Country Sampler

Make Your MARK

Our hearts go out to those well-loved items we spot at antiques stores or estate sales, the vestiges of another time. And then we look closer and see a little too much wear, whether it’s damage from water or heat or heavy use. It’s easy to deem a piece “too far gone” and stroll on, but Carlene Blair of the Organized Clutter blog encourages shoppers to give it a chance. “Paint it, and add a stencil or two,” Carlene says. “I love adding

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