the collected home
When I was a little , little girl my aunt Wanda lived with us in a small white house on High Street. As a child I was obsessed with the furniture in her bedroom. I should have know then what I was going to turn out to be as an adult, design wise. It was all 1920’s style and it was very…
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Y’all I am pretty sure Spring has finally hit western North Carolina:). I know this to be true because last weekend it was in the 70’s, beautifully sunny and I brought home my very first victim of the year from Lowes garden center. A hydrangea of all things!!!!! It has been a tradition around here for years . The weather warms and…
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******** This post contains affiliated links for your shopping convenience. This means that we make a small commission on your purchase while your cost remains the same. ******** A few weeks ago I spotted something I have been waiting on for a long time. Back when I very first started refinishing castoff pieces of furniture a good friend of my family offered…
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Well, new to us anyway :)) So here’s the backstory: It was a dark and rainy night…….. No seriously, it was a Thursday evening just about dark when I walk out of the Goodwill in Arden. I have this habit of parking near the donation drop off. I developed the habit because every time I parked over there I would…
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I do not through money at furniture. Fact. First of all that would make me a dumb butt. I know the market here in western North Carolina very well and I got to know it by having a healthy respect for it. When I very first started selling my refurbished pieces of furniture I felt like I needed to start small with…
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Remember about a month or so ago I was debating on chopping up an antique vanity that I had just dragged home? Well, somebody did it for me :))))) But ya’ll? Whoever had them before me did a number on these sweet tables Dear Lord and Baby Jesus I had not one clue as to what I had just gotten my goofy…
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