Flipping furniture for profit can be like hunting treasure. It’s not often that I manage to score completely free furniture, but when I do, I’m ecstatic. Other people I know seem to always be finding things in the alleyways (yes, we have alleys in Texas...
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...
The life of an antique dealer can be summed up as: “the constant rotation of stuff.” Stuff coming in, stuff getting fixed, stuff getting painted, stuff getting sold . . . then the cycle starts all over again with more stuff coming in! Just when I think...
Happy Friday everyone! Today I am so excited to be the featured shop owner at Coastal Charm’s weekly feature “Shop Talk”. When Linda asked me to be the guest for the week, I was honored and thrilled to share a little more about Lost & Found...
I had some good luck this past week with some neat new pieces. I think spring cleaning must be well underway because people are getting rid of some good stuff! Have you ever bought anything from a Facebook sale group? If you are on Facebook, you can find groups to...
It seems that I have become the local “expert” on all things old and junky, particularly buying old furniture.Not a week goes by without a friend or family member asking me about some old table they want to redo or an old dresser they saw on...
I love finishing a project, don’t you? It’s always so gratifying to get to the end of something and say, “I did that!” This is the third dining set I have redone (you can see the other two here and here) and each one has provided...
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 that were for sale right down the street from me for a great price. When I went to see them the next morning, I had...
I wrote in my last post about my battle with cedar allergies . . . unfortunately about 10 hours after that post published I woke up with fever, aches, and my dinner from the night before showing back up (if you know what I mean!) Yep, now I have the flu. They keep...
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