Patriotic Table for the 4th of July

 

 

I finally got around to doing a table for the 4th of July!  I pulled some of last year’s clearance items that I found in addition to some yard sale goodies!  The bear….

 

 

and the candleholders were from Hobby Lobby last year at 90% off.

 

 

The tablecloth, which is really just a long piece of fabric, and the napkins were from the same yard sale this past spring.  The white flatware is by Gibson.

 

 

Red placemat is from the Dollar Tree.  Large white ironstone plates/chargers are vintage Homer Laughlin.  The red square plate is made by JCP.  The clear blue plates were purchased from a little gift store a couple of years ago.  Their shape reminds me of the flag blowing in the breeze!

 

 

The champagne glasses are from Goodwill.  They are kind of unique in that the top is glass and the red is plastic!  The blue goblet is from the Dollar Tree.  Our store hardly ever has this color in stock so I got online and ordered me a case!

 

 

I thought the table was a little overloaded with patriotic touches but Savvy loved it and said it’s one of her favorites!

 

 

Oh, there are the centerpieces!  I’ll be telling you a little more about them in a few days!  Thanks for stopping!

 

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Our New Antique Booth

 

Happy Monday, everyone!  It’s been one month since Hunter and I opened up our very own little booth at the local antique store!  You wouldn’t believe how nervous I was!  We went back and forth trying to decide if we wanted to do it probably for about 2 months!

 

 

So many questions and fears were racing through my mind! Would we sell anything?  Would others like what we had?

 

 

If we did sell anything, could we keep it full?  I finally realized that I was overthinking it….as usual!

 

 

So, we took the plunge and have been pretty successful our first month out!  At least, I think we have!

 

 

We are still in those first baby steps!  We have changed some things and still plan to do more as time permits.  This past week we added another shelf for display and need to bring it some smaller items.

 

 

Some of the furniture pieces are not what we expected to sell either but so far so good!  We’ll just have to see how it evolves!

 

Do any of you have booths? If so, do you have any advice for this newbie?

 

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Affordable Linens at Dirt Cheap!

Are you always on the look out for linens at a good price?  I am and I’ve found a very good place to find them!  I rarely pay regular price for any of my table linens. In the past, I purchased at Marshall’s, JCP, Pottery Sale in the the clearance section and, of course, yard sales and Goodwill!  I have found a few at Goodwill, but if it doesn’t look new, I usually don’t bother with them.  Because at our Goodwill, a tablecloth is $5 and right down the road is a Dirt Cheap store! 

 

Our Dirt Cheap is very messy and this turned me away for a long time!  I don’t like to dig but after I started discovering the great deals on the linens, I became hooked!  The most expensive price you will pay for a tablecloth is $5 and they gradually get marked down to $1, usually within a couple of weeks.  The majority of the table linens that I have purchased were originally from Target.  They are new but are sometimes out of their original packs.  My mom has purchased quite a bit of the Shabby Chic line there for her bedroom.  A couple of weeks ago, Savyy wanted a lighter weight quilt for her bed and we found a white Shabby Chic for $10 for a queen size!

 

Here’s a just a few examples!  I still have linens that I haven’t used yet! 

 

This first table has two matching table runners that were purchased for $2 each.

 

On the Screened Porch

 

The bright yellow patterned napkins in the Blue Willow table were either 50 cents for a dollar each.

 

Blue Willow Table

 

Both the tablecloth and napkins are from Dirt Cheap on the Modern Tarnish table!  I have the tablecloth that matches the napkins as well!

 

Modern Tarnish

 

I actually have several sizes of this tablecloth from the Hospitality Table.  After I purchased the first round one, probably for $5, they reduced them down to $1 so I purchased some larger ones.  You may remember the yellow napkins for the Blue Willow table.

 

The Hospitality Table

 

Both the napkins and tablecloth, on this Tee Time table were “Dirt Cheap!”  I also have the tablecloth that matches the napkins.

 

Tee Time for Father’s Day

 

If you would like to see if there’s a Dirt Cheap store close to you, click here.  Have you found any good deals lately?

 

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Dining at Destrehan Plantation

 

Welcome back to Destrehan Plantation!  There is a bounty of food laid out for your pleasure!  Faux food, that is!  The first couple of pictures are from the kitchen inside the home on the first floor.  This is probably where they assembled the food for serving since there is also a kitchen that is unattached to the home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, on the dining room.  I don’t have a lot of pictures of this room because the light was not good.  Also, we were with a group of very young couples who seemed to want to rush though so I didn’t get as many pictures as I wanted to!

 

 

 

Homes built this early on where not as fancy as some of the later built homes.  Plus, we have to realize that in 1787 there weren’t any furniture stores to buy from!  On the other hand, for this time period, they were lucky to be so close to the Port of New Orleans where they could have items shipped in from France.

