Entry Change (again) & a Barn Sale Sat.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0Z4XdQlVGU5LQfFC6iOMk2LJaqC-gZ8IbUS30QFCZbaPihiGygut1efR2HxW6NuJLKEiqPhVZO7avHqRKDy8nfAVgMBgsLSxHEPue9gu9ySZ5WhPt18vF_GCZ-RJfoRHNFQ-hLR_qI4u/s1600/P1110234.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603621570692090418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0Z4XdQlVGU5LQfFC6iOMk2LJaqC-gZ8IbUS30QFCZbaPihiGygut1efR2HxW6NuJLKEiqPhVZO7avHqRKDy8nfAVgMBgsLSxHEPue9gu9ySZ5WhPt18vF_GCZ-RJfoRHNFQ-hLR_qI4u/s640/P1110234.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>This is the 4th version of my entry since starting my blog 3 years ago (previous post <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-entry-way-from-green-to-gray.html">here</a>). The last year it's been in flux so I never showed a photo of that version. Recently I checked out Sharon Haydon's site <a href="http://www.fabfinds4you.com/">Fabulous Finds</a> and came across this stone topped console table for $275. Loved the size, the drawer and the curved style which breaks up all the right angles in this small space. The hypertufa ball below the console is a smaller version of the one in my <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2011/02/giant-ball-or-clam-in-my-fireplace.html">fireplace</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL8Hd1vMb3XFmY6kqBTYeF2T20Sedem253phr2j2nN8TAhraIKoUBS7vVHIR8rG0PM9DzLJ1r_bybPAoG_0rEex5uAMQnhVwFX3EU704LzCXAVFjdMK1ahaJ7dPKmRdwIL81rS9DYC8YV/s1600/P1110244.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603621170748470482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL8Hd1vMb3XFmY6kqBTYeF2T20Sedem253phr2j2nN8TAhraIKoUBS7vVHIR8rG0PM9DzLJ1r_bybPAoG_0rEex5uAMQnhVwFX3EU704LzCXAVFjdMK1ahaJ7dPKmRdwIL81rS9DYC8YV/s640/P1110244.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>These two ring iron ring sculptures were purchased back in '09 during a visit to <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2009/10/last-weeks-warehouse-sale-finds.html">McLain Weisand</a> with Meg of <a href="http://www.pigtown-design.blogspot.com/">Pigtown Design</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD7wWq8VKCCEOc9Ih7ZB44H5Y8WjdW_3VdOctjQZ7JTU5o87KlReMOwosfhp-hrYtkH71f9BANebntI1m0Q2AL1DbcEo7meRt8YngByCM3SEXcXCkUqQlxlSEBWm_o5X6nZsDP7KqTTDF/s1600/P1110247.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603620329905081042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkD7wWq8VKCCEOc9Ih7ZB44H5Y8WjdW_3VdOctjQZ7JTU5o87KlReMOwosfhp-hrYtkH71f9BANebntI1m0Q2AL1DbcEo7meRt8YngByCM3SEXcXCkUqQlxlSEBWm_o5X6nZsDP7KqTTDF/s640/P1110247.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>This black glazed pot was rescued on garbage day from the side of the road.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalKsLH7rD8BXvWIjT9ZDhJVCq6k8e2_yZTsJ3UPdfoC_RMzrSCNY64S07UfdQilcAoNIlU20hDPdtAjRYYAqUtEDssKvSunQFMAJO1OE_8nTQD-EBAGdcDeHUuIZR68RtSzUXI_Gw57fF/s1600/ggibson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603619830997358914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalKsLH7rD8BXvWIjT9ZDhJVCq6k8e2_yZTsJ3UPdfoC_RMzrSCNY64S07UfdQilcAoNIlU20hDPdtAjRYYAqUtEDssKvSunQFMAJO1OE_8nTQD-EBAGdcDeHUuIZR68RtSzUXI_Gw57fF/s400/ggibson.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></a>Keeping with the idea of adding in curves, last weekend I bought this small (11") convex mirror from Grant Gibson's One King's Lane Sale and am hoping it will work hung above the current mirror. I might need to add some gold glaze to the current mirror to tie it in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5LXFE1w1Qx_CZFteY_2q4OR5ApwoDHXJnM-R-n384KLaeMTWOozmtprdyoaRoyAflB4qK754GViA3rViFzqVK4-UdK-cWIEMJZd0QI7PxWOVfVa3r2yoytwm0qpVGwqdvKIsUjLoLsVs/s1600/P1110238.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603620719831128578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5LXFE1w1Qx_CZFteY_2q4OR5ApwoDHXJnM-R-n384KLaeMTWOozmtprdyoaRoyAflB4qK754GViA3rViFzqVK4-UdK-cWIEMJZd0QI7PxWOVfVa3r2yoytwm0qpVGwqdvKIsUjLoLsVs/s400/P1110238.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Finally, some wrapping paper in the drawer and a goal to only put sunglasses in this drawer so it doesn't become another place for junk!<div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">THIS SATURDAY MAY 7th</span></span></b> - Sharon has terrific, very reasonably priced vintage furniture and accessories. This Saturday she's having her Annual Spring Barn Sale from 8:00 - 4:00 pm, 1870 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA. Go <a href="http://www.fabfinds4you.com/">here </a>to check out pics of her great finds.</div>

Entry Change (again) & a Barn Sale Sat.

This is the 4th version of my entry since starting my blog 3 years ago (previous post here ). The last year it's been in flux so I neve...

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Scott Antique Market: Part 2

