Unique artisan, art, and home décor items, project and skill-based workshops. CUSTOM PAINTED FURNIT Now see us now at our new location at 2509 Main Street.
In 2000 Stan Portley's – Timeless & Unique – was born in the back of a store, in Port Stanley. We grew and moved to a new location in Port Stanley and for 14 years serviced our customers from that location. At the time we dealt with antiques, vintage linens and silver, and a small amount of new giftware. Over the years Stan Portley's has evolved into a destination for unique home décor items, Fusi
on Mineral Paint, Cottage Paint, Mango Paint and van Gogh Furniture Paintology Paint & Accessories and OUR PAINTED FURNITURE. In 2012 we opened a store in London and in 2015 had an opportunity to sell our building and closed our Port Stanley store and moved that to a second location in London. We are still the best kept secret of London
Many homes and cottages throughout the area have one, two, three or more pieces of our painted furniture incorporated into their interior design. We have even shipped to the eastern seaboard of the United States. Whether it be Urbane Chic, Paris Apartment or cottage style we have met the need of the discriminating home owner. Over the past few years we have also been moving towards more Canadian and North American produced and manufactured items. One of the most sought after gifts are the custom wood or metal signs which are made in North America and we have shipped to places as far as Australia, New Zealand and even China.
07/26/2024
ENTIRE STORE IS 20% OFF ON OUR FINAL DAYS AND ALL HARDWAREAND IOD PAINT INLAYS ARE 50% .
Stan Portleys have reached the final stretch.
We will be open these final hours and we will then be closed for ever. p
Saturday July 27 and Sunday July 28 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Our last day will be Monday July 29 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. After that it will only be sales by cash or e-transfer of any unpacked product on Tuesday July 30 and Wednesday July 31 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Unique artisan, art, and home décor items, project and skill-based workshops. CUSTOM PAINTED FURNIT
07/05/2024
Great deals come in and see us before July 31st closing. Check out the videos to see ...
06/29/2024
Fusion Gel Stain and Top Coat Sale Reg. $55.99 NOW $37.99 valid for all in stock while supplies last.
Our brush on Gel Stain and Topcoat is a one step finish, excellent for surfaces in rough shape to hide imperfections with minimal prep work required. Add colour and protection in one step.
It is NOT a wipe-on, wipe-off, product like our SFO which is a penetrating stain with a topcoat built-in.
Use a natural bristle brush or a roller to apply. Dries to the touch in approximately 4 hours and can be re-coated at that time (always test for tackiness before recoating, if still tacky wait another couple hours and reassess).
Unique artisan, art, and home décor items, project and skill-based workshops. CUSTOM PAINTED FURNIT
06/20/2024
All In stock Staalmeester Brushes . One day only June 21. 20% off. while supplies last.
06/19/2024
These 11 colours on sale June 20 and 21. 25 off. TWO DAYS ONLY. While supplies
06/19/2024
ATTENTION - CHANGE OF HOURS THIS WEEK
Limited hours for June 20 - 22.
Thursday June 20 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday June 21 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday June 22 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
06/17/2024
These 7 stock colours as picked below are on sale. 20% off June 18 and 19. DAYS ONLY. While supplies last.
05/27/2024
Well, the time has come for Stan Portley’s to retire from our Brick-and-Mortar location at 2509 Main Street in Lambeth. We started our journey 24 years ago in Port Stanley as an Antique and Retail store selling giftware and painting furniture (in addition to full-time jobs). I know there is a lot of off-white furniture in cottages and homes along the north shore of Lake Erie that came from our hands. At the time we opened we both had full-time positions Bobbie as an Account Representative selling corrugated packaging and John who worked in the automotive sector designing and building robotic and automated lines and equipment. A little while later we took the Real estate courses and ran the Royal LePage Triland office in Port Stanley. We discovered Chalk Paint in 2010 with the Van Gogh line developed by Kathy Van Gogh an actual descendant of Theo, Vincent's’ brother and became obsessed with the newfound ease these paints and accessories gave to reviving and re-loving furniture and cabinetry. We even spent several times studying at Studio van Gogh in Vancouver and with Bruce Afflack in Toronto. We occupied 4 different locations in London as we knew this was where the business would thrive. Van Gogh rebranded to Mango Paint, we added Fusion Mineral Paint, Cottage Paint and became the local distributors for Iron Orchid Designs wonderful products which elevate your painted projects to the next level.
The store is officially closing July 31, 2024.
