One positive thing about rain at an antique market is that you can get great deals. I bought this scale a Lucketts for 1/3 off the original price, simply because I bought it when it was...
Letting Go
I get asked, "How can you stand to part with things?" a lot. There are different answers for different pieces. Sometimes, it doesn't work with my decor. Other times, the piece is...
Hand Painted Tole Chandelier Makeover
I went out to some yard sales on Saturday to hunt for some additional things to take with me to Lucketts next weekend. I was all excited about going to this 1000+ home community yard sale...
$3.00 Well Spent
I found a yard sale this past weekend that was right up my alley. It's the kind of sale where I walk around picking up things as fast as I see them and I make a huge pile at the...
Etsy Finds
This is the last day to vote for your favorites on So You Think You Can Decorate's white week, so make sure you pop over before the polls close at midnight EST. I have really loved being a...
Florida Finds
I can't help but hunt everywhere I go and this trip is no different. My mom and I have ventured out when my boys are asleep and hit Ikea, Home Fabrics, TJ Maxx, and Ross. I came up empty...
New Uses For An Old Thing
I purchased a commercial baker's four loaf pan at a yard sale for $2.50 last summer. It sat in my basement stash for a long time...forgotten. I was digging through the pile a few weeks...
New Buffet Arrangement & Goodwill Goodies
It was time to pack away the pinecones and berries, so I moved some things around in my dining room and came up with this new buffet arrangement. I went a little cloche happy, here, but I...
Urn & Étagère
There are over 60 Furniture Feature Friday entries so far...wow! This is normally a pretty intimate party of about 40-50, so that is a big number. The link party is open through Saturday...
The Story of the Stone Fruit
I shared about my love of stone fruit in a post a few months ago. It's marble that's been carved and hand painted to look like real fruit and it's pretty convincing. It's also usually...