Barnwood Furniture

I went to town today.....first off to get door knobs and deadbolts for my 4 new doors at the Duck. dang...those things are expensive....could have bought another door. and i had them all keyed alike so i only need 1 key rather than a pocket full.

Then we wandered to the next little town and went to Pizza Hut for lunch....tasty as always.

On the way home i wanted to stop at a couple thrift stores that i had never been in. truthfully, i had passed them for years and they never looked interesting. the first had a sign that read "i 'heart' thrift shop". sort of homemade sign. it was sitting in front of the nursing home and i was never sure where the shop was. today i decided to go see if it was anything worth exploring. WELLLL...the nursing home people are gone and the whole building is the shop. many little consignment rooms with the usual clothes, lamps and things. but in the back was a huge room filled with furniture and home goodies. lovely things at reasonable prices....i was shocked. i found a beautiful glass sofa table that i liked....it had a 'i'm on layaway' sign on it...shoot. then i found a great table with 4 chairs..... it had a 'i'm on layaway' sign on it...shoot.  i found 2 more things i liked.....same thing. i talked with the lady that worked there. she said things moved FAST there.....and they have layaway. i did manage to find a couple other things i liked....so i will be back to check them out closer later.

Then i stopped at another shop.....same funky sign on the street...pointing down the road. so i turned down the road...and there was a large building with Mary Ann's Antiques on the side of it....clearly seen from the street.....if you would just LOOK and NOTICE.  sheesh....it's a wonder i find my way home.  as soon as i walked in the door i knew i was in trouble. they had rustic country look things. a few rooms of them.....then 'in the back'....a huge, huge room full of more. i could have filled a mover's truck.

I did manage to bring 2 pieces home with me. this piece is just charming...it has a piece of glass in the top....about 38" wide or so and about 6 foot tall. made of barnwood. (the glass is just plain...what you are seeing is what's behind the cabinet)

With a flower box at the top...

And candle holders on either side of the glass....

A nice wide shelf on the bottom...i'm thinking of putting this in the laundry room at the Duck.

And the other piece is made of barnwood also. it came apart in 2 pieces. the bottom has 2 doors with a shelf inside. it needs new knobs. it is heavy

And this is the top. i like that the top is not straight. there are many cubbies. also very heavy

Once i put it together i will probably screw it together so it stays as one piece. i just loved this piece. someone did a good job of building this. I think it will live in the dining room at the Duck.

A good shopping day is always a good day. LOL