Emily
About a month ago I found a treasure in a thrift store:
I loved the cute retro starbursts and had to have it. Then, I decided it needed a friend:
This is actually from the same line of cake carriers, from what I can tell. The little blotchy things are actually the same little starbursts from the first carrier! I about flipped out when T and I found this one at an antique store. Then, I decided to make it a party!
(This one also had a matching breadbox, but alas, there just isn't room in my tiny kitchen!)
Yup, so there's a cake carrier party on my soffit!
Now you know why they're all sitting on books. They were too short behind the molding on my soffit and you couldn't see them! Books apparently make great pedestals, didn't you know?
Emily
Oh how I love antique stores. I mean, I
really, really love them. Today my sister, sis-in-law and I spent the entire day antiquing in Stillwater, Minnesota. They're known for their awesome (and usually over-priced) antique stores.
We also found some lovely boutiques and I found this treasure:
Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Colors. You can get it for me for my birthday. I have loved this dining room on the cover for about a year. Yellow chairs on a black and white chevron rug? Yes, please!
We visited store after store with rooms that looked like this:
It makes my heart skip a beat. It also reminds me of the
Room of Requirement. Honest to goodness, that was my first thought when I walked up the stairs and saw this room. So many treasures to find! It's rooms like this that make me get excited digging through piles of old crap. You
never know what you're going to find!
You might, for example, find a blue ceramic elephant for $6.
I love it! I'm still a little surprised that after all we looked at, I only found 1 adorable little elephant. I guess it just goes to show you that the real thrill is in the hunt.
Emily
Every time I walk past our console table in the dining room, I smile. I love the new little vignette!
T and I picked up this antique Moonstone vase at an antique store a few weeks ago, and when I found this sort of matching candy dish at a thrift store, I just had to have it. Paired with the sunflowers....ahh, it just makes me smile.
This set also came with mugs, but I just set out my favorite pieces. Thank you Hobby Lobby clearance. I forgot I had this set in my cupboard until I went scrounging around for serving trays. Yay for stuff I forgot I had!
I recently started adding splashes of yellow in the dining area. It all started with a mustard colored tablecloth that matches the yellow chair in our living room.
Then came the funky little yellow dish on far right bookshelf. (Yeah, I know you can only see half of it...) Then came the sunflowers, which I usually hate, but they just added to the whole yellow, black and white motif. I may have a new favorite color scheme, folks!
Emily
Spring hasn't fully sprung here yet. We're still waiting on some stubborn snowdrifts to melt into oblivion. However, I did get to enjoy some sun on our deck after donning my sweatpants, fleece jacket, and flip flops.
Other exciting spring things:
New tablecloth and centerpiece! I picked up this vase ages ago at an antique store. LOVE it now!
Also, picked up this new candleholder for our bathroom: $8 clearance at Gordmans. YES!
In other news, the end of 3rd quarter is Friday! I was telling T tonight, 3rd quarter is the absolute pits. There's nothing to look forward to, like Thanksgiving or Christmas or summer. It's just cold, snowy, and bleak. Monday we'll begin the last quarter of the school year, which tends to FLY by. I'll be wearing flipflops and sundresses in no time! Hallelujah!
That's all for now. Just thought you might like some new pics. It's been awhile, friends, hasn't it?
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