Michelle Hinckley

Update.

October 9, 2017 by Michelle Hinckley Leave a Comment

Well hello there. It’s been a while. This past year+ my life took a bit of a detour. To say life has been a whirlwind sounds so cliche but that really is the best description I can come up. I feel like my brain needs to hit the defragment button to put everything back where it belongs in my psyche. I have much to share about what has transpired and much to share about future plans but right now I am popping in to say, “hello”. I’m still alive. Life is good. My 4 men are wonderful and my rocks. I’m returning to my roots and I’m excited about that. My house looks like a tornado came screaming through and I’m ready to clean it up. Start fresh. Work on projects again. Redecorate. I’m in the process of getting a few things off my plate and I’ll be back in full effect. Until then I’ve got a few things to move out to make room for new pieces.

First up, we are selling our beloved dining table. It’s been good to us but you know me…change is good. I can’t wait to move in the new / old (aka vintage) table I’ve had stashed for years but first, this beauty has to go. Dimensions on this farmhouse table: 84x40x31. This is the real deal farmhouse table, not a big box store reproduction.

I have it listed on Chairish but if you’re local here in Utah I’ll give you a deal. Send me an email.

I’m also selling this amazing vintage mail sorter.

What makes this baby unique is that it still has the rope weights behind. And that vintage shade of teal…it gives me goosebumps. Listed for $595. on Chairish. Here is an identical one listed for $1500. Insert gasp faced emoji.

Next, I recently acquired this Mid Century gem. It’s a coffee table / bench designed by Merton L. Gershun for American of Martinsville. Cushions are removable. Also listed on Chairish.

Then there is this juror / library chair. These go for up to $200. online. Selling mine for $65. Email me if interested smhinckley(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Over and out for now. If you are interested in any other items I have for sale follow me on my Instagram feed where I list all my items 41supplyco.
I’ll be back shortly with some more updates and exciting projects.

Eclipse 8.21.17

August 21, 2017 by Michelle Hinckley

Today we joined millions who stopped what they were doing for a moment and looked to the Heavens to witness the 2017 Eclipse.

Amazing how a little bright dot in the sky can cause such an awe-inspiring reaction.

Thank you to Guyos of Guyos Time for sharing his ISO approved viewing glasses in the parking lot in front of his shop.

Science is cool.
Glad we got to witness such an epic event!
Google says the next one will be in 2045 and can be seen in totality in Eureka, Utah!
EUREKA!

Modern DIY Plant Stands.

June 2, 2017 by Michelle Hinckley

Summer is here and my front porch has been looking a little frumpy. I turned to Pinterest for some outdoor inspiration and found a handful of DIY projects I just had to try.

My first project…this DIY Mid-Century inspired plant stand.

The instructions looked pretty straight forward but as DIY’er who has a few project under her belt, I know that all projects take triple the amount of time you think they will.

The tricky thing about this project is that if you don’t have the right tools, this project is bit difficult. We were able to finagle most of our tools to make the right cuts. Half way through, our drill press broke down and I spent a half hour in my sweet basement’s neighbor while he helped me make a rounded slice through the cross bars. When I brought it home and put it together it was solid but I found that one of the cuts wasn’t exactly perfect which made the stand a little tilted but I wasn’t about to go back and have him re-do it. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the most difficult) I would give this DIY project a 6.

The next project I tried was this cute little plant stand from Sugar and Cloth.

This project was totally doable for even the novice DIY’er.

I found the wooden circle plate at Hobby Lobby and the metal plates and legs from Lowe’s. I first stained everything a walnut shade then simply used a screw driver to secure the metal plates in the wood. Easy-peasy. On a scale of 1-10 this would be a 2.

Cute little two-toned pot is from Zulily.

The last project I made is one I created a while back using a tomato cage. You can find these tomato cages pretty much anywhere. In fact, I even saw them at my corner drug store the other day. You simply cut the top wires off. You have to find a pot or planter with a base wide enough to be held within the round base.