Category: Shoppin’ and Junkin’

Where Do I Start?

Big weekend for ModFruGal.  I attended the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show, scored at the first decent estate sale in months, AND had nice weather, so the outdoor furniture painting extravaganza has begun.

First up was this pair of chairs I picked up for the booth.  They needed the lipstick.. some light peeling paint, but no rust and no sandblasting required…YAY. Recovered the seats with a staple gun and this project was done in a couple of hours.

I needed an injection of spring into the booth and I think these will do the trick.

Lottery Picks Addendum

….I forgot to check Wright’s retail site while auction trawling… there’s some exciting new items I had to share..some are almost painful….

Gaetano Pesce Sofa c. 1969 $4,500

Pierre Cardin lamps c. 1975…..Aghhhhh…these are so, SO lovely. $1800

AND these..

Oh, so nice…Arredoluce c. 1965 $5,500

….and I’m a sucker for Jere sea urchin-y starbursts……c. 1979.  $1,800

These French chairs speak to me…c. 1960 $4800.

OK…that’s quite enough….starting to feel unhealthy….

Lottery Picks

Ah, another auction, another wish list…..


Ingo Mauer c. 1970 = Serious lamp lust.  Estimate: $3k


Michael Thonet Mirror c. 1910 = Timeless.  Estimate: $3k


Joe Colombo  c. 1962 = LOVE this little lucite number.  Estimate: $3k


TH Robsjohn Gibbings Daybed c. 1955 = Well, if you insist.  Estimate: $7k


Jens Quistgaard for Dansk c. 1971 = Pepper Madam?  Estimate: $5k


George Nelson Catenary chairs c. 1962 = What’s not to like?  Estimate: $5k


Angelo Mangiarotti Sterling Vase c. 2004 = Already a classic!  Estimate: $5k


Shiro Kuramata lucite bar cart c. 1968/2008 = All that fab makes me thirsty..cocktails!  Estimate: $7k

All photos via Wright20 – Modern Design Auction Catalog March 23rd.

Saturday Flea

So sad…and COLD.  Apparently, I only missed a few booths being open yesterday b/c today still had empty spots.  24 degrees may be chump change to our northern neighbors, but our southern sensibilities like it a bit warmer..and the vendors obviously agree.  Did I get anything else today?

So, I’ll stick to my Friday strategy next month and see what’s shakin’…should be much warmer.

Friday Flea

Flea market is back this weekend so I tried to hit them at set up time and did OK.  I’ll probably go back tomorrow since a lot of vendors simply don’t bother with Fridays.  Like here…

Someone got the memo on Pantone’s color of the year for 2010…….

More letters….

This cracked me up….

It’s a Komodo Dragon with a southern accent….I can hear it now…”Hun, just price that Kahmodah at $675…”

So what did I get?

You know I can’t resist a little asian flair, (imagine orange-ish lacquer), the chair matches my 2 couches…and I’ve just always LOVED these plants and they were about half of what I’ve seen them for everywhere else.  We’ll see what tomorrow yields, if anything.