This Pair of Beautiful Boudoir Lamps are Heading to New Orleans Next Weekend So I Thought I Better Show 'Em Off Before They're Gone. Status: Spoken For.

I've had these a Looonnnnnggggg time. These were some of the first vintage / retro items I started collecting. I replaced them with a much cooler set about a year ago but will still miss them when they are gone.

It Was Soooo Warm And Sunny Yesterday That I Thought For Sure I'd Be Grilling Out Today. Status: Bbbbbrrrrrrrrr, It Got Cold Out Again!

Oh what a tease.  The weather can be a cruel mistress.  Warm on Friday (when everybody else was off at work!) and Saturday (I at least had that day off!) but right back to cold and cloudy Sunday.  As a matter of fact, it just started snowing.  Yuck.  No BBQ today.

Had To Make a Little Trip To St. Chuck This Morning to Pick Up This Wonderful Oak Danish Lounge Sofa and Chair. Status: All Cleaned up and Ready For a New Home!

This was a hot mess when I picked it up this morning at a storage unit the seller was clearing out (so they could move to Australia! How lucky!). 50 years of dust and cob webs were swept away this beautiful afternoon under a wonderful sunny warm sky.

Edit! Gone as of 03-28-11.

Did Some "Shopping" Thursday...Took Some Pictures. Status: Didn't Bring Much Home.

Wow, that's a pretty cool subway poster! And Huge! And Josephine Baker is a St. Louis native! You'd have to have some pretty tall ceilings to display this. This and a number of other cool items were at the Treasure Aisle antique mall Thursday. I also found a couple of cool items at the Goodwill on N. Lindbergh that you might like.

I Started Cleaning Up This Mid-Century Pull Down Light Fixture And Realized I Needed Before and After Pics! Status: Surprised at how Clean It Came!

I picked this up when I bought the Heywood Wakefield coffee table last fall. The seller was trying to get rid of lots of stuff, like a garage sale, and this was just sitting there waiting for me!

If You're Like Me And Have Lots of Home Decor Books, How Best to Store Them All? Book Caddies!!! Status: Three's Company.

I just keep Finding these! Or maybe they're finding me. I even spotted Yet Another one this evening at the Treasure Aisle Antique Mall on Big Bend (for cheap...but I didn't bring it home). I took a half day off cuz of the overtime from Sunday.

The First Day of Spring is Just Around The Corner and Look...The Tulips Are Here! Status: Coming Into Full Bloom

I made sure to take some pics of this chair BEFORE the Make-over even though I had no idea at the time that I might one day start a daily blog concerning this cool furniture! Look how sad and ugly. Click through to see it all gussied up!

So Was the Cordial Caddie Maybe a Little Too "Frou-Frou" For Ya? Couldn't Relate? Are You More of a Shot Drinker? Maybe a Whiskey-N-Rocks? Status: Got Ya Covered!

Yeah yeah yeah, more smalls. I know. Not every haul is going to be some spectacular big item! And c'mon, we all know it's the tasty libations that make life good!

I ALMOST Didn't Get This Saturday at the Thrift Store. It Wasn't Even On The Floor Yet! Status: Taking It's Rightful Place.

I'm just now posting because once again, I'm just getting home from work. And since the Sun is going to come up in about 10 minutes, I though I'd share this new addition to the clock collection. Sunburst Clock!

Grabbed Up Some Goodies This Afternoon Down The Street at the Thrift Stores. Wood, Metal and Glass! Status: Amazing Condition!

I had to get my Thrift Fix today so the Girlfriend and I went out to check the traps. Didn't find anything HUGE but I found a few useful vintage items. Most of the stores (we hit the six closest to home) seem to be thin on inventory. Weird. I can't think of a reason why this might be. Coincidence I guess. I hope.

Ugh...so tired. Just Got Home From Work. Overtime Sucks and so does this Post...a little anyway. Status: Recent Random Acquisitions.

Brought this home a few weeks ago...the desk that is...not Don. Don sold me the desk and was kind enough to pose for a photo next to it in the freezing cold of winter! Lord only knows what was going through his head at this moment. You know, you try to explain your blog to people sometimes and it's like talking about the funny thing your cat did the other day. Nobody Really wants to listen to that. Blogs are for reading and lookin' at the pretty pics...not for explaining. Anyway, there's more inside.

Feeling Kinda Basic Today. Thought I'd Share These Hard Working Blue Collar Bar Stools With Ya. Status: Available...Dependable...and a little Sexy in a "workin' on the car" sorta way?

So maybe they ain't from some frozen European country and they ain't sporting some fancy pants accent...but when your kid runs his (or her) Tonka truck into them, they ain't gonna cry to Momma. Good Ol' American Steel, baby. Remember, it's the backbone of the Nation.

So I'm Sure You All Are Tired of Looking at that Tired Brasilia End Table in Most of My Pics. Status: You Still Gotta Look at it, But it's a Lil' Less Tired Lookin'.

So that looks kinda nice, right? At least a lot better than it did. Shees, it was a mess. Check out the DRAMATIC before and after inside!

I FINALLY Found the (Nearly) Perfect Chest For The End Of The Bed! Thank You C-List! Status: Well, It's At The End Of The Bed...But Still Empty.

Since the Brasilia footboard I have is a Full size (I've never seen a Queen size Brasilia footboard!) we've never had anything at the end of our bed. Then there are these big metal mounting tabs on the end of the rails that we keep bumping into with our shins. Something was needed.

Edit / Note: Ah Ha!  It's from the "Projection" line by Drexel!  Apparently designed by John Van Koert.

Hey Er'body, It's "Before & After" Time! This Time With a Quick Table Top Refinish on That Cool Unidentified Side Table. Status: Couple Sunday Hours Well Spent.

Before. Sad water ringed and stained up top.

This is what the top looked like before Sunday, which was another one of those weird weather days. Got up to 65 degrees, then a Huge storm came through from about 8pm to midnight with hail, high winds and some tornadoes. Then the temp. dipped down to about 35.