Daisy Janie

vintage treasures, 1 of 5

This week I'll be posting about vintage treasures that I like, that I have on-hand, that I've seen around, that were passed down from grandparents...little bit of everything!

To start things off... I was going to wait until I had this chair rehabbed and recovered to show you a before & after, but, since Kim at True Up is featuring yummy bark cloth this week, I'm bustin' it out for you now.
I was looking for a sitting chair to recover - clean lines and *hopefully* a mid-century, modern feel were my requirements. Hit the jackpot for $85. AND it rocks - literally, it rocks back and forth. It seems a little too much as Jack flipped over backwards one time - thank goodness for hard heads. The lady at the antique shop was aghast that I would recover this chair. Hmm. I like the pattern, but it's a bit worn and we'd like to use it not just look at it. What do you think? Maybe I could salvage the fabric for another project. You'll be seeing this one again...

Loving these dots bowls from Hazel-Atlas Glass Co., circa 1950. Once the largest glass manufacturer in the world.

Love the immediate call to another time & place with these atomic / sputnik patterns.

Audrey Hepburn, where are you? I found your glasses! Too, too, too cool!!! I think Nicole Balch from Pink Loves Brown and Making It Lovely should have these!! She would look great!

known simply as "vera"

Went with my mom to a few antique shops today in Adamstown PA, which is an area pretty well-known for antiques. {Trivia: Ralph Lauren's crew has been known to travel down here looking for photo shoot props.} I was looking for a couple of things in particular and actually made out very well! But today's post is not about that mumbo jumbo; I will post about that next week. I found another treasure that I'm bursting to share right now.

You might recall that I'm *slightly* enamored with textiles, and one of my all-time fave designers is Vera Neumann. I featured Poppy Cotton on Scoutie Girl in March of '07, who was using mostly Vera fabrics for her home decor pieces. Heart be still. I thought it was amazing that she could find so many vintage Vera pieces - and I was secretly jealous b/c I wanted them all! Well, today was my lucky day!

I found this vintage Vera, linen teatowel in *mint* condition as I unassumingly strolled through the first shop. It was in a pile of other linens - in a basket - on the floor - with only a little corner peeking out. No matter, I saw it and I knew straight away what it was! And I knew it was coming home with me. I fell in mad, mad love, before confirming that the Vera insignia was there with her little ladybug, too! The colors, the design, the energy. So cool. I will do nothing but keep it by my side for inspiration and motivation, for now. If you have any other ideas let me know- cannot involve cutting! What have you unexpectedly found at an antique shop, flea market or garage sale? What did you do with it?

P.S. I paid $4 for this small delight. Wait til you see what else I scored - next week!

photography obsession

Have you seen the shutter sisters website/blog? Can't get enough...such talented, talented women!

I could go on and on here about why I love crisp, conceptual images like these, but that would defeat the purpose of letting the images speak their own 1000+ words.

{photos courtesy of shutter sisters. all rights reserved.}

loving this message

This is a newly designed wall square one of my blogging friends, Lisa from Milkshake, will be revealing at a show tonight. The color, arrangement and verbage grabbed me right away!

I rec'd a "believe" wall square in a recent contest Lisa had on her blog, sweet inspiration, and it really adds a nice, uplifting touch to my space. Thanks Lisa!