SATURDAY

Saturday morning we were up after six and out the door for eight to get to the Almonte Mom's sale. I found some great deals there and then took Steve to some shops in town that I had found on my last visit to this little gem of a town. Lucky for us Tin Barn Market was open. It had been closed for the winter last time I was there but this lovely little pop up shop is open for business again.

One of my favourite items at the Tin Barn Market and of the day was this antique swing frame. I had the same one for many years with a picture of a big poofy wedding gown in it- the bride my teenage self wanted to be. It was much like Princess Diana's.  I had forgotten all about that dress and frame. After seeing the frame I couldn't stop thinking about where mine had ended up. The frame had moved with me to Halifax at 19 years of age and I remember it was very fragile and falling apart a few times, so the likelihood of my adolescent, silly self tossing it is pretty good. The sad thing is, it was in much better condition than the one I saw at Tin Barn. Oh well, if I thought about every item I'd lost/given up from those days I would drive myself crazy. The nice thing is that it brought back lovely memories for me and I fell in love with the frame all over again.



Another great find- across the street in another Antique shop was this birch dresser. It would be fun to refurbish with Annie Sloan chalk paint. I'm not sure I want to commit to anything just yet. I am really bad for buying single items without having  a complete plan for the entire room. I love the process!

I wasn't the only one with DIY projects on the brain this weekend.  My friend TL sent me a few items she spent her weekend transforming- they turned out beautifully. 

Some more Old Tin Barn Pics...

It's nice owning a house again and focusing our energy on building a home.