While surfing through my daily blog reads tonight I stumbled upon this cool headboard (so fitting with Valentine's Day tomorrow):
A headboard is the next thing on my list of "wants/needs/to-do's" and this one is just my style - minus the word love. I'll probably just leave it blank... Luckily I was already planning on heading to the Lakewood Antique Market next weekend so I'll just add "random pieces of wood" to my list of things to look for, along with something to put my TV on and a bus or car seat for work...
Toodles,
Julia
Showing posts with label Antique Market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antique Market. Show all posts
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Kudzu Antique Market
Since I haven't had as much time to sew or do anything crafty lately I've gotten on a redecorating kick. By now, my roomies are used to coming home and finding new fabric on the dining room chairs, new pillows, new art above the mantel, etc.... My last two trips to Kudzu were in search of a new TV stand, which I'm still looking for, but I found a few other kooky, cool, fun items I thought I'd share with you.
1. Flour, coffee, sugar, and tea canisters. I almost scooped them up to replace the red-checked ones we have now, but left them because they would take up a bit too much space in our tiny, tiny kitchen.
2. Child sized stove, mixer, and blender(not pictured)! Where were these when I was growing up? I had to use my imagination...though I have to say, it's a little scary that the stove has an electrical outlet plug. Maybe it just made noises and lights go on? Anyone have one of these when you were growing up? Oh, and it says "Suzy Homemaker" on it. Ha!
3. Hoof ash tray...ewwww! Need I say more?
4. Super cute pie cabinet. I'd use it in a bathroom to store extra towels and glass jars filled with cotton balls, q-tips, and other pretty white things....a girl can dream of a bathroom that big, right?
5. Amazing, industrial furniture. The pictures don't do justice to the pieces, but they are incredible in person. The bike wheel artwork was massive - at least 5 feet wide. Clearly these aren't antiques...but gorgeous nonetheless. Definitely out of my budget, but not too insanely priced...something to save up for.
A few items came home with me that day, but I'll post pictures of them later. They've been added to the living room mantle, but I need something 'new' (to me) up there to tie into the vintage/homey feel of the room. I've had a cool print above it, but it's a little too modern for the room, so it'll be moved somewhere else in the house. I'm thinking about something along the lines of these pieces:
{Image from here} {Available here}
1. Flour, coffee, sugar, and tea canisters. I almost scooped them up to replace the red-checked ones we have now, but left them because they would take up a bit too much space in our tiny, tiny kitchen.
2. Child sized stove, mixer, and blender(not pictured)! Where were these when I was growing up? I had to use my imagination...though I have to say, it's a little scary that the stove has an electrical outlet plug. Maybe it just made noises and lights go on? Anyone have one of these when you were growing up? Oh, and it says "Suzy Homemaker" on it. Ha!
3. Hoof ash tray...ewwww! Need I say more?
4. Super cute pie cabinet. I'd use it in a bathroom to store extra towels and glass jars filled with cotton balls, q-tips, and other pretty white things....a girl can dream of a bathroom that big, right?
5. Amazing, industrial furniture. The pictures don't do justice to the pieces, but they are incredible in person. The bike wheel artwork was massive - at least 5 feet wide. Clearly these aren't antiques...but gorgeous nonetheless. Definitely out of my budget, but not too insanely priced...something to save up for.
A few items came home with me that day, but I'll post pictures of them later. They've been added to the living room mantle, but I need something 'new' (to me) up there to tie into the vintage/homey feel of the room. I've had a cool print above it, but it's a little too modern for the room, so it'll be moved somewhere else in the house. I'm thinking about something along the lines of these pieces:
{Image from here} {Available here}
Enough for now. I'll be back soon with pictures from my trip to the big apple for the New York Gift Show. That city is a blast, but I'm always ready to come back home...
Julia
Julia
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wanting something pretty...
...to put my TV on. Currently it's sitting on an old Ikea-like desk that I got from a friend. It's a light wood finish and it's got some crayon scribbles on top from the younger days of her cute daughter. I made a curtain to cover the cords that hang down the back, but I'm getting bored with it and want something new...different...cool...antique-y...
This is what it looks like now:
I was a little too lazy to hem the curtain to the correct length...but I also made it around midnight the night before I hosted my step-mom's baby shower, so I was a little rushed.
