January Capital Home and Remodeling Show!

What a fantastic weekend! A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support us at the Capital Home + Remodeling Show!

We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg Virginia were thrilled to be an exhibitor for the Capital Home + Remodeling Show held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA January 17th, 18th and 19th, 2020. We brought some of our best selling products including modern jewelry from the Crown Jewels Collection, goat milk soaps and lotions, soy candles and lots of fabulous farmhouse home decor!

Thank You VivaTysons Magazine!

So thrilling! We're a feature in the November-December issue of VivaTysons Magazine! (P. 48) A super big THANK YOU to Analiese Kreutzer who took these fabulous photographs and wrote such a fantastic article about us! Thank you, Analiese! You captured the essence of our style and shop! ❤

We're in Southern Living Magazine!

Wow!! Thank you Southern Living for visiting us here at Beekeeper's Cottage. Your kind words about our shop and gorgeous pictures touched our hearts. Shane's too! Photographer, Helen Norman took these pictures. Thank you, Helen! 

Southern Living Magazine also visited many fabulous businesses in historic Leesburg/Loudoun County, VA. and they too are featured in the December 2019 issue. Congratulations to our neighboring businesses! We hope you'll check out this exciting issue!

Celebrating The 44th Annual Virginia Wine Festival!

Such a fabulous weekend! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA. were delighted to participate in the 44th annual Virginia Wine Festival held at One Loudon this Saturday and Sunday October 19th and 20th, 2019. We set up a glorious tent chock-ful of some of our best sellers, soy candles, modern jewelry, cozy scarves and so much more!

A MONSTER thank you to all those who came out to support us in the big sun and driving rain of this fantastic, fun festival!

For the Love of Animals!

What a spectacular day!! On Saturday, July 13th, Fifi O'neill acclaimed author of "Rescue Me" visited us for a book signing. She was SO gracious, warm and inspiring, not to mention very stylish! We had a blast!! All the proceeds from her book sales will directly benefit animals in need.

Dedicated volunteers from Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA), a no kill shelter,  also joined us bringing several furry cuties in search of forever homes. Pictured here is Fifi, (on the right) with Patti and Tanner. Just look at that face!!

If you are interested in adopting a cat or dog or would like to offer a donation of time/money, please contact:

Friends of Homeless Animals
www.foha.org
Main phone number: 703-385-0224

MANY THANKS to all the wonderful people who came and supported this heartwarming event! We love you!!

Meet Acclaimed Author of "Rescue Me"!

COME JOIN US! Fifi O'neill, lifestyle editor, designer and author of the inspiring anthology of animal stories called "Rescue Me", will be visiting Beekeeper's Cottage on Saturday, July 13th from 11-5 p.m. for a book signing! Friends of Homeless Animals, of Aldie, VA, will also be there with a couple of furry cuties looking for loving forever homes. Bring your dog and share your own rescue story! Plenty of water and dog treats will be on hand. The total amount from book sales will go to support animal shelters and rescue organizations.
We hope to see you there!

Lucketts Spring Market 2019

Hello everyone! Did you make it to the Lucketts Spring Market this year? We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA were there with a huge white circus tent just brimming with all of our favorite products. From candles to barnwood furniture to soaps and jewelry, we brought all of our best sellers.

Held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 17-19th at the Clarke County Ruritan Fair Grounds in Berryville, VA, the weather was simply glorious all three days. (Yippee! We feel so blessed to have had the sun in our corner this year!!) Our beautiful shop dog, Shane was there to greet our many visitors.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU to all of the fabulous people who supported us for this fantastic event.

Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival 2019

What a fabulous weekend! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA were thrilled to be an exhibitor at the 25th annual Flower & Garden Festival held on Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th in spectacular, historic, downtown Leesburg.

The sun shone bright, the streets teamed with visitors and our vintage cash registers bell was ringing! A big thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hi and shop. We LOVE you appreciate all your support!

Southern Living Magazine

It was such an amazing afternoon! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA were just so tickled to have the very talented photographer, Helen Norman and her fantastic crew visit us from Southern Living Magazine last Thursday. They took a few pictures to be considered for their 2019 Christmas issue. Even Shane got in on the action!

