Another Garage Sale Day
Saturday was another small neighboring town’s garage sale day. I made a quick pass through town in between graduation parties and picking up the puppies from the vet (aw). I think I made out pretty well for a few dollars! Check out the finds:
For a couple of dollars each I got these adorable red vintage Pyrex dishes. I love any red cookware, especially Pyrex. They are so versatile, most of all the ones with the lids! The other metal dish is an Italian hot pan. I thought it was not only pretty but would also come in handy for fajita night!
I know the picture is a bit fuzzy, but I just loved this vintage wooden shoe mold. I couldn’t resist its funkiness.
New Chair Love
This weekend has been busy. I have many things to show you all (and the kitchen counter-tops are being installed as I type!). But, sadly, my camera card is not working today. So, until I figure out what to do with that (hopefully tonight!) I will show you my chair love early, and hope that I can have some exciting weekend finds for you tomorrow!
I saw this photo last week on Apartment Therapy. This chair is in a home layout from this year’s San Francisco Decorator’s Showcase. Sweet, huh!?
What a statment a chair like that would make!
Pots, Plants, Colors
Not a very exciting day here, just more cleaning and trying to enjoy some sun. But I did do a bit more planting the other day. I painted some terracotta pots just up to the rim (by taping the rim off with painter’s tape) to add some more interest to the porch. I also chose a few white and yellow flowers to go with the red. I think it’s looking better all the time. Up by the door we used an old barrel to hold a few pretty flowers. We actually planted these in a plastic planter with an attached water catch at the bottom so as not to ruin the barrel.
P.S. The counter tops are in! We hope to have them picked up and possibly installed next Monday…so stay tuned! 🙂
Mini Chair Love
I came across this little lucite chair and table on Ebay (thinking it was life-sized). Did your Barbies have neat furniture like this? I think mine are jealous!
Way cool vintage chair, even in a mini size, but I’d take the life-size set! 🙂
Mother’s Day Flowers
I hope all of you mothers had a great Mother’s Day! I visited my Grandma for mother’s day. We took her out to eat and brought her some German kabobs. It was a great day. Inthe end, though, I was the one getting flowers! She sent me home with some tulips from her yard. They brightened up the kitchen! She also sent them home in a very old Ball jar with a zinc lid! I just love the jar! She also sent home these pretties that are both over 100 years old! What a great day! 🙂
I hope all of your Mother’s Days were just as great!
Mid Century Coffee Table
I have a gorgeous Mid Century Modern Coffee Table to add to the shop! The table is low and long, and gorgeous wood. The triangle pattern in the center is neat and the legs are that great MCM shape. The table is in great vintage condition but for one small mark in the top. It is refinish-able and would be perfect! Let me know if you are interested! 🙂
***SOLD***
A Few Items For Sale
Here are a few of our first big items for sale in the new shop. There are a few others in the works that needed face-lifts, but these beauties were great as-is. Let me know if you are interested, although these are awful large to ship. Mid Century lovers should swoon for them!
***SOLD***
The cute little fiberglass chair is a gorgeous robin’s egg blue. It says Krueger Metal Products, Green bay Wisconsin on its tag. The hutch is gorgeous and spacious. It has two shelves behind the glass door, two cupboards below, and three drawers, one of which has dividers. The oval details on the doors are really cool. The tag says Gibson Furniture Co.
Let me know if you are interested! 🙂 And, stay tuned, there should be a MCM coffee table and a funky table and chairs by the end of the week as I get them cleaned up!
Chair Love Sale
This week I thought I would feature a chair that is going in the shop! This robins egg blue shell chair is marked “Krueger Metal Products Green Bay, Wisconsin” on the bottom. Isn’t it just so cute?
Lawn Chair Project
It hasn’t stopped raining here for days, so please excuse the dark, dreary photos. But, I had to share the other garage sale day find with you. Lawn chairs! They were a steal, and they will be fixed up with some paint and cushions, so don’t be alarmed! Right now I think they kind of look like they belong next to some plastic flamingos in, well, not my yard. But, they will.
Really that shade of blue is bright and fun, and has started to grow on me. But, I think it would look out of place in our back yard. I’m not sure what color I am thinking, however. I know we always lean towards black. We are blah. But, black might bring them up to date and they could be dressed up and brightened with some bold patterned cushions. Yes? No? Ideas? Always something to work on, but I love it! 🙂
Also, I wanted to let you all know that I am going to start selling off some of our projects. I love to keep busy and remake fun things, but our house is getting full. So, I am going to keep doing what I love, but start selling the things I make or remake. Right now I have a coffee table in the works, so stay tuned. I will post befores and afters of the items I plan to sell. For now they will be listed on Craigslist, or you can contact me through the blog. But, we are thinking that in the future I might rent a booth at one of our local antique shops. Check back, and let me know if you are interested in anything, or are looking for something in particular! 🙂
Garage Sale Day Find
Garage sale day in our little town was Saturday! This day has to be one of my favorite spring days. Scouring someone else’s junk for that perfect treasure is a great way to kick off the season. I even got Tony in on the fun. We didn’t find much to bring home with us, but a few treasures makes the day worth it. We brought home a few vintage glass marbles and a couple large dice for the collection. But here is our bargain beauty:
This is an antique set of mailboxes from a post office in Champagne Illinois. I came back twice to check it out, and at the end of the day he said it was too heavy for him to carry back home, so he gave me a sweet deal! It took two men to load it into my truck and we took the drawers out to get it into the house, but since it is on wheels it is easily movable in the house. I love it right here in the kitchen. The drawers were the perfect addition to the “landing strip” area. Tony was thrilled to have his own drawer for his pocket junk. I love its mismatched drawers, and the vintage numbers and letters above the handles. I know, I know. Some of you probably think this guy is tacky (my mom didn’t like it!), but we think its great. And, the drawers are big enough to function in the house! Here it is in the landing strip area:
I’m not sure if the school desk should stay now or not. But, for now, this is what the area looks like. Suggestions?
Also- we did pick up one other thing at the garage sales, but that project will have to wait… 🙂
Make Mine Eclectic 
