What is Sage & Balm all about?

Sage & Balm is a small home-based business dedicated to finding long, lost, and forgotten furniture or housewares and giving those items a second chance: it's recycling for home furnishings!  Rather than seeing our landfills fill up with old items, why not turn those pieces into something you can love or use again?
  My goal is to provide one-of-a-kind items that are both useful and beautiful - since life is too short to own anything else!  I use high quality materials and my re-finishing expertise will give you high-end products at affordable prices.  I try my best to use products that are eco-friendly.

If you love all things shabby chic, vintage, antique, distressed, French Country, or just plain pretty, then you've come to the right place.  Everything at Sage and Balm is one-of-a-kind and unique! Feel free to peruse my current photos to see what is in stock.  Custom orders are welcome if you have furniture in need of a makeover. To place an order for a listed item or for a custom request you may email sageandbalm@gmail.com and I will be happy to assist you.

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Thank you for visiting Sage & Balm! Please visit often for new items and updates.

Jenn

~ S & B

Vintage coffee table set in pale blue and walnut

~ Coffee table has sold; end tables still available ~


Lovely solid pine coffee table and two matching side tables are hand refinished with pale blue bases and dark walnut stained tops. All pieces have been glazed, distressed, and sealed to add character and protection to the wood. Table tops show the nice pine wood grain and knots (I like seeing the wood grain's natural beauty). Coffee table has two drawers in great condition (they have been stained inside to match the table top). New fixtures and curvy woodworking complete the shabby-chic feel to these tables. 

Dimensions:  Coffee table:     Height: 17"  Depth: 36.5"   Width: 36.5

                       Side tables:      Height:  19"  Depth:  25.5"  Width: 22"

Retail Price: $450 for the set. 

 Individual prices vary: pieces sold individually upon request.

A before picture:

Sleek Antique desk in Black satin

~ This item has sold ~

Beautiful, streamlined and polished black desk is refinished in a satiny black to give this desk an elegant finish.  Pretty stenciling on the inside of drawers lends a fun peek-a-boo when opened (one side has a carved groove for holding pencils, too). Spindle-y turned legs, original fixtures, and backsplash show how well the desk was crafted by Canadian woodworkers at Gibbard Furniture (http://www.gibbardfurniture.ca/).

Retail Price: $400.

Classic shabby coffee table

                ~~ Item Sold ~~

This coffee table was in need of some serious love when I stumbled upon it! Table is solid pine throughout and has been naturally distressed on top. Top is stained and sealed a rich brown so the wood grain beneath shows through. Table base is painted an antique white with distressed finishing.

Dimensions:  48" long, 22" deep, 17" high

Asking $225

Here is a before picture, complete with our pet chicken Dorothy:

French Provençal shabby chic table

~ Item Sold ~

This French-inspired table has old-world charm, but does not sacrifice on function.  Painted a creamy greige (grey-beige) and black, it has been heavily distressed and hand-painted to look much more well-loved than its vintage years would suggest.  The double drawer is really one deep drawer, perfect for containing clutter.  Whether used as a coffee table, end/side table, or nightstand, this sturdy number is a shabby-chic statement piece.

Features: solid wood throughout, double-deep drawer (painted and sealed), heavy distressing and glazing for a very antiqued feel, multi-purpose table, pretty woodworking and fixtures, hand-painted "French" details.

Dimensions: Height:  22.5" Depth/Length:  28" Width: 20"

Retail Price: $175

To place an order, please contactsageandbalm@gmail.com!

Vintage mint and polka-dot chairs

         This item has sold.

This pair of vintage chairs are a bright mint green with white polka-dots on the seat; so sweet!  

Asking $80 for the set or $45 each. 

*last photo is a better representation of the mint colour; outdoor photos appear more blue than in person. 

Mid-century dresser

Handsome, mid-century dresser is solid wood and hand refinished in a cream colour. Drawers and side panels are distressed raw wood with filigree detail. Drawers in good condition and slide well; painted pale grey and sealed inside. Mirror is detachable and is developing a patina. Original hardware. 

Dimensions: 38.5" wide, 17" deep, 33" high without mirror; 64" with

Asking $275 

A before picture:

Grey chairs with butterflies and branches

~ Item Sold

Chair is hand finished in a pale grey with flower and butterfly stencilling. 

Asking for $45 for the single chair as its twin has been sold. 

Quirky owl print chair(s)

~ Item Sold

Chair is hand finished in a dusty blue colour and has a quirky owl print fabric cover.  Perfect in a kid's room :)

Asking $45 for a single chair as its twin has been sold. 

Here is a before picture:

Vintage magazine table

This table is a soft sage green colour; distressed with a lovely crackling finish. The drawer works well and is stained a dark walnut inside. A charming table for the foyer or hallway!

Dimensions: 27.5" wide, 12" deep, 26" high

Asking $85 

Set of two blue and cream chevron chairs

              This item is sold.

Antique chairs are a dusty blue and cream with a chevron print and heavy distressing.  A modern print with a shabby chic twist!

Pair of chairs for $120

Birds and berries coffee table

Hand finished coffee or side table in a Robin's egg blue colour. Top is hand painted with a bird and berry branches on oak. Solid wood; vintage table, sealed top.

*Last photo is a better representation of the table colour. 

Dimensions: 27" wide, 15.5" deep , 18" high

Asking $125 

Maternity leave is over!

My long maternity leave is at an end.  It was enjoyable, but I am looking forward to refinishing and giving unwanted items a new lease on life!

New items are now available, and more items will become available soon!  Please check back often to see what's new! :)

Jenn

~ Sage & Balm

Another oldie-goldie

This poor corner hutch came to me in a ghastly state: it was a sad grey-purple colour and was falling apart.  Thankfully, it had good bones and beautiful wooden detailing! After some repair work, new paint, glaze, and a little love, it now looks much more approachable!  This item is not for sale.

Two-tone grey corner hutch:

Pretty wooden details; glazed to stand out.