More Cool Stuff

I can't seem to pass a Goodwill store in my travels. Or a junk shop. Or a dumpster that looks like it has treasures. Or a pile of stuff set out for the trash people.

I went junkin' with a friend yesterday up in Pennsylvania. I found this awesome old wash board. It's wood on one side....

 

and metal on the other. I think the wooden side will work well for notes or to hold old photos, while the back side could be used for magnets (holding notes). Can't have too many notes.

 love the details

 Will probably paint this white and make it into a serving center for outdoor meals.

 More old rusty stuff. I have an idea to use that bucket for a light. It has holes in the bottom so would be pretty cool for that.

Many uses for these old funnels...

like this!

or this

For some reason I've never seen these iron holders before, but now I've come across three of them in different places. The one on the left would make a cool message board and the one on the right would work for holding earrings.

Krista and I are going to have a yellow theme in the spring so are collecting things that have yellow. This old stirrup would be a cute napkin holder.

and this cute serving bowl.

Such a great bucket/ice cream maker? Love the Pennsylvania Dutch designs on it.

Makes me want to eat some sauerkraut and applesauce.

Vintage glasses have my heart.

...as do old milk jugs.

and this carrier is just over the top cute. These would be great holding big zinnias for a table centerpiece in the summer.

Whooooooooooo can say bookend owls?

Such a nice little creamer, or colored pencil holder or vase.

 

But SCORE! on this retro salad service set! I thought it was a punch bowl but no handles on the little bowls. The salad servers are cool too. Love those 1960's colors. Would make a great set for gazpacho soup.

Speaking of 60's, check out these delightful bowls. Stackable is a bonus!

Anything with red gets my attention. 

I got a few more things but I was taking photos in my carriage house and my hands wouldn't work anymore, it was so cold. My camera was complaining too. But it was a good day for picking and now have to get it into Ginger and Spice Marketplace. But let me know if you're interested in anything before it's gone.

Getting Ready for the Weekend

SP Barn Sale - Friday, Saturday, Sunday, January 18, 19, 20, 10-5, 4051 Stanford Ct., Frederick

Ginger & Spice - 21 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Walkersville 

Krista and I worked at both Ginger & Spice and the SP Barn today. We returned to the barn to rearrange the dining table after we scored lots of dishes and silver ware at various Goodwills. (yea for thrifting!)  

We went with a green theme for this time with these cute little plates, stacked upon a larger plate.

All the little plates are a different design but they all go together nicely. Now we're on the lookout for various plates in a different color for every month. I told Krista we've turned into old ladies! Well, we're old anyway but now we're excited about finding cute little plates! (I gotta get on my mountain bike and race down a rocky single track to counteract this china habit!) 

Here's Krista gleefully stacking plates. 

Here's another peek at the finished table. Don't you just want to sit down and sip wine and dine on Coquilles St-Jacques?

We arranged the chemistry bottles on a beautiful cut glass vanity tray.

Krista covered her antique rocking chair with a burlap coffee bag. 

We left Ginger & Spice, darting over to the barn to make last minute changes for the sale this weekend. Hope you can make it out to see us!

January Barn Sale

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, January 18, 19, 20, 10-5

I can't believe it's time for yet another barn sale! We had even more time between sales but time just seemed to just zip by. Krista and I have been working most of the week getting this furniture finished. The weather did not cooperate at all. It was drippy, foggy, misty, and downright raining for 6 days now, not very conducive for getting paint to dry. Yep, we lead such an exciting life, watching paint dry.

This is such a great little dresser, nice details and original hardware. The half table on top is so handy for small spaces.

If this beautiful 'frilly' vanity doesn't sell this month, it's getting a pretty coat of white.

We have lamps...sorta gaudy gold & white,

 

and the very popular oil rubbed bronze with an Edison light bulb. 

We kept in a bit of red for the upcoming Valentine's Day.

So, stop on by to see some sweet deals. Hope to see ya!

Pickin' & Junkin'

ohboyohboyohboy! Today was a great day for pickin' and junkin'! I got lots of cool, old rusty stuff. Went to Pennsylvania looking for treasures.

And I found them! Love this old oil can. 

And this little 2-drawer file bin was a great find. 

Chicken feeder (I'll have to check Pinterest for unique ideas), a wooden mallet and a very different wooden shoe form.

I have a thing for rusty tool boxes/trays, especially colored ones. Would look great on a dining room table filled with mason jars with flowers.

Daaa-reamy lunch box. Could hold napkins and silverware for an outdoor party.

Perhaps this was my favorite find of the day. A perfect chippy, red, green and white step stool. Love the patina this bad boy has. 

In my kitchen it goes for a bit anyway.

Cool bee glasses and a honeycomb jar. How sweet!

Can't you just see lemonade (both pink and yellow) for a summer soiree?

little child's hanger, kinda scary characters but cute nonetheless.

 I know this desk needs some work, but it has good bones and will be really awesome when I'm done with it. Will keep you posted.

 How cute is this buggy?

This looks like a GIANT film thing. I'm not sure what it is but that it's awesome!

It's nearly 4' tall. Don't you have room in your loft apartment?

 These old office chairs would work so great for a kitchen island.

This old screen would be great for an earring holder or clip some old photos to it.

Another score were these two antique screen doors. Gotta take off the lattice though. 

 I bought them because of these old hinges. Way cool.

 Have some hats and coats to hang?

 Will spray this brass lamp with my favorite orb (oil rubbed bronze), screw an old Edison light bulb into it and call it a day.

Put something on a pedestal and adore it.

I love oil cans. I, squeezed the handle on one of these at the store and, surprise!, out came oil. Oops!

If you want to know the weight of anything (smaller than 15 lbs.), this one still works. Or store bathroom towels on it. Cute!

These silver tongs work well for salad servers. 

 Crates have heaps of uses. Stack 'em for storage, display absolutely anything in them, stand upright for a shelf......

same thing with old drawers.

Can't have enough silver trays. This one has such a nice scalloped edge.

These vintage thermoses are collectible right now. And they can be used for keeping things hot or cold! Bonus!

NOw to just get all this stuff back home from Cumberland. I don't have my trusty truck, so will have to cram as much in the car as I can. Yea for junking!