tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post4360861913677050002..comments2024-03-22T17:33:05.973+10:00Comments on absolutely beautiful things: Roadside JunkAnna Spirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-78053351840096653072007-03-24T01:08:00.000+10:002007-03-24T01:08:00.000+10:00Hi Anna,Did you get my comment? I keep putting in ...Hi Anna,<BR/>Did you get my comment? I keep putting in the secret code to publish and it keeps asking me to put in another secret code. Have any of them reached you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-23930730919387430562007-03-23T13:27:00.000+10:002007-03-23T13:27:00.000+10:00I love that idea of a book/design/style club. Wher...I love that idea of a book/design/style club. Where do you meet? Do you mind, Anna, if I form one in my town here in California?<BR/>Also, your idea to have people bring in a trashy treasure is so fun.<BR/>Here is a link to one of my favorite finds:<BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/sosylvie/145385717/in/set-72057594129671964/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-5990393618581123982007-03-23T02:00:00.000+10:002007-03-23T02:00:00.000+10:00Looking at that picture, I can't see any junk, the...Looking at that picture, I can't see any junk, they look beautiful! I love thrifted finds and your monthly club meeting sounds wonderfully interested too, can't wait to hear about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-52834730271368190812007-03-22T21:14:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:14:00.000+10:00Hi Corey - I think that's why I like you so much!!...Hi Corey - I think that's why I like you so much!! Old speaks my name too if you hadn't noticed!! Maybe we could go diving into a French dumpster together someday!!<BR/>XO<BR/>AnnaAnna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-79631342157483004412007-03-22T21:13:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:13:00.000+10:00Hi Annie, thanks for sharing your junk story!! I ...Hi Annie, thanks for sharing your junk story!! I loved reading it! I love that you didn't give up when the going got tough with the junk!! <BR/>XO<BR/>AnnaAnna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-79869088373962909442007-03-22T21:12:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:12:00.000+10:00Kim - be careful of that black star! If you ever ...Kim - be careful of that black star! If you ever find that it has gone missing you know who has it!!<BR/><BR/>XO<BR/>AnnaAnna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-67336665775722191942007-03-22T21:11:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:11:00.000+10:00Hi Wishful thinking - your lockers sound great! W...Hi Wishful thinking - your lockers sound great! What colour are you going to paint them?? The original colour or a new colour perhaps??Anna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-33163988811401158082007-03-22T21:10:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:10:00.000+10:00Hi Pink - I'll tell you about the club in due cour...Hi Pink - I'll tell you about the club in due course!! It will be post topic in the next week or so.<BR/><BR/>XO<BR/>AnnaAnna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-40822991097189297742007-03-22T21:09:00.001+10:002007-03-22T21:09:00.001+10:00Hi Fairfax - I love the sound of the stars you are...Hi Fairfax - I love the sound of the stars you are talking about!! I LOVE stars!!Anna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-33560996093368708302007-03-22T21:09:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:09:00.000+10:00Hi Coeurr de beurre - glad you liked the post also...Hi Coeurr de beurre - glad you liked the post also! As I say all the time it's these special things like "junk" which make a home so special to its owner!! You should see some of the junk I have!!Anna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-87991182828374755752007-03-22T21:07:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:07:00.000+10:00Thanks K! So glad you enjoyed this post! Loved h...Thanks K! So glad you enjoyed this post! Loved hearing about your butchers block!Anna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-83865224599805185142007-03-22T21:05:00.000+10:002007-03-22T21:05:00.000+10:00Hi Wes, I think it's great that you too have junk ...Hi Wes, I think it's great that you too have junk calling to you!! I think it's what you actually do with the junk that prooves your creative capability and by the sounds of your "slipper" chair your creative capabilities are amazing!! I would love to see a picture of it sometime!<BR/>XO<BR/>AnnaAnna Spirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032398753102441691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-88709088922845444272007-03-22T17:28:00.000+10:002007-03-22T17:28:00.000+10:00old, tattered, broken, peeling, scrapped..faded gr...old, tattered, broken, peeling, scrapped..faded grandeur style is right up my alley.<BR/><BR/>I stop for junk,<BR/>I'll even go dumpster diving.<BR/>Old screams my name!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-14892120648728460772007-03-22T12:08:00.000+10:002007-03-22T12:08:00.000+10:00What a fun post. I think I would have a lot more ...What a fun post. I think I would have a lot more so-called junk if my car had a larger trunk. My best piece is an old painted vanity that sat on the side of an alley for days before I could get help from a friend with a truck. It now serves as my tv stand. The drawers are the perfect size for dvds.<BR/><BR/>Do you mind if I link your post on my own blog? I would love to share a few more of these stories.A.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02519021749444749685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-72969435593479459492007-03-22T06:54:00.000+10:002007-03-22T06:54:00.000+10:00I never find good roadside junk here but I just wa...I never find good roadside junk here but I just wanted to say that I have one of those stars (a big one) and spray painted it black. It sits in a corner of the basement buried under crap - no idea what to do with it in this house.kim.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05884618487302407525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-86903526181513461562007-03-22T05:22:00.000+10:002007-03-22T05:22:00.000+10:00I have and old set (4) of rusty school lockers. I ...I have and old set (4) of rusty school lockers. I plan to restore them someday.wishful thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357656909942197412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-46968784639364061232007-03-22T04:34:00.000+10:002007-03-22T04:34:00.000+10:00Anna, tell us about this club. It sounds like a lo...Anna, tell us about this club. It sounds like a lot of fun.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376608415285411545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-41571762725540434482007-03-22T02:47:00.000+10:002007-03-22T02:47:00.000+10:00I found some barn red stars that I bought home and...I found some barn red stars that I bought home and stuck on the top of the book case with some wire "vases" and huge pinecones.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-55791509082826116522007-03-22T01:57:00.000+10:002007-03-22T01:57:00.000+10:00so wonderful exercice you propose... so exclusive ...so wonderful exercice you propose... so exclusive things do the personality of house and I understand you when you ear them calling to go home!!! ;))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-50037844083164975462007-03-22T01:23:00.000+10:002007-03-22T01:23:00.000+10:00Great post topic anna. I have a butcher block isla...Great post topic anna. I have a butcher block island that I found at the goodwill years ago for $15. It still has a place in my kitchen and I still love it. kkstylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180416006156680747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588562210437039078.post-57556644833146010422007-03-22T00:53:00.000+10:002007-03-22T00:53:00.000+10:00I so know what you mean. It calls me too. I have f...I so know what you mean. It calls me too. I have found many things that have come and gone, but ,my favorite piece i have found is a chair that had big old arms, VERY UGLY. I took it home ripped off the arms and bought a couple yards of fabric and redone it.I now have a very stylish slipper chair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com