We would love to see you all a few more times before these doors close. Come in and check out some of the bargains we have as we clear out some of our product lines.
You will probably still find us dabbling with a small booth at the Tillsonburg Antique Mall and our Iron Orchid Design Products will be available at a London location to be announced as well as online at www.stanportleys.com.
We would like to thank you, our loyal customers and followers for sharing this journey with us as we move on to the next adventures in our lives.
XO
Bobbie and John Robinson
Proprietors- Stan Portley’s Timeless and Unique
05/11/2024
CLEARANCE SALE
ALL 1ST GENERATION M0ULDS, TRANSFERS & STAMPS AND
2ND GENERATION TRANSFERS IN TUBES
50% OFF
UNTIL MAY 31ST
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The Story: In 2001 Stan Portleys – Timeless & Unique – was born in the back of a store, in Port Stanley. We grew and moved to a new location in Port Stanley and for 14 years, we served our customers from that location. When we first started, it was vintage and antique furniture, off-white painted furniture, vintage linens and silver, and a small amount of new giftware that we sold. Over the years Stan Portleys has evolved into a destination for unique gift and home décor items, Fusion Mineral Paint, Cottage Paint and van Gogh Furniture Paintology Paint & Accessories, IOD Design Transfers, Stamps and Moulds, Muddarittaville Stencils, and OUR PAINTED FURNITURE. We also comb the top distributors for unique hardware in the way of k***s, pulls, hooks, brackets etc. in Cast iron and other quality finishes. In 2011 we expanded to London to better enable us to serve the students of our workshops and this also gave us a permanent home for doing our workshops. Here we morphed into a busy hub for anyone interested in the art of painting furniture and collectables and creating special finishes for walls. In 2014, we had an opportunity to sell our building in Port Stanley and closed our Port Stanley store and took the remaining inventory and went looking for an even bigger space in London. We found it in a 4,000 square ft. showroom in the south end of London, and in 2015 moved our giftware, art, vintage hardware and, of course, finished painted furniture and paint inventory into the new larger location at 1770 Ernest Avenue, just south of Southdale Rd. In the fall of 2019 we decided to change our focus, more to the providing of products and information on how to do things and just doing custom furniture and also we changed our location. We are now at 2509 Main Street, London (Lambeth) which is at the very west end of Wharncliffe Rd., At one time we were the best-kept secret of London, but as word gets out more and more people are finding the fun of all the uniqueness of Stan Portleys.
The Style: We like to think we have a friendly countenance and like our logo of Stan Portley we see ourselves still as small-town friendly people. Our move to Lambeth helps us to continue in this way. With the onset of the Covid19 virus, we had to make some drastic changes. Initially, we were closed and doing only product porch pickups and dropoffs. When we reopened we removed most of the items that had to do with workshops and creating what I now call Cofid19 Contemporary Store Design in our store layout. Many things were done to create a comfortable environment for our customers. From hand sanitizer at entrance and exits as well as appropriate signage, Sneeze Screens and set new policies to do with social distancing, face masks and shields and sanitizing of items that are frequently touched by customers. With this change, we have moved our custom furniture painting to our home where is plenty of room for that and also for when we can bring back and operate our poplar how-to classes from a full calendar of workshops from which you will come away with a creation; such as a rustic sign, a tray, crate or farmhouse clock. Other workshops cover a range of paintology techniques such as barnboard, suede, rustic tin, marble plaster, even tie-dye finishes.
The Paint: Two magnificent vintage cupboards greet visitors to the showroom, presenting a colourful array of paints produced by Fusion Mineral Paint, Cottage Paint and van Gogh Fossil paint. There are other tools of the trade available, including brushes in all shapes and sizes, stencils, transfers, stamps, moulds, trowels, rollers and even spackling compound.
DIY: Painted furniture has come a long way since the days of shabby chic and milk paint. For one thing, it’s now easier for the DIYer to make something look professionally finished. The new Fusion Mineral Paints have an acrylic factor that eliminates the need for a top coat, and there are more professional videos out there. However, you still need to check with your in-store professional about some of the more wild claims that are being made. All the brands offer artistic enhancement products such as liming wax, which add depthe and elegance to finishes.
Trending: John and Bobbie Robinson are much-published master trainers and mentors in paintology and faux finishing.to bring these back as well as our popular craft workshops as the government allows us to open up more.
Fun Fact: John and Bobbie Robinson are much published master trainers and mentors in paintology and faux finishing.
