Copper Hunting

On Saturday, Charlie and I went to a yard sale, flea market and a farmers market looking for some copper pieces.  My hunting paid off because I found a few pieces.

 

I found a coffee and tea canister, jam holder with a spoon, a pot and a cooper fruit mold pictured below.  

And that was not my only find.  I brought home a drop leaf side table, a vintage wood shoe form and a Demijohn. 

I have a demijohn already but not one with a basket.  I love this one!  As I write this, I’ve already found a place for it.

Now that I have found a few copper pieces, I can finish my fall decorating in the kitchen.  My rooster mold that I’ve had for awhile will now have some copper company.

  Thanks for stopping by and check back tomorrow as you will see how I used some of my finds in the Debbie Doo’s Magazine Copy Cat challenge! 

Gail

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I was thinking….

I have so much STUFF in my shed!  I was thinking that if I moved some of it into the garage I could work on the pieces and then sell them.        

And that’s just what I did…moved all kinds of things into the garage.

I was thinking that if I painted some of the furniture pieces,

distress some,

reupholster a few and 

with a whole lot of creativity that maybe they would sell.

I was thinking I could do a fall show in early October.

What do you think?  Am I thinking too much?

Gail

Our Bed and Breakfast Inn

Hello everyone!  How was your Labor Day Weekend? Ours was busy!   Lauren and Jordan both came home for the holiday weekend and it was so nice having them home.    We had a family gathering on Saturday and everyone was excited to see Jordan as this was his first trip back home since returning from Afghanistan. 

I received such a nice compliment from a family member on Saturday.   She loved both our guestrooms and felt like she was at a Bed and Breakfast Inn.   Now that made me feel proud!

And to think that both of these guestrooms were all trash to treasure finds that were completely transformed.   You can read about each room here and here. 

Also to let you know, Lauren LOVED the Vintage Inspired bedroom which is now a guestroom for her. 

As always, thanks for stopping and enjoy your day.

Gail

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Cabinet Door Meets Cute

WOW it’s September already!  I believe the older we get the faster time flies.  I love this time of year.  It gets me in the mood for some serious cleaning and changing things around the house. 

While I was rummaging in my shed, I discovered a cabinet door.  I apparently got it at a yard sale because it still had a sticker on it for one dollar.  Needless to say, I was excited about my find because it’s now being used as a backdrop for a picture frame above my shelf in the downstairs hallway. 

 

I attached the picture frame to the cabinet door with cabinet door knobs. 

Aren’t they the cutest little fellas! 

I’m a collector of bottles of all shapes and sizes.  I added a few of my bottles and put a sunflower in each one.   

I used wired around the bottle neck, made a loop and hung them on the shelf.   

It just adds that touch of fall don’t you think?

I found other things in my shed that I forgot I even had!  It was like Christmas in my shed in September.

As always, thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day. 

Gail

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Vintage Inspired Guestroom

What a week it has been dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake and Hurricane Irene.  Finally, I have had a chance to finish our guestroom.  

When Lauren got married and moved out, this left her bedroom empty.    The only thing left behind was her bed.   Using what furniture pieces I had in my shed that I bought at yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores, auctions or free, I completely transformed her bedroom into what I’m calling my vintage inspired guestroom.  

The stained glass window above the bed was purchased at an auction about a year ago.  The wrought iron head board I bought at a thrift store.  You can read about that transformation here.

 

The old ladder beside the bedside table I bought at an auction a few years ago.  I have a dresser scarf hanging on it that was my Mom’s.  The bedside table was a freebie. You can read about how I transformed that here.

The vintage sideboard cabinet works perfectly in this room and holds the TV quite nicely.  This too was an auction purchase several years ago and you can read all about that here. 

The wire basket beside the sideboard cabinet was a recent purchase at a Flea Market in Tennessee for $6.   I love this basket!  Charlie and I want to plan a trip back to Tennessee just so that we can go back to that Flea Market.  It was a huge Flea Market and their prices were unbelievable!  We purchased other items I have yet to blog about.  Because we were flying, we shipped everything UPS back to Maryland. For now, I placed a couple of my parents’ photo albums in the wire basket that have some pictures of my childhood. 

The only big purchase for this bedroom make-over was the bedding.  I purchased both quits, pillow shams and the pillows at HomeGood Store.  I layered the quilts.  The cream quilt is a full size and the paisley quilt is a twin.  

I can’t wait to see what Lauren thinks of her bedroom now.  She’s coming home this weekend and will be the first guest to sleep in her bedroom.   

As always, thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Gail

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Vintage Sideboard Cabinet

Hello Everyone!  Several years ago, Charlie and I attended an auction in Culpepper Virginia and I won the bid on this vintage sideboard cabinet.  I paid $10 for it and it has been sitting in my shed ever since. 

As you know I am in the process of a guest room make-over.  I needed a place for the guest room TV and this will work perfect.  

The wood wasn’t going to work with what I have planned for the guest room so I painted it.

I used “old white” Annie Sloan (AS) chalk paint and applied the AS dark wax.  I added a glass knob to the front instead of the original door pull.

Follow along with me because just about everything in this guest room make-over are items that I have bought at yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores, auctions or were freebies that I have or will be transforming.   

The bed frame I purchased at a thrift store for six dollars.    

I sprayed painted it and now it has a totally different look.  The little round table was a freebie and you can read all about it here.

Below, is a mirror I bought at a yard sale in the spring for five dollars and I will also apply the Annie Sloan chalk paint treatment. 

The only big purchase so far, has been the bedding!

As always, thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day.

Gail

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Vintage Milk Bottle

  A few weeks ago, Charlie and I attended an Indoor Flea Market in Chantilly, Virginia and the only purchase I made was a vintage Harbisons  milk bottle for $5.  It is embossed on both sides with a script letter H with Harbisons Registered Dairies on it.

I did a little research on my vintage milk bottle and I found that the Harbison’s Dairy was located in Kensington, Philadelphia and closed in the early 1960’s.  The dairy is infamous for it’s bottle water tower, which still stands today.       

Could it be that my Harbison milk bottle is 50 years old?   Oh well, no matter I’m using it right now as a vase for my beautiful hydrangeas that I cut from my yard.

As always, thanks for visiting and enjoy your day.

Gail

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