Updated little shop!

I saw an opportunity to fix up a place I was renting to turn it into a vintage home and garden shoppe. Before and after pictures!

My Antique Shop Before I fixed it up! Front View.

Front View after working on it for 5 Months! Blood, Sweat, and Vision!

Side of Shop Before.

Side of Shop After

Inside Before

Inside After

Beautiful Sweet Potato Vine!

Built A Little Pond For Goldfish

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Connie Wiesniak
on Mar 1, 2016
You did a fantastic job! Love it!
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Connie wedding
on Oct 30, 2016
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! WOW!! What I wouldn't give!.......
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