Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Vintage Popcorn Bowl
Greatest thing ever! I saw this great popcorn bowl this weekend at a really cool thrift shop in Felton, CA. I saw that font and immediately thought it must be from the 80's... well after I got home and researched for a bit, I saw it's from the 70's! Very retro and cool, the font is really neat. There is apparently a collection going around of different bowls and pieces with this font on it, I will keep my eye out for more! For now, it's for sale in my shop, here are some pictures:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wine Break
I'm back! Work got a little crazy there, but I won't go into detail because that's about as boring as actually working. Anyway, today I listed the wine rack that I started a long time ago (2 months?). Rain and space set me back a bit, but now that the sun has come out more often, I have found time here and there to sneak outside and get some work done! Here is the finished product:
I love how it came out! I considered doing another color over the top then scratching the surface to let it through.. but I was convinced to leave it as is. Here's what it was before:
This item sold, but if you like, request it or something like it and I'll keep my eye out, and let you know when I find something. Then you can pick your colors! Have a great day!
I love how it came out! I considered doing another color over the top then scratching the surface to let it through.. but I was convinced to leave it as is. Here's what it was before:
This item sold, but if you like, request it or something like it and I'll keep my eye out, and let you know when I find something. Then you can pick your colors! Have a great day!
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Mail & Spices
Today I finished up the mail organizer. I came across this nice mirror & mail organizer a couple weeks back (remember this post?), it was a little beat up. I wanted to add color since I've been on this teal kick, and hopefully someday my kitchen will be wonderful teals & lime greens (add that to huge to-do list...). Here she is:
What do you think? Rather than trying to disguise the fact that this piece has been used a lot, I just went with it. A quick tape job and a few coats of paint later, I got my teal stripe! I replaced the hardware and beat the paint job up just enough to match, and here we go! Here is how it was before, not a huge change:
On another note, I found these cool boxes on the side of the road (in a puddle! In the rain!!) and had to rescue them. Here is one, but I have two identical ones:
They've been totally bleached out by the sun, I think they were in someone's backyard for a while. Anyway, I think i'll rub a little color on the front here & there to compliment the yellow, and then I am on the prowl for the perfect jar, as I'm going to make this my spice rack. There are 24 slots per box, so having 2 boxes, I should have a collection of 48 spice jars when this is done... I hope it's enough! haha. Have a great day!
What do you think? Rather than trying to disguise the fact that this piece has been used a lot, I just went with it. A quick tape job and a few coats of paint later, I got my teal stripe! I replaced the hardware and beat the paint job up just enough to match, and here we go! Here is how it was before, not a huge change:
On another note, I found these cool boxes on the side of the road (in a puddle! In the rain!!) and had to rescue them. Here is one, but I have two identical ones:
They've been totally bleached out by the sun, I think they were in someone's backyard for a while. Anyway, I think i'll rub a little color on the front here & there to compliment the yellow, and then I am on the prowl for the perfect jar, as I'm going to make this my spice rack. There are 24 slots per box, so having 2 boxes, I should have a collection of 48 spice jars when this is done... I hope it's enough! haha. Have a great day!
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Teal Candle Holders,4 of 4
Finally! The 4th of the candle holders is up. I started in on these projects here, and finally all 4 are done. I think they came out nice, especially all together!
Here's what it was before:
This one is big enough to carry a cup or plate, so it has many uses. See them all here in my shop.
Here's what it was before:
This one is big enough to carry a cup or plate, so it has many uses. See them all here in my shop.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Teal Candle Holders, 2 & 3 of 4
Continuing the recent obsession with teals, here is a fine set of vintage wooden candle holders to quickly brighten up a table. Retro in style and modern in color, my favorite combination.
I spotted these in the local thrift and thought solid colors right away. So I went with it!
$15 for the set, and $9 each, because I really want them to stay together. Click here to head to the shop. Have a great day!
I spotted these in the local thrift and thought solid colors right away. So I went with it!
$15 for the set, and $9 each, because I really want them to stay together. Click here to head to the shop. Have a great day!
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