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Flashback: Green and Serene

 

I thought I would show a few images of another past editorial featuring my favorite color of green.

  

I've been in love with this Florence Broadhurst wallpaper ever since I saw this picture. I think this would be a great DIY project. The wall panel needs to be small enough to fit through doors, but large enough to make a statement. Plus, you can take your expensive paper with you if you move!

I'm very intrigued by the lamps on the bedside tables. They look like Japanese lanterns made stationary on a lamp base.

This is another item that I think you could do yourself to bring your favorite color in your room. A slab of metal is painted a beautiful jade green. The trick is to find a lacquer to make it as shiny as possible. And again, it is portable, like a piece of art or sculpture.

Scanned by Moodboard from June Livingetc 2003/Photographed by Pia Tryde

Handed Down: Vintage Rattan Headboards

 

I was so happy to click on Katy Elliot's website this morning and see her post about Sara Bengur. I've had the above image saved on my computer for some time and had no idea where I found it or the history. Apparently the one Sarah used is 19th century french, and I'm not surprised when you look at the graceful swoops of the bed. 

My mother passed down the one she had from the 70's to me and has been storing it until Thanksgiving when we finally managed to find a car big enough to haul it home.

 

This is my mine, and I'm hoping to stain it the same color as the 19th century version. It doesn't have the slender outside swoops, but I'm still in love with the oversized dots.

I can't remember who this image belongs to other then it came from the Apartment Therapy site.  If someone knows please let me know and I'll link to her site. This is another option if you are wanting a graphic punch of white.

This is another white version from Jo of Desire to Inspire, and it is very similar to mine

DIY Project 1: 1930's mirrored table

I have several DIY projects that I've been putting off for too long.  This is easy to do when you collect used and vintage items that you feel need love just as much as anyone else.  Most things need a tweak here and there, but some need a complete overhaul.   I thought if I started posting them I would be able to keep a  running list that I can't avoid.

 

I found this girl on our way home from Los Angeles.  We were on a combined family reunion/cross country road trip which turned out to be a blast.  We stopped at every thrift store we could spot from the road and by the time we got to the  family reunion, the car was packed.   

Does that ever stop me? Mr. M's brother wanted to stop at the local peddler's mall so he could look for used Nintendo games.  Not my favorite place to shop, as they always have that weird life behind the circus atmosphere, but  you never know what you might find. 

After wading through acres of video tapes and shirts with weird slogans, I saw this table out of the corner of my eye. The man selling it wanted $15 for it, and I offered $7.  He balked and bellowed, "Don't you know how old this is?"

I scuttled away without counteroffering, chagrined at lowballing the seller.  For the next 10 minutes in the car I fretted over leaving her behind, thinking what an idiot to pass it up for $15!  Mr. M noticed my look of despair(Anne Shirley style) and asked, "Do you want to go back?" 

We spun the car around and thank goodness for Mr. M's brother, wise in the way of peddler mall negotiating.  He secured the table for $10 and now I just have to fix her up.

The top wood veneer has been torn away, and I'm either going to paint it black to match the trim around the edges, or place a mirror cut to size.  There are also notches on the leg for a second shelf, which should be an easy fix.

Someone let ruby red nail polish drip on some spots on a leg, and I'm trying to decide if I want to remove or keep in remembrance of the glamorous owner before me.