lamp progress...

making progress on the dump lamp!

a quick trip to the wellesley ace hardware

 to pick up krylon fusion (sticks to glass!)

the color selections were pretty limited -

primary colors, white, off white or gray...bleh.

with a 2 year old running through the aisles, 

had to make a quick decision...dover white!

i am thinking it's looking a lot like milk glass - agree?

going to spray the other one tonight...

my house is full of spray paint fumes!

looking for some simple drum shades -

wrap them in fabric and ribbon trim - done!

stay tuned!

found @ the dump!

it has been slim pickins at the needham dump boutique...

until last friday!

check out our latest project!

grandma's cut glass ginger jar lamps are a little farty for our taste

but just you wait and see what we have in store for these lamps!

we can't decide...spray paint the glass a fabulous color...

or pour some latex paint into the bottom of the lamp -

maybe silver to make it look like mercury glass -

or even white to make it look like milk glass.

finish them off with simple drum shades - add some grosgrain trim...

fantastic addition to bedside tables!

finished product coming soon!

craigslist lust...

no, LOVE these suckers!

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/fuo/2193275656.html

Groton, MA anyone...?   $100 for the pair...offer $80... paint the bentwood a warm white, reupholster them in this charcoal linen  

and with all the money saved splurge on a pair of these Trina Turk pillows to plop on them. 

        

anyone...?

so sewfisticated!

one of our favorite pastimes is looking at fabric...

we can spend hours online searching through all the fabric sites...

we can't get enough!

last fall, sewfisticated fabrics opened in framingham...

sort of in the ghetto area...

but that is what makes it so exciting to go there!

 it's like the tj maxx of fabric stores...

designer fabrics and trims at deep, deep discounts!

let's take a look...shall we?

amy butler, joel dewberry and valerie wells...$4.99 a yard!

and if that wasn't enough to make you jump in your car and start driving to framingham....

can you spy thomas paul for a mere $4.99 a yard?

how could you not buy at least just one yard of each just for kicks?

dec pillows, dining chairs, grandma's wingback...can you stand it? $4.99?

and end of the bolt fabrics are just $1.99 a yard...what?

yeah, you heard us...$1.99...more thomas paul...just $1.99!

inventory changes everyday...

so if you see it and you love it...you must buy it!

we will see you there!

flowering plants...please!

Here in the Boston area we seem to be living in a real life snow globe...just when we're done shoveling out,  a new blizzard comes to town...

Buzzing through TJ Maxx yesterday I came across these great chunky grey planter baskets in the clearance aisle.   I had visions of Spring and all the pretty flowering plants I could plop in them...and at $3.50 to $5.00...why not?  They'd also be a great added touch to a housewarming or hostess gift, instead of just a plain old plant.  Plenty left...go get em!

free and fabulous!

don't ever skip the free listings on craigslist...

some of our best finds have been free!

check out this baby...

bring her back to life with some high gloss paint...

shine up that fabulous brass hardware...

we are in love!