We have a Visiting Vendor

 
We finally figured it out!  There are soooo many creative people out there and we would love to be able to spot-light these DIY’ers and give them an opportunity to shine!  So here we go and here’s how it works!  It’s called Visiting Vendor and you can rent space and be part of The Old Lucketts Store family for an entire month! 

Twinkle Bell Secret Dining Fellowship August 24th!

Twinkle Bell will be back on August 24th!

Chef Cheryl is getting ready for her second dining series event. 

Twinkle Bell Secret Dining Fellowship is all about fresh local food, a relaxing atmosphere and a great time with friends.

Here is a cute video

Happy 17th Birthday Lucketts!

Photo:  Michelle Van Tine

August marks 17 years...yes 17 years...of The Old Lucketts Store.

This month we'll be featuring a few pictures and stories about the shop over the years, from what it was when it was found to what the store has become.

We get a lot of questions about the shop's history.  So we thought it would be good to start with some background and show a few pictures of the before and afters.

August Cocktail Recipe - The Beige

August......

The Sand,
The Tan,
The Hair-bleached by the Sun.
It's time for a BEIGE.....



2 ounces Gin
4 ounces Ginger Beer
Splash of White Grapefruit Juice
Pour over ice in a Highball glass.......

Make it a meal by adding a nice slice of fresh grapefruit!

Lucketts welcomes FOUNDRY to our Leesburg store!

The Old Lucketts Store is pleased to announce that we have filled our vacant space on the third floor!  We would like to welcome Yvette Freeman, owner of FOUNDRY.

Over the last few weeks, Suzanne interviewed several talented artists and designers.  She was thoroughly impressed.  When Suzanne met Yvette though, she knew she'd found a kindred spirit and the perfect fit for the space upstairs.

Here's a little more about our newest addition...

Oh what a night!

Twinkle Bell Secret Dinning Fellowship. 

Oh what a night!

The day started off with a prediction of 60% chance of evening thundershowers but somehow with the kitchen gods watching over us the rain held off and instead presented a cool enchanted evening for Twinkle Bell's debut!

A last minute all nighter

We’re back!  We were actually feeling pretty groovy and together when a giant tractor trailer pulled up today with a jillion cool things we found in Atlanta.  We were gonna stuff them away and save them for the September Design House, but we decided to go for it and get them in the house right away. 

Kim and Diana aren’t wearing their happiest faces, and Amy is cancelling her much anticipated hair appointment, but we’re sure it’ll be worth it.  I haven’t even had a chance to photograph the newest of the new but enjoy the photos below and….

The Design House is back for August 2, 3 & 4!

We've been prepping, unpacking and planning for the August Design House.

The summer has been a time to relax and recharge.  To get back to what we love --- scoring great furniture and repurposing it, and attending interior design trade shows to get our holiday fix (yes, in July!).

New art arrived this month, and yes, we do have some new horse images!

Paint has been added to a few rooms.  We're are going crisp, clean and neutral.  Unlike a few of the last Design Houses where we brought in color trends on the walls, for August, we're bringing in color with our accessories and keeping the walls mostly neutral with two of Amy's favorites.

Here are a few spaces we're working on this week. 

Welded creations

Meet Dale.

Well, maybe this isn't Dale, but these are some of his creations.

Dale is a new artist at the shop who is really passionate about welding together found objects and making them in to something new.

Dale literally sees beauty in everything he finds, from an old rusty fence piece to a car part.

Refeshing Summer Tea Recipe

Wowzer! It is HOT out there!!

When the summer brings on this oppressive heat I only want to drink thirst quenching delicious beverages.
Thought I would share this recipe to help everyone cool down.

Refreshing Summer Tea for 6 cups

• 1 bunch of fresh mint leaves from the garden, about 1/2 cup

Once in a lifetime!

This literally almost never ever ever happens…but it's happening now!

A SPACE IS OPENING UP AT LUCKETTS!!!!!!!!!!!

We are looking for someone who can “BRING IT”  to Lucketts!

Someone who is full of fun energy and wants to be part of the Lucketts Family.

What the heck have we been up to?

Well, May is a gigantic month for us..Design House, Mother's day, Spring Market and Memorial Day.. so June and July seem like a good time to calm down a little, regroup… shop shop shop, to get our spaces filled back in, and start preparing for the next Design House.