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Jennifer, I literally leaned into my laptop when I saw you living room. So cozy & warm. The buttery hues in your living & bed rooms combined with gorgeous furniture & natural light ... beautiful.

Talk about an up cycle!!! Now you've got me looking at kitchen tins in a different light (oh gosh (rolling my eyes) ... that pun was definitely NOT intended). I'd be tempted to weigh it down with something since tins can be very lightweight. Is your lamp unusually light?

Very nice space. Amazing light! You've created a cohesive home while intentionally using a different style in each room. I want to see more (i.e., kitchen, other side of office). I found myself trying to peer around corners to find your kitchen & get a full view of your cherry office furniture. LOL!

Malissa & Chris, your home & site are amazing. Talk about a small, carbon footprint! You truly have achieved this beautifully & together (love that!)!

It is a shame that you were attacked & accused of plugging by someone that hadn't even taken the time to read the comments. If that person had done so, they would know that you were merely responding to to requests for more photos, etc. You responded with such resolve, warmth & genuine character that I wanted to visit your site!!! Thanks for inviting us into your home & life!

Beautiful space with genius storage & placement, LOVE that dining set & the vintage glass storage.

Does anyone have suggestions for polishing a lightweight, brass rolling (bar?) cart that I thrifted? My first thought was to use Brasso (i.e., apply Brasso, allow to dry completely & polish). But, I'm thinking there would be serious rag-snagging since the shelves are solid brass panels perforated with cross shapes similar to these:
http://brass-grilles-shop.co.uk/perforated-polished-brass-grilles-ranges-10-c.asp
Moderate tarnish/patina is fine. I think it just needs a good, thorough polishing to pretty it up before use. I reeeeally don't want to paint it. Any suggestions?

Beautiful foliage, furniture & cast iron!

Please share the source of that beautiful tea towel.

@Chris Perez, thanks for this info.

I second the rave for Craigslist for selling furniture. A few years ago, I sold several inherited furniture items there ... totally worth the effort (unlike garage sale).
* For efficiency, I typed my listing/item description text in a Word document template for my item description (dimensions, specifications, material, brand/type, age, price, etc.) ... cutting & pasting each finished listing from Word to Craigslist. I saved each item description in Word for future reference.
* Clear photos taken from every angle ... key!
* To avoid scam calls, I learned early-on not to include my phone number in the listing. Instead, each of my listings had a statement telling interested potential buyers to email me their phone number.

Hope this helps someone.