Dirt Road Adventures: Welcome June!

Happy Sunday, and welcome to Dirt Road Adventures: Welcome June! This is where we review all the exciting events behind the scenes, on the website, and the sources of inspiration I discovered online during the past week. This weekly recap ensures you don’t miss any of our adventures.

We spent most of the week at our beach cottage. We were there for the Memorial Day Weekend and stayed until Thursday. After the holiday crowds were gone, we ventured out for some meals and a little thrifting.

You may remember that we added old vintage slate roofing tiles to our outdoor kitchen bar awning. We had purchased them at Legacy Salvage in Wilmington. We had several left over and decided to add them to our concrete countertop. However, we needed a few more tiles and stopped by to pick them up.

Naturally, I found some other goodies that I couldn’t resist. They had a couple of large column bases from The Dudley Mansion in historical downtown Front Street, Wilmington, NC. I’ll share how I plan to use mine soon.

They also had a large selection of architectural salvage pieces, and now I wish I had purchased more.

These old arched shutters were amazing, and I wish I could use them, but they didn’t make the trip home with me. I also left this old jail cell door behind. It’s very interesting, though.

Legacy Salvage is a non-profit that I included in my article about the benefits of shopping second-hand Charity Shops. This shop benefits the Historical Preservation Society for Wilmington’s impressive historical district.

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We kicked off the summer concerts in Downtown Asheboro on Friday night with On The Border, Eagles cover band. Bicentennial Park was wall to wall people and it was such a great time seeing so many friends out enjoying themselves. I think it looked like a record turnout and we had so much fun chatting with old and new friends.

In addition, I love getting messages from you about my weekly adventures. If you copy any of my tutorials, I’d love to see what you do.

This past week, Patty shared her thrift store lamp makeover, and I’m inspired by her interpretation of the Potty Barn Inspired Thrifted Lamp Makeover I made.

I love her lampshade choice, and her table looks like a repurposed project. Thank you for sharing, Patty!

In Case You Missed It

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Adventures Off The Dirt Road

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

There are so many wonderful blog posts each week, and I’m sharing some of my favorites with you today.

There are so many creative ideas, and I’m always asking myself, “Why didn’t I think of that”? LOL

• My friend Mary shared some great tips on how to pack for travel this summer.
• I love decorating my greenhouse/shed and was so inspired by Wendy’s lovely She-shed Tour. Wait until you see her basket arch—it’s stunning.
• I have just started growing yarrow in my garden and landscape. Stacy shared tips for planting and growing yarrow for a low-maintenance garden.
• And, Kim shared how to keep your flower from falling over. So many creative tips.
• With Father’s Day fast approaching, you’ll want to check out Cindy’s Father’s Day Buffet Ideas.
• KariAnne shared the cutest small bedroom makeover idea. You’ll love the blue and white details: So Creative.
• AnnMarie shared tips for measuring and installing custom curtains, and they look amazing.

Thrifting This Week

As I said at the beginning of today’s post, I did a little architectural salvage shopping while in Wilmington. I brought home one of the column bases and some interesting spindles along with the slate roofing tiles we went there for.

After returning home, I stopped by CUOC thrift store and found a few more great deals. In addition to a couple of books, I found an original painting, a decorative blue and white ceramic ball, and this antique silver water pitcher.

The painting is signed Er and is professionally framed. It’s a great size for adding to a shelf or mantel. For only $2.00 I couldn’t leave it in the store. In addition, the silver footed water pitcher is in perfect condition and I found it’s most likely an antique. The International Silver “Countess” is cira 1900-1940 and it was only $6.00. These three items were only $10.00 and I was doing a happy dance all the way home.

What’s In My Cart

It was all about beachy casual and Father’s Day this week in my shopping cart.

• These Yoga Mat Flip Flops are so comfortable.
• Cole Haan Shoes are on my list for Father’s Day. I also want to get him one of these magnetic phone chargers for his truck.
• I just received these sneakers for myself and love them.
• These White and Black Adidas are another favorite.
• I also have this new swimsuit in my cart.
• This coverup will look good with it.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I look forward to sharing my next adventures with you.