Showing posts with label thrift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrift. Show all posts

Sunday, April 1

Project girl den.

Project girl den is in the works.

Finally.

Fact:

"girl den" is small.

8 ft by 7 ft. Yep. Micro.

It also has a 5' long closet... which I can probably work into something great. Instead of it being just a closet, with boring sliding doors. Maybe something fabulous that looks more like built-in shelving. (Because I do need somewhere nice to put all my fabrics and books)

The other day while shopping for a project I shopped for me instead. I found this lamp:


Isn't it adorable?

it used to look like this


Some asshole had done a terrible white paint job on this lamp.

Of course it didn't have a partner. I never ever find lamps in pairs. Ever.
But this is great to use as a desk lamp in the girl den.

It needs a shade too. Maybe like this


I love.

(lamp: 7 dollars)

and then of course I shopped for me again.
I found a silk scarf that I ONLY picked up to look at because it had big flowers and parrots and a leopard.
and then I opened it up more to inspect and discovered it was a Hermes.

and I did a really fun awkward dance. It's true.. you can ask my boyfriend.


I've done some research and I think it's the real deal. But it may not be. But it's hard to say.
It's going to make a really amazing piece of art work in the girl den once I frame it.


Maybe the ikea besta desk in high gloss white.


Roman shade with black trim for the little window in there.


Upholster a desk chair to look like this fuzzy one from Pottery Barn kids? Yes? No? Grow up?


Maybe.

To be continued.
But don't hold your breathe.


Friday, September 9

800 BC

Out in a thrift store after class, tired and hungry:
Boyfriend brings this thing over to me and he's all "this is kinda cool, I guess?"


and the inside of my brain went like this:


the back of it says something about handmade in Greece and it's from the geometric period like THANKS but whatever pal! Either way it is still my favorite.


Scratch and everything. I am going to hang it up good in my living room.

and if it ever breaks I will punch a baby.

$1.99

Suckers.

Saturday, September 3

Mid-century Anal bead lamp

I think today I have brought home my most favorite thrifted item ever


It caught my eye from across the room and I tried SO HARD not to run like a lunatic. and then I read the 7 dolla price tag. and then I went on a wild hunt to find a light bulb somewhere in the store to make sure it worked. and it is HEAVY. But it works. and is in pretty good shape. and I'm happy.

Before I found it I had been juggling big pieces of fabulous ceramics & a sweater but I sort of forgot all about them. It was worth it.


Right? Prettiest.

Thursday, August 25

A quickie

Subject:


Thrifted fugly bull made out of something fugly (Marble? Pee?). It is also extremely heavy. Ugly on like 12 different levels. So I tried to sandpaper that shit down and then jazzed it up with some gold spray paint. (I actually initially got the spray paint to re-do some sconces... so this was sort of a test run I guess to see if I liked the gold for those. I think I do. We'll see. I should sleep on it.)


That is some fancy stuff. Better than what it looked like before. You are welcome, bull.





I love putting stuff in my giant vintage jug.

Thursday, July 14

Thriftin'

Part A.
Things I wanted but didn't get:


This crazy pendant.


This crazy stuff.


Part B.
Things I wanted and took home with me:


Giant lamp shade. Black, and velvety. Black + velvet = mine. $1.99, hell yeah!!!!! I'd been wanting to replace one in the living room, and this is perfect.

Copper tray. Just because.

Vase. Boring. but it's this nice olive color that I have trouble saying no to.

A giant glass jug. Also $1.99 boo yeah. Want to vibe this:



Also a couple of months ago I was out of town visiting my parents & picked up this chair for 20 bucks. When they came to visit moi this past weekend they brought it with them! (I will buy a truck. I will buy a truck. I will buy a truck)


It glows.

Wednesday, June 22

Craigslist magical



I wish it were perfectly normal for me to own things like this. AND spend 4 grand on them. How amazing would this look in a big foyer? Yeah, pretty awesome. Unfortunately I don't have a big foyer or 4 grand. boo hoo.




At $295 I think this is a steal! You'd pay WAY more at Ikea for something pretty great looking but it would not even compare to this! For anyone constantly changing their decor up and moving things around this is ideal! LOVE it.



Stair reno update: Totally underestimated the entire project. By tonight the first staircase should be painted and all finished but we still have 1 more staircase to go.... Lesson learned: staircases are little bitches to paint, hire someone else.

Monday, May 30

I am the worst blogger

So until I can afford/find the crazy perfect wall lighting of my dreams ($$$$$$$$$$$$) I guess I'll just continue thrifting weird useless objects to put in its place! This is whats up now, scored for $7.99 and let me tell you it is in ROUGH shape.

See? It is filthy. I swear, I tried cleaning it up, but it just started crumbling apart. So I let it all hang out just the way it is.

Too much silver going on? Maybe, but with the way I am something different will be in its spot in 5 days so no sense worrying. Also, can you tell I have thrown my hands up to the stainless steel... so. many. fingerprints.

Monday, March 28

Horse thrifty

ART. Lets take a moment.....


hahahahahah! Makes me laugh every time. I eyed this during my thrift rounds this weekend, and for $19.99 there was absolutely no way I was going home without it. The boyfriend says it would only be badass if there were men with guns riding the horses... which would be awesome, but I think it's badass anyway. It's just perfect because it ties my entire mess of a colour scheme together. So it works. (Also please note the hairpin legged beaut of a bench we made, that I still have not posted fully)

Friday, February 18

i know, i'm a candle holder hoarder. do i see an intervention in my near future? totally! but nothing and nobody will get between me and antiquey/decaying beauty. they're heavy, and my camera doesn't translate it all that well, but what's left of the colour on them is simply delicious.



It's been said that awful habits are usually just replaced with more awful habits. Could ceramics be my new candle holders?

Saturday, January 15



i'm not even quite sure what to do with this yet, but it was 4 dollars.

sexy, well built, and cheap? welcome home.