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Sweet Garden Vignette

I am certainly not an avid gardener, but when this time of year comes around I always am motivated to try my hand and planting some beautiful things in my …

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Antique Alley Haul

If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that my husband and I spent this past Friday and Saturday scouting out Antique Alley Texas.  It was part work trip, …

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Debt Free and Disney

When I started this business a little over two years ago, I was 6 months pregnant with my third child and had a little tiny booth space (I always say …

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Tips for Making Money Painting Furniture

I’ve been re-doing old, cast-off furniture for about 7 years now.  It all started as an affordable way for my husband and I to furnish our home.  Then, I discovered …

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The Biggest Craigslist Furniture Find Ever

Craigslist has not been very kind to me lately, but my luck began to turn around a few days ago. I saw an ad for two antique French upholstered chairs …

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Freshening Up

I think Spring is finally here in Texas.  The weather this week has been beautiful and it’s motivated me to do some freshening up both at home and up at …

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Trade Days Pickin’

First off, thank you to all of you who asked about my little one.  I shared in my last post that he had come down with the croup, and unfortunately, he …

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4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming an Antique Dealer?

I have been renting booth spaces on and off for 7 years now, and have held my space at ACM for the past several years.  During that time, I have …

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Inside Antique Company Mall

My little retail space is located at the Antique Company Mall, which is right off the quaint downtown square in McKinney, Texas. McKinney is a suburb of Dallas, about 10 …

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The Story of a Business

This month is the two year anniversary of the start of my business.  In those two years I have sifted through alot of “junk”, painted alot of furniture, and learned …

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Hi, I’m Melanie! But my friends call me Mel.

Home is where life is both lived and recovered from. It’s an oasis to refresh your family as well as your friends. But creating that space shouldn’t break the bank.

I hope this blog helps you create your own beautiful home on a budget.

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