the collected home
Big Daddy and I have been so incredibly fortunate in our lives in many respects. Just one of those respects is the wonderful friends we’ve made and kept over the years. Some we see all the time. Some we don’t see for lengths of time but when we get together we pick up right where we last left off. To…
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About a month ago I bought a gorgeous early 1900’s dresser from a lovely lady named Dot. She and her husband were advertising a yard sale on Craig’s List about a mile from my house and in the add was a picture of the dresser. The problem was I didn’t see the add until about 2:30 that afternoon, well after…
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Back in May me and Big Daddy built this: I loved this thing! I found this on our local Craig’s List Free section. Fact. It was about three miles from my house out on the curb in a pile of someone else’s trash. I thought I would NEVER get off work before another nut came along and grabbed it!…
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If you know anything about me, you know that my favorite kinda yard sale is at a church. Talk about Bang For Your Buck! And the selection is usually great. A couple of weeks ago I hit one early on a Friday morning and scored several cool finds! This was one of them This little maple desk is rock-solid…
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Let me just start out by saying this one just about kicked my butt. I think I painted this thing three times, for crying tears in a bucket! But I think I got it right Oh Provence, how I love you! If ever a color could elevate something, this is most surely the one. But I assure y’all it did…
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Well, the possibilities are endless. I picked this armchair up this week at a Salvation Army Family Store and as I drove home my crazy little head was turning in what Big Daddy refers to as, ‘Project Mode’. He avoids me at all costs when I’m in Project Mode. Apparently it’s easy to spot. My eyes glaze over, I pin…
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