Salvage in Ft. Worth

I hope you all are having a great weekend.

Bill and I had a fun morning.

He was feeling a little under the weather, but he was up for a trip over to Ft. Worth to visit 

Old Home Supply. 

It is an architectural salvage store.

I was looking for some pulls for a little cabinet I am working on.

There are three little buildings and a yard full of stuff.

There are many fabulous original light fixtures.

There are amazing doors

and windows.

There is trim everywhere. 

This is a yard full of tubs, trim and more windows.  

Look at all these tub feet. 

I love these pastel sinks and toilets.  

I love all the vintage towel bars.

Pink potty, anyone?

Metal ornamentation. 

Fabulous find.

 

Our last stop was the Ol' South Pancake House where we had breakfast for lunch.
 The place was hopping because the Stock Show is going on.

Old Home Supply 
and 
Ol' South Pancake House. 
 It was a good ol' morning.

If you are ever visiting Ft. Worth give both of these places a try.
Sprinkled with surplus and pancakes,
Katie 
I'll post picture of our finds soon.
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Little White Lamp

I thought that I could do without a lamp for my new little table in the living room. 

I was wrong.
I tried to create a vignette without one and it didn't feel right. 
I love lamps.  
I didn't want a mirrored lamp because I already had two in this room. 

I wanted a white lamp.
So I thought I would try spray painting one.

I found the perfect candidate for a makeover at the thrift store.

It was a fairly new brushed brass lamp from Walmart.

I thought it had good bones and it was only $8.00. 

 
I found the lampshade the same day.

It was $3.00. 

 
I found the pitcher at an antiquing jaunt in the country. 
I was amazed to see it was only $6.00.

I like the new vignette.
Spray paint is amazing.
Sprinkled with a makeover,
Katie
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Just Hearts

The heart is fickle.

The heart breaks.

The heart is resilient.

The heart is a flame.

The heart is steadfast.

The heart grieves. 

The heart is enduring.

The heart perseveres.

The heart rejoices.

The heart heals.

The heart forgives.

Sprinkled with hearts,
Katie  
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Treasure on the Doorstep

I think I have shared with you that I have become the family keeper of the cr#p.
I can be a bit of a pack rat when it pertains to family treasures.

 I came home from work one day and there was a box on my front porch.

My sister in law dropped it off when she was in town.

Inside the box were the remains of two Dresden candelabras.

They were somewhat broken but not without beauty.

Initially, I wasn't that happy about a box of broken china bits. 

But, 

it was so beautiful I decided I would try to do something with it.

Dresden comes from Germany. 

It is a beautifully crafted porcelain widely know for cherubs and figures lavishly decorated with flowers in gorgeous muted tones. 

These types of pieces are highly sought after and can be quite valuable.   

 Given the shape that these were in, I doubted that they had any value.
I also doubted that I could adequately fix them. 

The candelabras belonged to my husband's grandmother.

They got damaged when the family relocated for a few years and renters were living in the family home.

  

 I thought the pieces still beautiful and decided to just sprinkle them about in their "as is" state. 

 I was charmed with the result.

I love how they look with the Lord's Prayer print above the piano. 

Sprinkled with treasure,

Katie 
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