By RetroRuth Whew! It has been a crazy couple of weeks around the ranch here in Michigan. But I am happy to say that things are finally settling down. Well…maybe not settling down just yet. But spring is officially here and we have flowers everywhere, so that totally makes things…
By Sara In AZ You know, I haven’t been very many estate sales in a good long while. Ever since a dreadful incident (involving a dealer and some fiberglass lampshades) happened at a sale a few years back, I just haven’t felt the same about going to the sales. I’ve…
By Sara In AZ Sooooooooo, I know you all are wondering ……..what did Sara find on that antiquing trip??? Well, here goes! We bought these funny ceramic little girl figurines. I debated on getting these, but then Mike said, “Aren’t you getting those little figurines?” Then I figured if he…
By RetroRuth I can’t believe that I haven’t posted these pictures yet. I am sort of ashamed because these pictures are actually from 2011. I was transferring some folders of pictures over to our external hard drive when I stumbled on these pictures in a folder named “Painting The Trim…
By RetroRuth We have a new addition in our house. A piano! We recently received this piano from some friends who upgraded their music situation to a baby grand. I had really never considered having a piano in the house, mostly because I have no musical talent beyond my ability…
By Sara In AZ Sooooooo, I was at the thrift store this past Tuesday and came across this picture of what I think is a Lily. It looks vintage to me, the paper has that aged look to it – but I could be wrong…….I am just not sure. It…
By RetroRuth Time to show you some of the decorations around our house! First off, some gratuitous tree shots. This is my absolute favorite Christmas ornament, the glass sputnik. Love it! Our tree in all its glory. These are all vintage ornaments except for the green one in the center…
By Sara In AZ Sooooooo, as many of you have already figured out by now I am a sucker for Heywood Wakefield blonde furniture. I am SUCH a sucker for H-W that I always seem to get myself involved in these crazy refinishing projects so I can buy the furniture…
By Sara In AZ Well you just know that with visiting every antique store/thrift shop/flea market we could get to on our recent road trip we just had to bring some stuff home with us! Without further ado here is what we found. Hello! We definitely found some stuff didn’t…
By Sara In AZ Soooooo, I recently found this Chenille Flamingo Blanket at a Flea Market. It’s draped over the clothes line in this picture, so you cannot see the top half. Anyway, I have NEVER seen a Chenille Flamingo Blanket in all my years of looking so I was…
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