April Coker, Author

Category: Junkin’ and Thriftin’

  • From Thrift Store to Antiques Booth, A Little Black Washstand

    When I saw this forlorn little guy at a thrift store, I did a double take.  It was wedged up against other furniture and priced higher than I usually pay, but it spoke to me, I suppose.  I just knew that I couldn’t leave it there.  It had to come home with me.    …

  • Laundry Room Tweak!

    I’m falling down on my blogging job.  It’s been almost two weeks since my last post!  If I don’t watch it, I may get fired! I live in a small fifty-year-old wood frame house in the country, and there’s really no architectural design to speak of, other than rectangular boxiness with scrolly cabinetry with cool…

  • Dogwoods = Spring

    As I was driving to meet my sister Sharon for a day of thrift shopping, I searched for a blooming dogwood tree that was close enough to the road so that I could reach it if I stopped for a closer look. Okay, I confess.  I’ve been wanting a piece of dogwood for my home,…

  • Thrift Store Scores!

    I have friends and relatives who would never darken the door of a thrift store.  Maybe it’s the dim lighting or the smells (I admit, sometimes the odors are NOT good), or maybe the clientele (myself not included, of course!).  They just don’t know what treasures they are missing! Look at what I found on…

  • Perks of Being Sick

    I felt just fine until Tuesday.  The weather was nice here on Monday so I spent some time outside playing in the Scamp, opening her door and airing her out, taking her window covers off so some sun could shine in.  I even set up a cute little vignette outside the door complete with a…