We're incredibly grateful for the opportunity! A big THANK YOU to Jeanne, Helen, Dianne and all those who helped us get ready. You're the best!

Capital Home Show

What a wonderful weekend! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA were honored to be included as an exhibitor at the Capital Home Show held at the Dulles Expo Center in September this year. Offering a wide variety of fabulous ideas for your home, these events are held several times throughout the year.

We bring a fantastic array of lovely home decor accessories, including seasonal sprigs, wreaths and garlands. And of course, our ever popular foundations pieces such as candle plates, hobnail jars, wood lath boxes and the like.

Come by and see us January 18th - 20th for the Capital Home + Remodel Show being held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA! We'll be in the front lobby with our hand-crafted soy candles, goat milk soaps and modern urban farmhouse decor.


For more information about the show visit:

www.homeandremodelingshow.com

Beekeeper's Cottage YouTube Channel!

We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, Virginia are very excited to announce we have a YouTube channel! There you'll find all kinds of fun, fabulous design ideas. 

Check it out! 

Effortless Design! Arrange your favorite petite succulents together with one of our rustic lath wood boxes and a chicken wire lantern. 

Featured materials:

12" reclaimed tobacco barnwood lath box (available in our shop!)

5" square, glass lined, chicken wire lantern (available in our shop!)

4 or 5 succulents

Spanish moss

Staircase Kickplate Art!

Whether you've a century old or a newly
constructed home, consider this fun, easy
way to personalize your space!


The renovations at Beekeeper's Cottage are
rolling on! Both of our staircases have
kick plates that are adorned with vintage
sheet music and art papers.
This project was completed two years-ago.
We're thrilled to say they've worn very well,
needing only minor repairs, despite heavy
foot traffic.






Here's a step by step "how to" create and maintain gorgeous kickplates!

Step 1: Use a mild solution to throughly clean kickplate surface.

Step 2: Prepare your papers by trimming to desired size. And the best part, CREATE your COLLAGES!! We did one step at a time starting with the bottom kickplate. Our papers for the back staircase are scrapbook papers from Michaels and one of our favorite paper designers, Tim Holtz. The front staircase is vintage sheet music.





Step 3: With a paint brush, generously butter one or two pieces at a time with wallpaper paste. Press pieces into place with a plastic trowel or our favorite, an old credit card! Press hard! Then quickly move the plastic tool back and forth to insure adhesion.

Step 4: Keep going! :-) When you've done all your kickplates, allow to dry 24 hours.

Step 5: Brush on a clear matte sealer. Repeat with one more coat.

Step 6: Take a picture to be featured on our Instagram!
#beekeeperscottage

Creating Window Drama!

Whether it be a grand or cozy room, creating window drama is fun!! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA have some wonderful, inexpensive ideas to dress your windows in style! Pictured here is a petite guest bedroom. The curtain rods are made of stair pickets. (Two joined to make one rod.)  Window shades are constructed using vintage-inspired tin from American Tin Ceilings and wood molding from Home Depot. A few 45 degree cuts, wood glue, picture frame metal brackets and presto!!! (To ensure a perfect fit, the back bottom of these frames is routed-out to accommodate window slides.) Covering half the window and adding a single panel curtain allows for both privacy and lovely light. Oh-so dreamy!!



Material Costs:
Reclaimed stair pickets $19 each for a total of $76
Tin panel 24" x 24" $11 each (add your own paint finish) $22
Wood molding $2.89 a foot, 20' for this project = $60
Picture frame brackets $2.29 for 20 pieces (8 per frame)
Help from a husband, friend or neighbor... priceless!!

Note: The curtain panel is from Bella Notte Linens, Linen Whisper Embellished

A Heartfelt Thank You!

www.pink-polar.com

John F. Kennedy once said, "We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives." For us, that time is now! And you are those people! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, Virginia are sending out a heartfelt THANK YOU!! Thank you to all of our fabulous shoppers who visit us making purchases each day!! We're grateful and humbled by the many compliments you impart to us about our design style and paint finishes. It spurs us on! It energizes us to create!! A shout-out of thanks also to those of you who find us on the internet. We thank you for your trust. Exceeding your expectations is our goal! We thank all of you! YOU make our DREAM a REALITY!!!

