Lemon Zest

Found this photo on Pinterest the other night when I was searching "yellow tufted."  I just wanted to find some inspiration for the new beauties that I added to the available list at FINDS.

Loving these lemon-y yellow tufted chairs.  They are perfect as is.  Actually, they are currently residing in my bedroom because I like them so much...with some chiang mai pillows to accessorize....they will be hard to give up.

Back view.

$95 per chair

What do you think of these pops of yellow?  How would you decorate with them?

Splurge Urge: Jules Reid Buddha Tassel Necklace

I'm DYING to have one of these tassel necklaces from NY based designer Jules Reid...

HERE

But at $195 a pop I'm thinking I should go sell some blood platelets and THEN get one.

If you get a chance check out her vintage necklace finds...I mean outrageously expensive, but also totally fabulous.

Zou Bisou Bisou is French for Pants Optional

Indeed.

Um so I was blown away by the season premiere of Mad Men not because the story line was fantastic (hello, where was Betty in all this "Betty is back" business?) but rather because there has been an aaaalmost imperceptible shift towards a more Mod era.  

Here is what has been on my brain since.

60's living rooms and the amount of seating they had...

Eero Saarinen Convesation Pit...want one.

Mrs. Sterling's outfit.  They called her a glamour puss like that's a BAD thing...

60's tassel earrings on Etsy

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Mod 60's day dress on Etsy

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Oh and did anyone notice that the Draper's had a swag lamp a la the one I just put in my house?

Good options on eBay and Etsy:

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Did you watch Mad Men?  What do you think of all the 60's inspiration?

New 'boo

Adding a whole bunch of bamboo chippendale goodies to the booth, FINDS, this week.  Will my love for bamboo ever end?  I can't imagine a world where that is possible nor do I want to.  Feast your eyes with me....

$175

$440/ pr

Imagine how these would look painted hot red or pink with a funky fabric?  Be still my heart.

Purp: A before and after tale

OH hi, quickie little blog post so you don't think I've completely fallen off of a cliff this week.  It's just that every single job that I do, the real one, the Etsy shop, and the booth, have been super busy this week. Not that I'm complaining.

So a friend of mine, Rachel (who has the most awesome hilarious blog Excellence Is Not An Act But A Habit, check it out she's super funny and has really strong arms, girl has the strongest arms I've ever seen), spotted this piece of furniture and sent it my way:

A cute little Drexel chippendale table that someone had painted BRIGHT blue.  I decided to get a little funky with this one because the mood just struck me and I get tired of black and white sometimes....

Not a fantastic picture because it's just sitting in my kitchen, but you get the gist.  It is a lovely shade of lilac and I highlighted those chippendale corners with some metallic gold.  

Imagine it with a really pretty white lamp and a funky tray with brass animalia.  It makes me happy to think about.  Don't let purple fool you....this color can be sophisticated...

not a table...but wowza.

How do you feel about the purp?

Before and After: Red and Gold Mirror

I had posted about this mirror last week, as it has been available in FINDS...after it sat looking so lonely I wondered if maybe people weren't able to see the vision I had for it.  I listed that I could paint it the color of the buyers choice but still, nothing.  

Enter in red lacquer and gold paint...

$235

I haven't styled it up or anything, but imagine it on a dark navy or black wall, or on a stark white wall.  Is it not to die for?  I painted the recessed areas of the mirror to make the scroll detailing stand out.  I used Krylon's Banner Red spray paint and Rub n' Buff in antique gold on the rest.  

A few photos for consideration:

In other news...while peeing on some of its friends Lewis found a four leaf clover yesterday...

Hope everyone has a great St. Patty's day weekend!

Getting My Swag On...Swag Lamp That Is.

I just stole borrowed this branch from a tree in my neighborhood.  I love the way it looks with its delicate white flowers, but man does it stink to high heaven.  What up with that?

This weekend I picked up a vintage swag lamp that I decided needed to live with me for a while...

