Flea Market Sunday {Long Beach}

 

We spent the better part of yesterday at the flea market in Long Beach.  Our intention was to find a new dining table and chairs for my little sister, we were partially successful and managed to pick up a lot of amazing pieces along the way.  It turned out to be a beautiful and very busy day....

 

I wanted this little sofa pretty bad but without a specific location and a high price I had to pass it up sadly... sometimes that's how it goes, the shape was so sweet.

 

I have to believe that there is a little something for everyone at the flea market...honeycombs- fur letters whatever you might need.

 

I picked up this little vintage vest... we always take pictures of one another when we cannot find a mirror to look in, just to be sure.

 

I completely loved the display @junkstyle put together- so so cute!

 

Pillows and gold..

 

Blankets and rugs everywhere.

 

This piece is perfect inspiration for a project that I am starting to design.

 

The boys always get it right... 

 

More bags than I knew what to do with.

 

Meet my new dream, the duffel is on my list.

 

My sister's new table is amazing..

 

And then we relaxed... pretty much perfect.

 

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Reupholstering the vintage French chair..

 

When we were in Paris in the Spring last year I was lucky enough to come across these two beauties.  I was instantly in love and on a mission to figure out how exactly to get these home for myself.  I was pleasantly surprised by a seller who was willing to translate my need to get these chairs to our rented apartment to a wonderful delivery man, and my heart was content.  The poor guy had to carry them up 3 flights of shallow steps and then another guy carried them down a week later and loaded them into our taxi van in route to Normandie.  It was worth every minute (note that I was not actually carrying them)!

Once they arrived here in California I had no clue what I wanted to do with them, so they stayed at home with me for a bit before I finally took the plunge.  I had them upholstered in vintage linen that we had purchased while we were in France along with some of my standard linen on the back and sides.  I added tufting to the seat back to create a little more interest for me as well as exposed flat rustic nail head details at the legs.. and I love love them!

   

 

top 2 images from the Paris flea market/bottom 2 images by Ashlee Raubach

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Weekend wishes...

 

Hello.. sorry for the late post!  I spent the better part of my day digging through boxes and sorting out accessories, I am selling at Irvine on Sunday morning and have so many little things that have accumulated here and there.  I needed to get them gathered together so I could do one big clean out and sell.  If you are in the area you should stop by and see us!

Aside from that our vacation time is coming to an end and I am a little sad about it to be honest.  I love having the kids here just hanging out and relaxing a bit. We have moved on from the Christmas decor and I think celebrated the last of the holiday birthdays so it is time for cleaning out and organizing and maybe picking up those little things that were on the list but did not make it under the tree...

I ordered up a pair of these jeans which I have been trying to find for months!

Trying this even if it means I cannot fit into said jeans..

I have been adding new items to the shop and I want want this rug for myself!

I just picked up this little book too... I have to get started on that list you know.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

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Happy Thanksgiving and a discount!

 

Wishing you all a wonderful start to the Holiday season! 

 In an effort to show you how very Thankful we are to all of you for your support and love we are offering a Thanksgiving discount in the shop!  Just enter thanks2013 to receive your discount on anything you chose... today through Saturday.

I am getting prepared for some wonderful holiday posts and gift guides here on the blog along with more from our Holiday giving series... so excited!

xoxo

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What I've been up to and a note...

 

We had quite an eventful weekend for having nothing to do...

I spent a little bit of time going through the goodies from our container and arranging a few little things that I bought for myself along with a lot of laundering of vintage French linens.  One of my favorite things that I could not wait to get were the books that I bought from Sharon when we were staying at her house... love them!

We had dinner outside by the pool which was lovely, and the caprese was perfection.

 

I rearranged my mirror collage in the living room finally, adding some bigger pieces and a variety of shapes.

 A quick visit to the flea market and the farmers market on Sunday morning was in order, then a late lunch with my sisters and mom!

 

My last little note is about a comment that I received on a post about spelling.. I will say that I am not a wonderful speller and I will never win a spelling bee, I rely heavily on spell check and I look up anything I am in doubt on, that is my pre-comment here.  I appreciate a nice email to help me when I have made a mistake, and I do get them and I do make them, however, I do not appreciate a rude comment form an Anonymous commenter correcting me when I was already correct.  Please understand that many of us write blogs because we enjoy them and because we like to share with others, please don't waste anybody's time, yours or mine by being mean or rude.  That just ruins it for everyone because it makes the writer hesitant to be themselves, and it makes us edit comments heavily to keep your negativity to a minimum.  I will tell you the same thing I tell my kids BE NICE!  

There are so many wonderful readers out there and I do hope you will continue to comment as it lets me know you are still out there, please forgive me for my little rant!!  

Happy Monday! :)

 p.s. here are a couple of little pictures from our container that we unloaded last week.  We will be having a little sale and gathering to celebrate.  More to come this week on that!

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Flea Market Sunday

 

We took some time this weekend to visit the flea market here in So. Cal.  This one is in Irvine at the Great Park and it is a perfect size for an easy Sunday morning.  We were not looking for anything special but we always seem to find something we cannot live without.  

 

I love old rope like this.. thick and well used.  I picked it up for a little display in my family room... love it!

 

 

I picked up a few small antlers to paint and mess around with.

 

This is my sis.. loved this vintage piece but a little over our budget this time.

 

Wanted this anchor piece..

 

This guy always has the best style.. Loved the mix!

 

We hit the farmers market afterwards for some sweet fresh fruit.

 

This is one of my favorite finds of the day.. I have been picking up amazing vintage pieces like this for something a little unique and fun to mix it up when I get dressed up.

 

We spent the rest of the day relaxing around the pool.. The afternoon light on the water is always something amazing.

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