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My Blog List
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A cool Humboldt Fog rolls in. . . . . . . . . - Doing all we can to stay cool here in central North Carolina as the weather continues to heat up. End of week became dangerously hot with the actual tempe...
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sharing my “honey holes” | west - Since I am moving out of the South Central PA area, I am sharing some of the shops, co-ops, and antique malls I frequent as I’m getting ready for an anti...7 hours ago
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DIY Salvaged Junk Projects 387 - Welcome to DIY Salvaged Junk Projects 387 Every Friday, 7 PM through Wednesday 11 PM Pacific Welcome friends! During these lazy hot days of summer, I’m f...8 hours ago
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Friday Favorites: Simple summer fabrics for a fresh look - I am a huge fan of long lazy days in hammock, relaxing by the fire and easy summer home refreshes that sprinkle a little bit of pretty in about 5 minutes. ...
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My Sister's Beach Home with some new details.... - My sister, Kim has the most beautiful Beach Home. I did a post about it last July when she and her husband purchased it and started the moving in process....
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~white with pops of color~{get the look} - *A look I am loving lately is white walls or a white backdrop with pops of color!* *Check out this inspiration:* *{source}* *For this look, try these col...
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Hot Summer Savings Are Headed Your Way! It's Time For A Warehouse SALE!! - Who's ready to dig deep into some savings?! It's time for our annual warehouse* SALE!* Our* Fall and Christmas *season is fast approaching and* we need s...
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SuzAnna's Antiques Newsletter 07/19/17 - Just a quick note this week! Due to the high heat on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday our hours will be adjusted! Thursday, Friday, Saturday we will o...
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Come SHoP-My-SHaBBies ~ AT OUR HOME, Cedarburg - Wisconsin - *SATURDAY - JULY 22nd* *~** 2017 **~* *Just a few days away!!! * *Chipped... Salvaged... Tattered... Worn...* *Rusty... Crusty...* *ONE-OF-A-KIND ViNtaGe ...
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Fancy Lassies Early Registration| Brand New Online Course with Kate Thompson - Kate Thompson is back on our creative network! We are so fortunate to gather some of the most incredible artists around and we are honored to have Kate b...3 days ago
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Howdy y'all ..Here's some fun new offerings.... - Hey Y'all .. well how's summer treating you ??? I hope you're all doing well and staying cool wherever your neck of the woods is ... We're doing wonderful...
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Sunflower Botanical Cloche - I have several cloches that I keep on the Buffet in the Dining Room, and even though they usually have the same basic elements of nests, birds, and woodsy ...
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~Bedroom Blooms~ - *Peony season has come and gone again for another year and I enjoyed them in my bedroom with their lovely scent. I only have one bush of white ones and a...
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Elderflower Grapefruit Mimosas and The Last One - What do Elderflower Grapefruit Mimosas have to do with my Junior turning one? Indulge me and I’ll share with you the gushiest, family lovefest you’ve r...1 week ago
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Summer at The PORCH & Atelier - Summer is moving along - what's up in July & August at The PORCH & Atelier? Our Atelier level is open Thu-Fri-Sat each week, all month Open up and down e...
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Why I Adore Beach Family Pictures: Ocean Isle Beach Family Photographer - I realize I’ve been a bit MIA the last few weeks, it’s been insanely busy with a lot of traveling. This is just the time of the year when my little space ...1 week ago
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Shop Portland's Premier Antique Marketplace.. - If you've never been to *Monticello Antique Marketplace*, what are you waiting for! Stop by our Cafe and get a bite to eat, grab your favorite coffee drink...
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Happy July! - Happy July, Everyone! It's time for picnics and outdoor living... and scents that make us swoon - like Pomegranate Citrus! It's time for COLOR, COLOR, COLOR...
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hello home - Steve and I had a three day trip to New York last week. The weather was great, we had productive meetings and we had fun too! But, of course, there is no p...2 weeks ago
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Seawashed Shores... Clam Beach - *"...there was only the sound of the sea." Virginia Woolf* *"...with the salt wind from the sea." Daphne du Maurier* *"The sea, the sea, the sea. * ...
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rest days - It is sometimes hard to recall the 13 years that I lived in London, it is like a distant dream. I don't know how I survived it, but at the time I know I ...
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The Academy France | Styling Sessions - After our successful day gathering props at the brocante, we were ready to begin utilizing...3 weeks ago
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Farmhouse series - The farmhouse series is set to go. I just received the first batch from the printer and they turned out so CUTE. Our new line is all about the love of...
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farm stands and newsstands - I have just two ink pads -- black and fuscia -- and a few stamps that don't get used very often, but one day last August I had myself a little stampernoo...
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A finished guestroom and I LOVE IT! - Whelp....this little, itty bitty guest room was months and months in the making! Yes, I had no deadline but ten months is kinda ridiculous! Oh well....It's...
