Help Me With Furniture Paint Colors Please I have some great finds from a local flea market. No great finds from the Nashville Flea Market, blah. You guys always help me out when I need furniture paint color ideas. So take a look at what I bought and at the end of the post I… [Read More]
Two Junkin Trips Means More Great Project Pieces
New Junk Finds I made it to two great junk shops in the same week and I found some great project pieces. Now I need to run some ideas by you and also share photos from the Southern Kentucky Flea Market. Isn’t that scale the coolest. I love the size, shape, color, rust……everything. It would… [Read More]
Hump Day Hodgepodge Of Finds, Flips, And Fails
Hump Day Hodgepodge Hello! This is a mishmash of my half way, never got decorated Fall porch with dying mums, junk finds for the week, and a so-so flip of a $2 table. Glad you’re here. I surely don’t always have it together although most of the time us bloggers want everything to look just… [Read More]
$1 Yard Sale Brass Wreath Is Just Full Of Surprises
Turns Out The Brass Wreath Is A Handmade Collectible. You never know what you might find at a yard sale. Even when you find it, you may not know what it is. My yard sale brass wreath is a good example of not knowing what you have…until you find it on the internet. The wreath… [Read More]
Rusty Metal Chair With Punched Star Design
Punched Star Design Adds To The Appeal I made a trip to my favorite junk shop last week and found a real treasure……..a rusty metal chair with a punched star design. I haven’t been to the shop in forever and I was having junkin’ withdrawal. I was in Arkansas for 10 days and before that… [Read More]
Antique Sewing Machine Takedown And Cheap Cheap Auction Buys
Removing An Antique Sewing Machine From The Cabinet I should have counted the screws. But I didn’t. There are a bunch of them in those old antique sewing machine cabinets. The JTS was sick so I took it upon myself to tackle removing the sewing machine from the cabinet. It’s really not difficult. Just one… [Read More]
The Secret To Finding Estate Sales And Auctions
Finding Estate Sales And Auctions Sharing a few tips with you today for finding estate sales and auctions. You guys have seen a few of the things I buy at estate sales and auctions. I get some good deals. A lot of you comment that you can’t find good shopping spots in your area. That’s… [Read More]
How Do I Remove Duck Tape From Furniture? Help!
Remove Duck Tape Then Paint It What Color? I love free furniture even if it’s covered with duck tape. My question is how to remove duck tape and the gummy residue left behind. We came home one day to find this desk in our carport. One of our neighbors stopped us one morning just as… [Read More]
$25 Auction Cabinet Plus Finds From 3 Thrift & Antique Stores
Auction Cabinet Added To The Workshop The JTS just finished installing the auction cabinet in the workshop. At $25 the cabinet was a steal. It’s nice to get some good deals on things we can use. A lot of times we are buying things to work on and then sell. The JTS was working on… [Read More]
Green With Envy At The Blue Building Antiques
I went crazy at The Blue Building Antiques. It’s a treasure trove of vintage stuff, antiques, rusty metal, reclaimed doors, and everything I love. It’s the kind of place where there are areas you have to dig to find stuff. My kind of place. There are two levels and the “garage/bring stuff in area” is… [Read More]
Vintage School Lockers I Passed Up Because Of Price
Vintage School Lockers Why do you think vintage school lockers are so pricy? Is it because of the nostalgia factor? I sure remember the days when I used a locker. I even remember what a big deal locker day was at our school. We went to school and were assigned our lockers a couple of… [Read More]
7 Silver Plated Pieces Including Champagne Bucket | $10 Auction Buy
Silver Plate Champagne Bucket And Other Auction Buys The champagne bucket I just purchased at the auction is probably going to show up in some Fall displays. I guess it was a 25th wedding anniversary gift for someone. I hate to see stuff like that at auction. It makes me sad. But not sad enough… [Read More]
