Tell A Story

Hellooooo Everyone!  I'm back today with a couple more redo's. Let me tell you folks, I live for these things. I don't  know what it is about finding something beaten up and breathing new life into it that makes me want to jump up and down like a little kid on Christmas Day.

It starts out like this....I wake up on a Saturday morning before the roosters. How do I know that I beat the roosters? Because my neighbors have some and I swear I'm up before they are. I get myself ready, drink a quick cup of coffee and wait for Mary to pick me up. She pulls into my drive way with a list that she composed earlier in the week of our well planned path. I throw our drinks in the back of her truck and we're off! We scour yard sale after yard sales looking for treasures that need a little TLC...or sometimes a lot of TLC. Here's the thing, I hate getting rid of things that could be reused, recycled, revamped, etc...especially vintage things. I feel like things aren't made like they used to be so to preserve as much of the past as I can is important to me. Also, I try to imagine what each piece was once used for. I feel every piece has a story and it's nice to keep the story going.

So here are a couple of our recent finds. (Insert me jumping up and down like a kid).

Can't you just picture the potential? Well I can and that's why I do what I do. Overall, they didn't need much work, just a little sanding, painting, staining and antiquing. And voi la! The finished project!

Now they're ready to carry on their story in someone else's home. Maybe spending days relaxing on the front porch or rocking babies. Maybe a place to set grandma's lamp or photos of the kids....

You can find these and other treasures at The Feathered Nest at KnB's Marketplace in Fuquay Varina, NC.

Enjoy!
Diane