Barn House Marketplace - NOW OPEN!!!!

Well y'all, WE MADE IT!!!

Barn House Marketplace is officially OPEN for business!!!

http://BarnHouseMarket.com/

Thank you for all of your kind words of support and encouragement...it certainly carried us along when we kinda sorta wanted to throw in the towel (and that ain't no lie!).

AND a very special thanks to our featured guests who stepped out on a limb for us based solely on our vision and good word...without even having seen the store before delivering their goods!!! Sylvi (Little Cottage), Donna & Diana (Annie, Fannie and Abigail), Sue & Joe (Bella) and Natalie & Lyn (Sparrow) -- we LOVE y'all and thank you for your patience in this CRAZY adventure!!!





And now for the...THE GIVEAWAY!!!!!

$250.00 in Barn House Marketplace CASH!!!!!!!!

Yes, you heard right...$250 for Barn House Marketplace purchases!!!

Not much required to be entered to win...just leave a comment on this here blog giving us a little feedback on the new store...and you are entered to win the following Barn House Marketplace CASH prizes:

Grand Prize = $100
1st Runner Up == $75
2nd, 3rd, 4th Place each = $25

Just leave us a comment telling us what you think of the store (good/bad/indifferent) www.BarnHouseMarket.com

No Purchase Necessary!

Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 6th!!!

Tell a friend...we always say, the more the merrier at a Barn House Party!!! HEE HAW!!!!

Much Love!

J & J

P.S. - More and more product will constantly be added to the store...check back often for new treasures!!! :o)

BH Marketplace - Sneek Peek #3...

It's almost time...It's almost time!!!
Barn House Marketplace opens at midnight tonight!!!
Is anyone coming to our opening???

www.BarnHouseMarket.com
(will be linked to store at midnight)













Hope to hear from you,

J & J

P.S. - Check back tomorrow for our Grand Opening Giveaway! It's a BIG one!!
(hint-hint, Barn House Marketplace $$$...LOTS of it...multiple winners...)

Barn House Marketplace - Sneek Peek #2...

Thanks for all of the words of encouragement! It's getting there...slowly but surely...here are a some snapshots of a few items...





Light a candle for us!

:o)

J & J
(more to come)

BH Marketplace - Sneek Peek...

Well, well, well...do we have a LOT of work to do before January 28th! Why we waited until the last minute to get our online store together, we will never know. Could it have been all of the lollygagging over the holidays?? You would think we have learned our lessons from doing events over the past few of years...but, apparently not. This little excursion of ours has brought back "fond" memories of last minute preparations, "loving" strategic discussions and "delightful" logistical conversations about all of the how/when/why of selling our stuff. It's been one big old party!!! LOL ;o)

SO a mere 5 days before our "Grand Opening" of Barn House Marketplace, The Boys of BH finally (and I mean FINALLY) have gotten our act together and are enthusiastically moving forward in our latest adventure! The excitement level is officially off the charts!! We have been organizing, and uploading LOTS of product. AND, we have some very special and talented friends who are joing us for the opening of BH Marketplace: Little Cottage, Annie Fannie and Abigail, Bella and Sparrow.

Gotta run off to the other gig...but wanted to share a few pix. Keep posted for more sneek peeks and our Grand Opening Giveaway. Wish us lots of luck as we will be running around like lunatics over the next few days!

J & J

Barn House Mystique!

Barn House - "Locales of Intrigue"

Somerset Life Magazine!

Boy-Howdy has it been hard keeping this little secret off of our blog. Our friend, Robin Laws, aka Bird Tweets, was with us this past season as an "artistic-photo-journalist" capturing the essence of The Barn House Experience. We feel so humble to have such a brilliant writer and talented photographer document the happenings of our 2nd season for our first national magazine article! We are very privileged to be surrounded by so much love and by so many friends whose beauty shines bright from the core of their being. The article is a true testament to their hard work, commitment, and dedication to Barn House. Thank you for making our lives here so special...we are living our dream! (If you haven't been able to find a copy in your neck of the woods, you will be able to buy this issue of Somerset Life Magazine at our new online store - Barn House Marketplace)

Folks have probably been wondering what we have been up...as we have been a bit MIA from blogland. A couple of months ago, we decided to step off of the crazy-train and vowed to spend more time taking care of home and spending more time with our loved ones. And that's exactly what we have been doing.

