the collected home
I have made some really hair brained moves in my 53 years on this planet but this particular one is really embarrassing. So this used furniture shop recently opened up in my neighborhood and I could not wait to go rummaging through it. Can I get an Amen? I mean to tell ya’ll that I am currently wearing them OUT…
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I keep lucking up on these little antique servers ya’ll and I just love them! I drove all the way down to Spindale, NC to get it. The Facebook Marketplace listing said and I quote, ‘Old Table’. This is what I came home with: Ya’ll know I was loosing my mind to get this thing. It was not cheap at…
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Recently I wrote about the need to refinish small pieces of furniture to give my joints a break. The smaller pieces like side tables are usually pretty easy to find but I will admit that I am kinda picky about the style of the side tables I want to paint. Case in point: LORD these things……..I avoid the like…
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The past few weeks I have been concentrating on smaller pieces of furniture and quilts, but thats a story for another day. I am giving my joints a bit of a rest from the heavy, larger pieces. This break is especially important for my shoulders particularly . I have torn both biceps before and need to pace myself. Today I…
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On one of my weekly trips to Goodwill I was weaving my way through the furniture department glancing at a few pieces, not at all lingering since nothing was catching my eye. I was feeling like I was waisting my time , which I hate because there never seems to be enough of it or me to go around. The only thing that was…
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This happens every time. The second I comb through Facebook Market place and can’t find anything, I panic. Fact. Now let me define anything. In short? Any good junk, anything I can afford, anything that doesn’t have a laminate top, anything from a nonsmoking environment, anything less than 1 hour from my house (and my feet pajamas) anything that doesn’t stink, anything that…
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