Victoria Elizabeth Barnes
Dictator. Procrastinator. Hoarder
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Viva la Craigslist

New? Start here:

  • 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 Auction Olympics.

My latest auction finds… I love giant, fancy, old junk, and auctions are a great source for inexpensive furniture and decor!

Budget for hoarding.

My theory of appropriate auction behavior: BUY ALL OF THE THINGS.

An auction tragedy – a tale of woe and antique garden urns.

I got totally carried away bidding on these antique garden urns… Now that I have discovered auctions, it looks like I am going to bankrupt us!

Let’s start the year out right – giant antique card catalog.

This antique card catalog is the latest of my AMAZING finds… You should SEE the list of things I’ve scored on Craigslist!!

Giant Fancy Yard Sale Find, (and other junk I did not need).

My yardsale haul included a HUGE piece of architectural salvage, a vintage enamel tray, and other useless treasures.

Other people’s trash- vintage card catalog.

Vintage juice squeezers.. because WHY NOT hoard these?

Auctions– because you can never have too many giant, antique, fancy pieces of junk.

Auctions– because you can never have too many giant, antique, fancy pieces of junk.

The auction/ sofa report. Part II.

Going to an auction 8

A short video of my first auction experience.

A short video of my first auction experience, and the antique Victorian sofa I won!

I bet you thought I was kidding about DIY-mining my own marble countertops.

Planning our DIY kitchen remodel – these antique marble slabs will make gorgeous countertops!

Antique garden urn restoration – how to make a latex mold to duplicate missing fancy pieces.

I got this huge, antique urn on Craigslist… We had it sandblasted and learned how to make a latex mold to replace the missing fancy pieces.

Another bed video & random thoughts.

In case you were wondering how Mad Men is going to end.
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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
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