Showing posts with label white framed mirror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label white framed mirror. Show all posts

Tuesday's Club G.W. with Charm Bracelet Diva No.2

July 4, 2011


Well, the first Club G.W. with Charm Bracelet Diva Party is a thing of the past.  Thanks to all who participated!  The party wasn't large, but it WAS chock full of them Goodwill finds!

Before we start the next party I thought I'd showcase a few entries from Party No.1.......I wish I could mention each one as they were all fantastic examples of thrifting at it's finest! 

First off is this awesome redesign from Rosemary at Villabarnes. You've got to see her blog to believe her talent!  This chair was SO rescued (you've gotta see it's BEFORE pic) and the linen fabric with blue ticking is one of my all-time favorites!

This monogrammed picnic basket was a great find by Madison of Madison Makes.  She thinks
she might be addicted to storage solutions....I think she has a great eye for fabulous finds.  I can think of a hundred uses for this basket in my house right now!  Love the basket, and just love how her finds  are called "car boot loot" on her side of the pond!  (Maybe I should call this the Car Boot Loot Party? lol) 

Vanna at Delusions of Grandeur takes the cake for both volume and diversity of flea market finds.  You have to stop over there and see them all to believe it!  She snagged a ton of stuff including an inkwell (apparently a wildly amazing snag, check it out), a barometer, a funky Japanese lamp from Goodwill (my favorite!) and much more.

Finally, Kim over at Cheap Chic Home shared an amzing Club. G.W. find that anybody would have turned the car around for!  You did good, Kim! 

If you made it into this week's features as a Club G.W. Diva, go on and grab a Featured Button, at the top of my right sidebar!

Now on to my own Club G.W. find and re-do for this week. 

I have to admit that I thought this mirror was hideous when I first saw it (with potential, of course) but now I'm not so sure....but I guess that ship has sailed since it's been transformed!

Chickadee number one found it during our weekly visit to the local Club G.W. 


Once I got it home and inspected it I realized that the black border around the mirror wasn't black paint, it was ~ wait for it ~ velvet.  Yes, I said velvet.  Pretty odd, I know.  Lucky for me it was starting to peel off in one corner so I gently started to peel it all back. I was half afraid that it would be cardboard or something underneath but it was bare wood.  Perfect for painting over!

And paint over it I did.


One coat of primer and two coats of Martha Stewart White followed by a bit of sandpaper distressing.  I was a happy camper.


It's for our recently revamped bathroom (post-septic system back-up and flood, ugh I know) and I'm excited that we'll be hanging it this weekend.  I can't wait to show you it in all its glory once the rest of the bathroom decor overhaul is finished.  For now I'm satisfied with enjoying the beauty of our wildflowers.  



Okay so now on to the real McCoy, YOUR link-ups!  Show us your thrifty finds and re-dos and let's see what makes your heart go pitter-patter!

Party Rules:

Link up any post, past or present, related to any Goodwill, thrift store, flea market, estate sale, barn sale, YOU NAME IT, find you would like to share. This includes any posts featuring thrifty find re-dos!

Be sure to link your thumbnail back to your original post’s URL and not just to your blog’s main address. (If you don't do this InLinkz will redirect you to correct it.)

Please either post the party’s button (grab it from my top right side bar) OR link back to the party somewhere in your post.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BECOME A FOLLOWER
but it's not mandatory.

And try to visit other party guests, that’s what this is all about!





xoxo
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White Wednesday on Thursday Again

May 13, 2011

I’ve got to stop doing this, writing my White Wednesday post on Thursday! I don’t seem to be able to get anything done these days…..


I found this little lovely at the local Club G.W., having fallen in love with the white chippy frame.


It wasn’t until I got home and noticed the printing on the back of the frame that I realized it was made in Chicago. It read “Dennite…..Chicago Illinois.”

So I looked it up and found a few similar ones on ebay. The two I found on line were floral prints but still quite similar to mine (all Dennite and made by Dennstedt Art. Co.) and they’re dated somewhere between the 1920’s and 1930’s. So, my lady here could be 81 or even 91 years old! Not bad for my $1.99 purchase!



Oh, and the white behind the frame is my awesome white chippy window, snagged up at the Kane County Flea Market last weekend. Quite a score, I love it! Although I KNOW Mr. CBD is scratching his head and saying, “You brought home an old, dirty window ~ for what?” So hard to explain! I'll have to share it in it's full glory next time.



I had visions of trading out the original picture for something else, but perhaps I’ll leave it be? I mean, she seems pretty happy.

Have a great weekend!

I'll be linking up here:

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White Wednesday (and I Don't Mean Snow)

December 14, 2010

Although we HAVE had our first snow, what with being in the Midwest and all.......

As for White Wednesday, I've been eyeing these beauties for a while and thought I'd share them with you.

All photos courtesy of, you guessed it, Pottery Barn.  Not a lot of mystery with me, I confess.

 Can't you just feel the softness and the warmth of these?  I've been noticing these "faux" fur throws gaining popularity lately.  Makes me want to curl up by the fire with a good book.  

I think these pillows would be just smashing with the throws. Talk about indulgence.

I've always been a sucker for monograms.


I brought home two of these babies from the thrift shop, although they were painted different colors and not just white.  My family thought I was a little bit nuts and said that they were "scary" looking!  Little did they know that I had it in mind to paint them white......if they end up looking like this I think they'll look quite nice.

In my other life I used to be a frame-a-holic.  My tastes have evolved over time, so some of my old frames don't exactly go with our current decor. THIS frame, however, would be quite welcome in our home today!

And as for that snow, we're ready for it.  You have to be if you live out here in this perpetual Winter Wonderland ~  where we have snow on the ground from November through March (and sometimes April!).  Now if I just had one of those scrumptious white fur throws to get me through the winter......maybe it's not too late to add to my Christmas list?  Wherever you are, stay warm.  Enjoy the snow if you have it.  And have a great week.

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