"Architectural Salvaged" Pieces finding their way to Retail

I am sure by now, if you are on the subscription list, that you have gotten your Pottery Barn catalog. You know I love thumbing through, getting ideas. This month I saw several that I already have by way of thrifting. And mine came with almost free or free price tag!

Here is the PB versions:

Architectural Wood Pillar Holders-Incorporating the capitals and bases of classical columns $29.00 – $99.00  MIne.

Architectural Relic- Hand carved to resemble a corner bracket that braced the facade of a turn-of-the-century building, this relic brings a stately, architectural element to interior walls, with a distressed finish and whitewash to keep the look authentic. $99.00

Pressed Tin Mirror-Intricately detailed pressed-tin tiles once lined the ceilings of countless residences across America in the mid-nineteenth century. Our mirror pays homage to that architectural tradition with embossed metal sheets pressed onto thick wood. $299.00 .Mine.

Architectural Fragment Wall Art, Set of 2 $299.00 These decorative architectural fragments were created to look like pieces of an ornately carved storefront rescued from a 150-year-old building. Mine.Mine.

Architectural Salvage Lamp Bases-After spotting a collection of antique balusters and finials at an architectural salvage shop, our designer created a new lighting collection with unparalleled character. Crafted by hand and then distressed one at a time, each lamp has all the stylish presence you’d expect from something originally designed to bring a creative flourish to the interior of a grand home. $100.00 – $200.00.

I cannot wait to show you my finished version! Stay tuned for Thrifty Thursday this week......

PB Prop Collection - 5' Rustic Ladder $179.00 Decorated with natural objects, festive garlands and hints of seasonal sparkle, our rustic ladder makes a dramatically warm statement during the holidays.

Mine was a free roadside find....in someone's trash pile!

I was inspired by Donna of Funky Junk.

SO look around, you can find these items at salvage places...or  around your home...

...or someone else's trash ;0 !!!!

Barn Charm

Today we will wrap up tour of the bottom floor of the barn in which Debby Stallings calls home. And it is. She has truly created a beautiful living space full of charm and history...a home that was once one to farm animals. Debby had a vision and it is obvious that she could see beyond the cobwebs. Her home is really a jewel.
Today we pick up in her kitchen. Its a small space but one that was wisely planned by Debby. She has alot of storage. She wanted her stove to sit at an angle.

















The downstairs bath is also something to look at! It was built around the sink that Debby fell in love.

The claw foot tub was a find that she had restored.























Debby kept the original door to use as the bathroom door. IT was once the door to a stall. Debby also kept the original hardware.























What was once Debby's daughter's bedroom  is now the guest bedroom. It is located downstairs behind this door. The door was a find at an antique store. It sat outside. For $75 Debby took the door home...and made a statement. The frosted glass door exudes charm!























The bedroom features a European theme, the black toile and vintage hat and purse collection bring it to life. The long "dresser" below the hats was once a carpenter's workbench. The carpenter was going to throw it out, when Debby asked if she could purchase it from him. He told her, "You can HAVE it if you can find a way to get it home." You know the end of the story. :)
















The Gothic window came from a church. Debby used the toile fabric behind it to accent it beautifully. The wardrobe was a garage sale find. It was built in the 1800's. Debby purchased the wardrobe and another similar piece for $50.00!
















Toile fabric was used on an antique rocker that Debby recovered.

Suitcases (vintage and reproductions) provide additional storage in the bedroom as well as add character.























The view outside. Stunning!

Before we close today's tour, I wanted show you one last thing downstairs. Its a great thrifty item. An old cabinet door serves as a shelf in Debby's laundry room.
















I hope you will join me tomorrow for Thrifty Thursday!
If you missed the first part of the barn tour, click here.
Thanks for dropping by today. Have a wonderful day!
Leigh

Pigsty? That's almost a compliment. In fact, its the truth: "Nesting" in a Barn

Just look at this view...



I recently did a photo shoot for a catalog at this location. The area was amazing, but the house on the property was what interested me most. My friend Laura Beth, who secured the location shoot asked homeowner Debby Stalling to give me a tour of her house. Laura Beth insisted I would be amazed at what Debby had to show me. Laura Beth was right!



Debby so graciously obliged,even allowing me to invite my Bloggeritaville friends, er "frans" in too. That's southern hospitality. There is so much to see under the red barn roof....so much in fact, it will take me this week to show you it all....but you will NOT want to miss a thing. Debby may just have earned the Thrifty crown this week. Perhaps the year.

So come on in, y'all. Come see why I found this location so fascinating.




Why, Yes. She lives in a barn.



The barn has been restored and has Debby's signature touches throughout the home. When I began talking to Debby I knew she was "my kinda girl".

Why you ask?

Because she lugs cast off trash into her car on drive-bys and takes it home, fixes it up and makes it one of a kind conversation pieces, as you will see as we tour her home.

This is Debby's living area. It was once horse stalls and the main part of the working barn.

HORSE STALLS.

Debby insisted to the builder who was converting the barn to leave the integrity of the barn. She wanted all of the original wood kept in tact. She used every bit of it. She didn't want her home to loose it's weathered barnwood charm.




Most of the furnishings are "either thrift store or yard sale finds. Bargains and no less, that's for certain." Debby insisted. Her husbands stuffed deer head was the only thing she compromised on. The rest was all Debby's vision of " barn charm".










