Farmhouse Style Mantle

 

Hello my friends,

You know my love for finding treasures at thrift stores.

 

Well, a recent thrift find was all it took to get me to give my basement mantle a new look.

 

 

I am the gal who is always changing her décor.  So for our basement mantle to have remained the same for over a year was simply unheard of!

 

But it did!  We had our oldest son and his family living with us for 8 months last year, from April until the end of Dec.  They were building a new home.  Their home sold really fast and they needed somewhere to stay.  They lived in the basement, so I didn't go down and change the décor.  I wanted them to feel as comfortable as possible.  Actually, we really enjoyed having them here!

 

They were a big help last summer after my cancer diagnosis.

 

Last weekend hubby and I got the heck out of Dodge for two days.  We were just needing to get away.

 

On our way home from Wyoming we stopped at a thrift shop in Logan, Utah.

You know how it is when you are on a road trip.  You always need to stop and stretch your legs and have a potty break.

Why not make it at a thrift shop?  :)

 

 

Hubby is always such a good sport about it.  I found this sweet red and white enamel Farmers Market sign for $3.  It had an original price tag hanging from it of $21.99.

 

It was buried underneath a stack of pans.  It was instant love when I unearthed it.  I knew it was perfect for my

farmhouse style basement.

 

I have loved enamelware for a number of years now and have a small collection of red and white.  They have chips and touches of rust, but if you ask me, that just adds to the character.

 

I added some of them to the mantle.  The floral one was also found at a thrift shop a couple months ago.  The jadite cake stand is Pioneer Woman.

 

 

To the left of the sign I added a red speckled enamel pitcher and a small red dotty ceramic one.  I stacked three jadite bowls and filled the top one with eggs.  These bowls are reproductions.  I found them at a damaged goods store and they were from  Williams Sonoma.  They were marked $35 for the set of three.  Much to my surprise they were 25% off when they rang them up.  You know how expensive they would have been at Williams Sonoma!

 

 

I have had the metal red rooster for years.  I use to have a lot of roosters and chickens.  I've sold a lot of them at yard sales, but hung on to a few.

 

 

I love the jadite green color with red!  Such an easy mantle to throw together.  Now I'm wondering, what took me so long?  (wink)

 

 

Do you like the farmhouse style?  I love it!

 

 

hugs,

 

 

I will be sharing with these fun parties:

The Painted Hinge for Farmhouse Friday

Vintage Charm