wtop Archives - On The Purple Couch https://www.onthepurplecouch.com/tag/wtop/ Lifestyle Expert, TV personality and Decorator in Washington DC Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:28:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 WTOP FM Interview with On the Purple Couch https://www.onthepurplecouch.com/2016/06/24/wtop-fm-interview-purple-couch/ https://www.onthepurplecouch.com/2016/06/24/wtop-fm-interview-purple-couch/#respond Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:28:21 +0000 http://www.onthepurplecouch.com/?p=5039 A few weeks ago we were excited to welcome WTOP reporter to our shop. We totally enjoyed the interview. There was a written story that you can read HERE and now this the version that was heard on the radio HERE  Hope you enjoy and stop by to see the new shop. We are located
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A few weeks ago we were excited to welcome WTOP reporter to our shop. We totally enjoyed the interview. There was a written story that you can read HERE and now this the version that was heard on the radio HERE 

Hope you enjoy and stop by to see the new shop. We are located at 10513 Metropolitan ave Kensington MD 20895

 

Thanks for reading

Bahia

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picture frame painting

picture frame painting

KENSINGTON, Md. — Maybe you inherited it. Maybe it’s lost its appeal or shows wear and tear. So, will you toss that aging piece of furniture or keep it? There’s a third alternative — you can refresh it, said Bahia Akerele, the owner of On the Purple Couch, in Kensington, Maryland.

 On a recent Saturday, Akerele, stylish with her string of pearls, black pants decorated with paint spatter and glittery sandals, urged visitors to her shop to pick up a brush and take a stab at painting, then waxing sample frames with chalk paint.
picture frame painting

picture frame painting

Shes’ a big fan of the Annie Sloan paint line, declaring, “We can show you how to revamp your furniture without stripping, priming or sanding!” Refurbishing your furniture too big a job? Her shop can transform that table or set of chairs for you.
 Akerele said her shop is more than a place to redo your furniture, “It’s a place to create”. That in fact, is the rest of the name of the shop: “On the Purple Couch, A Place to Create.”
fabric painting

fabric painting

Akerele said the name came to her because when she thought about opening a shop, the image of a comfy purple couch just kept popping up in her head. She wanted a place that would inspire people to make their own spaces new and fresh, while making use of what they already have.

 She gets a lot of young customers looking to spruce up a rental space on a budget. But she said baby boomers are very much into the do-it-yourself approach to decorating. “’We’re in D.C.! We have a lot of powerhouses here — and people need to decompress, people need to chill out.”
flower arranging

flower arranging

 Akerele said during the workshops — she offers everything from flower arranging to jewelry making — there’s a lot of decompressing. “We sit around the table and talk — there’s no topic that does not get discussed here!” she said.
flower arranging

flower arranging

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