Last fall, Marshall got a new mattress for his bed, so we had an extra twin mattress.  I’ve been hanging onto it in the hopes that I could find a great twin bed frame to match, so I can set up a comfy, fluffy bed at Lucketts.  I had one last year and it was such a nice touch of softness in the booth and a great place to display linens and pillows.  (And it was a pretty nice place to crash at the end of the first day!) I’ve been looking for a few months and I finally hit the craigslist jackpot with this beautiful, antique cottage-style bed… I mean, it’s pretty great, right?! Of course, I’m going to paint it a different color.  This one isn’t terrible in the pictures, but it looks a little “fleshy” in person. When I saw the listing, it only mentioned the headboard and

I am often asked how I find such great pieces.  Well, I find a lot of them myself, just by cruising Craigslist, going to antique stores, and hitting some other favorite shopping spots.  But, I also have some great “pickers” who know me well and either sell pieces to me directly or tip me off to finds they think would interest me. One of my pickers, Traer, found this amazing, antique display piece for me last week… I had a similar one at Lucketts last year and it was one of my favorite pieces. At first, I assumed it was a cheese case, but I found lettering on the inside of the bottom and it is, indeed, a bread case… This is the back of it, but I sort of love the little door and latch. It’s in pretty amazing condition with all of the glass intact and a sturdy

Before we get hip-deep in linens, I just want to say a huge thank you for all of the kind comments left on yesterday’s post.  I’ve been struggling a bit with writers-block and, quite honestly, being in a bit of a funk, and those comments unclogged the cork!  Seriously!  I know I sometimes get stuck in my own head and getting a glimpse of how this work can and does impact and encourage others is like a stimulant for my creative soul. Thanks for the pick-me-up. So, I received an order of linens late last week and was in nubby, antique, blue & white linen heaven as they were unpacked.  Kriste organized all of them in stacks and rolls on our work tables and I had to leave the work at my desk and venture over to pet them. I order them from a supplier in Europe that I’ve worked