Cute Shot of the Week

A few weeks ago I had to quickly head out of town to be with my grandmother in a Tennessee hospital.  In all my running around to prepare my bags and necessities, I looked up to find this in my armoire...

Scout is the most curious animal I have ever seen and brings true meaning to the phrase "curiosity killed the cat."  Anyone else have a cat like this?

If my furniture could talk...

...I believe it would have lots to tell! 

There's something about rural living that takes you back a few generations.  Couple that with my love of history and you get a house full of old stuff!  As one of my husband's friends so eloquently put it, "She likes things that the termites have already gotten a hold of."  I love going to antique auctions and turning old pieces into something new and useful.  (Just check out my pinboards on Pinterest if you need more confirmation on that!)

So I decided to share a few of my favorite things...

My husband bought me this old tobacco basket last year and we just recently hung it in our den.  My mother's family were tobacco farmers from generations back and so it is kind of sentimental.  The side is even stamped "Shelbyville, KY."  I doubt my relatives took their crop to that market, but it is awesome nonetheless.

This little treasure was handcrafted here in Floyd!  Only the door is old - it was the lid to an old trunk.  A local carpenter built a new cabinet and made it appear primitive.  I use it to store cd's and DVDs which is probably not what was stored in that old trunk!



This was a freebie thanks to some friends who let my husband take it off their hands.  Of course, when they let him have it the legs were about three inches longer and the whole thing was filthy.  After sawing off the rotten ends of the legs, giving it a good scrubbing, light sanding and a swipe or two of linseed oil - viola!  Our new end table. 

Do you have any special pieces in your houses?

Where've you been?

Spring is a busy time here on the farm and I do apologize for the delay in postings.  If I'm going to be a blogger - I've got to do better at blogging! 

Lots of projects are taking shape and I am excited to share them with all of you in the coming months.  I may even solicit your ideas on a few things Grady and I are undecided on. 

Stay tuned!