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    REPURPOSEFUL Thinking

    Sep 07, 2021 4 minutes

    Season’s Greetings

    Centerpieces aren’t just for dining room tables.

    This console table in the hallway of Amy Pardue’s home is a prime spot for celebrating Christmas. Follow her lead and use a large dough bowl as your base, position three oversize jingle bells in a row, and then fill in with pine branches, berries and pinecones. Complete the look with a cheerful message written on a framed chalkboard.

    Amy Pardue has a gift for recognizing unfulfilled potential. In fact, it’s one of her best decorating tricks. “I find most of my furniture at Goodwill or in consignment stores,” she says. “I love to buy something that looks horrible. I have a knack for turning an old piece into a real treasure.” Her secret? Some

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