Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Goodwill Nightstand Furniture Redo
Jim and I purchased our bedroom set many moons ago. We bought it during a tent sale and there was only 1 nightstand. Not one to love a matchy-matchy look, I decided it was fine and I would come across something someday soon. Fast forward 9 years. No nightstand. Well, until....
DIY Menu Chalkboard
A few weeks ago, Ellie, Pixie and I were taking a walk around the block. It was garbage day and the garbage truck had already come by our neighborhood. However, I happened upon a piece of old wood that I guess they didn't take or missed. So I scooped it up knowing exactly what I would do with it!
Pottery Barn Inspired Artwork
I love creating things inspired by Pottery Barn! I was browsing the Pottery Barn Kids catalog and came across these way cool vintage inspired framed flashcards. Teaching is so important to me and I always find myself drawn to school inspired accessories and thought these would be perfect for me! Plus I have a very mild vintage school theme going on in the powder room. I wanted to hang these outside the door as a little tongue-in-cheek ode to the bathroom.
Flea Market Finds
Hi Friends! I hope you all enjoyed a fun and restful weekend. We did! I saw my nephew play his trumpet in the high school jazz band and they were awesome!! I'm so proud of him. He is thoughtful, handsome, determined, and talented! Go Joey!
Today I went to a flea market at a local high school. I was so excited to go but once I got there I almost regretted it. It was a nasty, cut throat affair. People were pushing, rude, and careless with the items. Frankly I was speechless. Do we have to lose our common sense and good manners to get a $3 baby gate? I think not. I grabbed a few pieces of milk glass and some wreath forms although some lady yelled at me because she thought I cut the line to pay. Guess someone spit in her chocolate milk this morning.
Here is what my $9 bought me.
I love that measuring cup I didn't need it but it is super thick and heavy and felt old to me. It made me happy!
So let me tell you a story. When we first got married and bought a house I decided I would hang this and only this in my dining area.
And so I spent months scouring eBay because at the time it was being sold by PB for $299. I ended up getting it off of EBay for $199. Better but still what I consider a bit of a luxury to us. Everyone thought I was nutso to hang a giant chandelier in our dining area when was really just the eat-in part of the eat-in kitchen. I did not have a dining room. So yes, I hung that in my kitchen. So what? I loved it so much that I excluded it from the contract when we sold our house. That chandelier is MINE.
So it went into storage for 6 months until we bought this house. Then it sat in the box in the dining room (it finally has a proper home) for 5 months until the electrician took care of our copper wiring. He opened the box and rays of light radiated out as the angels starting singing. Finally it is up! YES! Uh-oh. Bad news. Neither Jim nor I can find the crystals. Weep. Sob. So I found the replacements and put them on but there was only 3 of each so now this is what it looks like:
And with that, I wish you a great Monday!
Cheers!
Jenny
Today I went to a flea market at a local high school. I was so excited to go but once I got there I almost regretted it. It was a nasty, cut throat affair. People were pushing, rude, and careless with the items. Frankly I was speechless. Do we have to lose our common sense and good manners to get a $3 baby gate? I think not. I grabbed a few pieces of milk glass and some wreath forms although some lady yelled at me because she thought I cut the line to pay. Guess someone spit in her chocolate milk this morning.
Here is what my $9 bought me.
I love that measuring cup I didn't need it but it is super thick and heavy and felt old to me. It made me happy!
So let me tell you a story. When we first got married and bought a house I decided I would hang this and only this in my dining area.
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| Pottery Barn |
And so I spent months scouring eBay because at the time it was being sold by PB for $299. I ended up getting it off of EBay for $199. Better but still what I consider a bit of a luxury to us. Everyone thought I was nutso to hang a giant chandelier in our dining area when was really just the eat-in part of the eat-in kitchen. I did not have a dining room. So yes, I hung that in my kitchen. So what? I loved it so much that I excluded it from the contract when we sold our house. That chandelier is MINE.
So it went into storage for 6 months until we bought this house. Then it sat in the box in the dining room (it finally has a proper home) for 5 months until the electrician took care of our copper wiring. He opened the box and rays of light radiated out as the angels starting singing. Finally it is up! YES! Uh-oh. Bad news. Neither Jim nor I can find the crystals. Weep. Sob. So I found the replacements and put them on but there was only 3 of each so now this is what it looks like:
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| Keepin' it real, peeps, keepin'it real. |
And with that, I wish you a great Monday!