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New items popping up in the shop! - *After our recent trip to Provence, new items are starting to pop up in the online shop! We had a great time shopping the French flea markets and are h...
1 month ago -
Spring House Tour! {my very own} - Let's face it, I don't get asked to do home tours anymore. I am hardly a blogger, and that's a-ok with me. Don't get me wrong - I love that I can come o...
2 months ago -
Mother’s Day Brunch - Or should I just call this post a “Mother’s Day Table”? I don’t know why I used the word BRUNCH, except that it sounds kinda fancy, doesn’t it? I wanted ...2 months ago
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Published, Spring 2017 Where Women Create - Well finally! It's high time that I shared my contribution to the Spring 2017 issue of Where Women Create Magazine... more specifically, the feature sto...
2 months ago -
Springtime Decor - Springtime is the time of year I love to freshen up the house with a good cleaning and a new look! I've never really been in love with the mirror that bac...
3 months ago -
Spring Cozies - Thank you for all of your kind, supportive words. I've forgotten how wonderful it feels to share such warm, positive energy with dear friends across thi...
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Winter Snippets from Instagram - Hello friends! Before winter is over, I thought I'd share with you some snippets of my Instagram photos. I find that it's easier and quicker to post ther...
4 months ago -
Valentine's Day - Happy Valentine's Day friends! I hope you are filling up on your share of chocolates and heart shaped sugar cookies :))) (I wonder if the sugar cookie t...
5 months ago -
Events - *Funky Junk Sister's Events* *Rebel Junk Vintage Market* Hillsboro, Oregon February 3 & 4, 2017 The Washington County Fairgrounds *Pinspiration Market* Pu...5 months ago
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My Living Room - It has been a while! I have missed writing on my blog and connecting with all of you. I am now up on instagram and looking forward to sharing more proj...
6 months ago -
Basement Fireplace Update - Tiles, Planks, and a Stair Railing - In my last basement renovation post I shared a picture of the fireplace area all dry-walled and looking ready for lanterns and baskets finishing materials....
6 months ago -
Thanksgiving at Country Roads - Thanksgiving Memories It's been quite awhile since I have written a Blog post. I could list a hundred reasons why I haven't. But the truth is Facebook...
8 months ago -
It's been a Fun Ride - I've had this blog going on 10 years this month and I've decided to take a new direction. I'm changing my business name to Walker 1791 Architectural Salva...
9 months ago -
Dreaming of the Holidays... - Starting to craft for the up coming Holidays! Meet 'Ole Man Winter'...
11 months ago -
French Inspired Kitchen Makeover, French Stone Sink, Carrara Marble Counters and Subway Tile, Lacanche Range, Oak Herringbone Floor - Hello, I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday. I wanted to share a few more images of our kitchen makeover. I will share some before images in my next pos...
1 year ago -
New Website! - I've moved on to a new adventure. You can find me at LisaMcIlvain.com. Please come check me out! Lisa [image: lisamcilvain.com] .
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A Kaleidoscope Life - Oh....my friends... it's been such along time since I last sat down with you all and shared my heart. I feel so bad for neglecting you...but please know th...
1 year ago -
Gingerbread House - Hello….yes I have been gone for quite some time now but for some reason while looking through these storybook houses I wanted to share one on my blog tod...
1 year ago -
I Can't Believe it's Been 2 Months Since I Posted... - *Wow. Time is moving at warp speed in my world. At this rate, it feels like it was just yesterday that i turned 60 - and before you know it, i'll be...
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Join Me at My New Blogging Home! - Hello, everyone! Are you all well? I really hope so! So many things have changed since I last blogged with regularity here. I'm now a town-living lady. ...1 year ago
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TEN YEARS OF BLOGGING - *{everyone remember when we all* * used Picnik to make our headers?} * *It's funny how the road in life takes* *twists and turns. * *Ten years ago this...
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The End - Update: Now regularly posting on my new blog Niki Fretwell. . source On June 29th, my blog was 9 years old. Also on June 29th we began a rather epic 4 day ...
2 years ago -
Introduction to Chalk Paint Workshop Saturday 13th June - Before After Painted in English Yellow, Provence, Antionette, Paris Grey and Louis Blue Base. Before After Painted in French Linen with Clear Wa...
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sketchbookery... - This vintage cast iron door knocker was inspiration for this page... these English floral ceramics inspired a page too... and a lovely tea party with homem...2 years ago
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She's a dreamer... - A new year and a heart with a renewed vision three hundred and sixty five beautiful mornings and starlight evenings, fifty two promising weeks and tw...
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Jenna + Bernie - Since it is sooo cold and snowy out today I thought I would share photos of a beautiful wedding I decorated over the summer (figured it'll brighten your da...
