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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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …