Friday, January 06, 2012

An Awning With A History

Can you see it, another awning found in my hometown this past week.  I couldn't believe it as I said in a previous post that I rarely find beautifies such as these here, but there it was.  I knew that I had to own it:



You see me and this awning have a history. Yes, we met many years ago, almost 24 years to be exact. Our youngest son will be 25 this year and he was just a baby, just leaning to walk. We had rented this really cute house and it was the first vintage home we lived in that had hard wood floors. I loved living there. We got to fix it up any way we wanted to. It had the original glass door handles and you could enter the kitchen from several sides. I think that's what made me build my kitchen I have now the same way. Okay, getting back to the awning. This sweet little awning was on our bedroom window. It sheltered us from the morning sun and while I didn't appreciate living in a house then that had this fabulous architectural piece, I now appreciate it.

The minute I saw them take it down I thought for sure that they were just going to take it down until they painted, since they were remodeling the home. But no, week after week there it sat, all by itself, to the side of the place. No movement, there didn't seem to be the possibility that it would go back in it's proper place.

Well it's now in it's proper place, with a new owner, one that will now appreciate it for it's beauty. I'm not sure I can part with it. You may see me hang it at shows, but for now it will have a NFS tag. It's like an old friend that you haven't seen in years. You want to catch up, oh the stories I'm sure that awning would tell if it could talk. This was a great day.  Happy Friday to you all!

11 comments:

  1. Don't you dare sell it. I can only imagine the blackmail tales it could reveal if you let it out of your sight! LOL
    Seriously...keep it...give it a place of honor in your home.
    Deb

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  2. Such a wonderful awning! And a neat story to go with it :) Happy New Year to you!

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  3. I remember passing up a ChiPPy-WHiTe AWNING you had For SaLe in your Booth at Warrenton... Sooooo Sorry I did!*!*! They are soooo hard to come by here in Wisconsin... LoVe your story...
    Jeanine Burkhardt

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  4. I love pieces of history- especially architectural finds... good job. Keep hunting. We never know when something will pop up out of the past.
    What are your plans for the awning?

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  5. Great story, and you can NEVER sell it! Sometimes "things" come into our lives for a reason!!

    Take care,
    Sue

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  6. Wonderful...just wonderful. Be sure to let us see it when it's officially in it's place! I'm crazy over these awnings, but there's no where one would fit on my home...oh well.

    Hope the New Years brings you lots of love, happiness and prosperity.
    Hugs,
    Susie

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  7. I love those for a great cottage look. Great find! And you have history with it. Hang on to it.

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  8. What a fabulous piece, glad you rescued it.

    Margo

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  9. What a great story, I love it when I learn the history of something that I find and here you are playing a part of the history! That is fabulous! So glad it came home with you...
    Happy 2012! May it bring more good fortune your way! t.xoxooxox

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  10. What a great story, I love it when I learn the history of something that I find and here you are playing a part of the history! That is fabulous! So glad it came home with you...
    Happy 2012! May it bring more good fortune your way! t.xoxooxox

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  11. Theresa its D.V.I.N.E....I'm with Deb....Don't you DARE....!!

    I WISH we had them down here....Maybe I'll find one next trip....!!

    Cheers,
    Tamarah :o)

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