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpDHy0U84KEhGzlM0m2eHxk900Z2a5h-NgAvUrOTDfs-w4XdiRV7YmSNKE-CPGZWtYg6Tt0W3HNU7BF3kHMtamRtauNUbhyphenhyphenZbGeIQ62uSy7m5xrsOR_8lbI0EKxePMaxMkGEpVUQar3g/s1600/P1090132.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578912739805722706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpDHy0U84KEhGzlM0m2eHxk900Z2a5h-NgAvUrOTDfs-w4XdiRV7YmSNKE-CPGZWtYg6Tt0W3HNU7BF3kHMtamRtauNUbhyphenhyphenZbGeIQ62uSy7m5xrsOR_8lbI0EKxePMaxMkGEpVUQar3g/s640/P1090132.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here it is March 1st (is anybody else out there happy February is over?) and I still haven't finished posting about my visit to <a href="http://www.scottantiquemarket.com/">Scott's</a> last month. First up, the incredibly gorgeous work of Atlanta furniture designer Kevin Scanlon (kpscanlon (at) earthlink.net, 312.287.9828). The finish of this wood is unbelievable - feels as smooth as marble to the hand.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL2Qo0VEGujmQhfPidw6yx6-etpL1o-B_C6NMnTO6Za3Fd6ZBYLdGzz7EfwoDuRL0tL5-_tUdLnS7Igl4uE-rOK_re3HV7EVzCD2hONr_c_TpPLkwkJd_FMOiMSk4SZ-cYeMA3bG0q8g/s1600/P1090133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578912579497250322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL2Qo0VEGujmQhfPidw6yx6-etpL1o-B_C6NMnTO6Za3Fd6ZBYLdGzz7EfwoDuRL0tL5-_tUdLnS7Igl4uE-rOK_re3HV7EVzCD2hONr_c_TpPLkwkJd_FMOiMSk4SZ-cYeMA3bG0q8g/s400/P1090133.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFYNG1dVWOnBC4ecN_TuYq8CoQAO12jbMVOIjtAIL6wNwV5i375FYxontcMfu7hQ0tTx76YqnOnfjrWpbXLN5czIBvLNwGZ1SsYy-1oWQhoeywRTs1P0FJYwNOebxXLkqnM2ggF4czLw/s1600/P1090137.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578912376548699394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFYNG1dVWOnBC4ecN_TuYq8CoQAO12jbMVOIjtAIL6wNwV5i375FYxontcMfu7hQ0tTx76YqnOnfjrWpbXLN5czIBvLNwGZ1SsYy-1oWQhoeywRTs1P0FJYwNOebxXLkqnM2ggF4czLw/s400/P1090137.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" /></a>Classic X motif tables with just the right amount of industrial edge.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfLqXzzGkfpvN9n3NoFBuTgLZj4_lb-UX3K5vnQ0fxAdnu1PvOBep5hs7d6rNQ9lai-zgyvaWNZe6WbWkaUQPw8Dsxzvynx9aUgfbLE7_b6RYzttiABSh31qtSfIT5wQlfJTCNQGzCi4/s1600/P1090140.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578911096603340802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfLqXzzGkfpvN9n3NoFBuTgLZj4_lb-UX3K5vnQ0fxAdnu1PvOBep5hs7d6rNQ9lai-zgyvaWNZe6WbWkaUQPw8Dsxzvynx9aUgfbLE7_b6RYzttiABSh31qtSfIT5wQlfJTCNQGzCi4/s400/P1090140.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>A restored deed cabinet repurposed for wine bottles. This was a stunning piece that sold quickly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC_Qt8Ahi5VWZ_Z3UlbllHuJqEpXM-OGgpUbdLeAHbMwrsErbYUnIZpJyaba8HdTKKNqGAaeMGrKHSze80l0_TgrgAH4v8zBtXd6au955kT4q2ZTuZ7094Qv1qOh8ZwvnJrL8a6gyEpE/s1600/P1090138.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579131096586943154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC_Qt8Ahi5VWZ_Z3UlbllHuJqEpXM-OGgpUbdLeAHbMwrsErbYUnIZpJyaba8HdTKKNqGAaeMGrKHSze80l0_TgrgAH4v8zBtXd6au955kT4q2ZTuZ7094Qv1qOh8ZwvnJrL8a6gyEpE/s400/P1090138.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL7aFrUZQC5GwdfyhtRyg3cC3q3sej-M-KWLPkUfZkJh7Orm9i0xcSf0-55m3kbObJbQIwQrzCOymnxLujOjL5j478Ufc-dpb1ckecy7DwmseERdgwkB80134pcL-B3N4XM7LpppZtRM/s1600/P1090139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578910922673001298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL7aFrUZQC5GwdfyhtRyg3cC3q3sej-M-KWLPkUfZkJh7Orm9i0xcSf0-55m3kbObJbQIwQrzCOymnxLujOjL5j478Ufc-dpb1ckecy7DwmseERdgwkB80134pcL-B3N4XM7LpppZtRM/s640/P1090139.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>A metal bookcase with a beautiful patina.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBJduLuwt0dMWvdbAYtrGYprm0UMJqW5fxcRrYphXtDWsef3UJ_aR7Tnj_FkzczSRS1ZTbD_mf3AioXjWaPxxnrBMnENfaC-ioSDIL1pkQVrrO6Y4ysxulTMLmXlLBX6vYq3Ercwr_14/s1600/P1090135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578910583103552306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBJduLuwt0dMWvdbAYtrGYprm0UMJqW5fxcRrYphXtDWsef3UJ_aR7Tnj_FkzczSRS1ZTbD_mf3AioXjWaPxxnrBMnENfaC-ioSDIL1pkQVrrO6Y4ysxulTMLmXlLBX6vYq3Ercwr_14/s640/P1090135.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Also loved this marble topped console with the X base. Again, the perfect balance of classic elements with an urban, industrial feel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fHON4AJNI8Ki09tj062aeC0nG84DFi_WgXckLw_5TOp-wBKkh9XGebGeSl4v0le9Hw0gh6UhfCCKP6CLw0jQ-UdPAw3DMUKwhxsCpKHqHpl7XIrMZ-ud0Xr-wXnYl4VwmOs7cBRO7sE/s1600/P1090136.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578909686013705650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fHON4AJNI8Ki09tj062aeC0nG84DFi_WgXckLw_5TOp-wBKkh9XGebGeSl4v0le9Hw0gh6UhfCCKP6CLw0jQ-UdPAw3DMUKwhxsCpKHqHpl7XIrMZ-ud0Xr-wXnYl4VwmOs7cBRO7sE/s400/P1090136.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-TBZVtYopsENXEPuDPS8xUQqzGwQWbWXfHmDTjxitjg6v3b8V9Vy7a-jT-XStPEWmcOYQvc5qN1sfAB_m5mukQNycbqPd3hz51SHOvGJ6gg3sx-3h98bHzrSnPNsjGX_6w4USAQTJJs/s1600/P1090107.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578907818913584434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-TBZVtYopsENXEPuDPS8xUQqzGwQWbWXfHmDTjxitjg6v3b8V9Vy7a-jT-XStPEWmcOYQvc5qN1sfAB_m5mukQNycbqPd3hz51SHOvGJ6gg3sx-3h98bHzrSnPNsjGX_6w4USAQTJJs/s640/P1090107.