My mom found this illustrated map of St. Louis in my grandparents’ basement and brought it to me. It needed to be saved, and I am the one who saves things. Isn’t it the greatest? It’s a promotional map from the old department store Stix-Baer & Fuller, and is dated 1935. Who knows where it came […]
Vintage finds: Mid-century chair, curtains, & more
I am long overdue for a vintage finds post! We have acquired several new things around here worth talking about. First, this cute little roll top desk and chair for Elise. It came from Dan’s grandparents’ house, and he remembers playing with it as a kid, but I believe it was his aunt’s as a child. The finish is a […]
Antique mall finds: Vintage kitchen
I picked up a couple of vintage kitchen items on a recent adventure to the antique malls. I love this jadite green scale. It’s in great condition with just the right amount of patina. It was $20, which is more than I would normally pay for a such an item, but it’s so perfect. Plus […]
Pretty new things: Happy birthday to me!
My birthday was a few weeks ago, just two days before Etta was born. You may ask yourself, how does a nearly full-term pregnant lady celebrate when she can’t have a drink or sweets or comfort foods (stupid gestational diabetes)? Buy herself pretty things, of course. The first, a brass lamp from the second wave […]
Even more Goodwill Outlet finds
It’s been two months since my last thrifting trip, but honestly, we’ve been so busy, I hardly noticed. I finally made it back to the Goodwill Outlet for a whirlwind 45-minute trip with my brother in tow. I know 45 minutes in a thrift store doesn’t exactly sound whirlwind, but this place is so big […]
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