Recent finds

Hello, everybody!

I wanted to share some recent junking finds that have me all a-flutter ;)

When I was visiting my parents a few weeks ago, my mom and I visited one of our favourite thrift shops and I found lots of good things, this lotus bowl being one.



You must understand that I have longed for a lotus bowl like this for quite some time (I'm not quite sure why-- I can't explain, so don't ask me to!), but was always put off by the expense. Imagine how thrilled I was to come across this one, with absolutely no chips or cracks, for $1.00!
The gorgeous roses are from Trader Joes: one dozen for $3.99! You honestly can't beat TJ's on flowers.

My next junking excursion was with my friend Frances, to a large antiques market here in Atlanta. I had such mixed emotions when I found these next items: excited because they were perfect for the bedroom re-do I have planned, and saddened because they were cut out of old books.



As someone who loves books, I am truly distressed by their destruction; however, the deed was done and there they were... I know, I know: this is the same argument one could make for ivory and sweatshop clothing. I am by no means perfect, and am just as hypocritical as the next person (my inner Lisa Simpson is crying right now). In any event, I bought them, am thrilled with them, and will take very good care of them. Here are some closeups:



















I plan to mat these and then frame them in mahogany, to match the bed and dressing table, and hang them above the headboard. I think this grouping will be quite dramatic.

I've actually been working over the past year to assemble all of the ingredients for our Butterfly Boudoir (lol, what an awful name-- its so awful I've just got to go with it!), though I didn't realize at the beginning that that's what I was doing. I've always liked butterflies and really got into them about a year ago. A few months ago I found this lot of 12 Limoges dessert plates on E-bay-- ohhhhhh, E-bay, my beloved enemy, how I looooaaaatheeloooooveeeee you!!-- AND HAD TO HAVE THEM!









Aren't they beautiful? They make me purr :) I want to hang them in an arching pattern-- you know to make them look like they're flying. Ok, that sounds dumb, but it looks so pretty in my head.

On a trip to the warehouse district a couple of months ago, I found some beautiful butterfly fabric in the remnant room: gorgeous butterflies in shades of teal and yellow on a cream background. I'd show you a picture but I forgot to photograph it before I left it with my mom. We're going to make covers for the pillows I already have.

I'm hoping that Pottery Barn's reversible velvet silk cotton quilt (in cream) will go majorly on sale at the end of the season, as it is faaaarrr too expensive for me at the moment. Its the softest thing and would look just beautiful as a background for the pillows.

I have one more junking find to share. I found this on Saturday when Elizabeth and I were prowling the shops: a McCoy vase that will be perfect for the fall:







I hope that you've had good luck in your junking!
Kimberley