New Deck Reveal!

Our long-time dream of building a new deck has finally come true!  It’s not 100% finished, but it’s finished enough that I can show y’all.  Today we’ll look at the deck, re-done wicker and cushions, restored vintage motel chairs, and lighted... Continue reading →

Midcentury Pebble Art

A few decades back, pebble art was a trendy make-at-home craft. The young crafters of today, busy with scrapbooking and furniture distressing, might have been gluing thousands of little pebbles to backing boards had they lived in the 1960s and... Continue reading →

New Uses for Old Campers

As a people, we are getting better and better at reducing, reusing, and recycling, and it’s a good thing, too, because our poor Earth has been getting pretty polluted.  That’s why I often feel sad when I see rows and... Continue reading →

Pink Finds!

While browsing through photos of my finds from the last few months, I noticed there was really a lot of pink, so today I’m sharing those rosie gems with you!     Hall Pottery Pink Plume Teapot, I believe from... Continue reading →

What I Bought at Antique Archaeology

During a recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee, I was thrilled to get to shop at the American Pickers’ Antique Archaeology!  For years my family and I have watched Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, stars of The History Channel’s American Pickers, find little... Continue reading →

GROOVY!

Have you, like most of America, been enthralled with the Netflix series Stranger Things?  We sure have been at my house!  It’s great because my kids love the show and it’s set in the time that I was a kid.... Continue reading →

More Olde Signs!

It’s been quite a long time since I shared some cool olde signs with y’all, like these beauties.  Here are a few more that I photographed on a visit to Spartanburg, South Carolina a few months back.   Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!... Continue reading →

Two Interesting Finds Of Late

Hi folks! Long time no see! Just taking a quick minute to share two interesting finds from recent junkin’ excursions. The first is this pillow:   How nice that Ben Stiller’s wife made him a pillow declaring him to be... Continue reading →

Armchair Junkin: Episode 14 – The Jewelry Edition

Armchair junkin’ has returned!  Just sit back in your comfy chair and do some virtual junkin’ with me.  Usually I take pics while in a thrift store or antique store, but today, I’m sharing pics of some great jewelry finds... Continue reading →

Catching Up

Since I awoke at 4am and couldn’t go back to sleep, I thought, “Why not write a blog post today?!”  I have oodles of junkin’ finds and happenings to share, but will only share a few for now.  I do... Continue reading →