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Rust & Redemption We love to go out junkin and finding the old and forgotten and redeeming them into new treasures.

Rust & Redemption is all about the hunt for old things and either preserving them in their natural state or repurposing them to be enjoyed again.This page is about those adventures and things that inspire us. This page is our adventures mixed in with some home and garden decorating and things that inspire us.

My Share a Friend Friday this week is a little different. It’s about an old friend, a place, and a time in my life that ...
10/16/2026

My Share a Friend Friday this week is a little different. It’s about an old friend, a place, and a time in my life that I sure do miss. ❤️

Depending on what shift my daddy was working, most Saturday mornings in the 1970s started with breakfast at Shoney’s Big Boy, and then we were off to Asheville and the Dreamland Drive-In Flea Market.

I never went to see a movie at the drive-in at night, and that’s okay. I don’t feel like I missed out on a thing because those Saturday mornings were so exciting to me as a kid!

The rows and rows of tables, the people haggling over prices, finding change that people had dropped the night before at the drive-in, and the smells coming from the concession stand. Running into all my aunts and uncles who were there buying and selling. It was just a magical place to me as a kid.

I guess it’s no wonder that buying and selling old things ended up being my favorite job I’ve ever had. The history behind things, the nostalgia, the thrill of finding something special, and all the things I’m still learning along the way. I still love every bit of it, and I doubt there will ever come a time when I don’t.

We didn’t take vacations when I was growing up. Saturdays were for Dreamland Flea Market, and Wednesdays were for Pickens Flea Market and a day at Lake Jocassee.

We may not have taken vacations, but looking back, I wouldn’t trade those days for anything. Those were some of the very best days of my childhood, and I sure wish I could go back and spend just one more Saturday morning there. ❤️

I’ve started tackling a big project in the basement, which means I’m finally sorting through boxes that haven’t been unp...
10/13/2026

I’ve started tackling a big project in the basement, which means I’m finally sorting through boxes that haven’t been unpacked since we moved in three years ago!

Of course, if you know me, you know I can’t go through boxes of old treasures without getting a little sidetracked! 😂

One of my favorite rediscoveries so far has been these six wonderful old posters we found about 10 years ago when we purchased the contents of a local home.

They’re from 1978, and while I don’t personally remember the fair that year, I absolutely love finding pieces of our local history. There’s just something special about things that bring back memories of our little corner of the world.

Now I can’t wait to get these framed and hung! And at this rate, there’s no telling what else I’ll uncover before this basement project is finished! 😂

Happy Share a Friend Friday! ❤️This week, I’m sharing someone I’ve never even met and only recently discovered!Last week...
10/09/2026

Happy Share a Friend Friday! ❤️

This week, I’m sharing someone I’ve never even met and only recently discovered!

Last week, while wandering around the Antique To***co Barn, I found myself standing in front of the very first booth we had there before Helene. It stopped me in my tracks and brought back alot of memories.

But what a sweet surprise to see what’s there now! A new vendor has moved in and created the coziest little vintage space, filled with beautiful treasures and lots of gorgeous vintage Christmas mixed in!

If you love vintage Christmas as much as I do, you definitely need to stop by and check them out! There’s just something about those old Christmas treasures that brings back the sweetest memories. 🎄🎅🏻

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10/02/2026

I missed last Friday’s Share a Friend Friday, but after another round of antibiotics, I think I’m finally better! 🙌 The month of August, along with all those stressful late nights of work, just wore down my immune system.

But this was last week’s restock at the Antique To***co Barn!

And yes… we brought in another old store counter! Y’all keep buying them, and we’ll keep bringing them! 😂

We’ve been pickin’ our own house and shops this week, too. Little by little, I’m letting go of a lot of my own personal collections—things I’ve loved long enough, and now it’s time to pass them on for someone else to appreciate and enjoy.

So this Friday, I’m doing something a little different…

I’m sharing us. ❤️

Rust & Redemption

09/22/2026

It’s always bittersweet when something you really love sells. You know you’re in the business to sell, but when it’s something you’ve never had before you kind of hate to see it go! This was where I always sat to do my pricing at the Barn 😂, and it was pretty comfortable!!

✨ SHARE A FRIEND FRIDAY! ✨This week’s Share a Friend Friday goes way back for me — all the way to the 1990s!My mom and I...
09/18/2026

✨ SHARE A FRIEND FRIDAY! ✨

This week’s Share a Friend Friday goes way back for me — all the way to the 1990s!

My mom and I first got to know Tim, Nancy and Tyler Hall when they owned Brevard Antique Mall on Main Street. We were customers long before I ever dreamed I’d one day be in the antique business myself, and all these years later, I’m proud to call them friends. ❤️

Today, you’ll find the Halls at The Underground Salvage Co. / Architectural Antiques in Brevard, and if you love the REAL DEAL when it comes to antiques and vintage, this is your kind of place.

This isn’t a thrift store and never has been. Underground Salvage is filled with true antiques, vintage pieces, architectural salvage, old doors, hardware, furniture and the unusual things that make you stop and ask, “Where in the world did you find THAT?”

Tim, Nancy and Tyler have been doing this a long time, and that knowledge, experience and love for old things shows.

There’s something pretty special about being able to look back and realize that people you shopped with more than 30 years ago are now friends and fellow antique dealers. ❤️

So for Share a Friend Friday, go check out Underground Salvage and tell the Halls we sent you!

Good people. Great old stuff. And a whole lot of history.

While we’ve been off enjoying some time away with two of our grandkids fallbreak from school, some of the BIG pieces in...
09/17/2026

While we’ve been off enjoying some time away with two of our grandkids fall
break from school, some of the BIG pieces in our booth have been finding new homes!

There’s something pretty sweet about enjoying a little time off and still getting those “SOLD!” messages on our point of sales from back home. We’re so thankful for everyone who continues to shop and support us!

For now, vacation mode is still ON… but apparently Rust & Redemption is still working. 😂

The Antique To***co Barn was hopping yesterday as we did our last restock before a much-needed vacation. We took in a be...
09/12/2026

The Antique To***co Barn was hopping yesterday as we did our last restock before a much-needed vacation.

We took in a beautiful full set of 12 amber Indiana Whitehall footed glasses with the original box, a set of 5 green Imperial goblets, lots more of the vintage silk scarves, an old pine chest, that great antique church pew that was used for advertising, an old double-sided sign out of Cherokee, also lots of smalls, and lastly a piece that meant a great deal to me (that’s a story for another day), that I didn’t even get staged before it was purchased for a display piece for the Barn’s new beautiful Christmas booth, so as our manager said, “at least you can visit it every time you come!” 😊

Come by the Barn and see what you can find, I promise you it changes daily!

75 Swannanoa River Rd.
Asheville, NC
28805
(828)252-7291
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