My friend, Lucy, helped us find these old wood corbels earlier this year, and we’re so excited to use them on our soon-to-be country kitchen island: Right now, the island doesn’t reflect our personalities at all, so we’re going to … Continue reading
Remember that wooden orchard ladder we had propped against the wall in the reading room in our old house? And remember that black wire basket we used in my Mom’s guest bedroom makeover a while back? Well, my Mom gave me the … Continue reading
I love a fun table redo, so Kev and I set out to find an inexpensive side table we could use in a room we’re helping decorate right now. We hit our favorite flea markets the other day, and ended … Continue reading
Howdy! Hope you had a great weekend! I thought I’d blog about the tables we worked on for Kev’s parents porch makeover today. First up, there was this guy… He looked great as-is, so we didn’t do a thing to … Continue reading
A couple weeks ago, I showed you a sneak peek of this guy… …and told you about our plan to make over the back porch at Kev’s parents house…which looked like this: Well, I’m happy to report that we finished everything up … Continue reading
A crazy Southern sky full’a storm clouds didn’t stop me and my Mom from hitting up a local garden center’s Spring open house event this past weekend. We were like kids in a candy store amongst all the pretty flowers … Continue reading
Last Fall, I picked up an old apple-picking ladder at the Nashville Flea Market. The vendor had both sections of the ladder, but I was only interested in the top… I breathed a big sigh of relief when Rhoda and … Continue reading
Well, we’re all done shooting the cottage we’re staying at, and boy did we have fun photographing the place! We finished up around noon today, so we decided to head over to Asheville and check out a place called “Tobacco … Continue reading
A couple of years ago, I stumbled onto something called a “blog” written by this lovely lady… I discovered one written by this gorgeous gal that very same day… I remember feeling so inspired as I read through what they … Continue reading
Hello! Did you have a good weekend? It was a busy one over here at TLC!Among other things, I finallllllly finished re-doing the jug lamp I got last year on the Endless Yard Sale… It’s no longer blue, it no … Continue reading
And for those who can’t view the video above…here’s the YouTube version… And in case you didn’t catch my Endless Yard Sale video last year…here she be! If ya wanna see how the lamp turns out- y’all come back now, … Continue reading
Intrigued? Well, I am happy to report that everything came together quite nicely! Turns out, I actually had a lot of other things around the house that I was able to work into the mantel display as well. This is … Continue reading
Behold the power of a SOLD tag… Don’t you just love how they protectively scream “BACK OFF- I’M SPOKEN FOR!” to all the other shoppers while you scramble to figure out whose truck you can borrow to haul home your … Continue reading
Sometime last month, I came across this lamp base at my local flea.It’s tag read, “Fishing Basket Lamp- $10″.Of course it instantly appealled to my love of all things sea-inspired, so I bought it. Now I just need to find … Continue reading
This morning I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to go junkin’ with Jessica, to see if we could find anything for them to use in their little “Half Note”. Yes, I said 4:30. And, yes, I said A.m. It’s 8:00 … Continue reading
A few weeks back, while stolling through one of my favorite flea markets, I came upon this solid wood storage unit… It was love at first sight. Poor Kevin didn’t stand a chance of talking me out of getting it. … Continue reading
If you haven’t been to Rhoda’s Blog, “Southern Hospitality”, yet today- head on over there and read her take on our day at the Eastbrook Flea & Antique Mall. I met up with her and another blog friend, Cathy, on … Continue reading
There’s nothing like a big ol’ building (or cobblestone street) full of junk! Some people hear the word “junk”, and the literal definition springs to mind. “Anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible”. When I hear the word … Continue reading
Remember this chippy, blue architectural element I saw at the Eastbrook Flea Market a while back? I remember that it was priced right around $200. The other day I came across this one, online for $600: It’s available here: The … Continue reading
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