Back in October, we ventured to New Mexico to visit some of our dearest friends. Brenda and Roseanne have been up to the NW to visit us 5 or so times since we moved here. Needless to say, it was our turn to get on a plane and head South. And we certainly needed to get away to clear our heads a bit. One of the most memorable moments was spending some time with Brenda's Grandmother who turned 100 years old while we were in town!!!
She has to be one the most amazing people we have ever met. Not because at 100 years old she cooked us a delicious lunch of green chile posole, beans and freshly handmade tortillas (all on a wood burning stove), but because being in her presence ignited something profound in us. To be in the midst of a hundred years of life experiences and love was powerful beyond belief. Shortly after the picture of her and Joe was taken, she whispered a blessing in his ear. The tears flowed unexpectedly from Joe's eyes, which spread like wildfire among the rest of us in the room...and we didn't even hear what she said. It was amazing! I don't think any of us knew why we were ALL crying, but we knew something incredible was moving through and around us. Our lives will forever be changed by meeting this woman.

Shortly after the cry-baby grandkids pulled it together, we all ventured out of Grandma's adobe house and into the beautiful town of Tecolote, New Mexico...

There were six of us on this walk. At times, we silently reflected on what had just transpired...the healing that mended our hearts and soothed our souls. Being in this little town where Grandma has spent most of her life was incredibly special. Brenda and Roseanne trusted us enough to share this little piece of heaven that they keep very much protected. It will forever be a sacred experience...and we will protect it too. You can't find friends like these often in life...Thanks B & R!!!
After a relaxing and healing trip to New Mexico, the holiday season was kicking into high-gear. Thanksgiving was here at our place with the Tarte Family, then there was the Christmas Show with the Monticello Family, and Christmas Tamale-Making with Sparrow and Little Cottage, and even more Christmas fun was had down in The Land of Tarte. Joe and I swam deeply in our favorite holiday indulgences - Pate, Pumpernickel Bread, Cornichons and Champagne (and now I have to lose 25 pounds of holiday madness--yes 25--poor me!)...
And our fun didn't end there! After coming back from Tarte Land, we had some visitors from the Big City of Los Angeles. This is little Mia Sol, getting her first taste of Country Living. Isn't she just too cute!?!? Seems like her Uncle Joe is teaching her a bit of the Two Step...
And this is Mia Sol's older sister, Laila Golden. EVERYbody works on the farm when they come visit -- no exceptions! ;o) Miss Laila had some chores to do each morning. "Child, go on out there and fetch me them eggs! And don't forget to feed Harpo, Squeek and Celie while you are out there!!"

We had SOOO much fun with our friends and their fearless little girls. One of our Paternal instincts started kicking in (a little late in life, I reckon). "Now, just how would we get some healthy hard working children around here," we asked ourselves. Hmmm, that may be kinda tricky...LOL
WOW...look at these little Supermodels working the BH fashion-pasture runway!!!

Yes, less working/blogging, and more rest and quality time with our loved ones. That's been the theme here at Barn House for the past few months. And it has been AWESOME!!!

During this little break, we have been recharging our batteries for the next chapter for Barn House -- Barn House Marketplace -- our new Online Store!!The bones for the site are in place and it is looking fantastic!! We have LOTS of work to do still, and it will surely be a mad dash to the finish line. But in true Barn House style, it will all come together in the end. Did I mention anything about the very talented invited guests we have for the opening...or anything about the HUGE give-aways we are working on?? Well, I better save a little bit to share for next time, which will be soon! The Boys Are Back In Town!

