Showing posts with label vintage loving cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage loving cup. Show all posts

Friday Finds Vintage Edition

October 26, 2014



I love vintage.
Old.
Worn out.
Loved.
Cherished.
Chippy.
Shabby.
 
Anyone who has followed me for any length of time knows that.
But I feel like I've managed to get away from the "vintage"
aspect of this blog somewhat, and I want to get back to it.
 
One way of doing that is to share with you my
 
thrift store
 
flea market
 
barn sale
 
estate sale
 
and any-other-sale
 
F.I.N.D.S.

I'm going to try to make it a Friday thing,
 hence my post name "Friday Finds."

And don't worry.
I do realize that it's actually Sunday.
But I didn't want to wait until next Friday
to share this with you!
 
 
Today I'm sharing a champagne bucket and trophy/loving cup
that I picked up at an estate sale last weekend.
 


And a perfectly chippy,
shabby, old ladder.
 

 
Aren't these leaves gorgeous?
Courtesy of my front yard!

 
I'm in love with the look of this baby pumpkin inside the silver cup.
 

So what would you do with this awesome ladder?
Should I paint it or leave it as is?
I've gone back and forth on the question myself.
Whether I paint it or not I'm sure it will eventually
end up as another one of my many home décor projects.
 
SO:
 
To paint or not to paint?
 
What would you do?
 
And what would you use the ladder for?

You can always stop by my "Ladders" Pinterest Board for inspiration!
 
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Decorating with Vintage Trophies

August 25, 2014

Vintage champagne bucket vintage trophy hydrangeas

I love vintage trophies. I love their patina. I love their shapes. I love their engravings. I don't love their price tags. So I don't actually own any vintage trophies. But I do have a vintage champagne bucket that that serves as a great substitute.

Vintage Loving Cup Dream Fulfilled

May 16, 2012



I have been on the prowl for a vintage loving cup for ages.  I've looked for one at barn sales, church sales and flea markets to no avail.  I've only seen them on fab shopping sites such as Antique Farmhouse.

                                                                Source: antiquefarmhouse.com via AntiqueFarm on Pinterest


How cool is that?  I even have some on my Pinterest page.  You can check them out here.  But as much as I love Antique Farmhouse, this was too pricey for me.

Then I saw one recently in a local antique store (notorious for jacking up the price) and although it was fairly reasonably priced for an antique shop ($25.00), thrifter that I am, I just couldn't bring myself to pay it.  Sniff, sniff.  Now moving on to the next week......I was in a "community thriftstore" in a neighboring town and was ready to throw in the towel when I saw something silverish across a few aisles of kitchenware.  Naw, I thought, my eyes are definitely playing tricks on me.  But just in case, maybe I'll head on over there and check it out........glad I did.  Less than half the price of the first one.


This is definitely the part where I say "Yay, me!"  I'll admit it's more of a champagne cooler than a loving cup/trophy but who's going to be nit-picky here?  It's even engraved,  albeit oddly, with the name of a local family-owned furniture store!?  I told Mr. CBD it adds charm!


I loved adding it to my Ballard Designs copycat side table.  You can read about that here.  I had some fun with PicMonkey and tried some of their new textures.



And here we are without texture again.



Who doesn't love finding that special treasure for less?  I know I do.

Have you found any treasures this week?

xoxo