throw pillows in the master bedroom; a turn-of-the-century pie safe made of tin and painted white; a pair of industrial lamps made of pipe fittings, which flank the sofa in the living room; and above that, an old blue Proctor & Gamble sign, riddled with bullet holes (“On the farm, you’d shoot at things like that, just for fun,” Michelle notes). And that’s not even a fraction of the home’s carefully selected decorations. “I collect old fans, buckets – you can never have too many buckets,” Michelle laughs. “They’re great for everything. I drag all of my plants inside during the winter, and I put them all in old buckets. I also have a lot of blue jars … oh, and clocks!”
corners. We wouldn’t sell anything we wouldn’t put in our own home. And we’ve stuck to that.” Yes, Michelle’s favorite pieces will never see the light of day in Good Ju Ju – instead, they stay in her home, on display for family, friends and visitors alike. Some of the pieces that are sure to be conversation-starters when visitors cross her home’s threshold include a dark-brown wood cabinet in the entryway, constructed with square nails; a work bench painted John Deere green, atop which sits a collection of old metal nozzles for fire hoses; the metal frame of an old laundry cart, which now holds
The wire skeleton of an old laundry cart now holds throw pillows at the foot of the Myers’ bed in their master bedroom.
One of Michelle’s favorite pieces is a set of industrial lamps made of pipe fittings. The lamps were a gift from artistically-minded friends.
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