Fabulous Finds!---Julie Tibbs finds a home for her "re-claimed objects!"
Julie Tibbs shows her kitchen table, one of her favorite finds. (Photo by Zach Gray).
Julie Tibbs on video.
This little guy was on the curb by the OK Museum of Art downtown. He was starving, covered in fleas and his little paws were burned. Just like all my treasures, he cleaned right up and got a second chance. (Photo and cutline by Julie Tibbs).
Article by Helen Ford Wallace ….Photos by Zach Gray and Julie Tibbs…Video by AJ Sinker
Julie Tibbs is helping the environment one chair at a time. She is also single- handedly holding down landfill additions by bringing home curbside rejects such as sofas, chests, lamps and re-purposing them for her own home use. She takes things that nobody wants and turns them into things that everybody wants.
Recently on a trip to Austin, she found a darling blue chest of drawers on the curb. Some of the wood from the drawers were missing, and the entire chest really needed a good scrubbing with soap and water, so she cleaned it up and it was ready for use. Tibbs just has a flair for continual re-decorating with yesterday’s furniture. She always finds something usable in her quests.
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