Industrial Cart Coffee Table

 It's always good to speak up! Right?? Don't you think so???    Like last fall when I stopped by my brother's house to say hello and a guy pulled up in his truck with an item that immediately caught my eye.....SO I SPOKE UP......and I said....

I WANT ONE, TOO!

So this is what I got....

It's been having a few touches* done to it here and there and now, it has a place in front of our outdoor fireplace.

The wheels are perfect and heavy.

Two large ones on the longer sides

 and two smaller ones on the ends.

Old paint and stains from the nails.

And, while you're reading this post, please notice my vintage galvanized tool caddy that I got a couple of years ago.  I love it.  I just love, love a tool caddy....don't ask why--I don't know.

The name, JAKES, is on both sides of the cart. 

 I believe that this was a railroad cart and it 

was manufactured in Nashville, Tennessee.

So now when we're outside, we prop our heels up

 on our wonderful industrial cart.

How about coming over for a visit and

 joining us when it gets a bit cooler?  We're outside now, but I'd hate to invite you over when it's so hot here in Alabama.

AND ITS ALL BECAUSE I WAS AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME AND,

 BECAUSE...

I SPOKE UP!!

***Several coats of Thompson's Water Seal were applied to the wood, the iron wheels were sealed so they wouldn't leave rust marks on our patio and the smaller wheels on the ends were extended so the cart sits PERFECTLY flat without tipping...Thank you Eddie!!

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Vintage Find

A few weeks ago, we visited Franklin, Tennessee.  We enjoyed the trip.  There were lots of fun shops, spring flowers,  beautiful homes and interesting Civil War history filling this beautiful southern town.  I enjoyed everything we did while in Franklin.

I especially enjoyed visiting several antique stores while in

Franklin and I shared several pictures of the vintage

goodies that I saw while I was there in an earlier post. 

Remember me telling you that I purchased an item? 

 Well, here it is.

You might not be able to identify what I purchased from

 this one picture, so I'll show you a one more.

 

Yes, I purchased the vintage olive gathering basket.

  I had been looking at them on line (for some unknown reason)

 and I was thrilled to see one in person.  The price was much

 better than the ones that I had seen on line, as well.

It has a little bit of rust in all the right places and nice patina. 

 The handles are perfectly rusty.  The sides are very clean
 and surprisingly very smooth. 

Right now, its first home is in our family room.

I think this is one piece that will enjoy being moved around

and serving different uses as it settles into our home.

If you'd like to see the other temping goodies we saw

while on our trip, you can see the post here:

Spring Trip to Franklin

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Spring Trip to Franklin Tennessee

It's spring break week for us and since our daughter is out of school, we decided to take a little trip and decided to go to Franklin, Tennessee.  Franklin isn't very far away from us, so we had plenty of time to shop, eat, see the sites and rest.

I love all the fun decor items I see posted in Blog Land.  I enjoy looking, but find it hard to participate at times, since I have a traditional home and some of the things that are so fun right now or that I'm attracted to, aren't so traditional.

There were a number of fun antique and home shops that we got to visit while in Franklin.  Some were high end and very trendy with wonderful repurposed items.  Some stores had nice collections of shabby chic items.  Others just had junky stuff and a few others had country home style offerings.

Would you like to see some of the items I saw this week?

 I loved this display caddy.  It looks like a tool box

of some type.  Note to self, go check out Daddy's tool shed.

This store had a lot of signs and items that were wired to be light fixtures.

Cool idea for a folding carpenter's ruler.

I love containers. 

Containers made out of wire are always appealing.

I love all the light blue bottles seen here. 

I remember digging up bottles like this

with my Dad one time when I was a little girl.

My brother, I remember, later used them for target practice.

Bottles and kitchen scales.

Another tool caddy.

Olive baskets.



Old books, a globe and a type writer.

Wooden milk crates.

A nice collection of ironstone at this store.

Berry crates.  I really looked at these--I just knew I could do 

something with them when entertaining.

I just loved these milk bottles in their carrier. 

What would I do with those and why

 did I secretly want them?  I'm glad they

were already sold.

Large chippy candle sticks.

Well, I did get one of these items! 

I'll let you know later,
when I find it the perfect home.

Blogger Friend, Dawn, from Creative Cain Cabin recently visited Franklin, Tennessee, too.  You can read about her trip here: Front Porch , Plantation Homes , Tennessee Mini Vacation

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