Episode 3 of Things I Got From the Trash!

Another great discovery this week. Its just getting ridiculous really, the things my neighbors throw out is cray-zay!

Oh little wooden office chair, I'm going to do nasty things to you...

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So many options, so little chair!
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F is for Free!

I visited my mom last week for a nice few days of sewing, shopping and relaxing at the farm. She recently began to unpack some of her vintage glassware that was hidden away. Of course as we were going through it I fell in love with a few pieces and she let me take them home with me!

I'm sure you've noticed I have quite the obsession with pink glassware. Now I have a few more pieces under my belt!

I also had mentioned to my mom that I was on the hunt for a nice globe and she gave me this!

It's actually her retirement gift from years as a teacher. Since my step dad is a teacher as well they had two exactly the same so n ow one is mine. Each country is a different stone, isn't it nice?

I also snagged this from their barn. It's from the 70's. I'm not sure if I should reframe it or just clean it and use it as is. What do you think?

It always seems like I come home from my mom's with more than I came with. Does this happen to you?

A Boho Kind of Day

It's a boho kind of day here at Flight's of Whimsy. Let's indulge ourselves in a little bit of eclectic luxury shall we?

We'll wake up here...

We'll throw on this ol' thang...

From here

Along with this...

From here.

and our hair like this...

We'll have breakfast here...

Isn't our entryway fabulous?

Then we'll sit down to plan out some final details for a dinner party tonight...

Then we must get at least some work done to maintain our fabulous lifestyle we go to our office...

Then we get ready for our dinner party and throw this on...

from here

and finally end the night here with all our amazing friends and a few good bottles of wine...

I hope you enjoyed this wonderful day in the life with me! Have a fabulous long holiday weekend. Don't forget to wear sunscreen!

Quick Change Thursday

I know it's been pretty quiet on my little blog this week. I've been movin and groovin trying to make things happen around here!

So a quick little change up in the Flights of Whimsy Castle to share! I got around to hanging the last mirror I bought with the others in my entry way.

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After...!

I know not super different, guess that's why they call it a quick change! I love the way the wall is filling in though just how I had pictured it. My little bench is temporarily living here until I decide on the room and fabric it needs to be in.

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

It's my Birthday and I'll Buy Chairs if I Want To!

Hope you are all enjoying a wonderful weekend! Today is especially wonderful for me because it's my birthday!!!

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And what better way to celebrate your birthday than giving yourself a sweet new chair from craigslist?

No better way IMHO!

I got this beaut of the craig for only $70! The upholstery, while not my ideal, is cute enough and in good shape. I will be making the orange work for now. It's in a long line of upholstery projects so it will just have to wait!

In other exciting news my couch finally came yesterday!!!

I've been waiting on it for over two months. The only problem is the pillows along the back are not what I requested, poo. It's supposed to have only two long back pillows instead of a bunch of smaller ones. But I contacted them and I'm sure they'll fix it in a jiffy!

And what's even better is the whole thing is completely machine washable! That's right people! How awesome is that? The cushions are super soft and comfortable. The sofa is made by Best Slipcover company. They are great because everything is totally custom. 

You choose the body you like, choose from an array of fabrics, skirt/no skirt, cushion configuration, leg color and they make it right here in the US of A. 

And the good things just keep coming too! You've heard me go on and on about my favorite home store, located in Houston, called High Fashion Home. Well they had a contest and the winner gets a $200 gift card and I WON! My mom and I already have a plan to go down and shop. Hopefully I'll pick up the fabric for my wing chairs finally!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend lovers!

Quick Change Thursday

I'm going to start a new little series to document all the little changes that go on my home from week to week. No major projects just the little things that make me happy! I think we all do something like this quite frequently; redo a table top, a vignette, put up a new piece of art. And I love seeing all your little changes so hopefully you'll love mine too!

First up I finally figured out a fix for my dining room light! I was struggling with what to do for a while when this came to me...

Before...

After!

I had this large drum shade I got from my former showroom because it's a bit banged up. Luckily it was big enough to slip right over the existing fixture. With a little wire (don't look underneath too close!) it's a whole new fixture!

I think I'm going to add some trim to dress it up a little more. I also love that the drum directs light onto the table and the ceiling only, adds a little mood lighting!

Next I picked up this art from an antique store for $5.

The picture was pretty but the frame left a little to be desired. No problem!

I mixed together some gray and black until it was just the shade I wanted and tada! I like it much better now. When I took it apart I discovered the art is actually and illustration from a children's book mounted on faded black construction paper. I may change the matting at some point but it's fine for now.

What do you guys think? What can I do to dress up the shade to compliment the room? Have you made any changes to your home lately? Share!

Another Episode of: Things I Got From the Trash

Good evening and welcome to today's episode of...

Things I Got From the Trash!

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Now, you may think that finding treasures tossed aside on the curb is a decor porn myth from places like Brooklyn but I'm here to tell you, it does exist!

For example, in my little corner of suburbia, people cast aside treasures, well apparently, all the damn time! Fools, I tell ya, FOOLS!

Why just yesterday my neighbors placed this bench on their curb...

And I'm sure several other passerby blissfully ignored it until I happened to walk my dogs by and snatch it right up.

Now as many members of my audience know, this has a great deal of potential. For example it could be recovered in this awesomely delicious fabric I saw the other day...

Yes, dear audience, that's fucking sweet black fabric with shiny gold swirls and it's awesome.

Let's recap some of our previous episodes of things we found in the trash shall we? 

We shall...

This perfectly good plant which looks kickass in my new plant stand was our most recent find.

This beautiful old sewing machine table, perfect as a bedside table!

Another bedside table with awesome hardware.

Well that's all we have for today's episode. We hope you'll join us next time on...

Things I Got From the Trash!

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