Thrifty!

August 7th, 2009

I found a little Swedish Dala horse at the thrift store for $2.35. I think he used to be sold at Ikea and had the worst paint job ever. Oh, and a cheap pair of wire rim glasses, he was like an emo math nerd Dala.

He got a makeover with a fresh coat of glossy black paint and now kicks it in the den with my little ceramic viking dude. Is it me or is it getting so very Euro around here? Well, Euro via thrift store – not because I’m actually worldly or anything.

Pairs of pears, pairs of Swedes, pairs of seventies Mexican ceramic creatures. Ahhhhh collecting. How it spirals insanely out of control so easily.

FILED UNDER: decorating, den, thrifting, thrifty

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Giveaway Winner!

August 7th, 2009

Thanks to Random.org the WINNER of the All Modern Giveaway is…

modfrugal!

Who so very Yoda-like commented:

“Oooh…my avian obsession has me craving the birdcage and the branches with birds….lovely those are!”

Make it so.

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Marimekko

August 6th, 2009

I picked up a pair of Marimekko pillows from the Crate & Barrel outlet at Cabazon. They were $18 each and I sure love to snuggle up on the couch with them while watching some television. BTW – I am officially obsessed with Freaks & Geeks, and don’t know how I missed out on that show till now! Thank you Netflix for ruining any productivity I once had.

All in all I’m super late on participating in cultish trends, be it TV or fabric.

The den.

We spend almost ALL of our time in here and it is the hardest area to photograph, needs tons of work and has the worst light and layout in the whole house. BUT dude, this is where the cable lives…and its close to the kitchen…so heaven.

Oh, and I started using my little Brown Saltman tables (that got pushed out of the bedroom) instead of the long coffee table.

Yes or no?

I’m not sure what kind of coffee table to put in the den. It has become apparent that a large / long table just doesn’t functionally work in this space. I love the flexibility of two tables but I’m not totally convinced these are the right pair. Like I want something a little less mid century but not super modern and says “WOW, I’m a rad and unexpected coffee table.”

Google isn’t really helping.

FILED UNDER: decorating, den, furniture, question

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