refined vintage....

vintage

modern

fresh

refined

source

ciao,

f

storytime....

once upon a time....

source

ciao,

f

FJS....

back to the land of the living

after a week of shear crazy busy.

today i am back to a little Bee & Mason.

spent the day catching up 

and getting things ready for

both the

Funky Junk Salvation Vintage Market

and 

STARS!

thought i would share a little peak

of what you will find 

at FJS!

see you all in a week!

ciao,

f

Junk Salvation....

it's almost here....

in two weeks from today

you will find us and a slew of other

amazing vendors at the

Junk Salvation Vintage Market
  in Hillsboro, Oregon....

Friday February 3rd will be a 

benefit for breast cancer

from 6p-8p....

$15 early bird admission.

Not only will you be helping a great cause

you will get to shop early for all the best of the vintage finds.

It doesn't stop there....

Saturday February 4th 

we will be there

10a-4p

$7 admission

this is our second show with the Funky Junk Sisters

and we can't wait. 

we had so much fun, 

and learned so much,

and met so many amazing people

at the last one

we can only imagine what this one will hold.

print the below coupon for a dollar off admission

you aren't going to want to miss this one...
i know we won't....

see you all in two weeks!

ciao,
f

another adventure....

the other day i mentioned on facebook

that something was afoot but i couldn't say what yet.

i needed to make sure it was all final before

letting the cat out of the bag (i never got that).

well....

i am the newest Stylemaker to join an amazing

online Vintage Lifestyle marketplace to launch soon, very soon.

....Second Shout Out....

they have invited the most fantastic 

vintage sellers to join this adventure of

introducing a different way to see vintage

and make it one's lifestyle

it is going to be inspired by style and adventure

to create the ultimate online vintage marketplace

unlike anything you've seen before.

currently their blog is up and running

and you will find one of our own

Liz Le Dorze of Seabold Vintage

as a guest blogger.

i am so excited about this...

we are going to have some fun!

so, now you know....

what's afoot

in 2012!!!!

ciao,

f

sludge....

don't let the title of this post scare you away.

i have been reading Abigail Ahern's blog for some time

and she loves to talk about these sludge colored walls.

i love the idea of inky sludge walls.

i was looking at images i pinned to my pinterest 

boards and realized that i had been pinning 

quite a few images of rooms with inky sludge

colored walls and how yummy they are.

they truly are divine!

i guess you can say Abigail may have been
inspiring me without me realizing it.

so go out and paint your walls inky sludge
and feel the yumminess.

ciao,
f

fashion....

i have a very LARGE soft spot

for fashion,

not just any fashion but 

the extraordinary

and 

the vintage.

if my life was the type

that i could "dress" 

everyday i would.

oh, to wear beautiful dresses,

hats and amazing heels.

mmm.....

of course i would still need a day

or two in jeans and leather.

it's the devil and angel thing....

tattoos and denim on one side,

pink cocktail dresses and killer heels on the other.

the extraordinary....

 denim....

the leather....

the heels....

the vintage....

i'm so close to having this look in

my closet. 

i just need the extraordinary.

ciao,

f

floors....

my friend kayko has been working on redoing

her basement.

we started talking the other day 

about how she could decorate it 

so that it would function as her studio but

also a comfortable place to hang out.

she has a concrete floor

that is a challenging color.

it needs to be a place she 

can easily pick up and clean 

but she still wants color and comfort.

it got me thinking about

floors....

Layering....

source

FLOR tiles....

source

graphic....

source

natural grasses....

source

kilim....

source

classic....

source

painted....

source

 plush and saturated color....

source

skins....

source

the floor coverings anchor your room,

it can pull it all together,

make separate areas

and finish it.

how do you accessorize your floors?

Ciao,

F

walls....

been thinking about walls....

brick....

chippy paint....

chippy painted slat wood....

fresco....

river rock....

stone and mortar....

a forest of wallpaper....

windows and wallpaper....

wood paneling....

 source

so many beautiful textures, materials and colors....

it's sad to think i only have lath and plaster painted walls.

sigh....

ciao,

f

Tangerine....

It's the talk of the town....

 

Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango

....the color of 2012.

i will admit i won't complain,

it is one of my favorite colors....

shades of orange.

Tango Chair....

source

Tango wall....

source

Tango sofa....

source

Tango painting....

source

i love a bit of orange....

it's my sunshine.

i think i am going to like 2012.

ciao,

F

Retro....

We've come a long way baby....

source

Ciao,

F