From top to bottom: "Smilin' Jack" was given to us by Jon's Grandpa. It's from 1937 and we picked it because of the name ~ perfect for our son! "The Brothers Karamazov" ~ a classic we picked up at a library sale for 50 cents. "The Pilgrim's Progress" ~ a classic of Christian literature ~ and just the look of it alone would make it special, but it actually has an even better story. We discovered this book in my Grandma's attic. The name written on the inside is "Lydia Miller," which is my great-great grandmother, who was born around 1860. Love! All tied up with a piece of twine for a total cost of 50 cents! Here it is lookin' cute on our tranformed bookshelves.......which you can currently see at my new guest post over at The Frugal Girls!
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Love this! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a deal you got on the bookshelf! Our thrift stores think they are "Tarjay," so we don't get good deals like that!
BTW - the description of YOU is very similar to me - follower of Christ, lover of iced coffee and dark chocolate! Soul sister! :)
I just popped over to say how much I like your laundry shelf makeover. I would never have thought spray paint would cover so well on those baskets, with all the nooks an crannies. They look great!
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