Shopping For A New House

Hello friends!

Don't you love finding a new shop with lots of interesting things and great prices?

I know I do - especially when they have items that you're looking for at that particular time.


We sold the two Family Room chairs before we sold our previous house and I've also been wanting to get a new sofa because the grey one we bought several years ago was cheap inexpensive and was supposed to be temporary. I've also been looking on Craigslist for a large entertainment center just in case someone happens to be selling one that will suit our needs. 

I found a local shop called Sardis Marketplace while perusing Craigslist and went to their Facebook page. They had several chairs and a sofa and loveseat that were affordable and the right size, so I decided to head on over to see what else they had. Turns out the place was made up of quite a few shops within the building. Some shops sold new furniture and some sold vintage furniture and accessories. I'm definitely going to go back and shop for more because the prices were good.

I loved this display.

Here's a larger photo of the booth.

Don't you love the classic lines of this cabinet?

  

 I didn't expect to find a large entertainment center almost the exact size of one that I had drawn up just a few days ago. The price on this piece was $2,499, which was pretty reasonable, considering I had seen others I kind of like for between $5,000 and $8,000(totally out of the question). I would have purchased it on the spot, but thought it was a little too rustic in style compared to our very formal dining room furniture. We're not quite ready to replace those pieces too.

I loved the chairs in the display, as well. 

The chair we had in our last Master Bedroom is a little large for the new space and this chair would be perfect and the price was affordable. The larger chair would fit in the living room. 

This sofa would look great in a smaller space. You don't often see sofas that are this narrow.

These leather chairs made me pause, even though I don't normally like leather furniture. I really love their sleek style.

I thought of Kim of Savvy Southern Style when I saw these demijohns. 

I ended up getting this traditional sofa and loveseat. They were comfortable and not a bad price.

If you're ever in Charlotte, be sure to stop off and visit Sardis Marketplace.  Definitely going to keep my eye on their Facebook page for other  things we might need. 

Do you have a favorite shop you love to visit near you?

Pam

This isn't a sponsored post, I just wanted to share a great place to shop!

Are You Ready? Here Comes Christmas

I know, I know,
It's only Halloween, why am I talking about Christmas?
Seems like Christmas decorations start coming out earlier and earlier every year. 
But...
I went to a store called  BlackLion in Charlotte a couple of days ago to get something I needed for an upcoming project. (more on that later).

It's one of those fun places that has aisles and aisles of individual little shops inside.

It's always interesting to see what's popular.

There were owls EVERYWHERE.

There were a few autumnal displays.

with owls

and quite a few owls in Christmas displays.

Yep, Christmas.

Guess I shouldn't be surprised to see so many Christmas decorations.

After all, there are only 54 days left until the happy celebration. 

I always take so long to get in the Christmas spirit and to decorate for the holidays. 

Maybe I should go back to BlackLion a few more times to get me in the mood because, ready or not, here comes Christmas.

There were silver and gold Christmas displays...

and this incredible all white and silver shop just dripping in icy decorations.

I was amazed and enjoyed all the baubles.

The chandelier was dazzling.

I loved the little pops of red in this mostly silver with a hint of gold display.

Green and gold is classic...

...and of course there were a few red and green trees...

There was even a tree with pink accents.

The wicker chairs looked a little too summery next to the Christmas trees...

even though it's still in the 70's this week.

There was a large backroom that resembled a pickers barn.

Vintage luggage was stacked high. I wonder what wonderful places they've been to in days past.

LOVED this mirror in an old vintage door.

I finally found the little shop that was my reason for driving to the BlackLion.

Those of you who have painted with it, probably recognized it right away. 

I finally purchased my first can of Annie Sloan Chalk paint and some clear Soft Wax. 

I will hopefully be doing a project at home very soon. 

What? not at the cottage, you say?

Not this time.

Spending so much time at the Cottage hasn't allowed me to check anything off my home projects list in awhile. 

I've wanted to do this particular project for 13 years, but it's difficult to paint over brand new cherry wood.

It's not so new anymore, so I'm going to be brave.

Can you guess which room I'm starting in?

(Hint: I'm not brave enough to start in the kitchen)

Pam

Pottery Barn Inspiration

One of my favorite places to go for home decor inspiration is Pottery Barn. 

Their vignettes and windows are always so well put together. 

I love their casual and comfortable style.

I do not, however, love their prices. 

I've been looking for some wing back chairs on Craigslist for awhile now and was happy to see this timeless classic in an ever so popular grain sack fabric.

I didn't even bother looking at the price on this chair because I know I can get a good wing chair on Craigslist for about $100 and make a slipcover for it for about $50, depending on the price of the fabric . 

I am always inspired by the bedding at Pottery Barn  as they are always so darn fluffy. A little bird told me that they get this look by stuffing 2 down comforters in a single duvet. 

Clever

I admired the upholstered headboard because making one has been on my project list for, like, FOREVER.

I looked at the price on this one and gasped.

This giant yardstick would make a great diy project, that would be pretty easy to make. I might have to put that on the list because it would look great in my craft room.

Loved these lanterns

This little vignette is inspiration for a big project coming up. It has to do with what we've been saving our money for. Can't really share it now...you know how things sometimes fall though.

The tables at Pottery Barn are always so awesome.

Got a kick out of this one....do you see them?

The chargers are pigs.

Of course, there were also little piggy salt and pepper shakers. I should have purchased those, but ya know I'm saving my pennies for something big.

These little owls are salt and pepper shakers too. There were several other types of shakers, as well.

 I also saw the table we used for inspiration to make our picnic table.  Click the link if you missed it.

 I liked mine better and it didn't cost us $1,000

So what store or stores do you go to that inspire you and your decorating???

Hope you're doing something fun this weekend. 

Pam

Shopping For Vintage And New Finds

We were back up in  Blowing Rock, North Carolina recently and took the opportunity to stop in a store on the way home. I really wanted to go here in May while we were on vacation, but we just ran out of time. 

On our last trip to Windwood Antiques in  Blowing Rock, we found several Vintage and New Finds at their smaller downtown store. I was so excited to finally get the chance to visit the larger warehouse store in Blowing Rock Square. It is filled with so many wonderful antique and new furniture pieces and accessories. 

One of the first items to catch our eye was this gorgeous trestle table whose top was made with reclaimed wood. 

So gorgeous!

 Loved the vintage looking chandelier above it too.

These slipcovered chairs would go perfectly with the trestle table. 

Mr. Fanatic parked himself at this awesome oversized bar height table and was trying to figure out where we could put this in our home.  

It is huge!

This wire and glass open cabinet would look fantastic in a bathroom.

Fell in love with this steel topped island. Hmmmm

It had such an interesting top. 

 The shop had some interesting lighting fixtures. 

This one was made out of a squirrel cage roof  vent. 

Very clever.

 We bought one of these rusted metal arrows for our daughter the last time we were in Blowing Rock at the downtown store.

 There were also mini metal arrows...

 And metal ampersands.

 Loved this open bookcase cabinet with drawers at the bottom. 

It was filled with vintage books in German.

I bought a few last time.

Really wanted this vintage watering can...but it was $89 and a little too pricey for me. 

I was able to find a several good buys and will show you how I used them another time. 

For those of you who live in the Charlotte, North Carolina, you'll be happy to know that they have a store in the Meyers Park area and the Arboretum. Maybe it's a good thing they aren't closer. I will have to stop by there some time soon though. 

Hope your week is off to a good start!

Pam

ps. I was not compensated in any way by Windwood Antiques. I thought you'd enjoy hearing about a fun place to shop.