I scored this big, old picture frame at the flea market for $4.00! I’m not sure what I’ll do with it, or where I’ll put it, but I couldn’t pass it up for that price. For the time being, I … Continue reading
I want this for my Kitchen soooooo bad…Thanks for the inspiration photo Catherine!
Oh how I love my little cast iron pedestal.It’s ever-so-slightly whitewashed appearance reminds me of the sea.I pretend it was purchased at an open-air flea market in Paris, where it was rescued from an old place like this… The same … Continue reading
I spotted this “Silverware Candelier” at the Eastbrook Flea Market the other day.Looks like a pretty easy project to re-create. A metal ring, some thin chain, old silverware and some glass votives. I’ll be storing this one in the idea … Continue reading
Remember when I went to the Eastbrook Flea Market in Montgomery with my Mom?Well, after stuffing our bellies with some of the best Pad Thai I have ever had the pleasure of eating, and after scouring all three levels of … Continue reading
My friend, Erin, who writes the blog Rare & Beautiful Treasures recently sent me photos of an update she did to what she called, “an old ugly, paint-stained chair”. She had some scrap canvas drop cloth material, so she sewed … Continue reading
Bummer news…apparently the Blissdom Convention is sold out, so I won’t get to meet so many of my internet friends in Nashville this weekend.What a total drag. Maybe I’ll drown my sorrows by hitting up another flea market.That’s my favorite … Continue reading
Before Mom and I headed out to Eastbrook Flea Market on Saturday, we made a stop at Cooters Pond. Kind of a goofy name, but what a beautiful place to walk and think.Kevin shot these photos (and the one above) … Continue reading
I’ll be back soon with photos of all our finds! Have a Happy Saturday, Layla
Misti recently posted this photo of a flea market find she scored for $13.00: My brain kicked into overdrive when I saw the photo. I was instantly more drawn to the clean lines of the footboard, so I decided to … Continue reading
Feast your eyes upon another treasure I spotted while I was at the Flea Market today- Stunning, isn’t it?Can you guess the price? (Or more importantly, can you guess how BADLY I wanted to straighten up this booth!?) Updated, January … Continue reading
In between Design Consultations, I made a quick trip over to my favorite flea market today. I had two things in mind, while I scurried up and down the aisles.My eyes quickly shifted, side to side, scanning each over-flowing, junk-filled … Continue reading
I saw this little scale up for bids on Ebay today. Is anybody else as intrigued with it as I am? Layla
Remember my $35 flea market chair?It’s FINALLY re-upholstered it.WOO HOO! I don’t have a true “Before” picture of it, but let’s just say it was previously suffocating under a thick skin of burnt orange velvet that had seen better days. … Continue reading
What do you get when you find an iron planter at a flea market for TEN BUCKS, a hanging water hyacinth cone-shaped plant basket and an indoor plant that only requires low light and minimal watering? The only thing I … Continue reading
Here’s some more of the photos I shot while “junkin” the other day with my friend, Sarah: BASKET – $5.00 I thought this would look GREAT on the floor, next to a fireplace, filled with white birch logs, like these: … Continue reading
Yesterday, my friend Sarah and I hit up two local flea markets.It’s so amazing to me what treasures these places can hold. Take a look… RUSTIC PINE WINE CABINET- $89.00 BLUE AND GREEN DROP-LEAF TABLE- $35.00 DAISY GLASS SET – … Continue reading
Don’t you just LOVE it when you’re strolling along in a flea market/antique store that’s CRAMMED FULL of the kind of junk that makes your mind race with ideas about where it could go in your home? Or how about … Continue reading
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