the collected home
I have had this cabinet so long I can not find the original photo ya’ll. I found it on FB Marketplace for $40 which I felt was a steal, but when we got it home and set it up the top and bottom did not fit together at all. So there it has set waiting for us to figure out….
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I can not tell you how long it’s been since I ran across one of these…….. I heart drum tables like nobody’s business ya’ll. I can not even estimate how many of these very elegant tables that I have refinished in the 7 years that I have been an actual company. When I literally ran in to one in my…
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I keep a hard cold , running list in my crazy little head. That list is constantly in my head : what I actually have vs. what I need. Some days it is quite maddening (if I let it be). To me that list keeps me focused when I have about 15 seconds to run in a Goodwill or need…
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We are forecasted to have somewhat of an ice storm tonight in western North Carolina. Personally we don’t have many of those here and I much prefer snow, if there’s a vote. We never get enough snow here to suit me. Ice storms here consist of no power, no opening the fridge, digging our air mattresses out of the garage…
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Last week I stuck a deal on Facebook Marketplace for a set of bedside tables and I am here to tell ya’ll that I will never get this lucky again. I was thinking these might paint up nice. Now? Nice was not a big enough word. Lord the details on these!!!! I thought they were cute in the FB photo…
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On Thursday I got my second can of The Chippy Barn’s Amulent Furniture and Decor paint :))))))) Just image me standing at the dining room window giving our very nice mail lady the cold, hard stare as she was getting my mail in order and then cramming that can of paint in to our mailbox……… What? Like ya’ll don’t do…
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