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A collection of found treasures and curated modern goods for the curious seeker.

📍Shop in person @ Gaslamp Too and Franklin Antique mall

10/16/2026

Before he belonged to Mildred, he belonged to a ship captain who took him everywhere. ⚓️ 🌊

I purchased this African grey from Mildred’s grandson this year, and he was kind enough to share the story with me. The parrot was the captain’s beloved companion, riding on his shoulder around the ship, wearing his silk parade flag and ribbon-strung medallions.

When the parrot died, the captain had him preserved and continued carrying him along on his travels.

Mildred took in boarders, and the captain was one of them. When he couldn’t pay his full bill, he gave her the parrot. Her family has kept him for generations, along with his flag, medals, and the story of how he came to stay.

The medallions are souvenirs of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, still hanging from their ribbon. One bears the Lord’s Prayer in tiny lettering on the back. Held in his beak is a small silk parade flag with thirteen stars, its faded red, white, and blue echoed in the ribbons keeping it all together.

I wish we knew the captain’s name, or what he called his bird. I’m glad this much of their story survived and I was able to document it before it was lost.

Coming with me to the City Farmhouse ® Kim & David Fall Pop-Up, November 13–14. ❤️🤍💙

10/14/2026

No careful curating and no special styling. Some pieces hold their own and can be shared as they are. No frills! This is one of them.

Standing an incredible 58 inches tall, this antique cast iron cemetery cross is believed to date to the late 1800s or early 1900s. The details on this thing are unbelievable!

An open Bible at the center below the crown of thorns, intricate floral garlands and ivy woven throughout, and a radiating Christogram near the base. So much symbolism and craftsmanship packed into one piece. It’s hard to believe something this elaborate has survived all these years and has found its way to me. Definitely one of the most remarkable pieces I’ve come across.

You can see it has been inspected by experts (our chihuahua, Gin) and is now going straight into the vault until the City Farmhouse ® Kim & David Fall Pop-Up next month. Can’t wait to see you at the show!

09/04/2026

An incredible pair of oversized wallpaper roller lamps, originally used together on the same production line. Each still has handwritten factory notes marking details like the color and pattern number, making the pair even more special.

At a massive 47” high to the top of the harps and about 8” across, they make a serious statement. The worn neutral taupe finish, dark raised pattern, and original production markings give them so much character while still blending beautifully into just about any room.

$1495 each
$2250 pair
+ tax

Available now at GasLamp Too - T169

08/16/2026

Small selection of antique lighting now in GasLamp Too 🤎

Sconces (475+tax/pair 2) and gothic revival pendants ($749+tax/pair 2) all original including canopies, Untested / as-found

Space T169

08/15/2026

Hand-carved wooden duck decoy with the best worn, time-softened surface. Beautiful old paint, simple carved form, and hardware still present underneath.

Available at GasLamp Too T169

08/09/2026

A current snap of the space GasLamp Too
I’ll let these amazing pieces do all the talking for me.

Collection of antique lighting coming soon
T169

08/02/2026

If you saw my last post, you already know the story behind these Bonny-sur-Loire pottery crocks and butter pots.

Now they’ve made their way to the shop.

There’s something special about seeing them gathered together, their warm salt glazes and subtle varitstions giving them a presence that’s difficult to replicate with modern ceramics. They’re beautiful layered into shelves, kitchen displays, on dining tables, in empty corners, or anywhere that could use a little warmth and history.

You’ll find them now at my booth inside GasLamp Too 🤎

07/26/2026

This antique swan sled is a perfect example of a time when utility and beauty weren’t considered separate things.

Every curve of the forged iron serves a purpose, but together they create something that feels almost architectural. It belongs to an era when even the most ordinary objects, like a child’s sled, were made with patience and pride, before efficiency became more valuable than craftsmanship.

More than a century later it still stands and commands attention. Not because it was created as art, but because true craftsmanship has found a way of becoming art with time 🕰️ 🤎

GasLamp Too - T169

07/17/2026

I’m so excited to finally share that I’ll be a vendor at the City Farmhouse ® Kim & David Fall Pop-Up Fair on November 13–14 at the Bicentennial Park Pavilion in Franklin!

The Summer Fling was such an incredible experience. From the crowds to the conversations to seeing so many of my favorite pieces find new homes, it reminded me exactly why I love doing this. That feeling isn’t something you really get from booths alone.. I left that weekend knowing I wanted to come back.

So for the fall show, I’m dreaming even bigger. I’ll be spending the next few months hunting for more one-of-a-kind antiques, statement pieces, and all the things that make a booth feel special. I can’t wait to share what I find and see so many familiar faces again this November! 🍂 🍁 🤎

07/16/2026

These Bonny stoneware crocks and mini butter pots were made in Bonny-sur-Loire, a small village in central France with a long tradition of pottery production. Crafted from durable stoneware and finished in a warm honey-brown salt glaze, they were fired at high temperatures to create vessels sturdy enough for everyday farmhouse use, from preserving butter and confit to storing crocks of food in cool pantries.

This collection is believed to be new old stock, uncovered in an abandoned French warehouse after decades in storage. They were never put into service, which is why the glaze is still so rich and the interiors remain beautifully clean.

Today, they feel just as at home holding herbs on a kitchen counter, overflowing with seasonal blooms, or tucked into an English-style garden as they once did in the French countryside. Some pieces are even stamped with their original Bonny mark, a small reminder of where their story began.

These pieces have not had a first chapter yet, but will begin theirs in one of my spaces soon. 🪴

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