 

 

The rest of the pictures are from the movie Interview with the Vampire, which was filmed here at Destrehan.  I’m pretty sure this is Louie’s home, where the vampire Lestat, played by Tom Cruise was having dinner with him.

 

This is Lestat again after Louie sets fire to his home after informing his slaves that he is the devil!

 

 

 

Did you know that Anne Rice actually wrote the book, Interview with the Vampire and that she is a native of New Orleans herself?  Brad Pitt must have really liked the area himself since he and Angelina Jolie also own a home here.  Hmmm, I think there’s another post in here somewhere!

 

If you click on the pictures, it will state you to the original source.  If you missed Part 1 of Destrehan Plantation, click here.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed the tour!

 

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Destrehan Plantation House Tour

 

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I’m sharing another home tour from the River Road trip that my husband and I took a month or so ago.  Today, we will be visiting Destrehan House.  This plantation is really the main reason that we took our River Road tour.   

In the last couple of years, I have gotten really interested in genealogy.  While researching my husband’s family, I discovered that this gggggg great grandfather was the original owner of the indigo plantation.  Robert Antoine Robin de Logny had the home built in 1787.  Robert and his wife had three children Pierre, Jeanne, and Marie Celeste.  My husband’s ggggg great grandmother was Jeanne.

Robert passed away in 1792 .  As was the custom back then, the property went up for auction.  It was purchased by Jean Noel Destrehan, the husband of Marie Celeste.  Destrehan was involved in politics and was well known in the area.  Thus, the plantation went from being called the de Logny plantation to the Destrehan Plantation.

 In more recent years, Destrehan Plantation has been known for it’s role in the movie, Interview with the Vampire.  Louie, played by Brad Pitt, was the plantation owner and he burned it down early on in the movie.

 

 

And that’s not all.  Brad Pitt has already filmed another movie here called Twelve Years A Slave.  It is an upcoming historical drama that will be released later this year.  Ok, enough about history and fame!  On the tour!

 

 

 

 

 

To me, this is very unusual!  A granite bath tub and it’s original to the house!  Most of them from time period were metal!

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the tour!  Be sure and stop by on Wednesday for Part 2!

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Noritake First Blush–A Thrifty Find

 

I know, I know!  I said I wasn’t going to buy anymore dishes BUT I just couldn’t pass them up!  Last weekend, while thrifty shopping, I stopped in at a few yard sales.  I found a large set of Noritake china for $35.  I fell in love with the sweet floral pattern.  After a little price negotiations, I came home with the set for $25!

 

 

The pattern is called Noritake First Blush.  It was made from 1976 to 1982. Replacements.com has it listed at $14.99 for one plate!  So I think I got a really great deal!

 

 

It has a few serving pieces, such as this platter.

 

 

On the another find….  I have been wanted an Oreck vacuum cleaner but didn’t want to pay the high price.  I’ve used one before and have found that they work really well on hardwood floors.  Most upright vacuums just blow the dust around but the Oreck just sucks it up!

 

 

Well, I just one!  Instead of paying $300 or more, I pay $1!!!  The lady said that it has been stored in the garage for years and that it worked when they stored it.  She didn’t like it because she had all carpet and it doesn’t have a real wide suction area.

 

 

After getting it home, I wiped it up and plugged it end.  It had a new bag already in it and it started working immediately.  It worked like a charm!  I still can’t believe she only wanted a dollar for it!

 

That’s just a few of the finds I found last weekend.  Have you found any treasures lately?

 

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Galvanized Beverage Server

 

Hello, everyone!  I wanted to share a simple way to spruce up a galvanized tub and use it as a beverage server.  I purchased a plain galvanized tub last summer from Old Time Pottery for $10 with the intentions of using it for just this purpose.  Galvanized tubs can also be purchased at places like Tractor Supply or Farmer’s Co-Ops.

 

 

Hunter removed the two galvanized handles for each and enlarge the holes.  I simply inserted a piece of rope on each end and knotted it on the inside.  I found the iron bottle opener for a dollar, half price at Hobby Lobby.  We had a few Coca Cola openers mounted in the outdoor kitchen but my husband wouldn’t let me have those!  It was simply screwed in and secured with washers and nuts.

  It’s a perfect size container to hold individual bottles or 2 liter bottles, as I did.  I found that using 2 liter drinks for larger functions is less expensive than buying individual drinks.  Individual drinks were too wasteful!

 

 

When not being used as a beverage server, I use it as a container for a fern!

 

 

 

This was just perfect for our outdoor, casual Memorial Day fish fry!  It kept the drinks cool while providing a convenient way for the guests to serve themselves!  Do you use anything special for your beverages?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

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