I mentioned the original barn wood. This doorway is all original. And it almost got the builder fired. He and Debby came to blows about the wood around the door. It was uneven because a horse and used the doorway to cut its teeth on. This the waves int he wood. The builder wanted to replace the strip with a flat piece. Debby insisted he did not, she wanted her barn's character to remain. For it's history to be literally tangible throughout. Horse "tales" and all. The builder said he would not do it. She told him, if the wood was replaced, so would be he. As you can see here....who won out.




Debby was very proud to share this curbside trash bin find. It was a vinyl chair in a trash heap. She turned around and threw it into her car. She found some very suitable and "cow print" fabric and recovered the chair herself. I love her sense of whimsy and humor.



Here it sits in the living room beside her leather sofa and old mirrored door she also found in the barn and cleaned up. I don't think I mentioned that the floors are poured and stained concrete. To die for beautiful.





Debby purchased this artwork at a tag sale. She aid $75.00 for it, which she thought was allot. She got home and did some research on the internet and found it was an original piece by a well known artist. The artwork was well worth what she had paid for it. She loved the colors and the paint strokes in the piece.



Debby found the antique and authentic postal mailboxes at a local flea market. She purchased 2 of them for $30.00. I think I must have told her a million times that she got a deal of a lifetime. Those boxes, even sold individually are very pricey. She uses it to house a tv remote or two.



I LOVED Debby's idea for this slab of a tree trunk. Debby and her husband now rent out their property for gatherings. She recently hosted a wedding. The tree slabs were just that, but she thought them to pretty to be used as firewood. She shellacked it and used the slabs to hold the wedding cakes. I can imagine the elegance of wedding cakes against the rustic wood slabs. Very cool. And what a great gift idea!



Isn't it wonderful? This old barn! I hope you will join me back here tomorrow for more of the tour of Debby's barn turned home.

Thrifty Thursday # 51, plus a Tablescape

Hi! It's Thrifty Thursday! I am your host, Leigh. Thank you so much for stopping by and additional thanks to those who also participate in Thrifty Thursday! I am most delighted to have you join in..for it's YOU who makes it a "show and tell party". I also participate in Tablescape Thursday the host of that fun carnival is the Hostess with the Mostess...Susan of Between Naps on the Backporch. That's no lie or exaggeration, each week I visit Susan's porch and just long to be a guest at any of her tablescapes...especially those held on the porch.

(You can click on any pictures for a closer view)

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Today is a two-fer. My Thrifty Thursday is also my Tablescape Thursday.

I made a visit early this week to my local thrift store. It's always funny to me how some weeks you might have a run on plates and dishes. And then others I might score on designer label clothes. This week it was dishes!

Please ignore the tablecloth that I should've ironed.

Here is a look at my Thrifty Tablescape:

The Breakdown:
Antique Table Linen: free, gift
Lantern: Free. I won it playing ladies bunko.
The stand the lantern is sitting on-Thrift Store 99 cents
Candles: Glade. I took Glade lables off and then took old Sheet music and wraped, cut, taped and then added a piece of jute to the middle.

Plates-all plates thrift Store purchases this week:
Mikasa Maxima (swirl pattern) $1.99 each, I purchased 6 lrg plates
Homer Laughlin scalloped plates$1.42 each. I purchased 6 medium sized "salad" plates
Johnson Bros, Richmond design ("crest" shape on five sides) $1.99 each, I purchased 6 lrg plates
Johnson Bros, Richmond design saucers 8 @ 59 cents
The glasses-Sadly enough. I have ahd forever. I cannot recall where they came from. Macy's?
The flatware is Oneida- wedding gifts


What is a tablescape without the food? I invite you to stop by my food blog, PLATES & PLACES, tomorrow for Foodie Friday!

Thanks to all of you for stopping by and participating in today's Thrifty Thursday. Please use Mr. Linky below to link up your blog.
I encourage you all to spread the love and visit the other thrifty Thursday participants, for that's what half the fun is. Aside from seeing a cool treasure it's making friends!

Thank you, all, FRIENDS! I appreciate YOU!

Thrifty Thursday Participants:

Fit to be tied

Thanks to everyone that linked up to Thrifty Thursday yesterday, as well as those that paid visits! I also wanted to once again tell Marion of Miss Mustard Seed thankyou for guest posting. I must apologize, There was a foul up with the link to Miss Mustard Seed's blog, it is http://www.missmustardseed.blogspot.com/ or click here for the direct link to Miss Mustard Seed. She did such a wonderful job yesterday, I hope you will drop by her blog and show her some L*O*V*E!

I also wanted to let everyone know, that next week's Thrifty Thursday will not run due to Thanksgiving. We will pick up the week following.  It is my wish for you to enjoy your Thanksgiving meal with your loved ones. Have safe travels, no matter if the road is near or far. And remember to count all your blessings. I pray they are plentiful!

Now onto today's post...Kitchen Chairs. It's an idea I first saw in Country Living Magazine.
Dress up kitchen chairs with these one step slipcovers made by simply tying on full or half length aprons. The aprons below each have a story. The bibbed one was actually made by my mother for me to wear in the 3rd grade Thanksgiving play. I was a pilgram. The middle one my mother made in home economics class as a child. The one to the far right was given to my mom by my cousin, Beckie. It is hand embrodiered.

Be sure to leave the strings a little loose so they won't pull with you sit down.

Pleasant reminders of Grandma and her home cooking, vintage aprons provide kitchen charm with homespun fabrics, delicate embroidery andcolorful applique's. New aprons can also be used.