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here's one of the more beautifully staged booths at Scott's and it was full of unique, special pieces. Pam Haskins and Mary Meyerhoffer have an antique store, Tuesdays on the Boulevard in Yorktown, VA (757. 898. 1898), and couldn't have been nicer to chat with.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jK33oFjYN7dGi1NMkuRgQVYTCL6tvZ0cTnuRu0MzfsT2-gmMGwGBWytSBxD6Gsvnkz-xpzLKpJBn4tUxvn1YRo3ZfK6zIW0o6Vq0TQxw8dRCHPMIaUMjSdeYFSObIOAt-NDSU0m6vKI/s1600/P1090106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578908666839816338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jK33oFjYN7dGi1NMkuRgQVYTCL6tvZ0cTnuRu0MzfsT2-gmMGwGBWytSBxD6Gsvnkz-xpzLKpJBn4tUxvn1YRo3ZfK6zIW0o6Vq0TQxw8dRCHPMIaUMjSdeYFSObIOAt-NDSU0m6vKI/s640/P1090106.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here's a beautiful screen that they mentioned was most likely from the 1920's.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErNj_mbi5URY1rEfLcjyRJSmK25zNTwHJ-gX-FsDgypSpXeTZtoniZBuMW0gr3971Z16hyphenhyphen7av0PI21aS12Y_Pi0eNk1iXRKq5GF9d9DHhoWaw35JSfmc_PaVCPob5cP3MUAmCG9gXTTg/s1600/P1090108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578907597282884274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErNj_mbi5URY1rEfLcjyRJSmK25zNTwHJ-gX-FsDgypSpXeTZtoniZBuMW0gr3971Z16hyphenhyphen7av0PI21aS12Y_Pi0eNk1iXRKq5GF9d9DHhoWaw35JSfmc_PaVCPob5cP3MUAmCG9gXTTg/s400/P1090108.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>One of my favorite pieces from the show - adore this color blue paired with black.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_vZVpuOMAdW32gP3y0rnbm2Oha-iJPJ4REqm3M36s_tCdBuTbKjEHBpO3spNQpEn2IjqNj9vkN6yd5ILFoseaN7ASwOkYljzaJSx7kTDQZcXw-ucq0LqKWccxE7qXLcdryAVOF7rt2k/s1600/P1090109.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578907445866832386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_vZVpuOMAdW32gP3y0rnbm2Oha-iJPJ4REqm3M36s_tCdBuTbKjEHBpO3spNQpEn2IjqNj9vkN6yd5ILFoseaN7ASwOkYljzaJSx7kTDQZcXw-ucq0LqKWccxE7qXLcdryAVOF7rt2k/s640/P1090109.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Always a great find when unique, vintage chairs come in a set of 6.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mjSboH9jLxgfZKlUaYiycteuW2nmyKlbVOd0rDgLqHgGZdeFBlsac4VgubC5oei50uknJvnUTAQrY1JNuzCgydUQ6yh0nq0Am0IgKirDc37s20ZYpvwK4uN3JdSMdYxGzWz3jVSbelo/s1600/P1090122.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578905413138691442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mjSboH9jLxgfZKlUaYiycteuW2nmyKlbVOd0rDgLqHgGZdeFBlsac4VgubC5oei50uknJvnUTAQrY1JNuzCgydUQ6yh0nq0Am0IgKirDc37s20ZYpvwK4uN3JdSMdYxGzWz3jVSbelo/s400/P1090122.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>One of my favorite booths was bookseller Sonny Ideker's collection of antiquarian and rare leather and vellum bound books. Surrounded by all these books I felt temporarily removed from all the goings-on at Scott's.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7g_iugyMV7QMI_PFTVhm1mmD75SdzAL8fInyH1WqrSjuEtEU2PnGuJVZuOs-JTecMUaZD_-t0D2yX7HiDcz6F7Ag9VlgzlatbJlTGmjGaG-xUlgLmkU1saAkBMUabOIpmSrYc39gh_g/s1600/P1090124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578905138340564418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7g_iugyMV7QMI_PFTVhm1mmD75SdzAL8fInyH1WqrSjuEtEU2PnGuJVZuOs-JTecMUaZD_-t0D2yX7HiDcz6F7Ag9VlgzlatbJlTGmjGaG-xUlgLmkU1saAkBMUabOIpmSrYc39gh_g/s400/P1090124.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Looking at all these gorgeous bindings makes me think sometimes it's more than ok just to buy a book because it's pretty. (Sonny Ideker, rekedi (at) aol.com, 770.853.3311)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQy3qWDX0V85BCjaFSAt9BYd3Tvu868ESaiUec0foWQyiTudf3eiD4wdR-VlguEyENyKPCHi6nsCXUaCYQ8l7Poa9m2-GzvHvhpljzpiZzGRYV5LDTX4JZspZCtnzqq87GyTPWclRgI/s1600/P1090121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578905705058408130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQy3qWDX0V85BCjaFSAt9BYd3Tvu868ESaiUec0foWQyiTudf3eiD4wdR-VlguEyENyKPCHi6nsCXUaCYQ8l7Poa9m2-GzvHvhpljzpiZzGRYV5LDTX4JZspZCtnzqq87GyTPWclRgI/s640/P1090121.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtKP_h4yfHrq4vdlSnhYhkG3HzY16z12nysvFMa8CHtFhIaN5KxE3SMqg0xYYjM22pz2nwsgBLqCzTub5CW8Tm8s8NALph-JOfHC8aqcNGtU9h2V-UhVOnAPNXRpBQQRhCgC60DBdvvc/s1600/P1090120.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578913314266072674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtKP_h4yfHrq4vdlSnhYhkG3HzY16z12nysvFMa8CHtFhIaN5KxE3SMqg0xYYjM22pz2nwsgBLqCzTub5CW8Tm8s8NALph-JOfHC8aqcNGtU9h2V-UhVOnAPNXRpBQQRhCgC60DBdvvc/s640/P1090120.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Last up, the the pressed ferns of Dawna E. Layman (majolicalady (at) earthlink.net, 770.401.9011) I immediately thought of Lauren of <a href="http://www.purestylehome.blogspot.com/">Pure Style</a> when I saw these.<div><br /></div><div>Other fun at Scott's:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf6Pn-u4CK0Ga8Jo2DZ_y8PNhRAQengk7VuDkTJ6or_r3fvB4GtgLQXHNBqLX2cu9PAE8UjmDGcTIa1dftbQrv8UwcF6L6kd6TwzVvJ3kO4pMSPm7Y7cWOBWMaiT3y9sdnxnmsRQEczw/s1600/P1090119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579135602515956930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf6Pn-u4CK0Ga8Jo2DZ_y8PNhRAQengk7VuDkTJ6or_r3fvB4GtgLQXHNBqLX2cu9PAE8UjmDGcTIa1dftbQrv8UwcF6L6kd6TwzVvJ3kO4pMSPm7Y7cWOBWMaiT3y9sdnxnmsRQEczw/s400/P1090119.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a></div>

