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welcome! thanks for visiting! xo mrs. j me & mrs.

the shop & studio have closed (and i’m retired!) but at the request of some fave customers, i’m leaving all my posts here for reference (for a little while.) jones is the working & teaching studio for fine & crafted finishes and for techniques using jolie decorative paint and miss mustard seed's milk paint, and a retail shop carrying specialty painting supplies & sundries, stencils, books, and vintage furniture and accessories.

06/03/2025

a great night’s sleep and/or a peaceful, possibly drool-y nap are a huge part of what epps and i want for swan cottage (we do strive to provide an elevated guest experience!) in my quest to use only found or handed-down pieces to furnish the cottage (except *of course* the mattresses and linens are brand-new!) here’s a quick tour of what we used for the ‘bunk room’ (which will hopefully have 4 built-in bunks someday…and something on the window soon.)

for now, it sleeps two in a pair of log beds from when our boys were little.

mr. j’s cousin married the founder of blue dog furniture in missoula, mt, and keith made the beds for us, then they were in our attic for a while. miraculously, only the little pegs that hold them together were missing. i’ll confess, i spit out coffee laughing when epps said he would just ‘whittle us some new ones’…but he DID!

so they don’t completely overwhelm the room, i gave them a wash of antique white jolie paint.

other sources: 26-year-old ralph lauren ‘wilson’ plaid coverlets, faux-wolf pillows, & vintage yakima blankets from the original boys’ room • gingham cases • faux hudson bay stripe pillows made by me using a drop cloth, jolie paints, and inserts • audubon plates & prints and the rug from my M-I-L’s attic • wall sconces from • bedside table is an estate sale find • bedside lamp is a vintage demijohn from made into a lamp at lampshade house, memphis.

sleep well!

04/13/2025

go on, gasp in horror - but in my how-to-make-a-new-build-feel-old swan cottage strategy sesh with , we decided to forgo closets and dormer window seats in the guest rooms, adding a whopping 60 square feet to each.

instead, john suggested using furniture as storage and places to set and unpack bags (along with a few hooks) since it’s is a weekend-duffel bag kind of spot. (ps - we have two amazing storage closets upstairs, carved out of the attic space.)

anyway, this cute cabinet popped up on fb marketplace. it was missing its glass front, had a tentative coat of paint on it, and was $75. (swipe for the before.)

i painted the inside with some leftover swedish grey/gesso white mix from the floor project, and used low-sheen finishing cream to seal it.

the outside is done with boxwood, an all-time fave color, sealed with clear wax from jolie, followed by miss mustard seed’s antiquing wax.

to replace the missing glass, a piece of antiqued mirror would have been perfect…but also a little spendy, and i worried about making the piece too front-heavy, since it’s already a bit wobbly.

so, i dug around in the chicken wire stash in our garage, and - SO LUCKY - found one scrap that was a lighter gauge and smaller mesh pattern. i trimmed it, stapled it in, and reattached the little furring strips.

the drawer handles just weren’t cute, so i filled the outer-edge holes before painting and replaced those with brass k***s left from another project. (the original k**b on the door polished up nicely.)

but then, the silver of the chicken wire bothered me. so i got out my brass liquid leaf and dabbed it on. (i know, i know - no one cares but me! but i do.)

so, if you come and stay in parker & will’s room, here are your spare quilts and pillows, extra toiletries, and a good book to read and take home if you don’t finish it.

put your bags on the old blue bench (that’s the original finish, btw) and check your gorgeous sunkissed face in the mirror from my M-I-L’s attic.

01/30/2025

thank you fabulous lovelies for turning two studios full of products into one small shelf load!

if you’re still looking for jolie paint & wax and/or IOD stamps & moulds (and a small handful of transfers, inlays & inks) just email me, stephanie @ mrsjonespaintedfinishes.com, for the current inventory lists. then it’s a venmo-and-pick-up-on-my-porch protocol.

many thanks! ♥️

01/19/2025

thank you to all my lovely lovely customers - i am about to burst with gratitude. what a wonderful day it was, and what a fun and happy sendoff for my little studio.

it’s been so much fun to create with you over the years. i am so thankful for the privilege, and that you showed up in such a big way today.

keep making pretty things, y’all! i’m counting on you and cheering you on.

01/13/2025

this is it! the grand-finale-wrap-up-everything-must-find-a-home sale!

things to note:

•i’m doing my best to answer dms about inventory and prices - but thanks to y’all’s enthusiasm i am inundated! prices will be 35% or more off. i unfortunately can’t do any unpaid holds. i appreciate your understanding and patience so much!

