Things to Start With

Awhile back my parents owned an old building. About a year and a half ago they sold it. The people who were buying it were going to tear it down to put in a parking lot. Reminds me of that song, "Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you got til it's gone, they tore down paradise to put in a parking lot. owe bop bop..."

But anyway, moving on... My husband and I went in and tore out so many things before they signed the final papers. Up until that point I had always been interested in having older things but really didn't have many sources to acquire said such stuff. I have done a lot of refinishing and painting furniture, bought some things at yard sales and upcycled- but this was my first big capture of old fun things.... Oh and what fun it was! and has been too- I still have a lot of it and am slowly using it piece by piece....

Amongst the things were probably a dozen solid wood paneled doors.

And we took apart an entire railing and banister. We also got old windows and mirrors and hardware. It was so much fun that day:)

I have always thought of myself as a business type thinker- looking more at things from a practical sense and from less of a feeling sense. But this is the exception... I look at these things and my heart goes pitter-patter. I see something and I begin thinking, "now what could I do with that?" and sometimes I have an instant answer but most of the time it takes months (that's the part that drives my husband crazy:). I enjoy the whole process- even the parts that create some sort of inevitable difficulty. It's a challenge. But it makes my heart happy!

I so enjoy history and tradition. I love seeing something and knowing that it is a part of history- that it a part of someone's memory. It gives me a sense of hope and peace. From that I enjoy creating something unique, full of character and useful.

When I am decorating my house, yard, garden, exc. it's always about that ONE piece. And let me tell you- it usually takes my husband quite sometime to truly appreciate that piece;) but I know it's that piece that makes that space. You have to have the practical pieces- that's unavoidable- but it's when you mix them with something unique or full of charm that you get a home- a true sense of warmth. Plain Comfort.

So that's what I love- to create that.

I have created a few things with some of the items so far and I will be posting them very soon- so stay tuned folks...... I'll show you the inner workings of my mind- bwahhhaaahhaaa:)