Showing posts with label chair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chair. Show all posts

Thursday, September 18, 2014

British Colonial Chair Rescue

check out this great chair i rescued!!  the guy thought they were so awful that he wasn't even going to sell them at his yard sale!  i convinced him to sell them to me- there were 3 of them and now they're probably my favorite chairs {and i have a lot of them! ;) }




lastly, we added casters...



not only did this chair have good bones, the cushions are the most comfortable ones have in our house- all i had to do was recover them☺
p.s. i used high quality linen-colored bedsheets which was really easy to work with and feels super soft.

p.s.s.  i'd love to hear your comments below!


Monday, April 14, 2014

Best Pick EVER!!!

as many of you know, my husband and I go picking every single saturday morning to hunt for hidden, forgotten, and buried treasures...
when we're lucky we find killer deals and can pass on the savings on my website and this one where everything is under $10.{!}

but this past saturday was the BEST PICK EVER!!!!!
i'm still reeling from the day but i wanted to share our finds with you fellow pickers!


so 1st of all, check out all of the tiffany i scored!!:

...with their original pouches even!!  got them for a song.

she actually felt bad that she didn't have the boxes so she threw in a jewelry box she wanted rid of - it'll make a nice box to put a gift in as it's nice and clean on the inside - and a barrette {i've been needing a barrette like this so it's already 'in use'}!

so, here's the whole lot:


one of my BEST finds of the day- this topiary.  i've actually been wanted this for a very, very long time, my only regret is that he didn't have 2 of them.  it is nice and tall, too- approx. 65"!!
isn't she lovely?

we collect these bamboo folding chairs, they're the chairs we use for extra seating indoors and out and they're also my favorite style of folding chairs... this one was just $5.

we scored some limoges serving pieces- a lucky find for 2 reasons:
1. they match some of our existing limoges pieces
2. we can always use more serving pieces so this is an even better find than, say, finding the plates would have been!
a dollar.
here are the 2 pieces together:
{p.s. that's 22 karat gold on there ;) }

a tuscan fine english bone china 'Happy Anniversary' Cup and Saucer - very specific, but a sweet gift to have on reserve:


i paid a dollar for this platter that also matches some pieces that we already have- i plan to make a cake platter out of it...

...and we got some matching throw-ins!
{a dessert plate and divided bowl}

here are my husband's finds:
a back-up portable amp that he says actually sounds better than the one he already had!

this jig saw that we've both been wanting.  i've read other DIYer's blogs and seen not only where this has really come in handy, but projects that you can't do without one, so i've been wanting him to get one!  no more having to borrow from our neighbor ☺


some other cool vintage tools:

*then*, we got some other throw-ins throughout the day...  this cool vintage enamel colander and ladle are actually pieces that i've been wanting to get for back-ups lately- it's like i willed them and they fell in my lap:



a vintage cabbage patch twin sheet that i'll probably list shortly...

and a my little pony collectors case that a thrift store didn't want!  it's in near mint condition and so cute- just need to decide if i want to keep it as storage {for what though?} or sell it to a real collector...


so good.  i've dubbed it the 'epic pick'.
how was your weekend?- did you have an epic pick day?  a banner weekend?  what did you score?
send pics!


Monday, March 26, 2012

DIY Tutorial on revamping a Louis XVI cane chair

i know, we didn't need yet another chair in our house to add to my chair obsession {where did that come from?}
and my husband had already said that for every new chair i brought into the house, one had to go.
but even he couldn't pass up the killer deal i got on the lovely, Louis XVI style cane chair.  and he knew i could make it cool.
here's what i did {click on photos below for larger view + to read my step-by-step instructions}:



after, close-up...

...now it's the perfect addition to my dressing room!
i just love it, do you?  feel free to comment below, i'd love to hear from you☺

Thursday, September 29, 2011

tassels- not just for shoes anymore















okay, so what's the deal with tassels? such a relatively small decoration detail that instantly transforms whatever you put it on.
if you think about it, just putting a tassel on something instantly makes it seem regal.  we can all do it.  it's not like we can't afford tassels but they still just seem so fancy!
they probably date way back, too, and maybe that's part of it. 
you can adorn So many things with a tassel:
keys, chairs, doorknobs, frames, mirrors, lamps + chandeliers, armoires, windows...we even have some on our bar cart!
you can make a belt out of a tassel, a tassel fringe or garland, or a tassel necklace.
put a tassel on a xmas tree as an ornament...

and if your purse didn't come with a tassel, put one on it yourself for that boho chic look!

more pictures to come...  I have to go make something now...