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3 Adorable Tea Towels!
This girl loves happy mail! ?? ?? I know I’m not the only one! I’m always on the look out for unique affordable items I’ll use in my home. Each time I get a package it feels like Christmas morning! ? Recently, I found these adorable tea towels. (Which I always have these hanging around my kitchen) These little cuties make the perfect happy mail! Adorable! Funny! Gotta have it for Summer!!! ? This Kinda Pissed About Not Being A Mermaid Cotton Kitchen Dish Towel is too cute and perfect for your Summer decor! ? Totally makes me smile! Aww, this Everything Is Better in a Mason Jar Tea Towel is…
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Front Porch Decor – 4th of July
Despite the heat, don’t you just love Summer Holidays?!? (That Alabama heat kills me sometimes.?) I Especially love The Fourth of July because it celebrates our wonderful country. ?? Nearly every evening Aaron and I sit on our front porch. It’s sorta our “down time”. We truly enjoy this space but to be honest I thew this spot together on a major budget! I found the little wooden table at a thrift store for $4 and this swing at a yard sale for $15. ? These two items are my anchor pieces. After setting those in place I filled in with the “little” details. I grabbed some clay pots…
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My Colorful Ottoman
Yes, if you’ve seen a picture of my nearly all neutral living room, you know it has a loud color in the very center. I love white but I also love the unexpected. ? I get many messages about my ottoman and I’m going to answer the number one question – Where did it come from? It’s actually from World Market!! I bought it from World Market about two years ago and although it’s a statement color in my white/wood tone home, I haven’t grown tired of this piece! ☺️ The color and velvety texture gives a nice pop. The style of this piece is timeless. ?? I would consider it classy/glamorous…
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Our Weekend Review – Coops, Cabinets and Spider Webs
Happy Monday to you! We had a fun working weekend. Between work, the chicken coop, estate sales and spider webs, it went by fast! Good news – we now have nearly all the supplies to finish our chicken coop! ?(Still shopping for the perfect door) It’s beginning to look like a steady structure.?? Aaron spent a few hours in the rain cutting the tin roof. It may seem this is a slow process and it has been. Keep in mind, we’re building this chicken home between our many full time jobs! Saturday was rainy so we didn’t do much “picking”. However, we did hit an estate sale late Saturday morning.…
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Friday Favorites!
Happy Friday, Friends!! Can you believe the weekend is here? ?? Our weekend will consist of picking junk, eating good food, working on the chicken coop and beginning the layout of my booth expansion! (I’m sure you’ll be seeing post about the chicken coop and booth expansion soon.) ? Since it’s Friday, it’s time for me to share a few of my favorite things! ? Let’s talk about a book, olives and a bread box. Friday Favorite combos are always so random!! I’m intensely missing the beach right now. ??♀️ Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty was my beach read last year. It was GREAT! I literally read the entire book…
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Questions YOU’VE Asked About My Vintage Booth
Q- Where do you do your most successful picking? A – Everywhere! This job means I’m always on the go. For instance, I traveled 30 minutes to a lake house a few weeks ago to grab a 1930’s wooden table off a porch and I slipped a $20 under the door. I’ve gone through the cob webs in storage buildings, spent hours on a Saturday morning running to yard sales, gone to eight thrift store in one day and grabbed items off the side of the road. ? Oh, and I can’t forget.. the dumpster. ? So, it’s nearly impossible to answer this question because successful picking happens everywhere. ?…
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5 Tips on Starting Your Own Antique Booth
Over the past week, I’ve wrote several times about my vintage booth. Since I absolutely love my job, I’m extremely passionate about the subject. ? Several readers have expressed interest in opening an antique booth in the future. I wanted to share 5 tips on starting your own antique booth. I never want to discourage any of you but I must give you a warning.. ?? If you think picking is easy money, it’s not. It’s fun money but it requires work!! Having an antique booth is easy but making actual money from it will require work. I work well over full time between my blog and booth. ??? ??♀️…
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5 Mistakes I Made During the First Year of my Antique Booth
Wow, I never dreamed these blogs about my antique booth would be such a hit!! Many of you seemed interested in the previous blogs – My One Year Booth Anniversary and 5 Secrets From the First Year of my Vintage Booth. I’ve decide to make this topic a mini series! ? Who knew the life of a Picker was interesting?!? As I’ve recently said, this month marks the one year anniversary of my booth. I would like to share 5 mistakes I made during the first year of my antique booth. ? During the beginning of this journey, I had no clue what I was doing. Here’s a few mistakes I made!?? 1…
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5 Secrets From the First Year of my Vintage Booth
Well, this one year booth anniversary is really inspiring me to write. Last night I posted a blog called My One Year Booth Anniversary.. Ha, I might turn this into a “mini series” of post! ? Also, I want to say THANK YOU for all the positive feedback I got from the blog post last night. Apparently y’all like reading about pickers, flippers and vintage junk!! Today I want to share 5 secrets I’ve learned in my first year of having a vintage booth! Hope you enjoy!! ? 1- Utilize Every Inch Space in an antique mall isn’t cheap, so use every inch wisely! ? I try to display my items in…
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My One Year Booth Anniversary
This month marks one year since I began my antique booth. ? Allow me to say, I’m so thankful to every person who has supported and encouraged me during this journey. I began my booth in a 60 sq ft space. Keep in mind when selling furniture 60 sq ft is not much space but I was so thankful and proud of each inch. I’m embarrassed to admit, but during the weeks leading up to my opening I arranged a “practice area” in my guest room to layout exactly how I would arrange everything. (So nerdy ?) In fact, opening day I drove my entire family nuts begging them to…
