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SOLD! Starter, Storage or Camp Dresser – It’s in Pretty Decent Shape!

This is a nice clean dresser that would be great as a starter piece, in a camp, or for additional storage…. or, if you don’t mind the minor problems (described below), you can certainly use it as part of your … Continue reading

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SOLD! Project Desk – Refinish in Traditional Stain, or Let Your Imagination Run Wild!

Someone started to refinish this classic desk but then seemed to give up on the project.  So you’re free to use your imagination!  Will you stain it in a traditional oak or mahogany, or will you go black, or perhaps … Continue reading

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SOLD! Church Pew (Deacon’s Pew) In Blue

    I loved this church pew (Deacon’s pew)  the instant I saw it, but didn’t expect John to feel the same way. He’s definitely surprised me with not only how quickly he took to it, but the amount of time he spent this … Continue reading

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GONE! Curb Alert – Some Freebies, In The Alley by Our Back Door

We have a small bunch of freebies in the alley by our back door, right off Park Street in Lewiston. There’s nothing particularly exciting but it is free, and we would love for it all to have a new home, … Continue reading

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SOLD! Framed Inter-Colonial Wars Map, by George F. Cram Co.

Inter-Colonial Wars by George F. Cram Co. We found this framed & matted map at a garage sale in Oxford County and immediately noted a number of odd things about it. At home, John put some time into researching the piece and this is … Continue reading

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SOLD! Set of Four Dining Chairs with Green Stripes – Reduced!

This is a nice set of green dining chairs… They’ve been buried in the back of the shop for a while, so we figured we’d pull them out where their new owners could see them. Here they are!  Are you the … Continue reading

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David Merrill’s “Lighthouses of New England”, 1994

  This is a lovely, limited edition print “Lighthouses of New England”, numbered and signed by Maine/New England artist David Merrill.  It is numbered 08/400, and is signed by the artist. Condition:  Excellent. Dimensions: about 31″W x 20″H Price:  $75.00. … Continue reading

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No Time to Shop? Give a Gift Certificate!

  You know how it goes… you have too much on your plate, as usual – and just plain forgot about Aunt Nellie’s birthday.  (Aunt Nellie… did I really write that? Ha ha!) Anyway, what better way to celebrate with … Continue reading

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Wanted! Before & After Pictures!

Over the past couple of years, we’ve sold a pile of “project” pieces – furniture and other items that needed a complete makeover – and we’ve heard back from some of our customers, letting us know how excited they were … Continue reading

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SOLD! Make It Your Next Project! Wicked Ugly Corner Entertainment Center

So at the shop we have this wicked ugly, over-sized corner entertainment center to set a television on top of that we really want to get rid of. Even though I’d seen a picture of it, I didn’t realize how … Continue reading

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