FROM RUMMAGE TO COTTAGE PERFECT

 Here is a Victorian style bed from a moving sale for my next recycle project. 

This beautiful twin bed has its flaws; the side rails are broken, the veneer
 is coming loose, and chipping.  It still looked like the perfect 
re-purpose project for a cottage style entry bench.

The footboard was cut in two, to form the sides of the bench.  

The height of the footboard would not line up properly so the feet 

were shortened. 

Cutting into a project like this you need to be aware of the possibility of 
nails or screws in the piece, it’s a good way to damage your blade. 

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint on the bench.  It looks rough now, but 
when it is  completed it will have a nice smooth finish.  

The bed was painted a cream, buffed up with only light touches of 

blue coming through.

ALL IN A DAYS WORK

Re-purposed projects are all sold at a barn sale held several times a year. So after each sale we venture out looking for more projects to refurbish. We start out early and go all day.  This is the
view from our office window today. The back roads have some of the best finds, as well
as the best scenery, we take it all in. This day we saw some awesome barns. 

This is the life of a real picker.  No one scouts out places for us back at an office, there is
no crew hidden in the back room doing our repairs, no cameras but our own.  We ( 3 women )
re-glue the legs of a tables, chairs, or dresser drawers. We pick it, haul it, clean it, sand it, fix it,
paint it, stain it, re-purpose it, and then we sell it in an old barn that dates back to the 1860's.

Today was hot so we shared a little lemonade with an up and coming Entrepreneur.  

There is beauty all around us we just need to look.

    I love these pictures they make me wonder how life on a farm was back in the day. 

So peaceful

Can you imagine the work and time put into these barns?

Coming back with a full truck is always good.

We’re always happy with “Junk in the trunk” it means we did well!

Part of my loot, more work.

  We want our customers to have a great experience when they come to visit so we work hard
to find the best and unique.  I hope you enjoyed some of the barns I passed by today.