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Make me something original. No problem. šŸ˜Ž
08/12/2025

Make me something original. No problem. šŸ˜Ž

Antique oak curved glass northwind face secretary bookcase
08/12/2025

Antique oak curved glass northwind face secretary bookcase

Unpopular opinionā€¦ I clean my kids rooms every single day.Yes, theyā€™re taught to clean up after themselves, and they do....
08/12/2025

Unpopular opinionā€¦ I clean my kids rooms every single day.

Yes, theyā€™re taught to clean up after themselves, and they do. Iā€™ll still tell them, ā€œGo clean up before we head out,ā€ or have them pitch in when itā€™s time.

And yes, Iā€™ve heard the ā€œyou should make them do itā€ comments.
But honestly? I like doing it.
I like organizing their space.
I like refreshing it so it feels new and calm again.

Theyā€™re just kids. Their job is to be littleā€¦ mine is to guide them and create a home they feel good in.

Put four ravens on top of my kitchen cabinet after my ex broke into my apartment for the third time, and they're the onl...
08/12/2025

Put four ravens on top of my kitchen cabinet after my ex broke into my apartment for the third time, and they're the only thing that finally stopped him.

Police wouldn't help. "He didn't take anything," they said. "No proof it was him." But I knew. My coffee mug moved. My mail reorganized. That cologne smell that used to make me feel safe now making me sick. He still had keys I didn't know about, coming in while I worked late shifts, just to remind me he could.

Then I remembered something from when we dated - his absolute terror of birds. Specifically ravens. Once at the park, one landed near us and he literally ran. Grown man, running from a bird, trying to play it cool after but I saw his hands shaking.

Found a woman on Tedooo app who makes these incredibly realistic raven sculptures. Told her I needed them to look as menacing as possible. She didn't ask why, just said she understood. Sent me four, each one different, with glass eyes that catch light like they're watching.

Put them right by the entrance, on that cabinet pillar where anyone coming in would see them first. Added two more on the kitchen counter. One in the hallway.

Last Tuesday, 2 AM, I woke up to screaming. Actual screaming. By the time I got downstairs, the door was wide open and I could see him running down the street. The ravens just sat there, those glass eyes gleaming in the moonlight.

He hasn't been back. Also changed the locks and got camerasю. But these birds did what restraining orders couldn't.

Now I make my own ravens, selling them through my Tedooo app shop to women for her garden. Every order comes with a note: "May these keep the real monsters away." And now I know that the solution could be isn't logical, it's just knowing exactly what someone fears.

what do you think? the tile is what was on the ground but we are swapping it with this ā¤ļø
08/12/2025

what do you think? the tile is what was on the ground but we are swapping it with this ā¤ļø

This is the GoatFatherā€™s attempt at cleaning out his built in closet area. šŸ˜³šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļøšŸ˜© Yes hunny, good job. The SHELVES are n...
08/12/2025

This is the GoatFatherā€™s attempt at cleaning out his built in closet area. šŸ˜³šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļøšŸ˜©

Yes hunny, good job. The SHELVES are now clean but what about the floor?!?! Itā€™s been 4 days you knucklehead! šŸ˜‚

This is a Boone cabinet that sees regular use in my kitchen.Was a difficult restoration;buy I think it presents well now...
08/12/2025

This is a Boone cabinet that sees regular use in my kitchen.Was a difficult restoration;buy I think it presents well now.

With his permission, I'm sharing my grown son's post from this morning. About thirty years ago he found this metal thin...
08/12/2025

With his permission, I'm sharing my grown son's post from this morning. About thirty years ago he found this metal thing in our garage. He ran across it yesterday and said to me "I have my father's lightsabre." But we wonder what it really is. Here's his post:

"Found this metal thing in my dad's garage years ago. Don't know what it is, some kind of hose connector I think, but it makes a pretty nifty lightsaber hilt."

Me: female, 68, shoe size 7.5
Him: male, 44, I don't know his shoe size.
No banana for scale, but the object is about the size of a banana.

I walked into this antique store looking for nothing in particular and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this door ha...
08/12/2025

I walked into this antique store looking for nothing in particular and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this door handle because it's identical to the one on my childhood bedroom door, and suddenly I'm forty-seven years old having an emotional breakdown over brass hardware.

My mother collected Victorian pieces like this her entire life. Every weekend we'd hit estate sales and antique shops, her running her fingers over carved details and whispering about "craftsmanship they don't make anymore." I used to roll my eyes and complain about spending my Saturdays in dusty old shops when I could be at the mall with my friends.

But standing there today, touching those same intricate patterns, I could practically hear her voice explaining how the crystal panels were hand-cut and fitted, how the brass was cast in molds that probably don't exist anymore. "Look at the detail work, honey," she'd say. "Someone spent weeks creating this just so people could open a door beautifully."

The price tag said $180, which felt steep for something that would just hang on my wall since I don't have anywhere to actually install it. But I bought it anyway because I couldn't bear the thought of leaving it there for someone who might not understand what they were getting.

When I got home, I started researching Victorian hardware and fell down this rabbit hole of restoration artists on Tedooo app who specialize in bringing pieces like this back to their original glory. I ended up buying some gentle cleaning supplies from a woman who restores antique brass, and she sent me this whole guide on how to care for pieces from this era.

Two hours of careful cleaning later, and now this thing is gleaming like it did the day someone first installed it in some grand Victorian mansion. I hung it in my front hallway where everyone can see it, and my daughter walked by and said "Mom, that's so random but kind of beautiful."

Exactly what my mother would have said. I guess the apple really doesn't fall far from the antique-loving tree.

We recently moved into a 1927 Bungalow, love the character but also looking to make updates-thoughts on keeping or updat...
08/12/2025

We recently moved into a 1927 Bungalow, love the character but also looking to make updates-thoughts on keeping or updating the wall sconces?

I feel like this room is just missing something, but I donā€™t know what! Please help! What can I do to elevate the room !
08/12/2025

I feel like this room is just missing something, but I donā€™t know what! Please help! What can I do to elevate the room !

Recently I sold a table and the person who bought it didn't want the extensions...any idea what I can do/ create with th...
08/12/2025

Recently I sold a table and the person who bought it didn't want the extensions...any idea what I can do/ create with those beautiful pieces? Any help is appreciated.

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