Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
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Viva la Craigslist

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  • The Kingdom Mirror – a MASSIVE Victorian piece that was living in an alley!
  • Salvaging a Victorian wardrobe –  nearly 12 feet long!
  • Hauling an antique headboard up to our roof and through a window – it was too large to fit up the stairwell!
  • Antique square grand piano into kitchen island.
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The Bare Necessities. *video*

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Wait… WHERE is the sofa?

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PERSEVERANCE: the courage to ignore the obvious wisdom of turning back.

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Giant Fancy Things… cheaper than therapy.

I’m decorating our old Victorian house via CRAIGSLIST… I particularly love antique bookcases— the bigger, the fancier, the better! Come take a tour and see all the Giant Fancy Things I’ve salvaged!

Let’s end the year with some rusty auction fanciness!

Scored these antique urns at auction! Brought them inside to decorate our Victorian home for Christmas… take a holiday tour and see all my decorating ideas!

‘Tis the season for scoring stuff on Craigslist.

Decorating our Victorian home for Christmas… I used lots of evergreens and HUGE pinecones for simple and lush holiday decor.

DIY kitchen remodel — antique mirror over kitchen sink.

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It’s been a while since something was too big for the stairwell and had to go up to the roof… *VIDEO*

** YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE VIDEO** I’m decorating our old Victorian house via CRAIGSLIST… my latest find was too large to fit up our old-house stairwell, so my husband built a RAMP TO THE ROOF and we put it through the bedroom window.

Whim of iron.

Planning our DIY kitchen remodel— I love the idea of using salvaged or repurposed materials to complement our old-house.

Want to see our kitchen island? I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO LIKE IT. *video*

We’re repurposing this AMAZING piece of antique furniture into our KITCHEN ISLAND… it’s the first step in our old Victorian house DIY kitchen remodel.

Out with the old, in with the older — Eastlake bookcase & a video.

I’m decorating our old Victorian house via CRAIGSLIST! This antique Eastlake bookcase is the latest of my AMAZING finds.

Trash night is the best night: vintage dining room set.

Vintage dining room set we scored on trash night!
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New Blog: ANTIQUE BRASS BALANCE SCALE!! 🌟 Cashe New Blog: ANTIQUE BRASS BALANCE SCALE!! 🌟 Cashed in the Craigslist IOU that was my free gift with purchase of dishes! 🤛👏 link in bio!

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More is more... THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT MORE. 🤘 

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New Blog Post: KITCHEN UPDATE—STAINING THE SAMPL New Blog Post: KITCHEN UPDATE—STAINING THE SAMPLE DRAWER FRONTS 🌟… link in bio… more importantly, THIS BAG… an *actual visual representation* of MY SOUL… LifeProTip: sometimes I see something I MUST HAVE, but cannot afford… I go and save a search for that item on eBay…. It RARELY shows up, but when it does, CRASHING CYMBALS. MARCHING. TUBA SOLO.
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We never grow enough garlic. 🌱 It looks like it We never grow enough garlic. 🌱 It looks like it SHOULD be enough, but it won’t be 🐛
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New Blog Post: BUILDING DIY KITCHEN CABINETS🌟… link in bio.

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Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
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    • About The House
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  • Craigslist
    • ALL my Craigslist scores!
    • Kingdom Mirror
    • Portal to Narnia
    • Antique piano into kitchen island
    • Kitchen Manifesto
    • Bed saga
    • The time I was scammed on Craigslist
  • Read From Beginning
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    • Cats! Kittens! TNR! Foster!
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    • Books I Love
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