Yesterday after running a few errands and visiting a few box stores we found ourselves back at our new favorite antiques store (since our last favorite one shut down on us unexpectedly). This place is outside of town on highway 26, which takes us up through Swan valley and then to Jackson. It's always fun …
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We did a bit of antiquing yesterday while we were in town. I wanted to find a few more oil lamps to go with my growing collection and I'm happy to report I wasn't disappointed! The big antique store we like to visit had quite a few, so we had a wide variety to choose …
Continue reading Adventures in Antiquing: Dating My Newest Old Oil Lamps
We love antiques so naturally we love to go poking around the local antique stores when we get a chance. Yesterday we headed over to one in particular that we hardly ever visit, mostly because it's run by someone who likes to refinish everything. Most antiques lose a lot of value and charm when they've …
It's still scorching hot out there with no end in sight, which means I am trapped indoors most of the day, watching the world go by from my air conditioned safe space. Since science has proven that there's only so much cleaning one can do before they begin to go mad (I'm sure there's a …
Here at our empty nest homestead we love to employ the three "R"s whenever we can. There's just something so satisfying about finding new ways to use old things! Plus, we'd just be hoarders otherwise since we love to collect all sorts of things and yet it's so hard for us to throw anything out. …
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