Vintage & Repurposed Home Decor & Furniture
I got a new-to-me sofa yesterday. I am so excited! Yes, those legs are filthy, but you can see the potential, right? She's so shapely, yes?! I am smitten with all 7' of her sleekness. Can you see the two slabs of foam in the foreground to the left? I an planning to re-do her seating with big, long panels and not … [Read more...]
Okay, so I told you how I HAVE to shop and what drudgery it was. The real drudgery comes in finding places for my finds. My garage filled up last Summer, so I added the 10 x 20 tent outside. It wasn't meant to be permanent or stay up all Winter, but it did. And the next thing I knew, it was full, too. And I kept on shoppin'! Soon, … [Read more...]
When you own your own store, you have to shop a lot. A. LOT. I mean a lot, a lot! I mean, you might miss something out there and you have to keep the store full, right? Of course! I've done a lot of shopping in the last few weeks. A. LOT. It's such drudgery. A real pain. Scouring estate sales, thrift shops, garage sales, … [Read more...]
Let's see if I can get back into the swing of keeping up with blog, shall we? I can hardly keep up with the laundry and ironing, but blogging is important, no? First of all, I want to say a HUGE "thank you" to those of you who have visited the shop and shown so much excitement and enthusiasm. You make my heart sing with hope that this just … [Read more...]
Remember this shot? C'mon, it was just two days ago! It was the desk I picked up that was refinished, but they had sanded the wood against the grain. I know what you're thinking...the same thing I was thinking...who does that? I mean, I thought sanding with the grain was a no-brainer. Like petting a cat from head to … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Jean. I live in historic Butte, Montana in a Craftsman home built in 1920. This blog is all about my adventures (and sometimes misadventures) in updating and decorating my house with antiques and vintage goods I find at garage sales, thrift stores, estate sales or wherever cool things from the past are waiting to be discovered.
