Vintage Junky - Creating Character: town review

Last weekend, after a busy week, we decided that we needed to go treasure hunting. We started out a bit late for where we were going... we wanted to try to hit a store that we are always missing in order to find some more furniture for me to paint for the booth. We started out in Leiper's Fork. It is such a cute, tiny little town... maybe smaller than Bell Buckle. It has a few galleries and it is a great place to go hear live music. They keep the town small and quaint on purpose. I have heard that quite a few country music stars live out there.

All of the little houses that line the main part of town are beautifully restored. Not my taste in colors, but still very cute.

This store is one of my favorite in the world. Lots of goodies! Like jaw dropping goodies... too bad I can only afford some French soap. I didn't think that they would let us take photos inside, but next time I will ask...

I also wish we would have gotten a photo of the owners cute black 50s model Ford with her logo on the side... adorable. I am thinking Vintage Junky needs one of those *wink* I will settle for anything bigger than our Honda for now... not so good for hauling furniture.

We then moved on to Dickson where we went to a ton of shops and took no photos... bad blogger!

We did find a few pieces though that are drying as we speak. And, good thing too... I need some furniture!!

We went out to the booth on Wednesday and added the Holly chairs and the Emilie table.

Then, I got a call Thursday afternoon that the table sold... well, that means most things would be on the floor. So, I stayed up late and got some stuff together which I took out Friday morning and did a quick little makeover.

I added a fun flash card garland and just fluffed a bit. I didn't have a table finished, so I stacked up some crates for the time being.

I stenciled a crate for my flower pins and added some moss...

The next day while we were in Dickson, I got the call that the Holly chairs sold and that someone wanted another pair of them (I only have one more chair like that, but it is in the process of getting Hollified... that may actually be a real word with a very different meaning....) So the next day, we went out to take a table and a stool and fluff a little more (no photos, we were in a rush for our company coming over)

Well, wouldn't you know it, that table sold yesterday. So, I have a nearly empty booth until I can get back out there on Friday... a good problem to have, but a little overwhelming at the same time. So, thanks again for all your Vintage Junky love. I love doing this. I hope to show you a bedroom update later this week. I am also hoping we get started on the stairs, but I am not holding my breath.... I am also planning a fabulous owl birthday party for my favorite 2 year old (and person in general!)

Bye for now!

I will tell you the bad news first...my cane beds were gone when I got there. I was seriously upset. I was in a vintage depression funk! I almost cried... almost. But, I realized that I had my 18 month old on my hip and what kind of example would I be setting? I thought about them all day... all weekend really. I wondered if they went to a good home. If someone would love them like I would. Then, I realized at what they were for the pair, that I would probably see them in another booth for twice that one day. So, I moped and griped and got on Craig's List. Nothing. Went to a few places. Nothing that could replace that warm spot in my heart for them. (Keep in mind that I have no place to set these beds up... they are for the future.) My husband was sick of hearing me talk about them. So he sent me an email. With a link to a Craig's List ad. And, here is what was delivered while I was at work today.

(I have told you I have a messy, messy garage!) I can't wait to go home and kiss them (not sure if that will be before or after I kiss Mr. Hughes and baby hughes...) Aren't they just as lovely as the others? Perhaps they would even be the winner of the Furniture Beauty Pagent. They were a touch more expensive. But, what really matters in all of this is that I have closure. I can move on.

In other Hughes wanderings, we took a small road trip to a hometown of fellow blogger Jennifer. She has suggested that we visit Fayetteville when I posted about The Plan. And it is a darling little town.

The downtown was so quaint and just what we like.... some antique shops and some resteraunts right on the square. It seems that this town has kept up its downtown nicely. Lots of people were out and about (didn't hurt that it was sunny and 60.)

We ate at a little sandwich shop... I think it may be the one that Jennifer said that she really likes.

The inside had an old general store type of feel.

Lots of stuff to look at...

Check out that ceiling and those lights

Then we strolled around checking out old store fronts that had been converted into offices and the like.

There were quite a few with the old hexagon tile entrances.

I wanted to rip this off the building and take it home with me!!

There was an old Theatre too.

We of course went to some antique stores and this one had some really great pieces like this cast iron fireplace mantle. I didn't get to take too many photos in here because it was pretty dark.

Then, on the way out of town, we saw this fella all dressed up for Mardi Gras (I am guessing that is what they were going for anyhow.)

All in all, a pretty nice small town. I don't think we will end up there (we still would like to be a little closer to the coast and this town is only like 40 minutes from us now.) but it is still a really cool place. Lots of cute stone cottages...

It was a fun little road trip and we will be going on a few more longer ones when it warms up a bit.

Have a great week and I hope to finish up that laundry room this week. Seriously.