Posted: May 27th, 2011 | Filed under: Booth 50, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: American of Martinsville, george nelson, Herman Miller, nashville flea market | 14 Comments »
It felt so good to get out to the flea today…I’ve missed a few and there has been a gaping hole in my heart longing for an outdoor dig of dusty, musty treasures.
Kenny Loggins was the first thing my eyes landed on when I walked in. I took this as a good sign that this might be a good day of junkin’. He, who popularized the parachute prison jumpsuit as high fashion, stood as a beacon to all who entered.
This was only $2, and I should have dragged it home, but it was super rusty and I had visions of it sitting in my garage for 3 years waiting for the CC to pour a concrete top for it, like this….
Oh well, someone will do something fun with those legs I hope.
These stools looked new, but someone could tweak them a bit to give them that little sumtin’ sumtin’.
Some say Vintage Vultures, some say Lucky Buzzards. THIS guy is exactly why I adore the flea.
The pair of Nelson headboards wasn’t going to last long, but I just don’t have room in the booth and I don’t need them…but aren’t they lovely? This lighted bedside table is a piece I had never seen before. If it hadn’t been packaged with the headboards I’d have snatched it up.
I grabbed my camera as I was rushing out the door and I had the zoom lens on…this proved very difficult in tight spaces, like here, where I couldn’t get far enough back to get a full shot. I hate it when I do dumbass things like that.
So what did I get?
A bench,
…and a super groovy vintage lamp for the booth…the pale part of the base has a bulb in it so it glows when lit.
I also got these….
…two desk lamps and this nightstand. I’m beside myself excited about this nightstand….check it…
American of Martinsville solid wood goodness needs some cleaning and refinishing, but she will GLEAM when she’s done…GLEAM I tell you.
A successful couple of days after the junkin’ drought of late. Now to attend some social gatherings involving the required grills and beer to kick off a nice long weekend. Have a great holiday everyone!
Posted: February 26th, 2011 | Filed under: Booth 50, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: nashville flea market | 3 Comments »
So I didn’t take the camera with me to the Flea because:
1) It was freezing, which requires gloves off for shooting pics.
2) I’m supposed to be on a break.
3) I’m lazy.
I bought some fun things for the booth, and for the house, and some things that will begin their limbo test drive phase. You know, you bring it home and start to reconsider selling it, so you leave it in the house for a few weeks as a trial run. If it makes you smile when you walk past it..it stays. Well, until something better comes along…
Love these, but don’t need these…
I think after I pop the paint by number out and redo the frame..I will not want to let it go…another for the limbo set…
Keeping this box as a super stylish pencil holder for my desk….
The lacquer set was still wrapped in plastic and never even used….methinks this will add a little pan-asian panache to Dim Sunday.
All the Asian stuff came from this crazy estate sale. Packed to the ceiling with goodies from Japan and Germany, where they lived for 30 years. I’ve never seen so much lacquer and spingerle molds in one place- such a contrast of cultures. I could have nosed around there all day.
Posted: August 27th, 2010 | Filed under: Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: nashville flea market | 12 Comments »
Not much time for chit chat..let’s just look…
Salterini!
I ‘m really crabby about what happened with this…..
Let’s just say I tried to buy it…but some snot nosed teenager with her mother had it on “HOLD”. When I came to look at it, they got all possessive and rude. If you want it, BUY IT. I’m standing here with money to buy NOW.
The whole thing was UNCOOL. I’ve always liked this vendor too, but I am mad at him right now. I was nice, but I told him next time, I wasn’t going to let him off so easy…or her for that matter.
So I got this…along with some caladiums. Gorgeous day despite VKG drama.
Have a great weekend!
Posted: July 3rd, 2010 | Filed under: Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: nashville flea market | 4 Comments »
Big miss on the Friday Flea….I somehow forgot to include one of the more interesting items of the day….a “Zebra Tooth Necklace”. Can we discuss this?
I wish I’d taken more shots of it.
Posted: June 25th, 2010 | Filed under: Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: nashville flea market | 5 Comments »
Today’s flea was an auditory affair. “It’s hot as Hades, Idinit?….Hot as a bug on a lightbulb….so hot the corn is popping in the field…” You get the picture. In between hearing all these fab comments from fellow shoppers and vendors, I heard some Michael Jackson tributes, which put a smile on my face. I turned the corner to hear a little Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, then some big band….all while the race cars from the adjacent Nashville Speedway kept a low roar going. Fun day for the ears.
Not a stellar shopping day though, but maybe it was because I was dehydrating quickly and losing focus. I turned the first corner to see this…could it be a hunky burly table?
Aw, now! Why did they have to go and ruin it with that?!
Moving on…..
Too bad the veneer was toast on these…too much work needed for the money.
This woman is retail all the way, but I think she’s been doing well…I’ve never photographed her stuff since it’s not my thing, but I know a lot of people love this…tons of french furniture kitted out in burlaps and printed grain sacks. She’s also indoors and I spent longer indoors today than usual, for obvious reasons.
I loved looking at this giant water lilly…..so what did I get today?
A pair of stools needing some love and a little tree….I spent a whopping $22 today. Must. Take. Cold. Shower. Now.
Posted: May 21st, 2010 | Filed under: Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: nashville flea market | 3 Comments »
I had to be quick at the flea today….so I couldn’t go in every nook and cranny….
I thought that yellow dinette was perfect for some youngster..4 chairs total.
I loved this….it’s actually a bench to some huge organ, but it’s too tall to be a bench in real life…but could be a great console….
My attraction to orange has not waned…..
I got excited when I saw this….
Then less so at $175……
The thing I’m wishing I’d picked up for the booth the most…..
These fab end tables…dammit.
Looking at the photos I hate myself now…it was hard to snap these as I was smushed up against an armoire to get this weird angle. They SO won’t still be around later…That’s what I get for hiking 4 miles before the flea…fuzzy judgment. Have a great weekend!
