I HAVE BEEN RE PURPOSING FOR 40 + YEARS BEFORE IT BECAME POPULAR. I ALWAYS TORE IT APART. TURNED IT INTO SOMETHING I LIKED, MADE IT MORE FUNCTIONAL.......I WAS "JUNQUE" BEFORE IT WAS JUNK. I HAVE SPELLED IT WITH A "Q" SINCE THE 80'S, NOW I SEE MORE PEOPLE MUST LIKE THIS SPELLING ALSO,(IT MAKES THINGS SEEM MORE UPSCALE).
MY FIRST RE PURPOSE WAS WITH SOME GREEN PAINTED BOARDS DOWN MY BASEMENT WHEN I WAS 14.I WAS & STILL AM A READER & NEEDED A BOOKCASE I GATHERED THE BOARDS, HAMMER & NAILS & NAILED AWAY. I KEPT NAILING UNTIL IT DIDN'T SWAY ANYMORE. I WISH I STILL HAD IT WITH ITS CHIPPY MINT GREEN PAINT. I MADE MY OWN SKATE BOARD & STILTS ALSO,I HAVE ALWAYS "MADE DO" INSTEAD OF BUYING NAME BRAND. I RARELY BUY RETAIL.
I ALWAYS WANTED A HIDEAWAY & PLACE I COULD ESCAPE TO, A CLUBHOUSE, I CALLED IT. I HAD ONE IN MY BASEMENT AS A CHILD, THE ROOT CELLAR WHERE I WROTE RULES ON THE DOOR WITH A MENU OF SNACKS. I ALSO TOOK ARMY BLANKETS & THREW THEM OVER A CLOTHESLINE WEIGHTED WITH BRICKS &ALSO THE RAILINGS OF MY BACK DOOR STEPS. I ALSO THREW A BLANKET OVER A TABLE.
I WAS LOW RISE BEFORE LOW RISE WAS A THING. I WOULD CUT THE TOP BAND OFF OF MY BLUE JEANS & WOULD "PEG" THE LEGS (THAT'S 70'S TALK FOR MAKING THE LEGS TIGHTER & LESS BELLED), & IF THEY WERE TOO SHORT I WOULD ADD TRIM ON THE BOTTOM. I WOULD CUT ARMS OFF OF BLOUSES INSTEAD OF ROLLING UP THE SLEEVES. I NOW RE PURPOSE CLOTHING, MY LINE "CIAO BELLA"
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THEY NOW CALL THEM "SHE SHEDS" BUT IN 1994 I BUILT MY STUDIO
A PREVIOUS ONE IN 1991 & IN 2013 THIS ONE
& MY GARAGE/BARN THAT CAME WITH THE PROPERTY WILL BE GETTING A LOFT THIS SPRING.
ALTHOUGH MY RE PURPOSED ITEMS & COTTAGE ANTIQUES HAVE BEEN IN NUMEROUS COUNTRY MAGAZINES, MY HOME HAS NOT BEEN, ALTHOUGH I ADMIT IT MIGHT BE NICE, I THINK I'M SAVING THOSE PICTURES FOR THE BOOK I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
MY GARAGE SALE "GLAMOROUS MERCHANDISE & FABULOUS CRAP" IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR JUNE 11TH OF THIS YEAR (2016), IT'S LIKE A ONE WOMAN FLEA MARKET I "FLUFF" UP MY 14 ROOM VICTORIAN & 7 OUTBUILDINGS THAT ARE FILLED WITH CHAIRS, BEDS,SHUTTERS, ARCHITECTURE,FURNITURE, BARN FINDS, PIECES/ PARTS. I'M SORTING OUT EXTRA HARD THIS YEAR AS I'M DOWNSIZING COLLECTIONS & NOOKS & CRANNIES & CUPBOARDS. JUNE 11TH IS ALSO THE WHOLE TOWN SALES, THEY WILL BE SCATTERED HERE & ABOUT TOWN.
I ALSO LIVE ON THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY. IN AUGUST I WILL BE OPEN 1 OR 2 DAYS OF THE 3 DAY EVENT.
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I AM ALWAYS PAINTING & RE PURPOSING SOMETHING & ON THE HUNT FAR & WIDE TO BRING THE BEST SELECTION FOR MY "PEEPS". I BUY WHAT I LIKE & LIKE WHAT I BUY, THAT WAY I DON'T FEEL STUCK WITH IT.WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEIR STORE IS CAREFULLY CURATED, DON'T WE ALL BUY WHAT WE LIKE, SO I GUESS I'M A CURATOR OF JUNQUE.
I GO TO THE EAST COAST, NORTH, SOUTH, WEST, ANYWHERE WHEN THE SPIRIT MOVES US. WE DECIDE THE NIGHT BEFORE OR SOMETIMES SPUR OF THE MOMENT WE'LL HEAD OUT & DRIVE. WE ALWAYS TAKE OUR SNACK BAG WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 10 LBS. IN CASE WE'RE GONE OVERNIGHT I KEEP A MAKEUP BAG IN THE VAN AT ALL TIMES LOL.
……………………THEN THERE’S MY HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION.......TO BE CONTINUED.
