Lately, I feel the need to simplify.
It must be in the air...because I have
read posts from other bloggers who
express similar intentions.
My need to simplify has had me culling through
my garage, closets, drawers, and shelves.
I am preparing for a garage sale.
I plan to sell everything I don't love.
I only want to keep things I love.
So there will be fewer things.
Things I keep will either function
or they'll excite my senses in some way.
Here's one example of things I plan to keep:
Two vintage cutting boards and a
rolling pin. They're rustic and handmade.
I bought the large one at Purple Heart
in Houston eons ago. I love the carved
detail on the top of the board.
This board is a great size on which to slice a loaf of bread.
You can see it has been well used and loved.
The smaller board has a charming handle as well.
It is a fairly recent acquisition - for .57c.
It has a painted side, but I prefer the plain one.
I keep it facing plain side-out on a hook.
It now lives with the larger board on a hook
placed on the side of my upper cabinets.
It's very handy. The knife drawer is just below.
Another score from the Purple Heart is
this tiny grinder. It is real. I grind pepper
when I need larger amounts of it.
The chippy, worn finish of this
tiny grinder is totally authentic.
The rolling pin is new. It cost a buck
from Jack and Greg's shop.
It is primitive and charming.
One end has a hole in it...
...and the other is notched.
Does anyone know why?
I'm itching to neutralize my chartreuse walls
in the kitchen. It may have to wait until
after Christmas...but maybe not.
I plan to do my dining room next - maybe in
three weeks. Until then, I'm concentrating
on the world's largest one-home
garage sale!
Word for the Day:
by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders
and the sin that so easily entangles,
and let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us.
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I love all your boards and things!
ReplyDeleteI'm cleaning out, too. Too much stuff. It's a shame that a bunch of us don't live closer so we could shop for free. :)
Maybe your rolling pin hung in a rack? I'm in love with your big board- it's so pretty.
xxx, Tina
Love the breadboards! Simplifying always feels great!
ReplyDeleteI just love that little grinder. I definitely know what your saying about weeding through the "stuff" we accumulate. My cabinets project has made me do that myself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and have a great week,
Chrissy
I wish you lived on my block. I want to have a humongous garage sale too! So much stuff that needs to go! I hope to see lots of pictures of your purged closets, etc. When will this take place? Soon?
ReplyDeleteLiz
I try to purge every year...it feels great! Lovely cutting boards and rolling pin!
ReplyDeleteRevi,
ReplyDeleteYou need to have a space or open a shop! That is what I ended up doing.I enjoy things for awhile and then they off to a new home!
xx
Anne
If I had but one wish it would be to shop at your garage sale it would be so much fun. Since I've follow your blog I always been inspired to decorate better with more thought. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are keeping those lovely bread boards. I've been "letting go" around here too...feels great!! Laurel
ReplyDeleteGood eye on your finds and what you are keeping :) I have no idea why that is notched???? Thank you for sharing this at Rustic Restorations Weekend.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to guess on the notching, it looks like the rolling pin is lathed from one log (so from the pic it looks like it is all one peice?) the pin end would be round and the holder/latch would be the notch in to hold it in place on the lathe. IDK -just a guess
ReplyDeleteSybil, that explains a lot! Now, it makes perfect sense. Thanks!
ReplyDelete-Revi
It is refreshing to gather items from around the house, under the beds, and in the attic in order to find them new homes. Have fun at your sale - remember not to buy your own stuff back. (I speak from experience!)
ReplyDeleteHi Revi!
ReplyDeleteI love all your pieces here for you kitchen. My focus has been my kitchen lately...though in the background noise of my mind...I'm putting a craftroom/office together.
That painted cutting board looks similar to the one I recently purchased for $.50 maybe a buck... but it is a Nevco board (mine) ...does your's say on the plain side...
"Use the other side 'n' save the face" ???
My board does...it has roosters on it. I love it!
I like yours too.
Not sure about the notch on the pin...but I'm thinking Sybil might have the right idea.
Pat
Yup Revi, those are all keepers. My daughter and I just had a garage sale last Sat. Did very well, which surprised me. Kind of nice to dejunk. Although I really need to part with more. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jann