by John Smid | Apr 16, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, John's Current Blog
This featured image says it all! Standing together. We made the decision to close out our antique mall space April 30th. We placed everything on sale at 50% off. The first weekend, we sold almost all of our larger items! There are still a few...
by John Smid | Apr 11, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, Settees and Benches
In 2021, we heard that the “Barnwood Builders”, a popular DIY television show, had come to our area to assemble two salvaged timber barn frames. How exciting! I’ve watched that show for years and love their retrieval of antique barns. They filmed the...
by John Smid | Apr 10, 2022 | John's Current Blog, Our New Home
It was a very productive week! The survey came in for the property. As soon as we had it, we called the site worker and the septic tank designers to meet with us on the property. So, we drove to Pearcy on Friday. During the meeting we laid out a plan for where the...
by John Smid | Apr 10, 2022 | J and L Blog, J and L Creative Design, J and L Furniture, Settees and Benches
Due to our recent decision to move to Arkansas, I decided to clear out a couple of headboard sets that I’ve had stored. One is a very elegant antique with a curved footboard. The other is a very boxy student bed made out of very heavy solid oak. After assembling...
by John Smid | Mar 27, 2022 | John's Current Blog, Our New Home
Yesterday I was walking into the house through the garage and something profoundly moving hit me. We are going to leave this house. That was the door I walked through when I first came to Larry’s home. That door is very significant to me for many reasons, but...
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