Scott Antique Market: Part 2

Here it is March 1st (is anybody else out there happy February is over?) and I still haven't finished posting about my visit to Scott...

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Scott Antique Markets: Part 1

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TWEiEHRJA-jCW5wKYVZZsUnb_d5Z6qmYfOsTkUHTOVcAH5HAEZ1t3IbuIhyphenhyphenT-_9dKz7M1k19W3pOOBf1QnMpxR6mcGSzZUe_BRSfRH8qpLEA_YowPzLN7MtX1Q9J99ITSL_xMMwHSUc/s1600/P1090098.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573757575059496882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TWEiEHRJA-jCW5wKYVZZsUnb_d5Z6qmYfOsTkUHTOVcAH5HAEZ1t3IbuIhyphenhyphenT-_9dKz7M1k19W3pOOBf1QnMpxR6mcGSzZUe_BRSfRH8qpLEA_YowPzLN7MtX1Q9J99ITSL_xMMwHSUc/s640/P1090098.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>For some reason I didn't equate Scott Antique Markets with original furniture design and was happily surprised to find out how wrong I was. Above is a console table designed and built by Ken Bizzell (404.771.9245, kbiz1 (at) bellsouth.net). To me it's the perfect balance of industrial edge, clean lines and a creative twist with the tall height of the top made from barn tin. This design is also available in a matching side and coffee table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsPHqrc3RNW6tvN4jT4nlKPTVk01XyQCdh_k0Rx1hi9vdyPNER7gL_uOzGrA5GgXKAR6wUmdp2g7dZFGEeTjsDmYgDUR99cItuvOO4opyLpgJFLT8QiSRbOZ_QPpAHUFnVQKLqiiaSnU/s1600/P1090092.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573757398605253506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsPHqrc3RNW6tvN4jT4nlKPTVk01XyQCdh_k0Rx1hi9vdyPNER7gL_uOzGrA5GgXKAR6wUmdp2g7dZFGEeTjsDmYgDUR99cItuvOO4opyLpgJFLT8QiSRbOZ_QPpAHUFnVQKLqiiaSnU/s640/P1090092.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Ken fabricates the hip base of this round coffee table with steel, circle-cut. So love this.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cQjBTSfCRIBX6klKYBps70VcpcVqxUUldniOynHAp_rYS7owIVxo-rtriWHgBNknDt1lAgdx3_aXv3r6BN42Ico19VFjiUgQsdPGyXy8IfxTWsWwKdlrePKBPFldSVS1eXJbXeIna6I/s1600/P1090095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573757208816361170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cQjBTSfCRIBX6klKYBps70VcpcVqxUUldniOynHAp_rYS7owIVxo-rtriWHgBNknDt1lAgdx3_aXv3r6BN42Ico19VFjiUgQsdPGyXy8IfxTWsWwKdlrePKBPFldSVS1eXJbXeIna6I/s640/P1090095.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>More clean lined pieces. This ottoman is available in a natural fabric too. Also love the demilune pieces in the back<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmosvXPfREfOpEYt8B6MEJBhUVtyhVD3pN1rgnpEro0LgaFbkiJpx7fXTg1CPhG6MqnMguTQa-cNr2Q9fX0Wnj3ve5RZRiY2KIPBLuQhNccOWlUxBuGKOGxzDWLmnHHMWsHTCM9QB-md8/s1600/P1090094.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573757031275221122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmosvXPfREfOpEYt8B6MEJBhUVtyhVD3pN1rgnpEro0LgaFbkiJpx7fXTg1CPhG6MqnMguTQa-cNr2Q9fX0Wnj3ve5RZRiY2KIPBLuQhNccOWlUxBuGKOGxzDWLmnHHMWsHTCM9QB-md8/s400/P1090094.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>A lamp base with a beautiful blue-green patina.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN037hrczYOoOw4dgWS_TU6TyxuS5mkOpBBAQeYItrqZGRcAA7TB_0JqJSBqLA_307ujSkIRP9dokkKmDZwYL_sbLTOr9dbfWMN-FjNsOuDTv6mQKHJUY0HjNR0S8RdPlcPUEyXu1gFrA/s1600/P1090091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573756837728995986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN037hrczYOoOw4dgWS_TU6TyxuS5mkOpBBAQeYItrqZGRcAA7TB_0JqJSBqLA_307ujSkIRP9dokkKmDZwYL_sbLTOr9dbfWMN-FjNsOuDTv6mQKHJUY0HjNR0S8RdPlcPUEyXu1gFrA/s640/P1090091.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Tony McCray of Rust in Peace, (404.944.5533) is the designer behind these fabulous repurposed pieces. All make a unique statement, just one (or two, in the case of the mirror stands) could boost the whole look of a room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeGYVMbWhE49Wld5Cs-rE7qjereZvgDC7A3qk9xwz9vyTxH7043W7oxNOEyoQQGd-oyBE2EWChhjm9uHHLPFK8vS3nKGcLNAH7PFesSEQ7mKfmXY1UduiNBousGUqofvAuQof7EP4DQI/s1600/P1090111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573755700481082850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeGYVMbWhE49Wld5Cs-rE7qjereZvgDC7A3qk9xwz9vyTxH7043W7oxNOEyoQQGd-oyBE2EWChhjm9uHHLPFK8vS3nKGcLNAH7PFesSEQ7mKfmXY1UduiNBousGUqofvAuQof7EP4DQI/s640/P1090111.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Last summer I posted about the amazing zinc topped tables <a href="http://www.davelennard.com/">Dave Lennard</a> (941.232.2925) creates (go <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/07/zinc-topped-tables-more-warehouse-finds.html">here</a> to see more). He also had a large selection of mounted goat skulls.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIXWmbn6dxQEPmua4RhOY23BuKsDuNMkUHmlgBBfB3uyZDcemCRNMHJGIkxQYaaQVeKYxSdOcLis7ky2113MJvkIAF8uyPn2FE7OHcnPZu3ASZvheIKxSC-MhL3mKbU-XRUqPNw521UM/s1600/P1090101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573756029044714002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIXWmbn6dxQEPmua4RhOY23BuKsDuNMkUHmlgBBfB3uyZDcemCRNMHJGIkxQYaaQVeKYxSdOcLis7ky2113MJvkIAF8uyPn2FE7OHcnPZu3ASZvheIKxSC-MhL3mKbU-XRUqPNw521UM/s400/P1090101.