Favorite Furniture Finds 2

Hey there!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  We had a change of weekend plans that worked out just fine for us, we roll with it.  But, you aren't here to hear about my weekend or to hear that I got to finish a book... nope, you are here to see the great furniture that everyone has sent me.  So, let's get started with

 Rachel at A Little Bit Vintage

Rachel sent in something that I have been lusting after for quite some time....

A vintage steamtrunk that she uses for a sidetable

Don't you love it?  It has such a cheerful new life and I bet that extra storage is great too

Next up is 

Cassie from Primative and Proper

She shares 2 makeovers,

first a sideboard that she didn't keep (but wanted to... I know that feeling!)

Before

and After... love the combination of the aqua and the stained top! And the curves....

And here is a piece that she lugged home to paint for her daughter's room

Love it!

She says:

my son was so sweet and told her he loved her dresser, and it was just like the color of Cinderella's dress! 

I adore the aqua and the white painted pulls... 

Next up is 

Mary from Staged Right

Boy are we seeing a lot of aqua or what?  No complaints... I love me some aqua!

Check out that fun trim!

Alright... now we have a bargain hunter!  

Terri from Shopgirl on a Budget

You guys are going to die....

She got this sweet piece for under $12

I didn't forget to add a zero....

$12!!!

And this piece she updated... it was $7...

Looks amazing!!  I want YOUR goodwill...

it just isn't fair *whines*

Okay, here is Heather from Blessed Little Nest

And here is what Heather says about her table:

It was my grandmother's table and she gave it to my mom.  It was in my house as a kid and then my mom gave it to me.  It was barely holding on

and eventually just became a pile of pieces until my hubby and my son put it back together and painted it for my birthday this year.  They worked

together to paint and sand it, and then to wax it.  I love that her table has found a new life in our home.  and I really love the way it works with my

orange headboard and the neutrals in my bedroom.

What a great birthday gift!  I love pieces that have such meaning behind them.

Okay last is me.... and Kate

She is finally finished....

Here is the before:

and here she is now:

She got a couple of coats of distressed grey paint

Some new hardware (that Mr. Hughes adores because it was super simple to put on... sense the sarcasm)

and a cane back

I painted her cubbies aqua blue

I love cubbies!  I think I need to find some more *stuff* to fill up her cubbies and get something extra special for that mini cabinet!

I know the writing is really, really faint.... but, look closely at what I found in our paper stash...

yes, that says Kate

see, it was meant to be 

I had the hardest time deciding... green on blue or blue on green... I love a great green with aqua...

I knew I wanted a print of some type... but I couldn't find the perfect wallpaper.

So, I improvised and ordered some woven cane... I adore, ADORE cane print!

It is hard to see, but the green is the same green I used on the Michelle chair

Did I tell you where I got that color...

I had them color match a kate spade bag.

My favorite green of all the greens!

This girl is quite useful too...

the drawers hold our scarves and hats... well, one does.

The other 2 are keeping up with the clutter I have created around the house recently.

Okay, thanks to all the ladies that submitted their favorite finds... it just makes me want to shop more.

I will be back later this week with a bloggy tour of a local shop that I love...

bye for now!

ps. sorry for the wonky formatting ...blogger isn't playing nice and it is late.... the font kept getting smaller...
I figured I would bigger it...
at least you can see it now 
maybe it is me

Friday Etsy Favorites *Frivolity*

Happy October Everybody!

Here I am, happy as a clam (what does that mean anyhow) that it is the weekend and I can live it up once more (ie sleep til 7:30, change dirty diapers and be allowed to look but not touch the Thomas Trains)  Well, I have been looking through my Etsy Faves and can't think of anything I really NEED, but I did find all kinds of cute little somethings to lust over, so let's call this *Frivolity*

Like these sheep balls... love them... don't know why but I do

found at greenmountain

Now, who doesn't need moustache hair pins...

found at mamagasin

I adore this little embroidered note

found at katies handmades

I think, I think, I have mentioned I love letterpress

found at huldrapress

My favorite color is green. And, my favorite green is kate spade green

so, naturally, kate spade with chevron and a monogram makes my heart go pitter patter

found at pixelimpress

oh now, how did that get in there?

well, since it is here... let's talk about Robert pillowcases.

the perfect birthday gift for a soon to be 32 year old *wink*

found at joanjen

Squirrel!  How cute!!

found at little elfs toyshop

Okay, so love this!  But I have a secret.... I don't like french fries.  No potatoes at all in fact.  Still like me... okay, I don't like eggs either.

But, I know this kind of happy, so therefore, I love this print!

found at dazeychic

Alright now, the Kate is inside and is just being fluffed.  So, she will make her debut on Monday (thanks to Mr. Hughes and some near divorce threats involving the hardware I chose)

So, I want to share your pretty, pretties too! 

I have a few already, but I would love to have MORE!

Send them to me at

michelle {at} vintagejunky {dot} com

And, if you have sent me one before, you can send more... *hint, hint*

We have a few things we are planning this weekend....

a trip to a depot for my train crazed baby hughes

a visit to a nana and an Ash

and a bloggy tour of a local shop I love

Have a happy weekend!

Bye for now!

Furniture Feature 2 and a winner!

*hello* how are you?

I have been busy working on a selfish project... a mine all mine project.

