A while back a friend posted on Facebook that she was giving away a vintage Dixie bedroom set–a full-size bed with headboard and footboard, along with a chest of drawers. I waited for a bit (I think maybe a day) before I commented that I would gladly take it, to...
It was nearing that time in life. In just a few years, my grandparents would move out of their own home and into an assisted living facility. To prepare for that major transition, my grandmother had started giving away some of her treasures. I visited them one...
So I shared with you a few days ago some furniture prep and cleaning tips, and gave you a peek at my new makeover project: I came across this gorgeous french provincial bedroom set this summer while responding to an ad on Craigslist for a cast iron bed. The lady who...
I love when I get a comment or email from someone asking me for advice on a furniture project. Sharing what I have learned and helping others is why I write this blog, so when a reader seeks out information and asks for my input it makes this all worthwhile. I...
Last Friday I was in heaven. It was the Friday of First Monday Canton Trade Days in Canton, Texas, and the weather was unbelievable. Last year when I went to Canton, it was sunny and over 100 degrees, and I left that day drenched and exhausted. This day though, the...
I’ve always been a dish girl. I love collecting antique china, and it was one of the first antique collection areas I learned about when I was just out of college. A more seasoned dealer recently told me that the dish market “died with Ebay”....
I’ve been working really hard on this new site over the past 10 days, learning all about widgets and codes and buttons and ads . . . It’s all a bit over my head really. I was doing well with it all though until I hit a roadblock last night with one of the...
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We enjoyed our family time together, although I have to admit I am glad to get back to “normal” today. Christmas day started nice and early in our house, so we were all quite tired. Before the holiday got into...
We are in between cold spells here in N. Texas. Two weekends ago we were iced in for 4 days, but since then the temperature has been steadily rising to the peak today of a pleasant 70 degrees. The cold and rain is supposed to return this weekend though, so...
I haven’t been doing much painting lately, mainly because I haven’t found anything worth painting! But a few weeks ago I grabbed this sturdy old dresser off a Facebook garage sale site. It had great, simple lines but was stained with an...
I finished one of my projects! Yay!! It is such a great feeling to mark something completely off of your list. This week started out a little rough because of a nasty cold we had going around our house. But after a trip to the doctor, some antibiotics, and some...
My husband is finally back from his looooong international trip, so we are all celebrating here! I had one major project I wanted to do while he was gone, and with my mother-in-law’s babysitting help I was able to knock it out last weekend. I found this great...
I finished my race! This past Sunday, October 13th was the Tyler Rose Marathon and I was one of the 179 runners to finish the race. Man, it was . . . tough. Tougher than I had expected. The weather was warm and muggy, and those East Texas hills did me in. I...
It’s finally finished! I’ve been working on this wonderful empire buffet for about two months now, and today it is finally done. I’ve teased a lot on this piece, so I’ll just jump right into the pictures. Empire Buffet Furniture Makeover: The...
I finished a MAJOR project! Yay! Two weeks ago I saw these beautiful antique “His” and “Hers” dressers for sale on Craigslist. They looked stunning in the pictures, and seemed to be in great shape for their age. Turned out they were being...
One of the tricks to running a successful antique booth is to make sure your inventory rotates often. I’ve had an antique washstand hanging out in my space up at Antique Company Mall for a month or two, which is longer than I would like. So, I decided it was...
In the retail business, holidays always appear a few weeks (or months!) early. With that in mind, springtime and Easter appeared last night in my space at Antique Company Mall. I am so ready for spring! Thankfully, I live in Texas, so winter doesn’t last too...
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