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Quick and Easy Cork Board from a Vintage Frame
Today I wanted to share a quick fix for a complaint my husband, Chris, has had about my refrigerator from day 1 – it has a stainless-steel finish (but it is not stainless steel). I claim it as mine since I bought it before he was in the picture, so he got it when he got me. We were a package deal – me and my fridge. It looks great, but magnets don’t work on the door. Small confession: I didn’t mind it too much. Chris was big into covering his fridge in Atlanta with lots of pictures, posters, and wide variety of magnets he picked up through life. It…
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How to Bring New Life to Vintage Wooden Bowls
Promises are important to me. So, when I promised my husband, Chris, that I would actually DO something with what I found on the Route 127 Sale, I was going to make sure that I kept my promise. First, for those who don’t know, the Route 127 Sale is billed as The World’s Longest Yard Sale running nearly 1,000 miles from Michigan all the way to Alabama. It’s held annually the first weekend in August and is an almost never-ending string of yard sales, antiques, and treasure. The Thrill of the Hunt I was at one of my favorite stops on Day 2 and spotted a vintage wooden salad bowl…
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7 (More) Stops not to miss on the Route 127 Yard Sale – Kentucky and Tennessee Day 2
We are on the road shopping the Route 127 Yard Sale. This week-long collection of yard sales stretched nearly 1,000 miles from Michigan to Alabama. Check out my earlier post here for more tips for getting the most out of the Route 127 Sale. Each year I shop the sale for two days covering most of Kentucky and Tennessee. For more on how the first day went this year, check out Day 1 here. Here are some of my favorite stops from Day 2. I’ve been visiting these for years and they haven’t let me down. So, at the end of Day 1 we pulled into Baymont Inn & Suites…
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7 Stops Not to Miss on the Route 127 Sale (Kentucky – Day 1)
This is one of my favorite trips and I’m so excited to be sharing it with you! I’ve done the Route 127 Yard Sale off and on for more than ten years. You can pick up some tips about the sale here. I’ve gone alone a couple of times which is fun, but not as much fun as going with friends. I even managed to get Chris to go along once (just once) so at least he has some perspective about the trip. This year, my friend Terri joined me again. I was kind of surprised that Chris was OK with me teaming up again with Terri. When we went…
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Road Trip Junkin’ — 6 Tips for a Successful Route 127 Sale
We are three weeks away from one of my FAVORITE weekends of the year! What is it? It’s the Route 127 sale!!! A collection of yard sales, antique vendors, junk sellers that runs all the way from Gadsen, Alabama up to Michigan, for the most part on Route 127. Billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale,” this nearly 700-mile long event is held annually the first weekend in August. This will be my sixth trip on the sale. I’ve done it by myself a couple of times and I even got my husband, Chris, to go along one year (I don’t know why, but once was enough for him). The…
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Our Top Four Airbnbs across the country
Chris and I use Airbnb every chance we get. For the past five years, we’ve used nothing but on our vacations. We also book them for short weekend getaways, business trips, and when we were transitioning out of Atlanta and back to South Carolina (read more about that experience here). That’s not to say we’ve had some not so great experiences (learn some tips to avoid this here), but we’ve also had some awesome ones at some really great places. While we were on vacation earlier this month, we started talking about some of our best Airbnb stays and I thought I would share them with you all! You never…
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How to Make a Patriotic Fourth of July Clothespin Wreath
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn a small commission when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. You can read my full disclaimer here. When it comes to decorating for holidays, I’m a big believer in going all out for Christmas. However, for this Fourth of July, since we were in town, I thought it might be nice to add a little bit of red, white and blue to celebrate. If you’re like me and like to browse around Pinterest for crafty decoration ideas, you’ve probably seen that clothespin wreaths seem to be…
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Four Great Redwood Hikes in Northern California
If you have a big birthday, I think you should celebrate big! I had been thinking about a BIG trip for my recent BIG birthday for several years. Chris and I love to hike, so I was planning a week each in Dominica and St. Lucia to “hike the Caribbean.” I had been saving houses on Airbnb and researching hikes. Let me tell you there are some great houses on both islands! Its always interesting how things can change so quickly. How We Went Ended up in the Trees Lat summer, I had a skin cancer scare that put me out of commission for 4-6 weeks. Everything went well and…
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Five Beautiful Hosta to Add to Your Garden
It’s safe to say that I am completely in love with Hosta. I planted my first five almost ten years ago and have been adding ever since. Today, my guacamole Hosta are still my favorites and the ones that I still get the most comments and complements about every year. What I’ve come to realize is that there are lots of different Hosta to choose from in a variety of sizes and colors. I’ve added some Blue Angel and Blue Hawaii under my oak tree (see some of those here) along with some with ruffled leaves whose name I can’t remember. Chris and I have been working on our Back…
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Imagining the Party Shed – Railings and Finishing Touches (Part 4 of 4)
We are so close to finishing our amazing entertainment space! If you’ve read the first three installments, I apologize for the brief digression. Skip the next paragraph and dive right in! The Back Story In a nutshell, my husband, Chris, and I found a wonderful structure on our Back 40. It used reclaimed materials from my 1930s Sears & Roebuck kit house to form its single wall. There is a glorious pecan tree growing out front and we decided to turn the outdoor-under-cover “space” into a place where we could relax after working in the garden, invite a couple of friends over for dinner or have a whole group of…
