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Thursday, January 6th, 2011

I picked up the larger size of the Franco Albini ottoman recently and looooooovveee it. Found while at Modern Spaces in Cathedral City and of course had to grab it when I realized the price was only $48 and the tag said wicker ottoman. Seems that someone had painted it at some point and there is one piece missing, but in this house we just turn that side towards the wall and call it a day.

My lovely lady lumps.

In other dog related news, Bowie received a more appropriately sized cast after the oversize one just sort of fell off.

Thrifty!

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Poo Guy? Gone. I heard you naysayers and I agree. I’m nothing if not responsive.

Being that it was time to switch things up, it was a good thing I found this crazy geometric wannabe Jim Isermann painting at Revivals. Boom.

Boom. Other stuff.

Visited the Mt. Fuji General Store / The Group Formerly Known as Smockshop pop-up shop at The Ace Hotel this weekend and got a new book and a Japanese ceramic bowl. It was really fantastic pop-up, with tons of interesting handmade one-of-a-kind type items to peruse with fantastic women making it all look pretty incredible. In retrospect I should have brought a camera.

Otherwise, thrift type things included some chunky marble bookends, a textury pillow, a Navajo style basket and a Dansk IHQ wood thing (I have no idea what this is used for, I’m assuming to scoop candy into my mouth).

I also picked up this kooky nutcracker and some more ceramics (because I don’t have enough already). The Brick House, where your high school ceramic project comes to retire. Speaking of handmade projects, I found a pair of macrame hanging type things a little while back. They are like 6′ feet tall and hard to photograph (there is nowhere for me to hang them, since I’ve been refusing to install them).

Here’s the pair in all their lumpy glory. I can’t figure out what to do with them, I think I love them, but I’m not sure I have a spot for them in the house. I have a feeling that macrame hanging things are awesome though, and deserve some interior love.

Then there is this.

I still need to clean it up a bit and refresh that wood but I think it is going to end up having to do something with this little mini makeover I’ve been working on…

Because nothing can stay the same around here for too long.

Also, totally gearing up to start offering vintage stuff for sale online again. Can you tell? I’ve been stocking up and am aiming to launch in the new year. Boom.

Westnofa

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

I recently found this Westnofa Siesta high back armchair at the Salvation Army for $20, problem is, its missing its leather seat cushion. Wah-wah. Where could that leather have gone? A definate thrift store mystery for sure. I grabbed it anyhow, knowing I would care and nurture it even though it was going through some rough times.

Its really too bad since I love Westnofa, and would have liked to have a complete chair (and ottoman since I’m being greedy).

I still think there is something sort of elegant about it with just the canvas backing. Maybe it seems more rugged or more like my favorite chair ever, the Safari. The design is killer, especially how the cording slips between the wood supports to keep the canvas taught. This thing is still super comfy even without the cushion and conforms to your body in all the right ways. Maybe I could throw a sheep skin on it and call it a day, since its not likely I’ll stumble on a rouge cushion any time soon.