Mantel Makeover

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   I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST POST...I HAVE BEEN SUPER BUSY REDECORATING & DOWNSIZING!! TAKING LOTS OF AWESOME THINGS TO MY BOOTH!

THIS PICTURE ABOVE IS THE BEFORE PICTURE OF ONE SIDE OF MY LIVINGROOM. I WAS FEELING QUITE BORED AND NOT SO HAPPY WITH IT. I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO BRING MORE OF THE DARKER COLORS INTO PLACE! ADDING WARMTH, TEXTURE AND LOTS MORE INTERESTING TREASURES.....

IN THE CENTER OF MY MANTEL DISPLAY IS THIS "OUR MOTHER" MEMORIAL FRAMED AND DATED 1905! THIS WAS A WONDERFUL ESTATE FIND FROM A FEW YEARS BACK! DISPLAYED WITH IT ARE SOME VINTAGE TROPHIES, SILVER TREASURES, MY FAV OLD CLOCK, WITH OLD BOOKS! MUCH MORE INTERESTING THAN BEFORE, DON'T YOU THINK??

OLD COLUMN LAMPS, ANTIQUE LIGHTNING RODS, STATUES, AND ARCHITECTURAL ITEMS ADD A LOT MORE INTEREST THAN JUST A BUNCH OF OLD CHIPPY WHITE TREASURES, LOL..

WELL, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT I AM ALMOST AT 200 FOLLOWERS!

I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO HAVE A 200 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY!! COME ON AND BECOME A FOLLOWER, YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID! I HAVE SOME AWESOME THINGS IN MIND FOR THIS GIVEAWAY!!! YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!! TAKE CARE!!

Random Shots~Recent Finds

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! MAKE IT FUN AND BE SAFE! I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU MY RECENT VINTAGE FINDS.....I FOUND THIS BEAUTIFUL SILVER TRAY FOR ONLY 5.00! I LOVE ALL KINDS OF OLD SILVER, TRAYS, CANDLESTICKS, HAND MIRRORS....AND MY FAVORITE OF ALL, TROPHY'S!! ANOTHER UNEXPECTED FIND, WAS THIS AWESOME ANTIQUE LADY BUST.

CAN YOU BELIEVE ONLY 20.00?! CAN YOU SAY...SCORE!! I LOVE IT! SHE HAS SUCH WONDERFUL PATINA! THE ANTIQUE PORCELAIN LAMP BASES DISPLAYED ON EACH SIDE OF HER ARE SO PRETTY....A STEAL FOR ONLY 4.00 FOR THE PAIR!!


I DID MENTION THAT I LOVE TROPHY'S! THE SMALL ONE PICTURED ON THE LEFT IS A RECENT ESTATE FIND THAT ONLY PUT ME BACK 15.00! IT IS FROM OUR HOMETOWN OF COLUMBUS,GA! HERE IS A SHOT OF MORE OF MY FAVORITE TROPHY'S...THE LARGE ONE IN THE CENTER IS THE ONE THAT STARTED MY COLLECTION!! FOUND AT A YARD SALE FOR ONLY 5.00! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR MORE LIKE IT EVER SINCE! BUT THEY ARE WAY TOO PRICEY!

AND LAST IS A PICTURE OF ONE SIDE OF MY LIVING ROOM! IT IS THE NEXT ROOM ON THE TO DO LIST FOR PAINTING! I HAVEN'T DECIDED ON A DEFINITE COLOR YET.......ANY IDEAS?? YOU KNOW I LOVE NEUTRAL COLORS! I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR SUGGESTIONS! HOPE YOU ALL HAVE AN AWESOME 4TH!!