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKbAJm9EEaoRnuRYApirGByDqeBwnNwElaFtb4IbhOBTtlqu35ZdTqp6hm3KSvGfuzSILeALBvjz50dRMDfEtUOKaXrlkQaDWNNuT24tv0GvkwHMC-2dSQLHDJTSw3kivnz5LjpgWjZM/s1600/P1090110.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573756616927351602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKbAJm9EEaoRnuRYApirGByDqeBwnNwElaFtb4IbhOBTtlqu35ZdTqp6hm3KSvGfuzSILeALBvjz50dRMDfEtUOKaXrlkQaDWNNuT24tv0GvkwHMC-2dSQLHDJTSw3kivnz5LjpgWjZM/s640/P1090110.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Here's one of Dave's salvaged wood coffee tables with alot of great character.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkzxAhiLJUQ0UnGZfLsFZHge-T4BLyedEpMMsN31bP4mBBXQw-GSilNZvv4Adu_SexACz-xs-nGKxhHaIQr82kgpVUxgm6cXpGQ2GEO5YDyV5lJG_LZVnNMGP6u5akRCqKZzzOwEJ-3U/s1600/P1090100.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573756395081972434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkzxAhiLJUQ0UnGZfLsFZHge-T4BLyedEpMMsN31bP4mBBXQw-GSilNZvv4Adu_SexACz-xs-nGKxhHaIQr82kgpVUxgm6cXpGQ2GEO5YDyV5lJG_LZVnNMGP6u5akRCqKZzzOwEJ-3U/s640/P1090100.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>This is a close-up - <i>but not of the wood</i> piece you just saw. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">This one is concrete!</span></b> - fabricated from the top surface of Dave's piece by Richard Taylor of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/fedatl">Flat Earth Designs</a> (to-the-trade and at Round Top)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9EeTWY6JVhsZsRNxIjJDQScQ69z19I4lzzNSfbvtMNY3aaZ6yXFy7mGay2_73IkFCvQiX84m3SpAWE2TsOatZ5_2m55yf7lGeVPB-yd6uXvMOwrZo5qnZkfs-9bfzJG-nBy56crMuq0/s1600/P1090099.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573756231803990882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9EeTWY6JVhsZsRNxIjJDQScQ69z19I4lzzNSfbvtMNY3aaZ6yXFy7mGay2_73IkFCvQiX84m3SpAWE2TsOatZ5_2m55yf7lGeVPB-yd6uXvMOwrZo5qnZkfs-9bfzJG-nBy56crMuq0/s640/P1090099.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I'll be doing a whole post on more of Richard's work next week. In the meantime, you can check out last year's post <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-not-leather-its-concrete.html">It's Not Leather, It's Concrete</a>! See the theme here...<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHFZOpf586k_dJnBDN4HO8SghvlBVzf9EeSgisuKNROR0kdHtZlxnzOHPN3p3scBIWbfi3mviiQhZsAJRGBFRf3wiAbyBAwZFSw070Nb_5NguhMLswjZlJmWW24hAehfpYKBPypehX98/s1600/P1090090.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573755464611111698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHFZOpf586k_dJnBDN4HO8SghvlBVzf9EeSgisuKNROR0kdHtZlxnzOHPN3p3scBIWbfi3mviiQhZsAJRGBFRf3wiAbyBAwZFSw070Nb_5NguhMLswjZlJmWW24hAehfpYKBPypehX98/s640/P1090090.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>A pastor by day, Brewster McLeod of Lexington, KY (859.552.0304, stainlesssteel111 (at) yahoo.com) creates amazing sculptural pieces.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzi_dmib81gzCjcovzWn87nDhLdofmEWc9vjWIlgkThMBoHjQyKCigbMJ6HgZP3VnbmHq1rsGsDUGm5My_Z9YIt2jfDE8yU6m8W9tswPUqUXzq7gEgnhQ7NEdwZ3oDnoQtKDzLeiauU5I/s1600/P1090087.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573755269959244274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzi_dmib81gzCjcovzWn87nDhLdofmEWc9vjWIlgkThMBoHjQyKCigbMJ6HgZP3VnbmHq1rsGsDUGm5My_Z9YIt2jfDE8yU6m8W9tswPUqUXzq7gEgnhQ7NEdwZ3oDnoQtKDzLeiauU5I/s400/P1090087.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>This spring is completely balanced - no small feat of engineering. Couldn't you see this as a focal point in a garden?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_x8_M91RMWRety3_m6BsGfzW7RICk0WgFq9dfzA9XzqPavhliUup5KWtnGySvTnZx4xRTRrlt-NjvZFGWEwuPkeHII4CCiCfvrWJfNe-Wk4H7_38yk6MPjAtRXeiaCQFlWWXhncsCbQ/s1600/P1090112.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573755086138330802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_x8_M91RMWRety3_m6BsGfzW7RICk0WgFq9dfzA9XzqPavhliUup5KWtnGySvTnZx4xRTRrlt-NjvZFGWEwuPkeHII4CCiCfvrWJfNe-Wk4H7_38yk6MPjAtRXeiaCQFlWWXhncsCbQ/s640/P1090112.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Another inventive table with a unique base made of salvaged machinery pieces.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgNtvvi2MoswZoEc-mC5H1jKcxdboh_mTme9d8psEkZvea2cro-LOZS77-n_Wn-EIhwm0M236wIu_mIwITM4l2Tx5V6gx35mUXxILSVXMFrG0oQBIP_zSMCg3bmwfyvSEly1RmHMW_pY/s1600/P1090088.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573754816526279650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgNtvvi2MoswZoEc-mC5H1jKcxdboh_mTme9d8psEkZvea2cro-LOZS77-n_Wn-EIhwm0M236wIu_mIwITM4l2Tx5V6gx35mUXxILSVXMFrG0oQBIP_zSMCg3bmwfyvSEly1RmHMW_pY/s400/P1090088.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" /></a>Wrapping up with a bit of humor - Brewster's version of a Shade Tree, replete with vintage sun glasses!</div><div><br /></div><div>All these designers do custom work and are super nice as well - the best combination.</div>

Scott Antique Markets: Part 1

For some reason I didn't equate Scott Antique Markets with original furniture design and was happily surprised to find out how wrong I w...

