This time we concentrated on an old bookcase that held on to National Geographics and my father's Power Engineering text books. Nothing here that we could drool over. However, then came two books I could not resist flipping through and seeing my history flash again, before my eyes. BLACK BEAUTY AND THE BOBBSEY TWINS were two books I wore out, copyright 1950. My first reader 'FUN with DICK and JANE" reminded me of a much different time and reminded me how attitudes and cultural influences have changed, but, to me these just reminded me of playing hide and go seek until dark, changing into play clothes after school, and putting my skates on while sitting on a log beside a patch of cleared pond!
THEN....out popped GUNK TO GLOW, the gentle art of refinishing antiques, coyright 1952, and, HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING FROM NOTHING, transforming newel posts into candelabras, copyright 1968! These were my Mother's way of coming by to shed some light on possibly what has influenced me in my decorating world and also my brother who has an old 1960 corvette in his garage slowly being refurbished.
I know my Mom had an influence on my passion for Decorating and ReDesigning spaces. My youngest daughter, I observe, is happiest when working on a repurposing project and this, I believe, is directly descendant from her Grandmother's genetic pool. My oldest daughter found a space to showcase and use a refurbished and reupholstered antique my mother had risen from an old shed, and my youngest daughter's latest repurpose is creating am kitchen island from an old dresser.
Explanation: Found on the shelf in my mother's basement!! A wink and a smile.
Look back, and I hope you can find the fun and the signs of what makes you excited, with a wink and a smile.
Happy Decorating!
Bev
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