the green bookshelf
When I was out shopping a couple of weeks ago, this piece caught my eye the minute I walked past it. I leaned over to my mom, who is a great shopping companion, but doesn’t always like the things I’m drawn to, and said, “I’m buying it.” She whole-heartedly agreed that I should. It’s just […]
…and the two become one
Remember these two pieces? Well, it took a bit of time to develop (three times lifting that hutch up onto the base and lots of looking and discussing to be precise), but these two pieces finally came together to make one awesome, bead board hutch. And wow-wee…some matches were just meant to be. The piece was a […]
the gray shoe cart
The days are ticking away and the Lucketts Spring Market is getting closer and closer. Even though I am in pretty good shape, I do need to squeeze in shopping trips when I can. So, Saturday, after my son’s soccer game, my mom and I hit an antique store to see if we could find anything. It […]
cabinet base + hutch top =
Remember this cabinet I picked up a couple of weeks ago? I cleaned it all up and removed the doors, that were rotten from water damage, to get it ready for the next step. My dad and I worked together to rebuild the bottom of the cabinet and I nailed on the trim pieces that […]
looks can be deceiving…
Let me take you back to high school. Remember that first day of a new class, looking around the room, scoping out your classmates? Who might be your friend? Who is going to be a troublemaker? And where is the – oh, there he is… The hot guy. Perfect hair. Great smile. Gorgeous eyes. At […]
antique mail sorter
I shared a preview of this find on Instagram and everyone thought I was talking about the marmalade jars. Those are awesome, but I was actually showing a preview of this antique mail sorter… The cubbies are the perfect size for all sorts of little goodies and the wire backing is the cherry on top. […]
the great wall
It’s been a couple of weeks since I put up my first post about my trip to China. A part of it is that I’ve been busy, but another part is that I’ve needed to process it for a while. When people ask how my trip was, I struggle with it a bit and let […]
revamped balance scale
When shopping for pieces, I try to look past things that aren’t my taste cosmetically, like color and fabric, and try to envision what the piece will look like when I make it my taste. In the case of this scale, the bright yellow just wasn’t my taste. I love yellow, but this yellow was pretty […]