Anyways, last weekend I took a little trip to Kudzu Antique Market to look around and see if I could find anything. {I love Kudzu!} Here's the first piece I thought about:
The piece is massive! I have no idea what it was once used for, but it was old, on wheels...big, red, and beautiful! Unfortunately the price on it was a bit out of my budget (not sure what the budget was, but definitely out of it). It also didn't really have a good spot for a dvd player to reside, so I left it there for someone else to find.
This is what I really, really wanted to bring home that day:
I think it's an old school cart of some sorts...but I'm probably wrong. Painted green metal with a few rust spots, the doors open out and would be a great place to store books, dvd's, odds'n'ends, etc... I'm a sucker for old metal things {which explains my metal basket collection}. Unfortunately, this piece was even more outside my budget than the first one, so it stayed at Kudzu.
I wish I still had the Scoutmob deal for Kudzu. Maybe they'll do another one? Anyone have any suggestions on other places to look for cool pieces of furniture?
Julia
This is what it looks like now:
I was a little too lazy to hem the curtain to the correct length...but I also made it around midnight the night before I hosted my step-mom's baby shower, so I was a little rushed.Anyways, last weekend I took a little trip to Kudzu Antique Market to look around and see if I could find anything. {I love Kudzu!} Here's the first piece I thought about:
The piece is massive! I have no idea what it was once used for, but it was old, on wheels...big, red, and beautiful! Unfortunately the price on it was a bit out of my budget (not sure what the budget was, but definitely out of it). It also didn't really have a good spot for a dvd player to reside, so I left it there for someone else to find.This is what I really, really wanted to bring home that day:
I think it's an old school cart of some sorts...but I'm probably wrong. Painted green metal with a few rust spots, the doors open out and would be a great place to store books, dvd's, odds'n'ends, etc... I'm a sucker for old metal things {which explains my metal basket collection}. Unfortunately, this piece was even more outside my budget than the first one, so it stayed at Kudzu. I wish I still had the Scoutmob deal for Kudzu. Maybe they'll do another one? Anyone have any suggestions on other places to look for cool pieces of furniture?
Julia
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Kudzu Antique Market
I love old/vintage/dusty/rusty/antique items.
I love a quiet hour to myself.
I love (and always end up buying) metal baskets.
I love the crazy things you find in antique stores.
Have a great evening!
Julia
Monday, July 6, 2009
Kudzu Antique Market
We love rooting through other people's old stuff!! So, going to the Kudzu Antique Market is a perfect hour of amusement for us. If you haven't been you should definitely check it out. It's totally worth it. It's got everything you could imagine and everything you couldn't imagine. We took a quick spin through the other day and here is what we picked up.
A set of four small drinking glasses with "Souvenir de la Fete" engraved on them for J Squirrel. $7 for 4 = good deal. Great for a refreshing summer cocktail.
J Fox brought home a lovely mermaid statue. I think it was about $20, so a little pricey, but she's been looking for a mermaid statue for so long that I wasn't going to let her leave without it. She LOVES mermaids...almost as much as she loves Tim Riggins. We brought the mermaid to the store to do a little photo shoot with some of the merchandise...it was just too fitting not too.
Oh...and the best find of the day, which I don't have a picture for, was a pair of Sevens Jeans for $4 dollars!!! What a deal!! That's why we love antique markets...you never know what you're going to go home with.
Happy (antique) Hunting,
J & J
A set of four small drinking glasses with "Souvenir de la Fete" engraved on them for J Squirrel. $7 for 4 = good deal. Great for a refreshing summer cocktail. 
J Fox brought home a lovely mermaid statue. I think it was about $20, so a little pricey, but she's been looking for a mermaid statue for so long that I wasn't going to let her leave without it. She LOVES mermaids...almost as much as she loves Tim Riggins. We brought the mermaid to the store to do a little photo shoot with some of the merchandise...it was just too fitting not too. Oh...and the best find of the day, which I don't have a picture for, was a pair of Sevens Jeans for $4 dollars!!! What a deal!! That's why we love antique markets...you never know what you're going to go home with.
Happy (antique) Hunting,
J & J
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