Category: Shoppin’ and Junkin’

The 4 Month Table

Due to some insane and ridiculous series of events, it took over 4 months to transform this table.  It sat in the garage in between phases and taunted me, louder and louder with each passing month….”Finish me…Finish me…FINISH ME!”

OK!!

Here’s how I found it…$4.00 at the Goodwill Outlet.

I didn’t take enough before pictures, but the top is MDF and was gouged, and even burned in a few places….I think this table’s owners had anger issues….

So the CC filled all those places with epoxy….

sand down the epoxy and old paint….

Then sandblasted the metal base when we were blasting the outdoor furniture.

I never showed you one of the tricks we find necessary when sandblasting…sieving the sand…..

We pour the sand through a window screen to catch the coarser bits that clog up the nozzle of the blasting attachment.  It really makes all the difference!

See?  That stuff will mess you up.

Much better.

Then, prime, paint, sand, paint again…nothing exciting…just plain white.  Sorry for the crappy photos…this room is way dark with difficult angles away from the window and I had no time for styling….then again, I never do…I’m a renovator first.

Estate Sale

For some reason…time has moved in slow motion for me this week.

Why? What did I do? I dragged some furniture downtown to donate, volunteered at the Minors’ school, had to COMPLETELY rebuild the shop for flood relief (love/hate Cafe Press)… It seems like weeks ago I was ripping out moldy drywall and cleaning out furry, fermented Jamaican food down at the farmer’s market, but it was only Tuesday!  (BTW, I have never wanted a silkwood shower more than I did that afternoon…Supposedly, only 2 more weeks of water restrictions though – Hell YEAH!)

When working at the school yesterday, the music teacher told me he just got power back the day before…damn..everywhere you turn, someone lost their house or a whole floor of it…I have major survivor’s guilt.

So… to completely contradict my SG, I went junkin’.  (2nd hand version of retail therapy? Have I screwed with my karma?!) I’d neglected my booth lately and decided to hit an estate sale to find some fresh items.  Problem is, I think I’m keeping them…karma SO screwed now…

I’m fascinated by this piece.  It’s a mosaic of paper…you can see below where a few pieces have come off that I’ll have to fix.

I can’t be sure, but the signature looks like Karl Windhurst, or Windhunt…

But I’ve turned up no info via interwebs.  Probably just a talented friend…

And last, but not least…I found a baby for my cardinal…..

*Sigh*

Barbie Porn

We are still in major water conservation mode…. BTW, the city has adopted a great attitude about it and really banded together.  There’s #floodbeards and #floodlegs all over Twitter for conservation efforts involving not shaving…(where’s #floodpits?) You go Nashville!  We all stink and we’re proud of it!

Not doing laundry, washing dishes, or pressure washing old decking gives me a bit more time for other things. So, while catching up on some blogs, I found another crush…Boudoir Barbie.

How great are these!?  I already have so many pin-ups around the house..why not these? Awesome.

All photos by the talented Critsey Rowe.

Found via the Jealous Curator

Urchin Urges

Fetish alert.  Help me.  Birds, Fawns, Mushrooms, Urchins.  I really don’t want to know what these cravings mean, but I acknowledge-it’s not right.

But I’m not the only one.  We all admit to our long suffering love of vintage Jere sculptures -  previously admired here, but urchin-lovin’ is obviously not just my gig. Jonathan loved them enough to team up for their Jere/Adler re-issued urchins.

Jere/Adler  for $995

Plus KWID got on that train a few years back as well.

Wearstler’s are $2195 EACH

Then came Chiasso’s version.  Now we’re talking more of my kind of budget.

Chiasso’s are $188 for 3

How about this new West Elm number in wood?

$19-$34 each from West Elm

The new West Elm pendant is a winner too.  Asiatix made a tabletop version several years ago (2003?) for $300….then Z gallerie had a tabletop version for $149 last year, but both seem to be gone now. All versions made from bleached coconut…

$149 each for these coconut pendants

These lamps on Lacor’s website make me drool a bit on my keyboard… I bet they are pricey.

How about these babies…..Gold Leafed Sea Urchin Bowl

Yes, I can’t help myself.  First it was this one, now…Daniela de Marchi’s ring via Splash on the Net….want it.

One year at Christmas I made white urchins with skewers, a foam ball, spray mount and fake snow spray.  They don’t last but one round, but they were cool and festive.  Why am I crazypants for these things?

Friday Flea

Well, today was the busiest Friday I’ve seen at the market since I started my new flea schedule.  Heaving I tell ya.  Get thee to the flea this weekend if you can…busiest weekend besides the October market according to my buddy at the gate.  I’m posting this as quick as I can, so if you read this today…you might be able to go today…because everyone here knows it’s “callin’ for rain” tomorrow.  Apparently there is a pretty nasty storm coming through tomorrow, but in middle Tennessee, it “calls for rain” whereas in west Tennessee it’s “fixin’ to rain.”

It’s going to rain people.  Go today if you can.

Everyone was in a good mood today…good vibes, good weather…I even had a vendor ask to be in my photo….HE was fun.

This fabulous thing below haunts me EVERY MONTH.  I wanted it so bad when I first saw it and didn’t even know what it was.  Then Morgan at The Brick House found one for a song…and this one has not budged in price all these many months….ONE DAY.

These below are a good deal…$40 for the pair, but the pleather is torn.  I’d have bought them for the booth, but my garage can’t handle another project right now.

There were some cool plants too, but I need a LOT of them and I’m still trawling around town to see what deals I can find.

In the end, despite the froog’s fantasy I saw today, I was good and saved my budget for the plant extravaganza….and only came home with ONE thing.

$10 shroom stool!

Do we think this mushroom thing is becoming a problem?  I’m taking suggestions on what should replace the poo colored velour….

Lottery Picks + Outrage

Oh my.  I never wanted Bertoias because of the ass waffling…but these could waffle my ass any time.  I saw a pair of these at my mall last year with the annoying “Not for Sale” sign on them….I’m sure I couldn’t have afforded them if they had been for sale…but man, these are SO cool.  Only $1495.00!

Mr. Metro Retro has come a long way….and a LOT more expensive.  He’s even on 1st Dibs now….no more deals to be had.  I think it may be over 3 years since I bought anything from him…he’s gone all Gucci on us.

He also has these fantabulous Ward Bennett chairs for the same magic price of…oh yeah, $1495.00!  Maybe I love them so much beacuse they remind me a little of my Wearstler couch lust. Listing is here.

Just because I’m outraged…and I want you to be too…I have to point out this bit of BS….

For only $1650, you can tell your buddies you got a beer garden set from Munich c. 1999.  Ooooh…antique!  You can get them here for $499 and several other places, with wood finish choices.  I hate it when people take the piss.