My husband and I love to spend Sunday afternoons at the trödelmakt (junk market.) It can be hit or miss, sometimes the finds are amazing and sometimes it is just junk. This weekend was the weekend for one of our favorite markets. It take place once a month at the…
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Architectural Salvage in New Orleans
New Orleans is a place with a long and colorful history and that history includes some pretty amazing architecture. Prior to 1900 much of this construction was built from ‘old growth’ native Southern Yellow Pine and Bald Cypress trees. This lumber has a superior quality, durability, and rich patina that…
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Happy Camper!
As a child I remember playing with my cousins in their Grandpa’s big conversion van. We said one day when we were grown up we could all live there and travel around. Okay, so a few years have passed and I have decided a conversion van is not exactly the…
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Passion for Painted Furniture
Anyone who knows me will tell you I love painted furniture! A garage sale find can get an instant transformation from a quick coat of paint. Right now the chalk paint craze is in full swing, aged and distressed to look old and weathered but that is not the kind…