Barn House Marketplace
Shop Barn House Online
Grand Opening - January 28th!!!

J & J
The Boys of Barn House

BH is in the MH...

Barn House is in the Monticello House!
HEE HAW!!!

This is a preview of our space...

With all of the relaxation and lolly-gagging of recent days, we had a little extra energy and decided to "raise a barn" right there in Monticello's...but, y'all know how we roll...
It just about killed us (literally) in the process. I am finally starting to admit that getting (a weeee bit) older is having an impact on our bodies because of our shenanigans. First, taking the structure down from the very special place it was built on our property was quite comical (it kind of fell down in the process of me and Joe trying to do it alone--messin' up some critical pieces of wood). It really didn't have anything to do with the the Rain or the wind...and especially nothing to do with the "shine."

Then, we had some "issues" getting it all put back together (some pieces didn't want to do what they were supposed to do during the reassembly). One of our neighbor dealers happened to glance over at our team of loonies struggling a (tiny) bit and couldn't help but asking, "Do you need some help???" She looked very, VERY concerned. Folks are so nice up here!!

She obviously hasn't seen how we work best -- a bit dangerous and slightly reckless. "Heck no! I have been hit in the head with waaaaay bigger pieces of wood than this if it falls on me! But, thank you kindly Ma'am!" (this method could explain LOTS of things you may or may not know about us)

BUT, all is good with our very symbolic country-crooked structure. It is solid as a rock in it's own hillbilly way...just the way we like it! ;o)

OK...enough fooling around. This is really going to be a GREAT show!!! We hope to make Kelly, Joyce and the rest of the Monticello Family happy to have us there.

Did we mention we have lots of love sprinkled in from the lovely and talented Miss Natalie of the ever so popular Sparrow?? She has been making some amazing treasures for this show that you won't want to miss...

We hope you can join us at Monticello!!!! The party starts bright and early on Dec. 4th at 8am...and runs through Dec. 27th. You won't want to miss it. The other featured guests have out-done themselves with their amazing product and displays...AND, that's not to mention the 100+ on-going dealers at the Monticello Antique Marketplace who are in the house.

Joe & Jermonne

Barn House

P.S. -- We will be opening our on-line store in January that will feature lots of our talented friends. Be sure you are on our e-mail or snail-mail list to receive information on our Grand Opening.

BH Evening Walk - Part 1

We must thank all of your who have commented on the last post. We have been getting back to the basics -- Spending quality time here on the farm with our little ones...and spending quality time with our friends. Today we had a special & very long talk with with someone we love sincerely and are inspired by immensely. It pretty much pulled me out of my blog-funk. One of my favorite blogs is very simple, uncomplicated and beautiful -- it makes me really happy. This post is dedicated to LB/RD (thanks, Sunshine!). This is the BH version of her "My Morning Walk"...(she also has a very cool on-line store on ETSY called Little Byrd Vintage).

I personally feel like we are incredibly lucky to live here in Venersborg. Our walks here reveal a special history and stunning vignettes of nature at its finest. After talking to RD, I "made" Joe get in the truck with me to drive around our "hood." This is what we were able to capture before the sun set...

When we we made it back into the house, we had received a special message from another dear friend -- Joyce. We feel very special to be a part of the Monticello Antique Marketplace 20009 Christmas Show! We (Joe mostly) have been working very hard preparing for this show. The heavy hitters of the Portland area and beyond will ALL be in the house bringing their A-Game. To say the least, we are REALLY excited to be back at Monti's December 4th - 27th!!!

Much Love,

J & J

The Boys of Barn House

Barn House

AND -- Coming January 2010...

Our Online Store - Barn House Marketplace -- !!! (more to come -- really this time)

BTW - Do you like our new look??? We are probably the LAST bloggers on Earth to finally make-over our site after (only after two long years). We are transforming in many-many ways.