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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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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…
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A Road Trip to Charlotte – A Weekend of Antiquing and Eating
I don’t know about you, but nothing gets my juices going more than the thrill of the hunt when I walk into an antique mall, thrift store or consignment store. When Chris suggested a weekend in Charlotte, I jumped at the chance to explore some of the places that have popped up in recent years. So much has changed since I left Charlotte in 2008. The city made it through the recession and has bounced back stronger than ever. There’s been a tremendous amount of growth and, while locals might complain about the traffic, it is still pretty easy to get around. The neighborhoods in and around the city are…
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Why You Keep an Idea Book: How I Finally Got My Window Arbor
If you’re into DIY and crafting you probably have one of these – an idea book. I’m probably dating myself, but I have a three-ring binder full of pages I’ve torn from magazines over the years. I even have them organized by subject – crafts, garden, storage, etc. I still tear pages out of magazines when I’m at the beach – I’m too nervous to take my IPad into the sand. Today, Pinterest serves this purpose for many of us. It has also given us access to many more ideas from so many talented people. But I still like to take a look back at my original book. Every now…