•arrow creative is having their closing sale in conjunction with mine, and it will be a bonanza of random goodies (lots of fixtures & furniture & art supplies.) there should be plenty of parking, but don’t forget about the second lot that is accessible from new york street, one block west of philadelphia street. new york lot advantage: no stairs!

•payment will be via cash, check, credit card or venmo.

•i hope to have some helpers there to load your purchases, but we can always schedule a pickup appointment for later in the week if you need to bring muscle/another vehicle.

•there *will* be celebratory drinks!

it’s been a great run, y’all, and i can’t tell you how much i appreciate your support and love over the years! thank you for all the fun. xo

01/04/2025

please come and bring your friends! (there will be snacks & drinks, too!)

it’s been a great run, and i am
so grateful to you all.

12/30/2024

today & tomorrow are the final two days to shop me & mrs. jones at palladio! everything is 20% off.

(and please save the date for our big fat attic/studio leftovers sale on january 18th from 10-4, at arrow creative.)

i appreciate all your support over the years! it’s been great fun. ♥️

12/24/2024

for you last-minute elves, palladio is open until 3, and everything me & mrs. jones is 20% off!

shop my retirement sale through next tuesday, when my spaces at palladio will close.

then join me for a last-chance big fat studio & attic sale on saturday, january 18th at arrow from 10-4.

merry christmas & happy holidays to you and yours! ♥️

12/06/2024

after careful consideration following arrow creative’s closing announcement (plus listening to the universe, mr. jones, our accountant, and the swans,) and with a heart full of gratitude, i’ve decided that it’s time for me to join epps in retirement.

i am enormously, endlessly thankful for the opportunities to work with so many of you on fun projects, and appreciate your support and loyalty to my little shops, as well as your having trusted me with your cherished pieces. my customers are the best!

of course, this calls for one last celebration. after the holidays, let’s have drinks (and a blowout studio & attic sale)…watch this space for details.

in the meantime, you can continue to find paint, sundries & IOD products through 12/31. my birthday sale (on now) will segue into a retirement sale, so stock up for your 2025 projects. i won’t be placing any reorders, so pop by soon for the best selection.

you’re not rid of me yet, and i’ll continue to post things that are (hopefully!) inspiring and instructive here. there are some events and fun to come…stay tuned.

finally, in a preaching-to-the-choir moment (because if you’ve been with me this far, you’re already keenly aware…) if you want to live in a world with a thriving arts community and unique/special/interesting/fun places to learn and shop and gather…support them. show up at gallery openings, exhibits, book signings, and events. buy tickets and go to performances. like and share creatives’ social media posts. shop your local shops and leave nice reviews. go listen to live music. go to a ballgame and cheer like crazy. give theatre tickets and museum memberships as gifts - then grab that person and GO. (and eat at a local restaurant before or after.)

please do those things now. today. this weekend. *this* holiday season.

otherwise, all we’ll have is big box/online stores and streaming services. not to sound alarmist, but it’s happening already…please close your laptop, hit ‘off’ on the remote, get up, stretch, and go do whatever you can to support the kind of community you want to live in.

thank you - all of you! - for all the adventures and fun we’ve had together. now, go make something pretty! happy painting. xo

11/25/2024

my mission? to keep trying to create something useful (and hopefully pretty) out of something worn or broken.

this latest exercise in reclamation, repair, and healing was to take a slightly shredded cross-stitched quilt that my grammy odie made in the early ‘70’s, and turn salvageable sections into pillows. i added XXL rickrack as a nod to that groovy era - but also because i love it! - and miraculously had just enough. i used those fab $14 feather euro-sized inserts, and made a simple tie out of scraps for closing the backs.

the thin, soft cotton layers she made it with combined to the perfect weight and warmth. it was a ‘lovie’ for me (before those were really a category of object all their own) and the wear and tear bear that out. after a million washings, it still smells familiar and comfy.

grammy odie made a few kit quilts like this, and taught herself to do the finishing and quilting, too. along with stellar home ec classes, she and my mom taught me to sew.

she was a tough old bird who raised my father and uncle in the 30’s and ‘40’s on her own, after my grandfather (now known simply as the albanian, pictured sitting next to her) bolted. we are not sure we will ever know his given name.

another of her hobbies was researching her genealogy at the . when visiting us, she would take the el there with her tote bag of notebooks and pens, and change for the copier. ironically, everyone whose lives she traced had either left or disowned her (her ‘lovely’ st. louis society fam disapproved of the albanian.) her quilts and research album are all i have of hers, all she left to anyone. but she lived a whole big life, and my amazing dad was quite a legacy.

11/20/2024

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