Wishing you and your loved ones a VERY MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Lath Boxes and Table Tops!

It's that time of year once again! Friends and family gather sharing laughter, love and yummy traditional foods around the table. We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, Virginia offer a wonderful way to create fabulous table-scapes using lath boxes and hobnail jars.

Our lath, which means thin wood, is reclaimed from tobacco barns and fashioned into various sized boxes from 12" to 32". Standing just 5" tall and 7" wide, they provide the perfect foundation for all kinds of rustic elegance! Here we've added votive candles tucked in hobnail jars with epsom salt bottoms. Then to bring out the season, we've dressed the box with sprigs of holiday greenery. So festive!

Our Broken China Wall!

It's happened! We've finished the last panel of our "great wall of china". There's such a sense of wonder as we here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA stare at the whimsical composition. Filled with shards of dishes, mirror, jewelry, (everything we could think of with a sparkle!!)

 now shimmers as you ascend to the second floor of our cottage. Ooh-la-la!!!












 For the adventurous artist here's a quick summary of how we did it.

Step 1: Find treasures and break into various sizes. A hammer and pliers comes in handy here. :-)
Step 2: If doing a wall, we recommend doing the composition on thin plywood and affixing to wall. No...we didn't do this ourselves. We thought of it     
Step 3: Use a thin set marble mortar as the frosting. Butter a small section of  the wall with a medium-sized putty tool. Then press pieces in creating a random pattern.
Step 4: Continue wall to wall. It's possible to stop and start. To do so, just refresh the edges.

The Joy of Lining Vintage Drawers and Cabinets

For the love of vintage drawers and cabinets, we're always on the look-out for glorious papers! Whether new, pages from a well-worn book or vintage sheet music, we here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, Virginia are passionate about adding finishing touches to nightstands, dressers and cabinets.

When we're getting ready to line a drawer or cabinet we always do the following:

Step 1: Use a mild fresh cleaning solution to thoroughly clean the surface.
Step 2: Prepare the chosen paper by trimming and checking sizing.
Step 3: Butter 1 or 2 pieces at a time with wallpaper paste. Press pieces into place with plastic trowel.
Step 4: Leave drawers and cabinet doors open to dry.
Step 5: Brush on a clear sealer to finish.

Beekeeper's Cottage Renovation!

At Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA we're busy this fall and winter sprucing up our darling 1870s shotgun style house. From painted  floors to Venetian plaster walls to whimsical staircases, we're pouring our passion for design into our shop!


To create a cottage feel to our hand-cut stairs, we've taken vintage sheet music and covers. After clipping and trimming the various pieces, we affixed a unique collage to each kick-plate using wallpaper paste. Then as a finishing touch, we sealed them with a clear shellac.

Each room in our house has its own character and well...challenges! But narrow rooms, cracked walls, low ceiling and worn wood floors only add to the charm!! We've painted our upstairs floors in a two-toned diamond pattern that tessellates the entire space adding volume. For the walls, we've given each room it's own distinct personality. One adorned with French script, another painted in wide horizontal stripes, and for the hallway, an old-world Venetian plaster with toulouse stenciling. All the rooms embrace a warm, neutral color pallet that is both inviting and soothing.

Here's a few pictures of our renovation thus far. We'll be posting pictures of our gorgeous master bedroom completed in a walnut shell damask plaster finish very soon! 

 

Tiara,Tiaras!

 

Just look at these sparkling tiaras! We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA simple love these rhinestone beauties! Perfect for a bride's veil or pageant competition. We have a wonderful selection from petite to grand! Here is Olivia, one of our young staffers, modeling three.

Boho Chic!

Hey baby! Are you secretly a Boho girl? Maybe just a little? We here at Beekeeper's Cottage in Leesburg, VA are loving these cool natural stone medallion necklaces. They're luminous!  Offered in variety of shapes and sizes, these necklaces are a great fashion accessory!