31 Days of Before & After ~ Day 24 “The Verdict; Guilty of Chair Abuse”

I love chairs. Not one particular style, any one can catch my eye & make my heart go pitter-pat. I’ve told you this before, even admitted that it might be a bit of an obsession. *sigh* there are worse things I suppose. One of the most used chairs in my home was in need of

my new hue obsession

I find myself drifting away from the dark colors I’ve surrounded myself with for many years.  My den is dark red, my kitchen an olive green, my entry, small library and hallway are spiced gold, Riley’s room is dark chocolate. Believe or not these colors all blend and flow.  Crazy I know.  But it’s time

rust. zinc. galvanized. oh my!

My mouth begins to water and I get this urge to run toward objects that are rusty (big shock!!!) galvanized or made of zinc. I’m quite fond of copper too. But lately, zinc…oh my, it just makes me swoon. Especially if it’s dripping with some lovely powdery patina. Yum! Goodness you’d think I was talking

from salvage to savvy

I keep telling my husband that all of those magazines I buy are an investment. He laughs. I can tell he’s not yet convinced. I think that this little project might change his mind though. In the last Flea Market Style magazine there was an article on page 76, titled; Pretty in Pink and Green.

Ooooo! I’ll Take Three…But What are They?

I found this box of things at a flea market not just your old run of the mill things either these were gorgeous There are very few things that will make me giddy these made me light headed and giddy they were rusty they were heavy iron they had great lines they were going home

Darlin…You Love Me? Then You Must Love My Rust

Nope that wasn’t in the wedding vows but I knew before I said “I do” that I was in for a lifetime of… Packer football (he’s a die hard fan) Ranger baseball (because there were no baseball teams in WI) fraternity reunions and road trips with kids and dogs I knew that he smoked and

Kerrville…Fun to Go, Hard to Leave; a story of how I cope!

I’m back from my visit to Kerrville and it’s bittersweet… Always fun to go and so very hard to leave… because of these fabulous five…look at all of those delicious cheeks! If you’ve never been to the Kerrville or any of the Hill Country in Texas then you need to add it to your bucket

Saturday…It’s All Good!

Saturday’s should not begin a 5:30 am… but mine did because my track star son had to be at school for a track meet today. That means momma gets to take him 🙂 I’ll miss this someday. since I’m up…might as well make… A little breakfast…{Easy Veggie Omelet} 1 tsp 2 eggs beaten salt pepper

A Vintage Shoppe Redo & Some Light Marketing

My love for salvage will never fade and my house has reached the limit of my hoarding capabilities.  This is not news to my family as they have suffered tolerated my exuberance for vintage treasures for more than thirty years. I have mentioned more than a few times that it is indeed time to clean

For These Found Objects…I Am GRATE-ful

How do you decorate? On a whim?  On a dime? or are you very structured and purposeful about your decor?  Planning and saving for months to get that next great item you saw in the store? Either way there are times when you find some wonderful items that intrigue you. You know what I’m talking