And, she is about finished.  I just have to bribe/nag the Mr. about helping me with a thing or two before I can introduce her.  That is why I am writing about it today.  Because NEXT Monday (see that, a deadline... he laughs at blog deadlines) I am going to share her with the WORLD!  Or, maybe just my readers.... but we ARE the world (hee, hee!)

So, why don't you email me some of your Favorite Furniture Finds (must be vintage... does not have to be a before/after, rules, rules)

and tell me a bit about them... I will post it here along with Kate, my classy secretary.

email is michelle {at} vintagejunky {dot} com

Oh and I do believe I have a winner for the Pleated Poppy Giveaway!

ana at life sense

So, Ana, email me and I will get you in touch to get your goods.

I am busybusybusy working on purging and shaking things up a bit around the house and getting some booth stuff ready.

I need more time... can anyone give that to me... just a bit.

Or a cleaning lady.

But no nanny *wink*

Bye for now!

Friday Etsy Favorites *Organize*

Fabulous Friday, so glad to see you once again.   I have missed you... do you think there is any way you could stop by more often?  Oh and feel free to bring Saturday and Sunday with you... they are my kind of people.  When are we going to have some fallish weather... it is still pretty darn warm here.  And, all the plants are dying... you DO NOT want to see my front porch ferns and potted plants... so sad.  Well, some of you get that spring cleaning bug... not me... I want my hands in the dirt and enjoy the breeze.  I get the Fall Cleaning Bug.  I mean, we are going to be cooped up in this house for a few months, so why not clean and purge now.  And, that is what I have been doing... can you tell...nope, it looks as though I have made a bigger mess and have more work.  But, I have a master plan you see, a vision if you will.  And, I am about to *Organize*

I have a confession.  I don't do addresses.  I am always, always begging for addresses.  I think I could use this bright little number to help out!

found at nauli

*hello* cheerful clothespins, I could use you for so many things....

found at maddyanne

A little bit of vintage goodness to help you get organized

and by you, I mean me... it's mine... mine all mine....

found at mabel blue

so love these... for baskets, for bins, for drawers

found at sweetkate

I am reluctant to show you this.  Because I have another confession.  I rarely, rarely show off my very favorite vintage items... they are one ofs you know.  And, one of YOU ladies may swoop in and buy it. 

Well, I am taking a chance.  I lalalalove this!

found at sadieolive

One of these planners will be mine... I am quite indecisive as she has a few really cute designs.  I have a little while longer to make up my mind... I am leaning towards the green!

found at sarahpinto

love these too... gosh I am a risk taker... it is like hiding the last perfect sweater under a pile of ugly pants...

DON'T BUY THEM!  teehee

found at twoanglesinparis

I have been doing some serious organizing in this baby...

And, it has been brought to my attention that my furniture names are a little sexist.  Well, most of my pieces are quite girly and I am surrounded at home by boys.  But I thought I would humor him and honor him all at once.  So, this pratical piece of vintage goodness is Bubba.

Well, we are off to the booth.... Della and Michelle said adios (Della went to a *very* good home where I know she fits in just fine *wink*)

And, I need to get back here and make my other birthday boy some cupcakes for his big day....

.....have I ever mentioned that I married a much, much older man

*wink*

Bye for now!


oh and remember you have until Monday to enter my giveaway

Some Befores, Some Afters

Happy Monday night!  It could be worse, it could be Monday morning again.  Sometimes I think Mondays physically hurt my spirit.  Ahhh well, we are a little closer to the weekend right now, huh? 

I thought I would share some pieces that I finished recently.  On Labor Day while many of you were bbqing, I was trying to get some pieces painted during naptime.  And I got quite a few finished.  Some you have already seen.  The above chair (the Bess) said bye-bye on Saturday (we delivered it to the booth on Friday).  I don't have a before of this chair that I can find, but it wasn't pretty.  I often think about many years  (or weeks) down the road when someone finds one of these pieces and is like "Dear Barbara, why in the world would anyone paint a chair that color of blue."

Here is a chest that also sold this weekend.... I really liked it...

Ugly... agreed?

and after

The Savannah... love the name, adore the place

And here is a piece that in no way, shape, or form was going to fit in my house.  Believe me... I tried!!

why oh why would I want a rusty old wheely thing with no shelves and broken glass in my house?

Well, because Dr. Livingstone looks pretty good cleaned up!

We had some marble from a piece that we bought... it was broken in half, so we took it to our granite guy and had him cut it down so it would fit this vintage dental cabinet.

I seriously lugged this piece inside up 4 steps from the garage and tried it in the powder room (while Mr. Hughes was away, of course... he doesn't approve of me lifting heavy stuff and I don't have the patience to wait!)

Now, me and baby hughes could use the bathroom just fine... anyone taller than me though.... well, it would have been a squeeze, so off to the booth it went.

Well, what do we have here?  Well, this is my secretary, Kate (and my terribly messy garage.)

No, silly geese... this is the before... 

What the heck did they do to her?  Why oh why?

See all those cubbies... well, I have something special planned for them.... very *just for me* kind of special.  She is in the works girls and I hope to have her in the house by this weekend.

Pray for cooperative monsters and husbands! (no, don't really pray for that!!)

Okay, now, if you haven't, please enter my giveaway!  

Bye for now!