Vintage Orchard Ladder Love

You know you might be a little crazy
 when you realize that you get excited about something that most people would toss away.



Something like an old ladder that you can't really use anymore because it
has been sitting outdoors for years and years and it has weathered too much to be usable.

I love pieces that were once used in everyday life without much of a thought

and are now appreciated for their beauty.

One of my favorite treasures is an old orchard ladder.

This ladder was leaning up against an abandoned barn not far from where we live
and every time I drove by and saw it... I fell more in love with it.

Even from a distance I could tell it was crusty and rusty and covered in charm

Not to mention that it is super tall and I had just the wall that needed some ladder love
 where this forgotten treasure in all it's worn & weathered glory would be perfect.

My husband on the other hand thought I was a little crazy.

"It's a junky old ladder. Why would you want to put a ladder indoors?
I think it just sounds weird." 

(Can you imagine the raised eyebrows and look he got? Mmhmm. You know the 'look' 
I might add... he get's that 'look' quite frequently ;)! )

So... while the husband was at work
I decided to just stop and ask the owner about that old ladder.
I offered to buy it and was so thrilled when I was told to go ahead and take it.

After a spray down with the hose to get rid of years of cobwebs and spiders

 I dragged that crusty, weathered to perfection ladder inside
and set it against that lonely looking wall that was just waiting for it.

*sigh*

It was love at first sight.

 I think I might have even done a little happy dance.
:)
It's definite ladder love.

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