Long Beach Flea Market

August 12th, 2008

This Sunday – August 17th – is the Long Beach Outdoor Antique and Collectible Market!

Details, details…

5:30 – 6:30AM : Early Admission, $10
6:30AM – 3:00PM : General Admission, $5
Children under 12 are Free

Free Parking

I’m so f*ing excited.

The Brick House booth will be located in the “White” section (cause everyone hates whitey). I guess that’s the middle area – I don’t know what exact space I will be in until we show up to check in at 5:30AM. I’m usually going to bed at 5:30AM – and defiantly not being awake to “work” – so I have a feeling this is going to be a long and caffeinated day.

If you come you can get your hands on things like these…

Look for my scary umbrella!

This is my first time ever doing something like this – I think I’m going to suck at it!

Question.

Should I price out everything beforehand with like stickers or something? Do you guys like having the price available on each item or do you like asking the vendor for pricing? Does it seem like I won’t haggle if its all priced out (because I totally will)? Any tips or suggestions?

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Fun with decor

August 10th, 2008

I’m not an interior designer, but I do like to decorate. Slowly the Brick House is evolving…as money and time permits. Typically I like to let my thrift store finds dictate what direction the decor will go in, and I never really plan out or “design” the room – which gets me into trouble.

I wanted to show a couple of the before and after progress shots. Its been 6 MONTHS since we moved in! I just need to remind myself that things have been accomplished – even though sometimes it feels like nothing is getting done.

The Dining Room

Before & sort of After (don’t mind the Boy eating nuts in the kitchen – he just wouldn’t move out of frame.)

The Den

Before & In Progress, GOOD god I still haven’t painted the door or changed the door hardware. There is still a plate covering the deadbolt from the realtor…wow. I NEED to choose a door color.

The Office/Den

Before & After (the needlepoint is ever expanding – still needs organizing and something – I’m not sure what)

The Living Room

Before & in progress…I’m still working on it.

Here are a couple more shots, just for fun-sies!

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The Longest Wall – well, if you think 108" is long

August 7th, 2008

To the left as you enter the front door of the Brick House there is this long wall leading to the hallway and den. The wall is punctuated by a now defunct floor heater on the right side and needs about 30 inches of clearance on the left for the front door to swing open. So between were the door opens and the heater is there is 108 in. of blank nothingness…

*Sorry this is about the best I could get picture wise…its a small house…and I’m kind of lazy.

This above wall is in the living room and directly opposite the fireplace:

The crude diagram is what I imagine my floating shelves flanking the fireplace will eventually look like – well except less wobbly and turquoise. I want 3 shelves on either side that are 57 in. long by 11 in. deep. There is currently no space designated for books anywhere in the house (and one day I’d like to pull my book collection out of boxes).

I had thought of building a set of floor to ceiling Hungarian Bookshelves on the blank 108 in. wall, but I’m nervous it would be overwhelming and tight right when you entered the front door.

Here are my thoughts and inspiration for that area:
(images via: Apartment Therapy)

I like this open low wall unit shelf thing (here is a detail). I could probably build that pretty easily and cheaply and then be able to hang art above the shelf and use it as a landing strip…