Vintage with a Modern Twist
The Craigslist ad had me at FREE! 2,000 vintage wooden soda crates - take as many as you want. Piled high and filled with cardboard - this pile was ready to be set ablaze. Next to it sat all that was left of another pile, the metal edges on the crates. Don't think of me as a hero - I'm way too modest for such a title! I … [Read more...]
Lordy almighty, I feel my temperature rising Higher, higher, it's burning through to my soul Girl, girl, girl, you gonna set me on fire My brain is flaming, I don't know which way to go Your kisses lift me higher, like the sweet song of a choir You light my morning sky, with burning love Ooh, ooh, ooh, I feel my … [Read more...]
FREE Vintage Theatre Seats! So into my car I hopped to take the 1/2 hour drive to find them cast off behind a building. The sun was shining, my sunroof was open, the tunes were blaring and I was picturing the perfect place to put those theatre seats. Until reality struck. Flimsy metal, blonde wood, a "made in China" … [Read more...]
What do you do on vacation? Do you force your hubby to drive you to a thrift shop? I did just that a couple of weeks ago in Newport, RI. Somewhere between touring mansions and eating ice cream, I stealthily programmed the GPS to lead my unsuspecting family to the thrift shop. Poor unsuspecting guy just drove along until he … [Read more...]
Don't you love driving along, wind whipping through your hair, singing off key to a blaring radio ... and spotting an estate sale sign? Wild dogs couldn't keep me away as I screeched to a halt. I may or may not have left a few skid marks. An old florist's shop turned model train shop turned unused building filled with … [Read more...]
Like Honey Boo Boo's mother, I hate mayonnaise. So, in 1930, I would have been the one rebellious housewife who refused to whip up my own mayo in the Air-O-Mixer. Unlike all the other women who would happily twist and spin until their eggs and oil were whipped into the perfect mayo consistency, I would show my civil disobedience by … [Read more...]
I tawt I taw a puddy tat. I did! I did see a puddy tat. Well, I actually spotted four yellow canaries, two black ducks and one ornery gun slinger ... all in the aisles of the thrift shop. You see all kinds of crazy things there so I wasn't surprised. 40 years old and not a chip among them. Now … [Read more...]
Like a fish, I'm attracted to shiny objects. So I know if I was doggy paddling in the waves and gulping salt water, I would have swam straight towards these bobbing buoys. Remember when I found these big glass fishing buoys during my journey to Brimfield last summer? Well, they've been multiplying and now I have a vintage bread … [Read more...]
Reunited and it feels so good ... Reunited and it's understood ... Remember my vintage Pyrex and my Pyrex centerpiece? Papa bowl, mama bowl and tween bowl were a happy family but always felt something was missing. So imagine my surprise when I spotted this lonely little baby bowl at an estate sale. I think I heard it call out … [Read more...]
Baguettes, bagels, croissants ... rye, wheat, sourdough, pumpernickel. Any way you slice it, I am a bread addict. Slathered in salted butter is my preference. Place a loaf on the counter in the morning and chances are that by nightfall there will only be a few telltale crumbs. Think if I hide it away in this bread box and … [Read more...]
I heart thrift shops, tarnished silver, cool collections, margaritas and vintage anything!
Join me as I fill my 100 year old home with personality.
