Stacey
McDevitt – Owner of Ramshackled Treasures
Dealer #: 40
Hometown: Mound,
MN
Years Creating:
9
Spotlights:
Stacey’s focuses her creativity on painting furniture - taking a discarded,
unloved treasure and reworking it to a beautiful piece of art.
Inspiration:
Home décor and decorating magazines – especially Ballard Designs
Stacey lives in Zimmerman, MN with her husband Dean, and
three amazing children, Grace, Lily and Connor.
Growing up on Lake Minnetonka, she fell in love with the “lake life” and
wanted to be able to share that with her kids.
They found their lake up north in Zimmerman and have lived there for the
past 15 years.
Having champagne tastes on a beer budget, has guided
Stacey into the world of junking and converting it into attractive,
functional furniture. Her most memorable
piece was an old door she wanted to convert into a table, but was waiting for
the perfect chairs. One day on
Craigslist she found a rod-iron patio set – the table top was hideous but the
chairs and legs of the table were amazing.
She changed her design to be more outdoor focused (using a sealant and
upholstery that would sustain MN weather).
The results were wonderful and to this day she regrets not keeping it
for herself.
Graduating from Mankato State University with a degree in
Mass Communications, she was able to find a career as an Event Coordinator in
the non-profit sector for several years.
She changed careers to be a full-time mom and home schooled her
children. She always knew she wanted to
run a business of her own, so when the opportunity came her way, she took it
and is now the owner of Ramshackled Treasures.
When asked about owning Ramshackled Treasures, Stacey
said, “One of the best
parts of owning RT is meeting all the creative talent not only in the junking
world but also the talent we have and have had at our shop. There are some
amazingly gifted women out there and I love that RT gives them the ability to
showcase their wonderful talent.”
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