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Hello and welcome!

May 1, 2017May 3, 2017 by Sarah In Lilla Vän

We are so excited to be back again! With this relaunch comes a new site, new logo and a BUNCH of new animal friends! Please take a few moments to look around the shop! It’s been a while (and by that I mean a baby, a house and a job have transpired). Don’t worry though, I won’t bore you with the details of my absence. In fact, while we considered starting fiveoeight up again, my biggest dread was this…the blog. Read More

No. 43
{DIY chippy paint & a new seat}

August 22, 2012June 5, 2020 by Sarah In 508 Furniture, DIY, Furniture Tutorials & TipsTags: bemz, chair, chipped paint, chippy, distressed, DIY, floral fabric, tips, tutorial, vintage

I just recently did a guest post for Bemz {its a cover up} giving a run-down on one of our painting methods- you can check them out…Bemz covers & fabrics are crazy awesome. Anyway, I thought I would post it here too….because this beauty is for sale in our shop AND because I thought of some additional tips in hind sight that I wanted to share. I also realize this may be old news to some, but many of our Read More

No. 36 {factory cart}

August 7, 2012June 5, 2020 by Sarah In 508 FurnitureTags: cast iron, factory cart, industrial, No. 36, restoration

A while back, while visiting an old friend, Nathan discovered an entire collection of factory carts. That might not exactly explain how we found them, but lets just say there are many more where this one came from. Crazy, right? We had no intention of getting into restoring factory carts, but these had such beautiful potential that we had to try our hand at it. No. 36 is our first attempt…and I am in love… After much research, we realized Read More