Dealer Spotlight: Fab Rehab Designs and Allison

So you’re wondering how the heck we pull off finding & refinishing & making all those handmade items each month? We don’t do it alone, that’s for sure. We are so proud to have an amazing, incredible, talented team of people behind the Carver Junk Company brand. They each have a different style, personality, and strength that they bring to the team, and we want to let you get to know them all a little better! We’re writing up a series of Dealer Spotlights. The first few that we share will be focused on our “dealers”  -the folks that regularly and religiously fill space in our stores, re-stock new pieces as things sell, support our crazy ideas, expansions, and who have become our friends through the journey that has been CJC. We’ll also feature the artisans that bring in a few perfect pieces here and there, and that make all of those one-of-a-kind handmade-in-MN items for which we’ve become known. There are over 40 different individuals and businesses that come together behind the scenes to create Carver Junk Company. Tell us about yourself: I'm a mom of 3 boys and have a fabulous husband! We also have 2 dogs...a rescue Golden who is 10 and a yellow lab puppy. I've lived in the area almost my entire life. I love running and time with my girlfriends. I also get crabby after not painting furniture for a few days. How did Fab Rehab start: A total fluke. I was redoing our living room into a playroom and needed something for one corner, but didn't have much money. A friend said "Grab a chair at Goodwill and paint it". I'd never thought about that! I grew up garage saleing with my mom and had always loved that. Once I painted my first piece, I was hooked! Where do you find your inspiration?: Sometimes I look on pinterest, but generally I wait for a piece to "speak" to me. I know it sounds corny...but I've jumped into a piece without knowing exactly what I want to do with it, and it's always a disaster. So I usually wait a few days before deciding what to do with it. I also LOVE to keep anything original to the piece that's worth keeping...especially wood surfaces. That's why I do a lot of two-tone pieces. Keeping a part of the piece's history but still updating it. Share some of your favorite pieces {ones you've done}: [caption id="275" align="aligncenter" width="665"] Restoration Hardware meets Anthropologie - Allison rehabbed this table back in 2011. She's SO ahead of her time! Love this piece! {picture links to blog post}[/caption] How can you NOT love her style? It's cohesive, clear, and beautifully done {we were serious about the perfection in every piece.} We feel pretty lucky that we finally convinced her to come on board with CJC - and we've decided she's not ever allowed to leave! You can find Allison on the Internets, here: http://fabrehabcreations.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fab-Rehab-Designs/274865799226190 http://www.pinterest.com/fabrehabdesigns/   P.S. If you aren't already following along with the blog, or subscribed to our email updates, you can sign up on the right side of this page. No spam, we pinky swear!