm clock. You can’t keep us down! Next stop a sale in Queen Ann a friend told us about. Come to find out it was an old friends sale, the last time I had attended her sale I was pregnant with Chloe! The heavens opened up and the Sale Gods smiled on us. We loaded up with tons of fabulous treasures. One of my many favorite finds an antique scientific thermometer. I am displaying it with antique beakers and test tubes.

Saturday was Chloe’s last T Ball Game; we had the entire family out at the field to cheer her team on. It was a blast. She’s the smallest one on her team but the best batter. She really hits it! Her couch calls her “Small but mighty” Sunday the entire family woke up early in the morning to go to a sale were we scored a Victorian marble top Humidor and six wonderfully ornate chairs. Then it was time to get ready for a family soiree. It was my mom’s 63rd Birthday. We love our Soiree’s , everything I know about entertaining I have learned from my mom, Lin, She’s the queen of the Soiree’s. Monday was our best day, our good friend Julie called Sunday to tell me that she had a stash of treasures for us. I always look forward to seeing Julie and she always finds fantastic finds for me. Chloe and I packed the truck with Chandeliers, tables, mirrors, trunks and Italian Tole finds. We also purchased a beautiful French chair that I have been coveting at her house for a year. I am not sure if it will make it to the store.

My pile of favorite finds, I’d better get to work on displaying these treasures.

I’ll have to do before and after pictures.

BEFORE:

Off to work I go~Cheers Kimberly

Check out our TV commercial on channel 7

TADA! Faded Elegance and Historic Downtown Snohomish now has a 4th of July commercial on Channel 7. With much hard work on behalf of Historic Downtown Snohomish, we now have a Snohomish merchant commercial. We worked with Sparky Taft of Dynamic Results to develop a merchant commercial package to concide with our Historic Downtown Snohomish commercial . Thank you Sparky and Debbie CG, it was a pleasure collaborating with you.

Check out our commercial and look for it on TV .

Come Shop,Dine and Sip in Historic Downtown Snohomish.

Many merchants will be having specials for the weekend.
I cant think of a better place to spend the weekend~Kimberly