An assortment of green/blue glass bottles and mason jars, as well as an old beehive (Random, I know! But it was resting inside one of the bottles I loved so naturally I had to take it home with me. I am thinking of using some jute maybe and hanging it in the mudroom. Although since Christopher is allergic we are really hoping that when spring comes no little "friends" emerge!!!):
This cute little sand "painting" (with a couple of antique fishing floats I bought this summer at an antique store in the Cape):
An old paddle, because we do live on a river...so I needed a paddle?! I'm actually debating painting this little guy up with some fun stripes or leaving it as is, not sure yet:
Two antique boxes:
I also have a little red bench that I'll show you with my Christmas porch "reveal." This same little store is having an open house for the holidays so I took my girlfriend to check it out. I scooped up some antique Christmas ornaments and another couple of old glass bottles. She found an old lantern and a pin/brooch. When we headed out back to our cars, we found some piles of goodies under a big trailer and did some digging - we snagged a couple of old wooden boxes (cute for my Christmas pinecones on the front porch maybe...), a big bag of clear beach glass, and an adorable clay teacup with saucer. Nothing like a little trash picking!
I like mixing new & old for a unique, custom look at home. I have my big oak dining table, for example, with a couple of modern, white Panton chairs at either end. And in my kitchen I have a modern white pedestal table from Ikea surrounded with a set of Heywood Wakefield chairs I scooped up off Craigslist for $75 and painted turqoise (most antique lovers would probably cringe at hearing this, I'm sure I could have sold them and made a profit but being super preggers at the time "we" (the hubby) just sprayed them with some turqoise paint).
Anyone know of any good antique/thrift stores in MA?
Happy Pre-Turkey Day!
~E
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