We Call It Junkin'

Whether you call it junkin’, antiquing, thrifting, picking, or yard saleing, it’s probably the memories that keep you collecting things of olde. Here you’ll discover junkin’ finds, historic places, home and garden ideas, recipes, and even a few rabbit trails.

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By Off On A Rabbit Trail

Calendar Towels – Preserve or Repurpose?

Vintage Calendar Towel, 1979, Covered Bridge

The calendar towels I've always admired but never found for less than $12 each in an antiques mall finally revealed themselves to me at a great thrift-store price! Someone evidently collected them for many years, and decided to clean out the stash. I had such fun digging through Read more [...]

By Home Decor, Junkin Finds, Olde Stuff home decor, Junkin Finds, vintage2 Comments

The Dishes of Belmont Mansion

Belmont Mansion dishes and tablescapes, Nashville, Tennessee

Welcome back to Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. To keep the last post from being too long I could only share a fraction of the photos I took, but today I'm back to show you some of the china and table settings on display at Belmont. Let's look first at the family dining Read more [...]

By Home Decor, Places, Tablescapes Antiques, dishes, Tablescapes2 Comments

Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennesee

Here are a few photos from my recent visit to the beautiful Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee. Part of the Belmont University campus, you can tour this incredible mansion for only $15. There are some interesting stories related to this Read more [...]

By Places buildings, history, places, recommendations

Miniature Fairy Gnome Gardens

Having jumped on the latest bandwagon in gardening, here are four miniature gardens I created recently, two of which are planted in junkin' finds. Broken Flower Pot Mini Garden We've probably all seen this a zillion times on Pinterest, and the other day I realized I had a perfectly-broken flower pot Read more [...]

By Gardening, Home Decor garden, Junkin Finds, junkin finds thrift store, Projects6 Comments

Junkin’ Funnies

It's springtime, and you know what that means... YARD SALE SEASON! Time to go junkin' to pay almost nothing for other people's clutter so you can add to your own clutter! People nowadays are getting clever about marketing their yard sales, and some of the signs I've seen do a great job of Read more [...]

By Junkin Finds Junkin Finds3 Comments

Armchair Junkin is BACK! Episode 15: One Hour Sprint Through Huge Antique Mall

We Call It Junkin.com Armchair Junkin promo baby

It's back, boys and girls - Armchair Junkin', maybe-not-everyone's-but-most-people's favorite feature here on We Call It Junkin'. For the new folks, or the forgetful ones because it's been quite a long time, this is just a silly but fun post in which you get to: * go on a virtual junkin' trip Read more [...]

By Armchair Junkin, Olde Stuff Antiques, dishes, history, home decor, Junkin Finds, kitchen glass, vintage11 Comments

Nancy Lynn’s Cute Fruit and Vintage Camper Gal

YouTube has pretty much replaced television for me. In fact, I cut the cord on my cable company a few months ago. There's just so much cool olde stuff to see on YouTube, from urban explorers to abandoned places to vintage travel trailer tours, who needs those obviously scripted "reality" Read more [...]

By Antiques In Action, Olde Stuff history, Junkin Finds, recommendations, vintage2 Comments

Pass the Salt, Please

The recent "find" of a mid-century dinette set (see previous post) has led to a whole new facet of collecting. Salt and pepper shakers with coordinating napkin holders have been calling to me. It seems that they used to be a lot more common than they are now. I did see a monkey Read more [...]

By Home Decor, Junkin Finds, Olde Stuff, Tablescapes home decor, Junkin Finds, kitchen glass, Tablescapes4 Comments

What a Find! Mid-Century Dinette Set

Sometimes, patience pays off. We've been wanting a different kitchen table and chairs set for years, as our old one showed the scars of our girls' toddler years, and was just not a good size for our current kitchen dining area. We've looked at new sets and old, but just never found anything Read more [...]

By Home Decor, Junkin Finds, Olde Stuff Antiques, home decor, Junkin Finds, vintage5 Comments