Lost & Found!

Excavating through my garage was certainly an adventure. If you didn't see
the previous post, you can read about it here.

The whole week felt like an archaeological dig. Buried amongst the chaos
were treasures that I hadn't seen in six years. Each day was punctuated
with squeals of excitement as I would unearth things I had totally
 forgotten that I owned.

I thought that I would share some of my favorite discoveries with you!

Shabby, vintage love! I found 4 old ceiling tiles, a rusty
garden topiary form, scrolled iron grillwork, and this
concrete garden statue of roosters!

Check out this enormous house! It is 48”W x 34”D x 39”H.

I don't really know what the original purpose of this house could
have been. It isn't a dollhouse because although the doors and
windows open and close, there is no way to open the
 house itself. It's also not a birdhouse.

It has an electrical cord so something inside must have lit up at
some point. The only thing that I can figure is that perhaps it
was a scale model of someone's house.

Because of its size, I have never been able to bring it in my house
because it takes up so much space. I wish that I had thought
about that BEFORE I bought it!

I had a large cache of vintage shutters interspersed throughout
the garage.

A pair of white shutters on the left and three sage
green shutters on the right.

I found 5 of these black shutters by the side of the road about
10 years ago.

FREE!

You gotta love that!

The two that were in the best condition flank the sideboard
in my kitchen, in lieu of window treatments.

My absolute favorites are these muted blue shutters with white louvers.
I love the iron hardware on these.

This white set...

and this green set have hinged doors. (I never even cleaned up
the green set and it still has the “Sold” sticker on it from the day
that I purchased it, oh, about 10 years ago. How pathetic of me!)

These would be great with a mirror or a chalkboard
behind the hinged doors.

I also love the color of this portion of an old door!
(Also in dire need of a bath!)

I found 4 boxes of vintage dishes, including lots of transferware!
Think of all the tablescapes I can do!

There were a lot of vintage linens scattered here and there also.

Quilts, embroidery, tablecloths, decorative pillows, you name it!

These rusty iron sawhorses are great. There are two and can be
spread apart as needed. I envision placing an old door on top
and using it as a table or desk!

I love this rusty, chippy scale. It comes with different size weights and bowls.

In the picture above, you can see this rack behind the scale. I can't even
remember what this was originally used for. I probably asked when I
bought it but that was a LONG time ago.

If you know, please let me know!

I bought this vintage birdhouse in Dallas, TX while visiting my
family about 15 years ago. I paid WAY too much for it and then
had to pay ridiculous shipping charges to get it home.

And now it is in my garage...

Speaking of paying WAY too much for something, check this out...

I fell in love with this amazing cupboard back in 1995. It was built
around the turn of the previous century by a man as a wedding gift
for his daughter. It had been in the same family for almost 100 years
until I bought it. I bought it with my heart, not my head, so I paid a
small fortune for it, but I still love it.

What look like painted black diamonds are actually cut outs so that
you can glimpse what's inside. I wish that I had taken a picture of the
inside so that you could see the 3 very wide boards that make up the
back. You don't find boards that wide anymore!

This cupboard lived inside my home until I moved here 6 years ago.
Because it is so big, I could not find a place to put it.

So, sadly, here it sits.

I also came across all of my back issues of Southern Accents, Veranda,
and other decorating magazines. Mr. M&M wanted me to recycle all
 of them, but I couldn't bear to part with some of them. Certainly not the
Southern Accents, the demise of which I still mourn!

They are now sorted by title and stored in the plastic cubes that you
see above. Now that I can easily access them, I am hoping that I will
be able to go through them and scan my favorite pictures.
Maybe I will be able to share some of them with you!

Last, but not least, I found lots of pictures of myself and my family.

From this picture, taken the day of my confirmation....

to this modeling picture of me from the 80's. I modeled for about 10 years, so
these two pictures prove that sometimes the ugly duckling really
does turn into a swan! I didn't even know that this picture existed
until I found it among my mom's belongings!

But, isn't that half the fun of digging through your past?

Try it...I think that you will enjoy the treasures that you
discover in your own “time capsule!”

Linking to the following parties!

Saturday Night Special @ Funky Junk Interiors

Newby Party @ Debbiedoo's Blogging & Blabbing

Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays @ Coastal Charm

Wow Us Wednesdays @ Southern Savvy Style

Whassup Wednesday @ Elements Interiors

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ Blue Creek Home

Time Travel Thursday @ Brambleberry Cottage

Open House Party @ No Minimalist Here

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground

Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home