Several years ago, I used to come home from auctions with a full pickup of all the bids I had won, but my workshop is overflowing with things waiting their turn for me to do something with them, so these days, I’m a little pickier about what I bring home. Often, things are sold by the box, so even if you really only want one thing in the box. I used to bring home those full boxes full of “stuff”, but I now sort through the boxes after I win them, and toss anything I don’t want back into another box that hasn’t been bid on yet. I figure someone else might want what I didn’t, and if they don’t, they can toss it into yet another box.
One of the boxes I won had 3 old barn pulleys and two pulley hooks in them, along with a lot of other rusty old stuff.
I sorted out things I absolutely knew I wouldn’t use, but I did keep what you see left in the box, because these things looked like they had some potential for future projects.
I ‘ve been holding onto another antique barn pulley , hoping I’ll find a space to use it – possibly in our bedroom. We’ve barely started the remodel in that room yet, but I’m thinking my husband could turn the pulley into a hanging light, but I’ll just have to wait to see what direction my decorating takes me, since I rarely have a clear-cut plan.
Since I don’t have a need for these 3, I listed them in my shop today (available individually HERE), but in the meantime, I’m enjoying how they look hanging on the chalkboard wall in my entryway. Normally, we have coats and jackets hanging on the antique date nails I used as “hooks”, but I think I’ll make another coat rack, so I can leave the pulleys. The coats hide too much of the wall, and I love grouped arrangements of like items. Two of the three galvanized oil can pitchers have already sold, that I got at the same auction, so I didn’t get to enjoy that grouping for very long. My house is a constantly rotating display of things though, so I try not to get too attached to things, knowing their stay may be brief.
Blessings,
Love the pulleys and hooks and when I go to your shop I see that you didn’t list the dimensions on them.
Anyway, great finds!
Thanks for reminding me Sherry – I’ll go add that to the listings!
I love boxes like this and reading your blog these last two days was such a pleasure. Hope you have a great day!!
They look like wonderful works of art hanging like that…and your chalkboard looks amazing. I need to make a big one somewhere! Beautiful, Angie!
Angie, I have an old barn pulley that I had hanging above our kitchen sink on Central St. I haven’t used it in our new house yet but I loved it. Believe I will think about it now! And you know your favorite Aunt always looks to see what you are doing everyday! You & John are amazing together! Love you both!
You made my day, Aunt Lillian!! Love you too!
Angie I just sent my son to your Etsy site to snag those pulleys as a Christmas gift! He is in Ft. Knox, and when I last visited him, we saw someone using one as a plant hanger. I thought I had one somewhere but I couldn’t find it when I got home. So today, how opportune, I opened your email, went to your site, and thought I would love to get those for him…then he called! So I sent him to look and to pick out what he wanted. He is excited!
Thanks so much, Bonnie! I’m so glad you spotted them for your son. I’ve got them packed up and ready to ship tomorrow! Thanks for commenting and letting me know – I’m glad they are going to a good home!
Blessings,
~Angie
Awesome photographs, Angie–love the chalkboard, rusty pullies, and the wooden rack. That penmanship chart is die for! I hope to stumble on something like that someday 🙂
Diana…guess what? I made that school penmanship chart and it cost me all of about $3.75! The graphic is available on my blog, and I just took it to Staples and had an engineering print made of it, then mounted it on wood strips! No need to die for it!!
You warm my heart! I collect a lot of rusty old tools and miscellaneous paraphernalia too. I try to imagine the hands that used them. Thanks for all your great ideas an printables.
I have a box full of tools that belonged to my husband’s grandfather. One of these days, I plan to come up with a way to display them all.
Thanks for visiting and for your sweet comment!