A couple of weeks ago, the
Cranky Queen & one of her "
junkin' gal pals", Melanie, headed out on a
journey to junk. Needless to say, we never thought that we would have ended up in the middle of nowhere digging thru a barn in the country...& when the
Queen says digging, I mean climbing over items, brushing spider webs away, & giving orders to the young guy who had inherited all of the land & barn to help with hauling it all to the truck. The barn was actually home to horse stables & chicken coops that had long been forgotten. One old man drove up & was amazed at what we were buying... he even called us the "Junkin' Sisters"!
This is just the beginning of the loading...
This is the young guy who thought we were crazy for wanting any of this old, dusty, crusty, rusty stuff! Cranky King's only criteria for us borrowing his new, red truck was to NOT scratch his back seats...
Filthy dirty & sweating, we were smiling like "kids in a candy store" after this haul. With the backseat & bed of the truck packed, we only spent a total of $100! These "town gals" love the country!
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| This is one of the end tables that I snagged for $2. I cleaned it up and "performed my magic" on the re~do! |
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| It sold the next day at my booth in the Pickle Patch Market! | |
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| Melanie painted & glazed these little end tables that she bargained for...I believe she paid $5 for the set! They are waiting for a buyer in her antique booth now! |
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| This table had been sitting in the mud under the eave of the barn. It was so dirty and painted black! Was not sure that the top was enamel until I got it home & began stripping it. I call it the "Picasso" table, because I left various coats of paint to show thru...I bet this little table had been painted about 10 times! |
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| Mel found this under a pile of stuff in the barn...it cleaned up nicely! |
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| This was my "steal of the day"...and guess what??? It sold today. I loved the retro look and it was in great condition. |
So a visit to the country proved to be just what us 2 "Gals from Town" needed! Next time, I will wear my overalls!
STAY CALM & GO JUNKIN' ON A GRAVEL ROAD!
Tiffany