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"Recent" Yard Sale Finds: DIY-AF!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC2zc-_FH45ZzhE0PvT9ukOQDBhgVkEhHznZgyARZZgLZQN4H3cH7UbBvjC6Uhyphenhyphenw7GvLj1d1a_fORh0HZw0RmSX7jnqb1sGrWtrZR0PyYVG2qImhzYmImHkT7AnrmAE6RapaKdPHWHyk/s1600/P1080615.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551086363259371746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC2zc-_FH45ZzhE0PvT9ukOQDBhgVkEhHznZgyARZZgLZQN4H3cH7UbBvjC6Uhyphenhyphenw7GvLj1d1a_fORh0HZw0RmSX7jnqb1sGrWtrZR0PyYVG2qImhzYmImHkT7AnrmAE6RapaKdPHWHyk/s640/P1080615.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>You'll notice recent was in quotation marks - as in it depends what you consider to be recent. I'm guessing the local church's Fall Bazaar may not count...<div><br /></div><div>One of my goals this year is to do more DIY-AF, aka <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Do It Yourself </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">And Finish</span></b>. The two chinese style little tables were purchased for $2. My sense is there used to be three that stacked on each other but I've glued the two together to make a small table. Next step: paint them a glossy white.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDpuHvKptZIVCcMoVNfgbwjXz4maKIIdmZsRHnsQupCyRFPejY9yEsCY6hDjuw5iT-8FrPyPq60h7XhEcfKvdzcbLAEiU7QNwy2suMFAFMq9gxWkohQNIKvyAR_-nZaIAn0Z-rRaXjP4/s1600/P1080613.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551084299181766706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDpuHvKptZIVCcMoVNfgbwjXz4maKIIdmZsRHnsQupCyRFPejY9yEsCY6hDjuw5iT-8FrPyPq60h7XhEcfKvdzcbLAEiU7QNwy2suMFAFMq9gxWkohQNIKvyAR_-nZaIAn0Z-rRaXjP4/s640/P1080613.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>This chair was given to me for free as they closed-out the sale. It's going to be recovered in left-over Schumacher's Fern Tree.<br /><br />My 2011 goal - finish these and post about it! (oh, and the dresser drawers I bought a while back too)</div>

"Recent" Yard Sale Finds: DIY-AF!

You'll notice recent was in quotation marks - as in it depends what you consider to be recent. I'm guessing the local church's ...

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Finally - Finished Marbled Paper Table!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa4vv2w76fjVfbGjqMF0onLnAIHdhaayWFSn1qOyBMaxxOuZacqvcHW4uA2-yiaXFEDLnRdErvfXnDeUhNcLvo4PXGczj-sQJ8Tb6X6Ri4JOKYrhVQybld_CU-GbPQyPMndIaCrtZ2mQ/s1600/P1080586.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561268275784229282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa4vv2w76fjVfbGjqMF0onLnAIHdhaayWFSn1qOyBMaxxOuZacqvcHW4uA2-yiaXFEDLnRdErvfXnDeUhNcLvo4PXGczj-sQJ8Tb6X6Ri4JOKYrhVQybld_CU-GbPQyPMndIaCrtZ2mQ/s640/P1080586.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Not only did it take me a long time to finish this table, it took me just as long to post about it. You may remember back in early October I bought this great 3 tiered table for $10 at a yard sale. Instead of just painting it Farrow & Ball's Shaded White, I decided to paper it with marbled paper by <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/10/this-paper-for-this-table.html">Renato Crepaldi from Paper Mojo</a>. As you can see, I didn't use a very exacting method to cut the paper.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmQ4GTXXNvX26AOQkKN_Hz2iP7qzYgekuQQdNsEO2ZZO3pouLuBY7tIEY7BLJCcdGmwDo1yP47x0tlMVzKRqVoR7RBIo7-V6sJHHdEWfMTIbx6A4mMOuzjumHcmwXS8XR1yuCxBSnMuE/s1600/P1080436.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561272548751400962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmQ4GTXXNvX26AOQkKN_Hz2iP7qzYgekuQQdNsEO2ZZO3pouLuBY7tIEY7BLJCcdGmwDo1yP47x0tlMVzKRqVoR7RBIo7-V6sJHHdEWfMTIbx6A4mMOuzjumHcmwXS8XR1yuCxBSnMuE/s400/P1080436.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>...this pic reminds me of the great weather we had this fall.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_VlNR4DA78drwclfDhQnrzUwrPVf3hn5cIS3lvquNTPzZRbj0T81LOt6uEk3WFESMYo8dBO-EXOPwHJg_7GxtEXGQn8MtZncGIP1k-CI5kIPIqIj3Xwyfpjkex8TH1Gzf4R0jCabalk/s1600/P1090009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561268512319569394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_VlNR4DA78drwclfDhQnrzUwrPVf3hn5cIS3lvquNTPzZRbj0T81LOt6uEk3WFESMYo8dBO-EXOPwHJg_7GxtEXGQn8MtZncGIP1k-CI5kIPIqIj3Xwyfpjkex8TH1Gzf4R0jCabalk/s640/P1090009.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here's the finished table. Since I was just slightly shy of having enough to cover the entire top, I trimmed it with gray ribbon. Each layer of paper was "glued" down by using Artists Acrylic Medium - which is somewhat thinner than Modge Podge and used by collage artists. I have no words of wisdom as that whole process did not go well. The paper was so large that it would catch, wrinkle and come close to tearing. After it was all saturated, I had to cover it with a plastic bag and stack it with books in order to squish the paper flat! Because I was concerned about the state of the paper, I bought a piece of acrylic from <a href="http://www.americanframe.com/">American Frame</a> to cover and protect the top. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't glued the paper to the top and just placed it under the acrylic. I skipped polyurethaning the other 2 shelves as the acrylic medium has properties that protect the paper from average use.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKoQuypTXvjRXhil6tddrtMLMCw1hLa2WW2mtg5r7gpzFY1xWT-9YILe93fLDc8lf3PG_94_drNNWcq1EmJyiM76Li9Q2wmfCp7qDR9PjN4jekxFcHrTC5jza0bdL02siM_T7H8XrqOk/s1600/P1090007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561265287998097154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKoQuypTXvjRXhil6tddrtMLMCw1hLa2WW2mtg5r7gpzFY1xWT-9YILe93fLDc8lf3PG_94_drNNWcq1EmJyiM76Li9Q2wmfCp7qDR9PjN4jekxFcHrTC5jza0bdL02siM_T7H8XrqOk/s400/P1090007.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Here's a blurry pic showing the wrinkling. It's not real obvious to anyone looking but, of course, I know it's there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuAysEsnlE5W2Om37ci-QRDE_qOzPYVOoczicW4cZWQjnTDBghldFanY1oOTi7uWZkVTPxR2I-mxO-sfYjaCtfwXvV4eo8AUkw7wYsV1DSsbN4pql-8iDr7Dpq_2G24LEQsMHvtWb1Zs/s1600/P1090005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561265444548448066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuAysEsnlE5W2Om37ci-QRDE_qOzPYVOoczicW4cZWQjnTDBghldFanY1oOTi7uWZkVTPxR2I-mxO-sfYjaCtfwXvV4eo8AUkw7wYsV1DSsbN4pql-8iDr7Dpq_2G24LEQsMHvtWb1Zs/s400/P1090005.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>A closer shot showing the ribbon trim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ2uY8lY4ca9DFT85ZN8Jzoh1yHs96PPqB4PNvaYAUalOxrzREN87zRTClnAhHCp6EUaeqc4gAn_TvpvDPF3qhWh4g3Ocamg5ZGjklQNbXOji8WMDHD3u-2BQziQi66owD_-Q005tfMs/s1600/P1090017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561270619127666114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ2uY8lY4ca9DFT85ZN8Jzoh1yHs96PPqB4PNvaYAUalOxrzREN87zRTClnAhHCp6EUaeqc4gAn_TvpvDPF3qhWh4g3Ocamg5ZGjklQNbXOji8WMDHD3u-2BQziQi66owD_-Q005tfMs/s640/P1090017.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Here it is as my bedside table (sorry no natural light when I took this photo.)<div><br /></div><div>Cost:</div><div><br /></div><div>Table - $10</div><div>Marbled Paper - $45</div><div>Acrylic piece for top - $ 13</div><div><br /></div><div>Total: $63</div>

