Hello my friends! How has your week been, thrifting and otherwise? As I mentioned in Monday’s post, summer kicks off the season of Craigslisting for us over here, so our days this week have been full of finding and hauling – I’m looking forward to sharing more soon! Last week was our inaugural edition of… [Read More]
Gather This: Vintage Lucite Desk Accessories
Raise your hand if you’ve been reading around here long enough to remember the good old “Gather This” series… Anyone? Long, long ago I used to share favorite finds from various sources, but somehow that series fell by the wayside. Well, I’m excited to revive it again today! Sometimes when I’m researching a recent thrift… [Read More]
Dining Room Updates: Midcentury Chandelier & Zinc Walls
Well, as we discussed in this post here, I ended up painting all the walls in the dining room dark gray (Martha Stewart’s “Zinc”). I’m definitely loving the much moodier vibe it has now. The dining room is so small, the dark walls almost recede and make it feel a little more spacious in person…. [Read More]
Found: Mid Century Brass Floor Lamp
This weekend, I was thrilled to find one of my “living room dream wishlist” items. I’ve always envisioned a brass floor lamp in this corner, sitting in front of those malachite curtains, but I really didn’t expect to find one I could afford! But that’s the beauty of Craigslist – you never find what you’re… [Read More]
Spotted At The Square
The Denton square is such a charming place, and I had a wonderful time this week combing through some of the antique mini-malls there. Here are a few fun things I found and photographed (but did not purchase): I thought this life-sized amber-glass head was awesome – look at that cute sculpted 1920’s bob hairstyle! … [Read More]