My dream living room. Perfect combination of old and new. After reading about the living room in more depth, I had to have the piece above the couch. Of course, the owner came across it at the Scott Antique Market in Atlanta for a steal of a deal. It is an old plate rack, that the owner now uses to display old sepia family photos.
In my family, we are blessed to have lots of old family photos. We have childhood photos of Preston's namesake, my great-grandfather Preston Johnson from the late 1890's. On my father's side, we have old photos from my grandmother's childhood growing up in Jersey City after her parents came through Ellis Island from Czechoslovakia. My mom gave me copies of all of our old family photos. We also have some from Brian's family in the 1950's.
So for the last year, I have been stalking estate sales, Craigslist, Ebay, Etsy, you name it, trying to find not only an antique plate rack like the one pictured above, but also old picture frames. The picture frames have been pretty easy, having now purchased several from estate sales. The plate rack was the hard part. Last winter, I stumbled across this French beauty:
But it was $2,000 and had to be shipped from Europe. Um, no. But I loved the detailing at the top. Then just this week, I came across this photo on Craiglist.
I don't really think this picture does it justice, but it is big like the one featured in Southern Living. It lacks detail, but it is antique, very sturdy and only needs a little work to be gorgeous. The best part? I got it for $75.
I can't wait to fill this with old family photos, and plan on hanging it above the couch one day. I love Craigslist. One man's trash is another girl's treasure.
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