Cheers!
Jenny
Thanksgiving Banner & Finding My Treasures
Jim and I are good at lots of stuff. He's good at taking naps. I'm good at making up silly songs. We are not good at moving quickly on things. And so we are still living with most of our stuff in boxes as we go along taking naps and singing silly songs. But we recently uncovered some treasures of ours that have been hidden in storage for the last 7 months or so and it felt like my birthday all over again! We put together a little vignette in our living room of these treasures and it's like seeing old friends again!
Our fireplace is in the family room which is currently the play room so I am not glamming up the mantel. I'm keeping it kid chic. Plus, the stupid thing is a concrete slab so the only way to glam it up is with one of these
So I had the girls make hand print turkeys and I printed the words "Many Blessings" onto a simple card stock circle banner to hang. I love seeing their little hand prints because they are my real blessings.
See ya tomorrow! Come back for a giveaway on Wednesday! And don't forget to link up your latest projects!
Cheers!
Jenny
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| Hello Old Desk! Hello Black Bird from that weird antique store! Hello Large Gold Ampersand! |
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| They love Old Typewriter! I was a little nervous since he's sort of the new old kid on the block but it's all been well. |
Our fireplace is in the family room which is currently the play room so I am not glamming up the mantel. I'm keeping it kid chic. Plus, the stupid thing is a concrete slab so the only way to glam it up is with one of these
So I had the girls make hand print turkeys and I printed the words "Many Blessings" onto a simple card stock circle banner to hang. I love seeing their little hand prints because they are my real blessings.
See ya tomorrow! Come back for a giveaway on Wednesday! And don't forget to link up your latest projects!
Cheers!
Jenny
More NJ love and Vintage Freebie
My first subbing position went as well as could be expected! It was weird to know no one and have to get used to a new everything. But the kids were as cute, silly, bored, entertaining, and funny as any other I've ever taught. The best part, though, was the actual school. It was amazing!! It was a newer building so it had central air (I've never taught in a school with air conditioning ever!) and space beyond space. When I taught basic skills I did it in a renovated closet or the hallway. This was different...she had her own classroom with updated technology, materials, and a huge desk! What a treat! And all the teachers I spoke with were delightful! The principal seemed genuinely glad to be there and was smiling every time I saw him. The parents were happy, the kids were happy, the staff was happy and it made me realize once again that NJ schools are bringing it!! I am so proud to be a NJ teacher and so proud to someday send my children to school here. And I am also so proud to live in communities that value their teachers and schools and support them in all ways. ROCK ON NJ PEEPS! (disclaimer: I am in no way implying that schools in other states are not rocking on. I just have experience only in NJ. Feel free to add your own ROCK ON for your state in the comments!)
Now back to what is truly important (HA HA HA I KID!) and look at what I scammed for free at a yard sale last weekend.
It isn't as old as I would have liked and it needs some cleaning up. Oh and it needs to have the lid put down and we can't figure out how. But who cares? It was free! And will look very cool hanging out in my living room or in our office. I also grabbed some hideous plaques that will make incredible chalkboards or some type of art for the girls' playroom. I have to take a pic soon of those to show you the complete hideousness. It's really hard to describe.
Have a super weekend!
Cheers!
Jenny
Now back to what is truly important (HA HA HA I KID!) and look at what I scammed for free at a yard sale last weekend.
It isn't as old as I would have liked and it needs some cleaning up. Oh and it needs to have the lid put down and we can't figure out how. But who cares? It was free! And will look very cool hanging out in my living room or in our office. I also grabbed some hideous plaques that will make incredible chalkboards or some type of art for the girls' playroom. I have to take a pic soon of those to show you the complete hideousness. It's really hard to describe.
Have a super weekend!
Cheers!
Jenny
About Jenny
If I can create beauty, you can too! Creativity is within your reach, trust me. I believe that you don't need any special talents to be creative and you only need to have a willingness to try. So in addition to being a mom, teacher, wife, and sister, I am also a creative tryer!
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