Thrifty!

June 10th, 2008

I went to my two favorite thrift stores in town after work yesterday and found some great stuff.
I guess it makes up for not going thrifting in Nevada…

A little mid century wire drink holder thingie. Salvation Army, 50% off sale on all bric-a-brac (my fav word) $1.75

Royal Haegar leaf plate. $1.75 at the Salvation Army bric-a-brac sale.

I’m going to use it for the Boys keys and misc. crap he likes to throw on the desk.

Salvation Army – $2.50 for the Genie lamp, because it was marked as bric-a-brac for some reason, and $13.55 for the white mid century lamp. I really like the second one and its in great shape.

Angel View Thrift. Pyrex bowls – $6.00 for the set of three. I’m actually not sure what to do with them, this is the first time I have purchased Pyrex. I just loved the color and funny pattern.

Angel View Thrift – $21.00. Love the gold chair!
I made a few changes to it, and will feature a little post about its transformation.

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Back at the Brick

June 9th, 2008

Damn.

Vegas was fun, but I do feel like a ground up cigarette butt laying in a giant mucky puddle of filth right now. The house remained intact while I was away (this was my first big trip away – and it didn‘t burn down!), but none of the awesome DIY projects I left for the Boy got done (if I would have bet on that I might have actually won).

I didn’t even go thrift store shopping in Vegas. That just means I need to make up for it this week…

I did get a birthday present on my return. No, it wasn’t a hot beef injection you filthy monster, it was a new coverlet set! The Boy knew how much I longed for some new bedding and he picked it up. Pics coming soon…

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Bedroom

June 5th, 2008

Decorating in the master bedroom is moving along.
Shazaam:

We bought some plants and they really liven up the place. I also hung some different art, added a mirror and a vintage “squirrel sitting on a nut” ceramic container to hide all the little bits of change, bric-a-brac, and trash the Boy seems to accumulate everyday. Get it! Hes squirreling it away…shoot me in the face.

Here’s little Iggy trying to camera hog, what a diva. Also, this is one of my favorite planters that I bought at the Veterans Thrift out in Covina. Its big and white and has a round teak foot on the bottom so it kind of floats. Perfect for whatever that plant is called…it just says tropical foliage on the sticker. My mom calls it “Mother-in-Laws Tongue“, does anyone know the proper name?

I have the bedding BLAHS and need something to make the bed stand out and be more of a focal point. I’m bad at bedding. Like REALLY bad. Plus I’m cheap.

So I saw two sets at Target that I kind of liked:

Sami Hayek

I saw this set yesterday, and though it looks awful paired with the pink sheets in the photo, I really dug the charcoal gray with embroidered tan circles. I think with all white bedding (or maybe a pale yellow) with the coverlet at the end of the bed and matching shams could look nice. At $69.99 for the set, its not to bad price wise and the dark color wouldn’t show as much filth.

Dwell Studio

I LOVE Dwell studio stuff. Its so expensive I can never afford to even look. Luckily they did a line for Target, and this is the duvet set that I really responded to. At $89.99 for the set though it seems pricey for a duvet. I’m also a little worried that I would destroy the white, and since I can’t bleach the crap out of it, it might look shabby in a few months.

Anyone have any great bedding ideas? Something fabulous and cheap that would match whats happening in the rest of the boudoir?

Also – bed frame or headboard ideas? I hate beds.

I’m going to Vegas this weekend for my b-day. Besides all the hookers and coke, maybe I will find some inspiration at Mamma Mia…and you know I’ll be thrifting like crazy.

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