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The buick ohana 2014 - I’m so bad…..and i apologize that i never blog anymore…….. life is busy but still no excuse. I thought i would just pop in and do a little update on our li...2 years ago
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Ask the Expert: Jenny Kompoldt and Creating Art with Junk! - Meet Jenny Kompoldt of The Junk Girls! She is next up in the *Ask the Expert Series *on the Ki Nassauer Community. Her topic is *Creating Art with Junk*, a...
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Check out what's new! - Take a peek at what is new around *the cottage*! Feel free to contact us about pricing and as usual, you can always pay over the phone. Also, don't forget t...
2 years ago -
It's an Inside Job - When I first walked into my new house one of the first things I noticed was they had built too many walls downstairs that were blocking the view. They j...
2 years ago -
New Canvases - Since these days I spend most of my time at hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, my creative canvases are pretty limited. I'm becoming my own canvas b...
3 years ago -
Just Getting Warmed Up - *Enjoy all the things the summer months have to offer...* *Messages for the Men in Your Life:* -- Scrabble signs for Father's Day -- *Porch Possibilities:...
3 years ago -
Closet Remodel: Behind the Scenes, Including our Wood Wall - Hi Friends! Quick announcement before we get started here… In the next few days, I will be moving over to WordPress!! I began with Blogger in December ...
3 years ago -
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We're Here!! - We are set up and ready to go! Come visit us in Mall 1 - G12! We hope to see you soon! Happy Junkin'!!!! Sarah
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Main Street Market vendor profile - Tattered Tiques! - I am SUPER excited to be hosting my first vintage & handmade market, Main Street Market, here in Rockford, IL on May 10th! We are still accepting applic...
3 years ago -
FLASH SALE AT FETCH! MAY 26th - 30% OFF! - *Hi Fetch friends!* *Come to our Flash Sale tomorrow Monday May 26th!* *30 % off almost everything* *We decided yesterday, wouldn't it be fun to have a flash...
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How to Solve ED Problems Quickly Using an Effective Drug - Whatever the cause of erectile dysfunction, experiencing ED must be devastating especially if you feel that you are not as strong as you are used to be. I...3 years ago
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Lisbon and a Wedding - A few months ago I traveled back to Lisbon to attend my niece's wedding. Let's say it was one of the hardest traveling experiences I have ever had. First,...
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twinkle twinkle little nightstand (a makeover) - Happy Wednesday! I have a little some old and a little something new (and a little something twinkly) for you. The little something old: A wooden box that ...3 years ago
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Change is Good/A New Name - After thinking a long time, I decided to change my business name to Pretty Old Things. Still love me some roses, but the new name goes with both of the C...
3 years ago -
Luckett's Fair!!! - On a JUNK drunk from all of the treasures from the Fair!! Had a Great show and brought back some finds!
4 years ago -
New Blog Link... - Don't forget to visit me at my new blogging home! Click here to visit See you over there! ~Alice W.4 years ago
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DREAM CREATED..... - This week the village of Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture worked towards creating a magical moment in NYC for the DIFFA event held at the Architectural D...
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Calling All Pearl Girls!!!! - Are you a "Pearl Girl"? Do you love all things Magnolia Pearl? Well, my friend and fellow blogger Anne Lorys from FIONA AND TWIG just announced a PHENOMEN...
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How to give a chest of drawers a beachy look... - I love the casual, worn, beachy look! It's very simple... all you need is a painted chest and a sander! This chest was already painted, all I had to do...
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Barn House was a Blast! - Happy Friday! Here are a couple of shots of my Barn House Booth. I had such a blast working with Joe and Jermonne, their beautiful home, wonderful vendors ...
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Are you seeing this? - If you are seeing this post in your sidebar it means you haven't updated to my new blog address! Please take a moment and update my address for the blog t...
5 years ago -
{Sun Prints Inspired by Nature} - Good Morning!! How are you!?!?!? It was a spectacular morning yesterday! The kind of morning that just makes my soul sing:) I poured my morning cup of joe...
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~What in the JUNK has been going on?~ - *JUNK.....still on the hunt for it....this old sucker describes all of us JUNKERS to a tee.....and NO it ain't mine but it shore is a sight!.....* *I am s...
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It's A Giveaway!!! - I'm filled with Joy......... To have my very first *giveaway*!!! So here it is............. An Antique Postage Stamp Pedestal.... AND...............
7 years ago -
Beautiful Day - I've just come in from feeding all our farm animals, and it is absolutely GORGEOUS outside! The sun shinning, the smell of fresh cut grass, our ducks all ...
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Favorite things~
- lavender
- coffee and doughnuts
- jazz
- mercury glass
- birdnests
- flip flops
- tarnished silver
- barkcloth with roses
- country music
- Jane Austen novels
- lace tablecloths
- cupcakes
- comfy chenille
- old mirrors
- seashells
- crystal chandeliers
- chippy paint
- picket fences
- roses
- white linen
- the beach