I think it really adds a touch of vintage bohemian glam (that's a style right?).  My favorite part is that it is a pull the tassel to turn it on/off kind of lamp.  Lately I feel like I want to add tassels to everything...my dog is tail-less and wouldn't it look great if he could have a tassel for a tail?  I think so too.  (As I write this he sees me eyeing him and his little nubbin tail and has started looking around nervously)

Close up of the shade:

I mean they just don't make shizz like that anymore.  Add that to my list of things to conquer, start a vintage lamp shade company.  

Lonny Mag High School - LMHS Nice Ring, Yes?

As many of y'all may know, I'm a southerner by birth right, but what might come as a surprise is that I spent 5 of my formative years, the majority of which were in high school, living in Chicago, IL.  Yes, it's freezing there, but generally a really cool place to live.  Anyways, I opened up the latest copy of Lonny Magazine, and there on the cover was a friend of mine, Anna Burke, from my high school in Chicago.  She is an assistant to designer Celerie Kemble and she has a kick ass apartment in New York.  Let's browse shall we?

Yes she was this pretty in high school too...

On the left is an And Warhol print and a Bob Collins & Sons wall paper which has so much great color going on it's fantastic.  Even better the adjacent wall and floors are completely white which really makes this wall stand out.  The couch came from her grandparents beach house...lucky duck.

Ok, so this reaffirms my deep belief that I need a fiddle leaf fig tree all up in my apartment.  Also, this makes me sad that I have not found such an awesome coffee table and that I passed up these things for $5 at Goodwill yesterday....

Sigh.

Anna's use of color mixed with neutrals and variety of textures and materials really makes for a fantastic looking apartment and a great spread in Lonny.  I facebook messaged her telling her as much even though I don't think we've spoken since graduation a decade a couple of years ago.

If anyone in the Richmond area is interested in finding a vintage African headdress like the one seen in Anna's apartment let me know and I'll tell you where several are located!

What do you think of this space and the vintage and thrifted goodies in it?

Weekend Thrifties

Ok so the thrifting/picking was primo this weekend.  I ventured all the way to Charlotte, NC and found some things....

Found this one in the bario...there were only tiendas and hispanic stores in this area.  Not only did I get some delicious tacos, but I found this awesome vintage bamboo lamp in a thrift store for $10.  Yes, $10.  It pays to go every type of neighborhood.

I was in love with this couch.  It was immaculate, had a great fabric, and there were dragons on it.  Regretting not having the towing capacity to get it home.  It was priced ridiculously low.  Let's move on because I can't bear to talk about it any more.

Saw this for $200, was dying, dying to buy it.  Someone had it on hold.  They have my number to call me if that person doesn't take it.  I have visions of one of these lamps in my living room.

We made an appt. to get into this warehouse space that is essentially packed to the gills.  It's not open to the public, and you have to know who to call to get in and have to crawl over chairs and rugs to get around.  It's now going to be one of my best kept secrets.  This person has multiple warehouses that are just like this all over the state.  It was heaven.  Oh and you can see A in the back looking at stuff!

Got this great blanc de chine lamp and original artwork from the space.

And this Dora Maar Hollywood Regency 8 face vase.  I love it.  

This isn't even the tip of the iceberg from this weekend.  So much more goodness coming and some photos of what I envision it looking like in a space!

Thrifting Knowledge = Thrifting Power

THIS is a great article, from Emily Henderson's blog, about thrifting.  I couldn't have said it better myself.  I'll be thrifting in Charlotte, NC this Saturday....watch out!

Pygmy Hippos

Can we just take a moment and discuss whether or not you think I could find a pygmy hippo on the black market?



My dog reminds me of a pygmy hippo....but I also have a thing where every animal I see reminds me of my dog....do you do that too?  I mean cows, pigs, cats, you name it, they all remind me of my dog.

On another front, these are things in my apartment that are currently making me happy.

Orange elephants on my window sill

Little table in my office.

I came home Sunday night and decided to re-arrange my entire living room configuration.  We are now featuring a catywompus couch to wall relationship.

Azaleas are blooming!

Added a little pink lantern to the hallway with my Mr. Blackwell print.

And this guy.  This guy always makes me happy.

What's tripping your trigger in your house right now?  Any good flowers blooming where you are?