As the fall season continues
In my heart a new season has begun...
I love that my family is
embracing the love that I have for the unwanted...
{ curbside rescues }
To my sweet surprise Mr. Dior asked my son
to help him make this precious beauty
from the pile of old wood that
I had found in a neighborhood trash bin a few months ago
along with this old picnic table top.
This beloved bench is what he made for me...
I stood there in awe as he looked
at me like a sheepish boy asking if I liked it.
Well as the tears flowed I'm sure he realized
that I loved it...
I loved how he used the bleached wood for the top
and the other darker pieces for the legs.
How beautiful that none of it really matched
but it worked, just like us...
{ perfectly imperfect}
Surprise #2
My mama brought me home a sweet
gift as well. She has run the bingo at the senior
center for over twenty years.
Where she has fellowshiped
with many of her dear friends.
They had to retire the original old wood bingo balls that
ran through the machine since the center had opened many years
before she began volunteering there.
The caller could no longer read most of them and
new ones were ordered.
Each one having its own unique and
beautiful character.
Mama knew I would heart them forever...
As my heart was so blessed this week by your
love stories and lovely comments on our
giveaway POST. Thank you to each of you
who entered and shared on other social media.
Mr. Dior drew the lucky winner...
Congratulations!!!
Pam Ballard from the blog
Please contact me Pam so we can
ship out your items to you!
This week I will be linking up
to my favorite gals in blogland...
Debra's Vintage Inspiration
Jann's Share your cup Thursday
linen cross pillow Sweet Tea and Linen
After much pestering from sweet Kristin
Salvage Dior is now on Facebook!
Much love to each of you!
XOXO
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32 comments:
Kate, how beautiful! I would adore these too! Isn't it wonderful that your sweet mom thought of you! Moms are like that! Congrats to Pam on winning your wonderful giveaway! Lovely photos! Blessings!
Surprises like this is so special and lovely,I have to say I feel these surpries were right on spot Kate!!!Couldn't be more perfect and I am so glad you them them so you could share the pictures with us.Lovely everything!!!
Tovehugs .)
Oooh Kate, your bench is absolutely beautiful!... how precious that your hubby and your son made that bench for you from your found treasures... I know each cut of the wood and hammering of the nails was done with the never~ending love he has for you... you're right, it is "perfectly imperfect"... which to me is much better than just "perfect"... your boots and Autumny treasures look so pretty on it, and I love that your sweet mama rescued those old Bingo balls for you... more precious memories captured forever... with whispers from the past... do you listen for whispers from the past from your vintage finds?... I do... for I know they all want to tell their stories... thanks for sharing your gorgeous gifts... and congratulations to Pam!... how fun for her!... much love, xoxo Julie Marie
Much love too you darling...love you !!...xxx..
oh the bingo balls are just, well, perfect!! i just love stuff like that! your mister is quite talented and so very much in love with you! the bench is brilliant!!
xo
Polly
Gotta Love a fabulous new/old bench and loved bingo balls right! How special your lil gifts are~Cheers Kim
Your hubby is quite talented. Love the bench. You have such a gift with display, Kate. Big congrats to Pam.
You are so blessed to have so many people in your life who love you so dearly. Bob and Cody are so talented, I LOVE the bench as well. And your mama knows you well, so of course she wouldn't let them throw the Bingo balls away! And of course I love all of you too!!!!
What beautiful bingo balls. What a sweet mama for thinking of you.
The bench is amazing. What talent your boys have.
The bench is quite wonderful. Thankfully you rescued that wood. Your mama did a great thing like your boys and hubs.
Congratulations Pam!
Kate what a beautiful bench! LOVE how you styled it too!Those bingo balls are so cool! I have never seen those!
xx
Anne
We Love Imperfection . . . And KATE & The MR. !! Big Hugs, JOE & GLENN
Kate, what a beautiful bench, and SO special, since it was made for you with love! I have those same bingo balls-I love them!!
Susan
What an endearing post..... I could feel the love that surrounds you and what a blessing that is!! The bench is perfection and the bingo balls are such a gift. Knowing the history makes them the best treasure!!
Kate...such a wonderful day!
Love the precious bench...nice job to your man.
xo,Kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings...
How wonderful of your mama, she knows you best!
You are really inspiring me to get off my butt and do some new rearranging of things in this house.
Your vignettes are so stinkin' cute!
Take care Kate!
Amy
Wow, love your new bench...it is AMAZING! What a sweet momma you have to give your those bingo balls too :o)
~Des
Fabulous bench. A couple of weeks ago I found a old rusty bingo tumbler with the wooden balls. I didn't buy it though but I should have.
Xo
I love your Mama! She is so, so cute when she comes to Country Roads to sit a spell!!
Take care.
Sue
Lovely post. Thanks so very much to your wonderful husband for picking me... I am soooo excited..
Tried to email but having problems. My email is pamballard@comcast.net. I will try again later also..
Love the old wood bingo balls...very unique as is your beautiful bench:-)
So glad you are FB...I just started myself so now I can follow along with you there as well!
xoxo
Kathleen
Ciao Kate...tu e tuo marito siete bellissimi!!!!
Kisses from Tuscany!
Lelia
Oh how lovely is that bench! Congrats on joining FB, I also just joined recently. Not much followers yet, but it's a start. I've missed you Kate. Haven't been around CR for a while and not done much blogging either. I have too much dark clouds following me around lately, sad to say. But your posts have been so inspiring as always.
-Marie
I LOVE your bench!!!!
Your new bench is wonderful, you are a blessed girl to have Mr. Dior not only 'get' you but want to build something fabulous for you! Love that bingo balls and that pillow is lovely as well :)
love, t.oxxoxo
How sweet that he used old wood to make that lovely bench for you. I can't even get my husband to seal the windows with caulking. And at this very moment I hear thunder and we've had our first little rain shower. Anymore than that and it will be running through the window frames :/ Lovely of your mom to bring those little bingo balls home to you. Will look lovely displayed in a bowl or basket. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Tammy
Congrats to Pam.
Kate I love the bond you have created with the link to the salvage and your marriage, and the pieces you gather from curb side have beauty once you open our eyes to it, all being perfectly imperfect.
O, Kate I spy a little galvanized number # 2 and how beautiful to include the number in on your collection, it wowed me to create it for you, the fact that the 2 shall become 1 so fitting for you and Mr. Dior.
What a beautiful job your hubby and son did on the bench, using the old made this piece a piece to love.
Xox
Dore
a post filled with love. Your beautiful gifts made and given with love and you generous giveaway too. congratulations to the winner. I enjoyed my visit to your sweet blog and look forward to many more visits. Hugs!
Mr. Dior did a fantastic job and I love your gift from you Mama!
My mister brought me home some beautiful curbside finds this week...2 old steamer trunks, an old aqua industrial fan and some old cutting boards ~ much better than flowers don't you think?!!
Really is very beautiful!!!
Oh my, I don't know which I love most; the bench or the bingo balls. Both from people dear to your heart. What treasures! Thanks for sharing them with SYC.
Hugs,
Jann
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