While I had one baby with me, and other babies in the cradle, I would work 12 hour shifts grinding floors and cutting off wallpaper. Ha! The whole thing was beginning to take shape, however it wasn't quite finished. It would take lots of time and an enthusiasm to shop. To stay in the realm of budgets, I took to by taking my sons to estate sales in search of diamonds. The routine we had for the week consisted of walking from Thursday to Saturday through estate sales and garage sales to purchase a mix of vintage and modern pieces, and then I would spend weekends painting and sanding the driveway. My passion for restoration of furniture began with a look similar to this. I kept on restoring furniture, even after having completed the renovation of our home. I rented a booth on the local market, and sold pieces there. Eventually I had more pieces that I could decide about and outgrew the area. I hosted open houses at my house where 1 000 visitors would pass through over a weekend, and...
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