After we received a U-haul full of furniture from my parents (who sold their house and all their belongings and are living in an RV!), I thought we would have trouble cramming anything else into the house. But the space seems to grow when we’re not looking. So when I found a matching china cabinet […]
Monthly Archive: January, 2005
Thrift Scores
The perfect gift
This set of jewelry strikes me as the perfect gift for any fixer-upper… I mean, who wouldn’t be thrilled with Phillips head earrings??
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Progress Report: Mission Knob and Tube
For those of you that are wondering what knob and tube wiring looks like, I snapped a few photos. Knob and tube wiring was common in the early part of the 20th century. I think the old metal boxes and glass and porcelain they used are pretty cool looking… the fraying fabric covering the wires, […]

