Have a Seat

I scored some cool stuff at an estate sale this weekend.  I was hooked by the signs exclaiming 1/2 off and followed the arrows to a cute little house that was a remodeled mid century home.  The last occupants had probably lived there since the 60's but had covered up a lot of the vintage charm of the house sometime in the 80's.  There wasn't much left at the sale but I did find two things that I had to have! 

 I bought this chair, pictured with Lucy, my old Dart wagon (which hauled the stuff home) for half off of $28.50.  It has a spring-rocker-action that is really cool.  It came with a custom fitted cushion that is covered in a yucky 1980's rose print fabric.  I will see if I can recover the cushion with something more age appropriate. Here it is in the living room with my other wire chair, an original Herman Miller Eames model which I found on its way to the dumpster.

I also found this red table in what looked like the sewing room of the house.  It is a homemade mash up of two different materials.  I believe the stand was from another table and the top looks like it was just a scrap piece of wood painted a nice red.  I like it because it is homemade and vintage at the same time!

 

I'm going to include it in the re-design of my bedroom.  I am taking out the "wall -o-curtains" and putting in a wall-o-chalk board.  My apartment is pretty wacky and seems to have been built out of whatever was laying around.  My bedroom is a closed in sun porch and not only has windows all the way around the outer wall, but has a window looking into the living room.

The curtains keep me from seeing into the living room and vice-versa.  If I pull them back I can watch tv from bed!

 

Peek-a-boo!

I'll take some after shots of the chalk board wall installation.  I'm painting it today and will set it up soon.  I can't wait!