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I snagged a beautiful oak dresser with a serpentine top from the auction last week.  It was a bit wobbly and was pretty dirty inside, but those issues don’t scare me!  You can’t imagine how many spiders, cobwebs, dead insects, nests, dirt, trash, etc. I’ve cleaned out of furniture.  Nothing really surprises me anymore. After a good cleaning and some shoring up,…
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My Mom and I have been spending quite a bit of time together styling, staging, picking, and running furniture around.  It’s been an absolute blast and we discovered a new place to find pieces.  Most of them have dings, scratches, or need minor structural repairs, but the prices are more in line with my budget and I scored three gems…
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Today, my Mom and I went to my space at Morgantown Market to get it ready for the holiday season. Everyone, meet my Mom. As you can see, I clearly look nothing like her. Our Christmas decorating couldn’t have come at a better time because next weekend, Morgantown Market will be hosting a Holiday Open House to give shoppers a jump start on their…
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If you’re like me, you see potential in the roughest and downright ugliest of pieces.  If you don’t, then hopefully this transformation will help you look beyond surfaces that are less than perfect!  The subject of this furniture makeover is a cute retro-style cabinet with glass doors This piece was purchased from the same folks that owned my oak washstand. The couple…
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I recently finished another sheet music project.  My first was a dresser that I created in tribute to a wonderful woman named Evie.  She passed away this year from cancer and I couldn’t think of a better way to honor her than to adorn a dresser with sheet music from an 1800’s hymnal and call it by her namesake.  You can…
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