Finally - Finished Marbled Paper Table!

Not only did it take me a long time to finish this table, it took me just as long to post about it. You may remember back in early October I...

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Did I Make a Mistake?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vvZZOM_UQFlAyLciQ9B0Hs5IFAL-TxuCHdsrqcuEPgBUOWtpbEC_WbP5MqtErGqdtrB8kPUXNBY_QeK6D7ggGdgFSKxHMRYfoMiHKX_n3zLJ8f3wLV_sWxVOhaWlvlJOA0tUU_eXIE8/s1600/P1080850.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552788232798383394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vvZZOM_UQFlAyLciQ9B0Hs5IFAL-TxuCHdsrqcuEPgBUOWtpbEC_WbP5MqtErGqdtrB8kPUXNBY_QeK6D7ggGdgFSKxHMRYfoMiHKX_n3zLJ8f3wLV_sWxVOhaWlvlJOA0tUU_eXIE8/s640/P1080850.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Sunday at the Georgetown Flea Market I bought this modern brass light fixture for $130. The dealer told me it came from an estate sale of a couple that lived in a contemporary home full of art. It will need to be rewired and sleeves replaced but I was enamored with the scale and the circles and thought it would look wonderful lit. <div><br /></div><div>Here it is against the bare wall. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">I envision a large scale mirror behind it.</span> This metal console table is a favorite of mine but I don't think it works against the dark brown walls or with the fixture. I think this light fixture would look better sitting atop of a raw or worn wood console that is just a bit taller.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803976562325026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg_J10LX7IEplKvoCE-CJ496h1kZGw4Z5ln86BATiHbNNmkJkXIkHa270I1xCGvdqwIqbz697yuFGnZUaKtMtUQLYMzZY-Bdw3Qed3h0DNqDeV2ir0vziANG9__yLkj8B5Wxeq3lbRdE/s640/P1080432.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" />Here's my dining room a month ago. The $40 flea market tremeau mirror has found a better home in my living room and I never really cared for the sconces here. I did love the contrast of the concrete french planter against the walls though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w9mocDRORejqDcH3Pe1moWYSSNVzA_xBDF_znC0zNovdPoYc3Ui1Mk1lJY5OoiYKNOWa15vpFl_JMyQmEZ3aclb9MfIBNuk57UY2TMoJThnF-LyRnP4l2Z9hWIMkLzaXoLLBtNtuynw/s1600/5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479476625171118002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7w9mocDRORejqDcH3Pe1moWYSSNVzA_xBDF_znC0zNovdPoYc3Ui1Mk1lJY5OoiYKNOWa15vpFl_JMyQmEZ3aclb9MfIBNuk57UY2TMoJThnF-LyRnP4l2Z9hWIMkLzaXoLLBtNtuynw/s640/5.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Here's the room this past summer. Love this mirror but it didn't seem tall enough and it has also found a better place in my house. (other pics of my dining room <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-new-room-for-dining.html">here</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;">So, your honest opinions of my light fixture?</span></b> Oh, did I mention that my kids and husband think it's weird.</div><div><br /></div><div>(p.s. if anybody has any ideas on the maker of this light, I'd love to hear about that too. Was it custom or mass produced?)</div>

Did I Make a Mistake?

Sunday at the Georgetown Flea Market I bought this modern brass light fixture for $130. The dealer told me it came from an estate sale of a ...

