mismatched....

i am back!!!!!!!!

did you miss me?

i missed you!

last night i had a conversation with a friend 

about chairs for an outside table she and her partner had just bought.

she wanted to know if they would find 10 of one style of chair.

was it doable.

i asked her "do they need to match?"

it's southern california, outside under a beautiful and large tree.

why not go casual, whimsical and fun.

she loved the idea and wanted to know what would it look like.

well, here are a few examples of what mismatched chairs can look like.

bench with sheep skin, metal stools and white wooden chairs. 

love the use of different materials and textures.

mismatched antique!

 different colors!

  different sizes!

 tonal!

different yet the same in color and fabric!

all images sourced from pinterest

different woods, fabrics and styles.



i love mismatched.
i don't know about you but i like so many different styles
sometimes it's  just hard to decide on one.
so why not have a little fun and get whimsical.
throw a little caution to the wind and go for it.

happy dinning!

ciao,
f

work....

I wanted to give you a heads up to my week.

The quote above sums up how my week will be.

It's going to be long days and a lot of patience.

This means I will do my best to blog but if it seems a bit silent

on my end don't panic I will be back it just won't be this week.

I have a little assignment for you all while I work hard

and be nice to people.

That's it, CREATE! 

I would love to see what you all create while I work hard.

ciao,

F

surprises....

i didn't expect a lot from junking today

since it is a holiday weekend and all.

but you know, it was pretty good.

 

 i found this pretty in pink chair while out running.

i was only half way into my run and there was no 

running home early.

let me tell you a free pretty pink chair is enough

to inspire you to run that much faster.

i can't tell you how happy i was when i went back

with my car and it was still sitting on the side of the street.

yeah, me!

 i imagine this one in a studio filled with wonderful 

little treasures.

 love this postal scale.

don't you?

 coffee any one?

a 1935 coffee tin.

 filled with ice and grape nehi's

on a perfect summer afternoon.

a whole collection of old oil cans.

aren't they just lovely?

 i found both of these behind some car engines 

at a shop sale.

and on the back they have these wonderful

numbers printed.

i like the 100F! 

it was a great morning and a lot of

fun to be out hunting.

i think i like holiday weekends.

remember, if you ever see anything that you 

just can't live without here on the blog

please  leave a comment or send me a

email and i would be more then happy

to either send if feasible or deliver if local.

have a wonderful holiday weekend.

ciao,

f

Love....

16 years ago today 

I  married the love of my life.

I couldn't have asked for a better man.

Thank you for being my love and I yours.

Happy Anniversary!

love,

me

cherries....

i love summer, it's fruit season

here in the northwest. 

right now, in time for the 4th of july

the cherries are a ready for picking.

this of course brings me to thinking 

about cherry pie.

it seems like the appropriate dessert

for this coming holiday weekend.

pinterest

Cherry Pie

1 quart sour cherries
1 cupful granulated sugar
1/8 tspn salt
few drops almond extract
3 Tblspn flour
Pastry

Line a pie plate with pastry.
Mix together the sugar, salt and flour.
Spread half of it over the pastry.
Wash and pit the cherries and fill the pie plate with them.
Sprinkle the almond extract and remaining sugar mixture
over the cherries.
Wet the lower crust around the edge 
and put the upper crust in position.
Bake at 450F for fifty minutes.

Enjoy!

ciao,
f

finds....

my nephew left yesterday afternoon

which left my day a little empty.

so, on the way home from the airport

i stopped at a few garage sales to 

distract me from the fact i had to send

my nephew home after such a wonderful week.

it was late in the day and so didn't have

high expectations of finding much.

i didn't but did find a few small items

i couldn't leave behind. 

not bad for a late day of garage sales.

hope you had a good weekend too.

ciao,

f

prairie....

if i were to want to visit texas 

this is the type of place i would want to stay at.

it might make the visit worth it. 

not that i have anything against texas

it's just not my first pick for a vacation destination.

that's all i'm saying.

but this place, now i would think about reconsidering.

especially if there was a good vintage or flea market near by.

love the vanity.

 you could sit here all day and chat.

 bath for two?

 i could imagine never getting out of bed.

 long, lazy lunches.

 i think my sister and  i would have loved having a room look like this when we were kids.

 shabby texas style

 

now that is a parlor.

 adore the pink and white stripe walls.

 your guests would thank you for letting them sleep on the couch.

 the hutch is just divine.

 i really like all the bare wood and rustic white.

 marie antoinette does texas.

 imagine a long, quite day reading and napping here.

this magical place is

The Prairie.

if you happen to go and stay let me know how it was.

i might need to live vicariously through someone on this place.

ciao,

f

blue....

blue sky & warm blue oceans,

all colors of a warm summer

filled with lazy days and sun kissed cheeks.

i started seeing blue in all the photos i was looking at.

maybe because of the blue sky and hopes of sun kissed cheeks.

i know this looks a bit holiday but i love her blue dress, so rich.

scottish blue

this one should cool you down.

cool bath

pop of blue bottles cools down the  warm tones of the wood and feathers.

blue bottles

madmen and cocktails, sexy retro.

blue chaise

 all i can say is "i want these!".

chippy blue

 not a usual color for a dresser and love the distressed look.

blue dresser

 cool blue walls and white subway tiles, a perfect marriage for this room.

blue walls

source pinterest

may you find your summer days filled 

with blue skies and cool dips in blue oceans.

ciao,

f

Saturday....

ok, ya all if you have nothing to do this

saturday i have two things you shouldn't miss.

1. A Vintage Gathering

Saturday, June 25th.

Battleground, WA

the other one if you are a little further north is

2. Retreat Vintage Market

Saturday, June 25th

Camano Island, WA

both markets have an amazing line up

of vendors with the most beautiful vintage treasures.

really, if you don't have any plans this saturday 

head out to one, if not both of these shows.

you are sure to have some vintage fun.

ciao,

f