Lansing State Journal:
Barb Sharp had talked for so many years about wanting to open a home accessories store that it had become a joke in her family.
“We’d go into a store and I would say, ‘That place was nice, but I would do it like this,’ ” Sharp said. “My kids would finish the sentence, ‘Right, Mom, when you open your own store.’ ”
But Sharp was serious. And when a historic home became available on Williamston’s High Street, one block north of the downtown, the dream was suddenly so much more real.
“As soon as I saw the place, the vision was there,” she said. “I could see everything. Instantly, inside and out, in my mind it was already created.”
That connection between place and passion carries through in Sharp’s work.
The Silver Rabbit is part home accessories store and part interior design firm. A customer walks in to buy a unique item for his or her house, then hires Sharp to find the best place for it.
And if you’re hosting a party and are stressed out about decorating, Sharp’s your woman. She also provides home staging services.
Photo by Joanne Maly – Lincoln Maly Marketing