A Favorite Piece

Because the weekend was so hot
I decided to do a bit of deep cleaning (inside)

One of the areas that has been neglected
Is my vintage hutch
This piece is one of my absolute favorites
And as much as I love to paint furniture
It will NEVER be painted - nough said!!!

It belonged to my husband's great Aunt
And although we are not quite sure of the age
It is somewhere from the late 1800's to early 1900's
We believe it came out of Bodie, CA
Which is now a historic state park
And the place where most of my late husband's family came from

It is also where Mark and I were married in 1981

 This piece needed a good cleaning with milk oil
Once cleaned I decided to update the top a bit

It is one place I do keep a few photos

But I added my special #3 that I found at Sweet Salvage

A small old classroom bell I found on Etsy

And an old copper vase that was found 

Near an old abandoned town in Texas

Not sure of the date, but it is definitely old 

I was happy to find this old classroom bell

And happy that it came with the cute #1 tag

And little piece of Bling

This pitcher has been hiding in another area of the house

I almost forgot I had it

And was surprised how much I like it on the hutch

I had the sunflowers from a recent photo shoot I did

So decided to add them for a little color

Meet 'Andrew'

My Ashton Drake doll

He truly reminds me of my #1 son

So inquisitive, curious and red headed

When I found him Many, Many years ago

I couldn't believe he was really created with the name Andrew

It was perfect

But then, a few years later

I found another Ashton Drake

This one is named 'Matthew"

Ummm...hello...I Had to have him

He totally reminds me of my #2 son

Who has the sweetest disposition, is a bit shy and has

 just enough of a twinkle to keep you on your toes

The top shelf of the hutch hosts a portion of my grandmother's china

I love it!

Under the hutch is another of my favorites

It's a Hot Point Hughes Electric Hot Plate

From the very early 1900's

Original key for the hutch

Makes me smile...

Not only am I pleased that this piece is Clean
It is such a special piece to me
And contains so many priceless items inside
That is brings me joy 
Every time I walk by it

Thanks for stopping by today
Have a blessed week ahead!

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