We have slowly been building a barn for my Antique Shop 🙂
I have been debating on waiting until the barn was complete before I mentioned it, but I decided to show you the mess in our driveway and take you along with me as we finish up.
I couldn’t wait to start taking pictures…even if I only had a small corner.
We covered the top part of the barn in tin first and now we are working on the porch.
We used new materials for the frame and the structure of the barn.
But the charm and the soul of the building will come from the contributions of 4 different barns, 2 different corn cribs, and a hog pen.
The contributions from these 7 buildings include old barn wood, rusty tin, old fencing and antique barn door hardware.
I love old barns so I didn’t want this one to be perfect…I wanted it to feel like it had a history even though it was kinda new.
You can see the mix of wood and up close, highlighted by the distinct saw marks, from the bygone era of sawmilling wood.
The next step will be the tin overhang and finishing the side of the barn and porch.
Once the floor porch is complete the stairs will go in and then I get to play with the decor.
I would love for you to chime in on this part and give me some ideas!
I have hummed and hawed over what will go above the window!
I wanted something that would have meaning or evoke a memory when I looked up at it.
So far I am thinking my heart and wings from Round Top Texas if they are big enough.
I would also like to have an old dutch door for the front and rusty window boxes.
Slowly it will all come together and I will have my own storage.
Anyone in this industry will tell you that storage is one of the hardest things to figure out.
People often have houses, garages, and storage units full!
We don’t have storage units and my house is off-limits, but we will get our garage back!
Would love to hear from you and I hope to give you an update before winter 😉
Kindly, xo
Jane
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Oh my, this is incredible! I’m pretty sure I could live in your soon to be antique shop 😉 Congrats!
Lol, thank-you Angie 🙂
It looks fabulous already! Awesome work, congratulations!! Can’t wait to see it completed!
thank-you! it is a work in progress, but will be great rustic storage once it’s complete 🙂
I love it! You know I want to come and see it. I wonder if Terrie Ireland made your wings… I have some that are different and I’ll have to get them out again. xo
you know I would love for you to visit! I bought these in Round Top from a gal that has them made.
Oh my gosh you are living my dream! It is going to be gorgeous no matter what you do!
Lol, thank-you Susan! when the yard is a mess I’m not so sure, but it’s all coming together and I’ll have storage! big thanks for stopping by 🙂
This is so cool -so are you going to open this barn up for business or just storage? Love the wings if it;s not big enough you could always mount them on a wood background that is different from the siding of the barn. Frame it with something really cool and vintage. Looking forward to seeing more and that porch and truck is fantastic!
Hi Carole, the barn will be storage for me and my outside office. I look forward to having everything in order when I go to price items before a show. I love your idea for the wings…got my wheels turning 🙂
Love the combo of old barn boards and tin. Perfect for an antique shop! As you live near my “neck of the woods” curious as to where you are acquiring the salvaged wood?
Hi Gail, we’ve bought old barns over the years. It is a good way to get old barn wood from barns that some people want to be taken down.
How exciting, I’m so glad you decided to share the process with all of us! Congrats!
thank-you Courtney 🙂
it is wonderful so far, and your ideas are great. it is perfectly me!! and must be perfectly you too.
blessings,
Barb
it is Barb 🙂 I’m excited to see it come together…thank-you for following along!
Ooooh Mrs Jane…I’ve JUST found your blog and seen you’re just a FEW small hrs from Me here in NC! Woohooo!! I can’t tell you how happy that makes me and how happy happy happy your barn made my Prim ole heart jump! I ABSOLUTELY ADORE the wings with the ♥️ on the back of that PERFECT Specimen of a REAL TRUCK! I want one soooo bad! I’m a PURE T Southern Gal from my flip flops to my straw hat! I fell head over hills for a truck like that when I saw Castaway with Tom Hanks…the part of the wings on the back of that barn red tailgate made me swoon with Country Lust something awful!!!! I’ve got it bad! Roflmbo 😜 I sure would LOVE to go to Thomasville to all your mayhem and have a run in your booth! Heaven on Earth! Well I hope you have a great week and that you’ll see this msg! Please reach out to Me. I’m on FB as Erica W Smith from Shallotte NC (attended West Brunswick High School) also Instagram as Changing_by_grace
Hi Erica,
You’re so sweet! I’m no longer in Thomasville…I did the barn show for a few years and now I focus on still photography.
It still runs every month and the owners are the nicest folks…you should go one day.
gotta love those old trucks💗