Showing posts with label clocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clocks. Show all posts

Saturday, May 12, 2012

collections....

lately i keep reading, seeing and hearing about peoples
collections....
i wondered, what do i collect....
other then weight?
i realized i'm not a collector by nature
but there are a few things i tend to accumulate
unknowingly but i tend not to clump them together
in my home. they live organically through out.
maybe that's why i haven't noticed i do collect.

books....
boxes....
old  & vintage textiles....

then there are the collections i have inherited
(these tend to live together)

old wood cookie molds....
spoons....
delft blue....
art reflective of anything dutch....

these were my dad's and i haven't added to them,
it feels like cheating or something.
these were his and should stay his 
even though they have become part of my life.

i looked around and found a few vintage collections
i could see getting obsessed about.


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i can see how someone can get enthralled
with a item, the hunt for it and the thrill of the catch
all to bring it home amongst their other trophies.


what do you collect?
how do you display it in your home?

happy collecting!
ciao,
f

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Plucky finds....

we had so much fun this weekend...

it started with an estate sale on friday,
this house was full, one of those where you 
wonder how some could have lived in it 
because there was so much!
i bought so much that i had to go back
the next day to pick up the rest of it.

then friday night we hit up the 
plucky maidens vintage market
and i have to tell you those girls
know how to pull out all the vintage stops.
we had so much fun saying hi and catching up...
and of course we couldn't help but pick up a few...
well, maybe more then a few. 


 these pack into each other and have never been used.


 foldable sewing table with the tape measure painted on top.
the picture doesn't do the patina on this beauty justice.



 the sweetest pink moonbeam clock and a box of chocolates sans chocolates



 perfect for any desk or bedside table



 red and chippy...perfect for a cocktail cart



 a medical cabinet would make the perfect cabinet
for any home



 can't you see this at a farm table?
tectronix 50's office chair



pretty in pink...


these are just a few of the pieces we found
this weekend. 
we had so much fun we bought more on saturday
and now can't wait until the next
plucky maidens vintage market.


be sure to frequently check our space at
Splendid at Stars...
for these and other vintage finds...


ciao,
f