Good Junk

Tuesday I hit the Motherlode of junk! I'll spare you all the non-decor items I found (like the rat ball, snake lights, etc...lol) and just share these beauties today.

She needs a little sprucing up (but come on, don't we all?) but I LOVE this table I found at Happy Dawn's Thrift in Wasilla (on Bogard, just off Main St). I am going to use it as a buffet in the kitchen. A good cleaning with Murphy's Oil Soap should have her looking like a million bucks. Eventually I want to add some industrial locking wheels to the legs, if I can find some I don't have to sell my firstborn for. Sheesh, they are expensive! Sweet new buffet=$20!

And I was SO excited to find the pitcher and serving dishes at Salvation Army, marked down 25%, no less! I already had the nested bowls, so when I saw the others I snatched them up faster than a fat kid on a french fry! I got them all for $3. Smile!

First, I am happy, no ecstatic, to report I found a source for burlap sacks, which I will share soon!

Onto an inspiring idea I found this morning at Belle Maison. It's my three favorite things...Funky, easy and cheap!


I love the industrial looking brackets. I can also see this done with old wood corbels (with chippy paint, of course) rusty wrought iron. I've gotta go find some old books!

Have a happy, albeit dreary, Thursday! I'm off to go play in the rain. :)

That sort of thing IS my bag, baby....

OK, hopefully you'll get the Austin Powers reference there. I'm searching...on the hunt for burlap grain, coffee, potato sacks. I HAVE to find some.

Why, you ask? Because I'm officially obsessed with this look:




Must. Find. Them.

Happy Tuesday!

Dresser Vignette

Happy Hump Day! I thought I'd share the latest grouping of fun junk that adorns the top of my dresser (of course, it's already changed again...lol). Please ignore the missing drawer pull. I removed it so I can take it to the hardware store with me to get new ones. It's been rattling around in the bottom of my purse for months. Sheesh.

Anywho....the dresser itself, some of you might remember, I picked up at Big Lake Thrift last year for $40. It's a HEAVY little effer...solid wood, so at that price, it was a steal. It was already painted white and has just enough "patina" to give it character. The mirror was a purchase from my friend Heather, and is just leaning against the wall. I like that it's slightly askew...kinda like me these days. ;)

Those cute lil cowboy boots were thrifted from Turn A Leaf Thrift on Swanson in Wasilla for about $2. Originally I intended to plant flowers in them, but like so many other finds, they ended up somewhere totally different.

You guys have seen the temporary Flea Market that springs up along the Parks Hwy every year, right around Mile 49? Well, several years ago I picked up that rusty old lantern for a few bucks and it's lived in several different spots in my house. I love the contrast of it against the white dresser. Stopping there is always a gamble and I never know what I might find (or who, for that matter!) but it's worth a stop at least once every year. Just last week I saw lanters similar to mine at Pack Rat Antiques in Anchorage selling for $75-$100. Score!

Add one picture of a partially nude cowboy (he still has his boots and hat on, for goodness sake!) and a shabby chic candle holder with a homemade birdnest on it, and it's a fun and unique vignette for my bedroom.

Vintage Suitcase Sidetable

Super quick and easy project. I've been picking up old suitcases here and there, finally have three that stack nicely to make a fun little sidetable...I just added some wheels I found at Lowe's to the largest one and stacked the other two on top. I decided not to attach them to each other so I can use them for storage.

Attaching the wheels was easy...I just predrilled holes and secured them with bolts and wingnuts. Actually, Sage predrilled the holes and did all the work. That girl likes power tools as much as I do! :) That's my girl!