it's here!

Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint has arrived just in time for First Fridays!  If you have been on the hunt for this paint it is now available at D'Bohemia!

We are located at 425 St. John St. Havre de Grace, MD.  Our hours this weekend are as follows:

Friday 10-9, Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 12-4

We have all 12 colors in stock along with the entire range of Miss Mustard Seed products!

I'm really starting to see that iPhone pics are not the way to go for blogging.  It looks like I put a fuzz filter over the lens before snapping these shots.  Time to break out the good camera again ;)

howdy partner

This has been in the works for several weeks, but I'm so glad to finally announce the new addition to D'Bohemia!

Say hello to my new partner in crime, Amy Miller!

When I started this business, I planned to go it alone, but I quickly found out that this is definitely not a business you want to venture into solo.  I mean, how many pieces of furniture can you move on your own?  Luckily kismet intervened and after chatting a few times, Amy and I quickly learned how much we are alike. We both have two little boys.  We both live, eat, and breathe design.  We both love one another's style, and more times than not, find ourselves gravitating to the exact same things.

Here's a little peek inside Amy's home.  The girl's got great taste.

Yes, we've both heard the stories about partnerships not working out {especially partnerships between two women}, but we can honestly say that we trust one another's design decisions and feel that we make one another better.  And our husbands couldn't be happier because they no longer have to listen to endless rambling from us about our fabric obsession and that perfect vintage find of the day.  Now we just talk to each other!

So glad to have you Amy!  I can't wait to see where this journey takes us.

pie in the sky dreams

*beware*  wordy post ahead 

I am an avid blog reader.  I check in with my favorite blogs on an almost daily basis.  There are about 30 blogs in my Google Reader feed, but out of those I have only a handful of favorites.  One of those favorites is a name you've seen here numerous times...the beloved Miss Mustard Seed.  If you read her blog today you'll know where I 'm going with this 'pie in the sky' post, if not, you can read it here.  I've always been a little hesitant to put too many goals out into the universe out of fear that I would look silly if they don't come to fruition.  But I'm letting all of that go.

For as long as I can remember, I've dreamed of having a little shoppe.  In my dreams, this little shoppe may not have looked identical to D'Bohemia, but I'd have to say the comparison is pretty darn close.

  I feel blessed to be able to say I've made this dream of mine come true in the past year.  A lot of blood, sweat, and tears have been poured into getting this business going, but when I stop and think for a moment, I realize how far I've come.

Even with D'Bohemia up and running I haven't stopped dreaming.  I'm a dreamer by nature.  Always have been and probably always will be.  Now that Amy of HousePrint and I have joined forces {more on that in another post}, we have some pretty big 'pie in the sky' dreams for D'Bohemia that we're ready to share.  Here goes nothing.

1. Have D'Bohemia featured in Country Living and/or Better Homes & Gardens {our favorites}

2. Become a go-to destination for one-of-a-kind finds and home decor with timeless style

3. Begin offering design/decorating services to help our customers bring a little bit of D'Bohemia style into their own homes

4. Launch a D'Bohemia fabric collection

5. Open more than one D'Bohemia location {always local though}

I told you these were some pretty lofty goals, but hey we can dream right?  For now we'll get back to doing what we do best.

Thank you Miss Mustard Seed for giving us the idea to step out of our comfort zone and put this out there for everyone to see.  We'll see what the future holds.

current love: brown transferware

It's that time of the year where we become drawn to darker colors and moodier hues. As much as I like to change up my decor for the seasons, I'm usually content with keeping my all white dishes on display year round.  This year might be a little different.  I've been drawn to transferware as of late, especially brown transferware.  It creates the perfect fall pallette.  Here are some great images I found on Pinterest of my current love:

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And because we, at D'Bohemia, are currently loving this for our own homes we can't help but share it with our customers.  We've got some great pieces of brown transferware in the shoppe including this lovely petite gravy boat and pitcher.

And all of this...

xoxo,

Rachel

on the way + a pre-order discount

If you haven't been following along on Facebook then you may have missed the fantastic news we shared about becoming a vendor of Miss Mustard Seed's new milk paint line!

She is starting the line with 12 carefully selected colors reminiscent of her favorite vintage decorating elements with names like typewriter, ironstone, and french enamel, to name a few.

If you don't already stalk her blog, you may be wondering, who is this Miss Mustard Seed lady?

There she is!  In our eyes, Marion {a.k.a. Miss Mustard Seed} is the furniture painting guru!  We love her blog and her work!  We're honored to be a vendor of her milk paint line and to be able to share this amazing product with you.  Here are a few examples of pieces Miss Mustard Seed has painted with her milk paint...

A gorgeous secretary in Grain Sack ~ a light neutral gray.

Or how about this empire chest painted in Tricyle ~ the prettiest of reds!

Or if you're more of blue lover..

This dainty little sideboard was painted in Flow Blue.  Here's the back story to where she came up with the name:

"The name of the color come from the technique used in the 1800′s – early 1900′s to transfer blue patterns onto pottery.  Flow Blue dishes have a beautiful blurry look to them and are in a varrying shades of a rich blue…" -MMS

Ok, just one more. Here's a french provincial chest Amy painted in MMSMP's Ironstone color.

This one didn't last long...she's headed to a new home after only a few days in the shoppe.

If you've been eyeing up the painted pieces in the shoppe, but have the itch to try your hand at painting some of your old pieces of furniture, you'll love Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint.  Once it arrives in the store, we'll be on hand to answer any questions you might have about the products and MMS even offers video tutorials on her website for using the paint.

We have a feeling we're going to sell out of this shortly after it arrives, so if you would like to to place your pre-orders now we are offering a 10% discount on all orders through September 30th!

Click on the little shopping cart icon at the top of our Facebook page to place your online orders or feel free to call or email us:

443.502.5690 // hello@dbohemia.com

And just to give credit where credit is due...all MMS images via & via.

in case you didn't know...

...we're no longer just a once a month marketplace!

Our new hours just kicked in!

We're now open five days a week:  Wed - Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4

Along with our new hours starting, the month of September will bring lots of new goods!  D'Bohemia is evolving...and that's a good thing!  In between treasure hunting and painting, we've been spending a lot of time finding some fabulous new items to throw in the mix with all of our vintage goods.  Here are some pictures of the shoppe from this past weekend {via Instagram of course}...

We're in love with our velvet pumpkins and our customers are too!  They were a hit this weekend and we only have a few left, but no worries, we have a bunch more headed our way!

Our September focal wall.

Great black chest/cabinet on cabriole legs, along with an authentic antique dough bowl, and custom made pillows for fall.

Gorgeous antique oak gate leg table with lovely transfer ware place settings.

This grey dresser found a new home this weekend as well as the farmhouse hutch peeking at you on the left.

And, last but not least, a few of our new jewelry pieces.

Now that we'll be open more often you'll see an ever-evolving collection of fabulous one-of-a-kind finds for you and your home.  For more frequent updates, follow along with us on Facebook!

See you soon!

 

thinking ahead

Even though we're experiencing record high temperatures here in Maryland, my thoughts have been focused on everything FALL!  With the us being open 'all the time' starting in September instead of one weekend a month, I've been thinking about what 'look' I want the shoppe to have.  Here's the inspiration board I've come up with and what you can expect from D'Bohemia with cooler weather and pumpkin spice lattes on the horizon.

Stay tuned for a little something I'm calling Farmhouse Femme this fall at D'Bohemia...

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Also in preparation for our new hours, we are sourcing lots of 'new' items to add to the mix of our fab vintage pieces in order to keep a great selection for all of our customers.  We've got some great things coming your way!