Thursday, March 31, 2011

upcycled coffee table and french books ~


Good morning all!
I've been on the hunt for a new coffee table for a while now.  After I got my industrial side tables, I felt like we needed something different.  Plus I was bored with the old one.....after 8 years, I was ready for a change!  

Last week, I came across this upcycled beauty at Heritage Square Antique Mall.  There's a vendor there who has quite an assortment of upcycled furniture and when I saw this table created from an old metal base and barn wood top, I was smitten!
 
Got the green light from the hubby, brought her home, gave her a thick coat of poly and then styled her up....

I started collecting old french books about a year ago.  I found one and then hit a dry spell!  When my in-laws went to Canada for a wedding, I asked if they had time to see if they could find any.  My mother-in-law came through for me in a big way!   Just look at these amazing books she brought back...

 
 
 
 
 
And then my sweet booth partner Keely gifted me with this....
 
 
It is a portfolio of photos of french antique furniture.  It ties on each side with ribbon.
It is pretty cool!
 

Then I got lucky and found a couple more that I placed in my cupboard...


With the addition of the new coffee table and the husband on vacation in Vegas, I decided to hit a few big box shops searching for  new pillows.  Anybody else LOVE pillows?   They are such an easy and inexpensive way to change the look of a room!  I found a pair of these silky rose pillows at Joann's for 50% off...


And this french pillow was a Marshall's find...

So my family room ended up getting a mini-makeover over the past few days!
 
 That's what I've been up to here at home.
 
On another note, my friend Janet of Open Market Style is opening a brick and mortar shop called White Cottage and her grand opening is tonight!  You can click over to her blog to see some sneak peek photos and get the address!  Best of luck to Janet at Cyndi as they begin this new adventure together!!

Have a great day, wherever you are!

~ xo ~

Polly

Friday, March 25, 2011

a peek at more vintage goods just in ~


 Lots of vintage goodies just in at my little booth space at The Olde Shoe Factory Antique Mall!


 vintage french provincial dresser

small shabby chippy table in old yellow paint

vintage french provincial bench with muted cottage floral upholstery

box of vintage flash cards

vintage 9 drawer metal office cabinet updated with chalkboard paint and numbered drawer labels

old industrial shop stool

paper mache obelisk

really cool old dinner bell

vintage cement lamb

unique vintage yellow and brown transferware pitcher (SOLD)

bull figurine

sweet creamer and sugar set (ON HOLD)

vintage bull creamer

black and white transferware sugar

Thanks for coming by to see what's new at the shop this week!

Enjoy your weekend, wherever you are!

~ xo ~

Polly

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

weathered worn chippy salvaged whites ~

New items in store!


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. weathered . worn . chippy . salvaged . concrete . garden . distressed . french . 



freshly painted antique frame (already SOLD, sorry!)

salvaged chippy cement balusters......love them so much!

cement urn


cherubic bust......in whitewashed grey


vintage Haeger bunny planter.....has seen better days, but just so cute!  (SOLD)


two garden prints



frenchie side table freshly painted and distressed in "elegant ivory"


frenchie coffee table in "elegant ivory" and distressing (SOLD)


coffee table before her makeover!

another cement urn, this one in white


chippy salvaged corbel (SOLD)


old industrial scale (SOLD)

Couldn't wait to drop this load of goods off at our booth at Heritage Square Antique Mall yesterday!
So many things that I just LOVE!

Linking up to White Wednesday at Faded Charm.


~ keep dreaming ~

Polly

Monday, March 21, 2011

I'm a tweaker ~

Good morning!

Anybody else happy that the first day of Spring has finally come to us?!?
I started spring cleaning over the weekend and with that came lots of tweaking!
I love that I can make my house feel new and different just by switching things out and using things I've had packed away.  Plus, I must admit, tweaking vignettes is one of my favorite things to do!

I started in the kitchen where I added this basket next to the stovetop to hold utensils and knives.  See that script frame with the clip on it there to the right?  Found that at the thrift and finally I'm putting it to use as a recipe holder next to the cooker.


 These glass candle holders were another thrift store find the day I went out shopping with Keely and Janet back at the beginning of February.  I finally pulled them out of the box!


Have you ever seen this stuff?
Old fashioned Easter grass that I picked up at a craft store last week.
Basically, it's dried up weeds and sticks that I paid $7.99 for, but I love the look of it!


added some eggs to the scale....

 more eggs and grass in jars...


pulled out my collection of weathered crackly eggs and this vintage ruffly tablecloth...


Moved on to the laundry room then.
Brought in this Paris basket that I bought at the French Hen Farm Barn Sale back in December.

 My french wine crate got a new home in the laundry room too..

 and some ironstone pitchers now hang from my hooks....

Love these laundry products.....Paris Rain is my favorite scent!

And then on to the dining room where I did very little.
Just changed out the burlap table runner to this white and red striped one that looks very french to me.  And added some lavender to the urns...


In the foyer, I used more Easter grass, eggs and bunnies....


 We're all ready for Spring around here!

Are you a tweaker too?

Have a great day, wherever you are!!

~ xo ~

Polly

P.S.  Some of you have asked how the bedroom makeover is coming along.  Well, what started as a winter project is now a spring project!!  But some progress has occurred at least.  We purchased the Hemnes armoire from IKEA and it is assembled and in the room.  The nightstands are freshly painted, distressed and polyurethaned.  The chandelier is cleaned, needed parts located and it will hopefully go up this week if the electrician is available.  Things go a little slow around here when it comes to projects like this, but we're making progress!  :-)