It is amazing what you can do with some old chippy side lights I picked up in Geneva, Illinois from a shop I just love Denise's Adornments.  She has beautiful chippy old things as well as new so if you live in this area please visit her shop. I hung these in my pass through to the family room. I think they kind of framed out that opening pretty nicely.
http://www.denisesadornments.com/

Don't you just love the character of the old mail slot.

I also had a couple of pieces of old door left from another project so I did not want to throw them out so I just painted them and "chipped" them and hung some old vintage sconces on them.


I just cannot stand to throw away anything with history and character so I was glad I could use these next to my shabby mirror over the mantel.

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  1. cynthia lee designsAugust 30, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    Love the side lights!! It looks like they made to hang in the pass through to your family room. And the other pieces look great on either side of the mirror over the mantel...so pretty.
    Cindy

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    1. JunkchiccottageAugust 30, 2012 at 9:07 PM

      Hi Cindy,
      I wish my camera took better pics but I do love the side lights they are really neat and I love that one of them had the old mail slot. Thanks for coming by.
      Kris

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  2. Liz @ Quirky VistasAugust 31, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    The door with the mail slot is fantastic. What a great bit of character! And those sconces hanging on the pieces of old door are genius! They add a lot of interest to your mantel area!
    Liz

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    1. JunkchiccottageAugust 31, 2012 at 7:27 AM

      Hi Liz thanks so much. I just cannot stand to throw out old pieces of history so I was glad they worked on the mantel. Have a great week end.
      Kris

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  3. must love junkAugust 31, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    Oh, I just LOVE your house! Beautiful pictures!
    Susan

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    1. JunkchiccottageSeptember 1, 2012 at 9:52 AM

      Well hello Susan. That is such a nice compliment coming from you. I too love your house and all the treasures you find with history to relove in your home. That is I think the best part of this kind of decor. You can take something with such wonderful history and relove it in your home. Ohhhh the stories some of these old chippy pieces could tell!!!!!

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  4. Vickie @ Ranger 911August 31, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    You have such wonderful ideas how to use your chippy finds in your home. I love the sidelights!

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    1. JunkchiccottageSeptember 1, 2012 at 9:54 AM

      Hi Vickie,
      Thanks so much. I fell in love with those sidelights the minute I spotted them I knew I needed to have them.
      Kris

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  5. Leena Milligan LanteigneSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:51 AM

    I love the use of the old door pieces with the sconces! They look fantastic! What a wonderful find thos sidelights were! The mail slot adds so much character and they do frame out the area perfectly! They look like they were made for the space! Thank you for sharing your inspiration and talent! Hugs, Leena

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  6. Leena Milligan LanteigneSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:52 AM

    I love the use of the old door pieces with the sconces! They look fantastic! What a wonderful find thos sidelights were! The mail slot adds so much character and they do frame out the area perfectly! They look like they were made for the space! Thank you for sharing your inspiration and talent! Hugs, Leena

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  7. Leena Milligan LanteigneSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:52 AM

    I love the use of the old door pieces with the sconces! They look fantastic! What a wonderful find thos sidelights were! The mail slot adds so much character and they do frame out the area perfectly! They look like they were made for the space! Thank you for sharing your inspiration and talent! Hugs, Leena

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    1. JunkchiccottageSeptember 2, 2012 at 1:38 PM

      Leena The minute I spoted those old side lights I knew they had to come home with me. I loved that the one had the old mail slot in it. They are really hard to find with the mail slot in the side light so I really fell in love. They were going to go somewhere else but when I brought them home I said I think they were meant to be in that pass through from my kitchen to the family room.

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  8. Katherines CornerSeptember 3, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    love, love, love it all! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop linky party. Sorry I'm a bit slow getting here xo

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  9. Jean @ www.thebackyardbungalow.comSeptember 11, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Wow, I just LOVE everything. Especially the small door with the mail slot. Too cool!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    WOW, I have just discovered your blog and I LOVE it!! So pretty everything looks gorgeous! Traci

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    1. JunkchiccottageSeptember 12, 2012 at 8:18 AM

      Good Morning thanks so much for finding me because now I have found you. I love your blog. I love that dresser and the barn wood behind it. So clever and looks amazing. I have an old barn door from a horse barn they were taking down and I hung it over my sectional in my family room. I love things with history reloved into my house. Such character it gives to the room. I will be back to your blog love it.
      Kris

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  11. UnknownJanuary 26, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    I just bought a pair of sidelights from my local salvage store and plan to install like you did. Can you tell me how they were installed? Thanks!

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    1. JunkchiccottageJanuary 26, 2014 at 8:37 PM

      Hi Linda,
      My husband just angled some screws in to angel them in to the wall and top of the opening of the door way. Hope that helps. They were not hard to hook up. You are a no reply comment blogger so I hope you come back to read this so you can see my reply. Good luck.
      Kris

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