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This Paper for This Table

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ_0b3a4v-pfe1SuBhvCJytZ4DogWA0nWbeGA6IM5_N66tUzrRsL2fnV2amuVtUYapG-2zb1pbn6-3j2rbWlSh1PTLO9gPQ5mSUx1xXpivW4pB2UgwrUXkKDoI1XJX6ELlF_QNYSNeHE/s1600/RC-FC034-zm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530860001415488978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ_0b3a4v-pfe1SuBhvCJytZ4DogWA0nWbeGA6IM5_N66tUzrRsL2fnV2amuVtUYapG-2zb1pbn6-3j2rbWlSh1PTLO9gPQ5mSUx1xXpivW4pB2UgwrUXkKDoI1XJX6ELlF_QNYSNeHE/s640/RC-FC034-zm.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I've painted my yard sale find with leftover Farrow & Ball Shaded White but am thinking about using this Renato Crepaldi french curled marbled paper from <a href="http://www.papermojo.com/Crepaldi-Bookbinders-Marbles--Tan-and-Blue-French-Curl-12-sheet_p_1116.html">PaperMojo.com</a> to cover the top and lower two shelves. The idea for doing this came after reading <a href="http://www.acuratedlifestyle.blogspot.com/2010/10/marbleize-trend.html">this post</a> on designer Capelloe Kincheloe's blog. However, because patience is <b>not</b> one of my virtues, I've already bought the paper without ordering a sample. It's beautiful but it's a bit darker than it appeared on my computer screen. My daughter liked it though and thinks it will work in my bedroom so I'll go ahead with it this weekend. Wish me luck! Oh, and any advice for attaching paper to wood and applying polyurethane is welcome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDf8GW7UnV-4so5XmFhZUTUvfSF6fxjTaMcc5pqaqnBZm9jhQLLSfH4VNr2w48NzyE3lc-dJdrUGvhl0rQbJkR8R9yfssvM6973J8csQcJs8EV8ECOdXoNGr7YqvO_2aSNWdtDYmUEiD8/s1600/P1080436.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803673572827138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDf8GW7UnV-4so5XmFhZUTUvfSF6fxjTaMcc5pqaqnBZm9jhQLLSfH4VNr2w48NzyE3lc-dJdrUGvhl0rQbJkR8R9yfssvM6973J8csQcJs8EV8ECOdXoNGr7YqvO_2aSNWdtDYmUEiD8/s400/P1080436.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>

This Paper for This Table

I've painted my yard sale find with leftover Farrow & Ball Shaded White but am thinking about using this Renato Crepaldi french curl...

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Yard Sale Buys & the Price $ Thing

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg_J10LX7IEplKvoCE-CJ496h1kZGw4Z5ln86BATiHbNNmkJkXIkHa270I1xCGvdqwIqbz697yuFGnZUaKtMtUQLYMzZY-Bdw3Qed3h0DNqDeV2ir0vziANG9__yLkj8B5Wxeq3lbRdE/s1600/P1080432.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803976562325026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg_J10LX7IEplKvoCE-CJ496h1kZGw4Z5ln86BATiHbNNmkJkXIkHa270I1xCGvdqwIqbz697yuFGnZUaKtMtUQLYMzZY-Bdw3Qed3h0DNqDeV2ir0vziANG9__yLkj8B5Wxeq3lbRdE/s640/P1080432.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I've been on a recent lucky streak with yard sale finds. Here's a Trumeau style mirror purchased at Arlington's <a href="http://www.civitan.net/">Civitan Community yard sale</a> for $40 (it's the same place where Jenny of <a href="http://www.littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekend-recap.html">Little Green Notebook</a> sold her truckload of amazing stuff). <div><br /></div><div>When I saw the mirror, two women were eyeing it and the seller said it was $40. They walked away and when I approached and asked the price, she replied $50. Well, since I had heard her original price of $40 I offered that - which she relunctantly accepted. Still not sure why it was $40 for one person but $50 for me...? (p.s. the other women were dressed better than me)</div><div><br /></div><div> <div>It's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">very-very gold</span> and I plan to tone down parts of it w/some grayish paint. As you can see I'm currently moving things around in my dining room/library. I'm thinking the acanthus leaf sconces will stay although I need a way to better deal with the cord. The concrete antique french trough is is from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fedatl/2449833150/">Flat Earth Designs</a> and it's on my to-do list to plant something in it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8Zom9a6QSXZ2ykaw0aGSxkhEELGKbOB72v9MKzKQoXLMKuXD7Z3clMn_1eGWSwv55Jv-4aM2x3Jx3IudqvF-9XzCt0_V2s8TypzkLLKa4wVrdzAoSkuODDGcmlkeOrpZV1Fr6a7A77Q/s1600/P1080435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803805164421666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8Zom9a6QSXZ2ykaw0aGSxkhEELGKbOB72v9MKzKQoXLMKuXD7Z3clMn_1eGWSwv55Jv-4aM2x3Jx3IudqvF-9XzCt0_V2s8TypzkLLKa4wVrdzAoSkuODDGcmlkeOrpZV1Fr6a7A77Q/s400/P1080435.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Saturday we stopped by a family-run estate sale and bought this dresser for $30. It's a Henredon piece and the drawers work beautifully - I'd already removed some of the hardware when I took this pic. I thought $30 was a very good price and the seller seemed happy that I simply said, "Yes, I'll take it."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDf8GW7UnV-4so5XmFhZUTUvfSF6fxjTaMcc5pqaqnBZm9jhQLLSfH4VNr2w48NzyE3lc-dJdrUGvhl0rQbJkR8R9yfssvM6973J8csQcJs8EV8ECOdXoNGr7YqvO_2aSNWdtDYmUEiD8/s1600/P1080436.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526803673572827138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDf8GW7UnV-4so5XmFhZUTUvfSF6fxjTaMcc5pqaqnBZm9jhQLLSfH4VNr2w48NzyE3lc-dJdrUGvhl0rQbJkR8R9yfssvM6973J8csQcJs8EV8ECOdXoNGr7YqvO_2aSNWdtDYmUEiD8/s400/P1080436.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Then I asked how much for this great end table. The very nice woman said $5 and as soon as she said it, I could see she was a bit disappointed with herself. So I asked her to let me pay $10 for it. I really felt $5 was too cheap, wasn't a fair exchange at that price and would have left me feeling guilty. **I hope this story doesn't come across as self-serving. Feeling guilty sometimes make me do the right thing. Plus, she was a really nice person. If she hadn't been, maybe I would have just paid $5. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>So 3 situations</b>: (1) one the price was higher for me than somebody else and I offered the lower price, (2) price was good for buyer and seller and (3) price was too low and I would have felt a bit cheap and guilty for paying the lower price.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Has this kind of thing ever happened to you?</span></div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. - In a burst of unusual productivity, I've already clean, sanded and primed the furniture. Please send me emails if I haven't posted the results by Friday. I get more done with people looking over my shoulder!</div>

Yard Sale Buys & the Price $ Thing

I've been on a recent lucky streak with yard sale finds. Here's a Trumeau style mirror purchased at Arlington's Civitan Communit...

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