A Vintage Gathering...

it was another amazing 

A Vintage Gathering!

we had so much fun

and loved seeing all of 

our favorite vendors

and customers.

a HUGE thank you

to all  who were able to come

out and support not just us

but the whole event.

you are the ones that make this

what it is.

this year i actually remembered

to make some time to take some 

pictures before everything

was sold.

Bee & Mason

(that's us)

then there was 

Ms Melanie of

All My Favorite Things!

one of our absolute

favorite neighbors to have

Ron & Wendy of

Vintage Market!

 our other neighbor,

Sarah and Pam of

Roost Reimagined

new to AVG

but not to the vintage world.

these girls now how to bring it.

Denise of 

Junqee Soiree

was in the house as well.

if you look closely you will

see Michelle in the background

fluffing her already perfect space.

 Chris or better known as Momma

of Mack & Momma

and Tawny

keeping Ms Bessie company this year.

These two ladies know how to have a good time.

and of course it wouldn't be 

A Vintage Gathering 

without our mascot

Bessie the cow.

Doesn't she look lovely?

it was another amazing 

Vintage Gathering

and we want to give a special

shout out to Susan Hagood

 for organizing this amazing

vintage market

and Cathy Foley

for letting us take over

her farm.

till next year!

ciao,

f & her momma

xo!

Reay to go...

well, the truck is loaded 

and ready to go!

it looked like i had a ton

of stuff filling the driveway

and then we had it all loaded

in about 15 minutes and the truck

didn't feel full.

what did i forget or have 

i done this a few times that i

have it down pat?

either way i was happy to be 

able to have a relaxing afternoon

(cold beer and a nap :) )

 so, here we go...

A Vintage Gathering

or bust!

see you friday night 5p-8p

and saturday 8a-4p

ciao,

f

Sneak Peek #3...

what vintage show would be without some

vintage kitchen?

got milk...

tea time...

 

what's for breakfast?

only two more days!

ciao,

f

A Vintage Gathering Sneak Peek #2...

sneak peek #2 as promised...

i love boxes, trunks, old suitcases

or anything you can hide stuff in 

or will hold things in.

with that being said, i tend not to say

no to a tool box or tackle box

which means there will be plenty this weekend

to choose from at 

A Vintage Gathering!

then there is all the enamel wear that

is perfect in pretty much every room in the house

including the yard!

 

stay tune for more AVG teasers!

see you this weekend.

ciao,

f

Sneak peek #1...

i promised a few sneak peeks before friday,

so here is peek #1...

metal, metal, metal...

this is just a very, wee, small peek at the metal

we will have. 

we <3 metal!

ciao,

f

A Vintage Gathering...

that's right in less then a week;
5 days to be exact;
we will be at
A 
Vintage 
Gathering
with some of the best vendors around.

here is the skinny:

friday july 27th
5p-8p

saturday july 28th
8a-4p

17414 NE 199th St.
Battleground, WA

www.avintagegathering.blogpsot.com

not only will there be amazing vendors
there will be food and music.

so come out and make a night and day of it
on a beautiful farm in the country
shopping for the best vintage finds
in the country.

see you friday!

ciao,
f

p.s.
for those wondering, yes my momma will be there to!
:)

the loo...

there are so many rooms in a house
and we talk about them all the time
except for the bathroom; this one we
tend not to want to address.
so often people do "up" their
bathrooms in white.  don't get me
wrong i like a white loo, there is something
so fresh about a white loo but it's usually
one of the smallest rooms in the house
which means you can try anything and
if you don't like it it won't take much
to change it.
i have a pink tub in my bathroom with white
tile so what wall there was got a coat of
pink paint. it's fun and whimsical and
my mr. "O" doesn't mind. he likes the
fun of the pink.

here are a few to inspire your loo:

so try something fun or different
then you normally would and
see what happens.

ciao,
F

your story...

 ciao,

f

Whimsy...

i think as we get older the farther we
get from being a kid and i don't mean
chronologically i mean there seems to
be a cultural expectations that we need
to be all "adult".
there isn't anything wrong being adult
it's a good thing but sometimes i think
we just need to get in touch with our
kid side.
have you ever noticed how much fun they
get to have.
i've been thinking maybe we need to
take a kid approach to decorating,
not to the whole space but adding  a little
whimsy to your space can bring
an unexpected surprise to a room,
add a conversational starter and make
you smile. 

next time you look around and feel
you need to change things up in your
home look for a way to add some
whimsy.

 

 a playground spring ride toy...

a animal lamp...

source

the perfect nap spot...

source

 hang your favorite dress...

source

what ever it is, have fun
and add what ever it is that will
make you smile everyday.


ciao,
f

wall color...

my Mr. O has decided he wants to paint his music room.
i think it's a great idea since it's been the same color for 8 years...
a lovely English mushy pea green.
that sounds worse than it is, it's actually has a masculine elegance to it.

he's asked me my opinion (isn't that sweet, it's his room after all)
and i am going back in forth between
dark and mood or
light and airy.

we have a 1917 Arts & Crafts bungalow so the rooms
are on the smaller side but lots of windows and detail.

now imagine a room with a big leather chair (this belongs to the dogs),
mahogany bookcases and a sheet music cabinet and the piano.
in all of this is stacks and stacks of music books and sheet music.
of course a bust of beethoven sits on top of the piano overseeing it all.

now that you have a picture in your head here are a couple of examples
of wall colors i am thinking:

Aubergine:

source

grey:

 

source

darker grey:

source

warm cream:

source

flax:

 

source

so what do you think?
keep in mind there is little wall and a lot of doors and windows.

love your thoughts as i am torn.

ciao,
F