Tweaking...again.

 

Look at this baby. Work in progress, I have to distress some more and glazed it. It got a granite top in taupe colors and a giant label that says made in France. Now the best thing, I pay 35.00 for it. It goes to show my husband to never assume. It was sticking out of a booth at the local flea market. The gentleman at the place didn't know how much the wife wanted for it and told me to come back later. As we were driving out I remember about it and my husband insisted we go on since he got the feeling it was going to be expensive. Well, you know the rest. I could not believe it, it is a solid piece, all I did was paint it.

I did some rearranging around the house since I have found so many new things @very reasonable prices. The two little urns with roses I got for 10.00 for both. The mirror with the harp cost me 26.00, the leather bound books were 3.00 each. They are from the 1800's and the writer is a
children book author named OUIDA. The glass thingy I got at TJMAXX for 15.00 because it was missing the back glass piece. The regular price was 45.00. The french girl inside is my third doll of the kind and I only pay 20.00. I paid 45.00 for my first one at a local mall.

Can you believe I only pay 4.00 for this mirror...score.

I keep adding more pearls to my dress form, she can wear them with more grace than me. The hat is my all time favorite hat.

                                              I collect little kids group pictures. They are hard to find.

                                    My collection of coral and shells keep growing. Love the stuff.

                                                                 Ouida books

                             I thought the little urns were new. They are french tole painted and they are really old...score again.

                                                  Can you guess how many mother of pearl buttons?

                                                                       Tha hat.

                              Foyer coming into the house and Juju sticking his head in my picture.

                                 Tweaking around the kitchen. I love the ladder with the vintage linen.

                                  I could not part with this dresser, it used to be in the family room but I decided to placed the french dresser there.  The doll house used to be hunter green and I painted it white. I knew it will be beautiful in white. I kept the shingles wood color. Cleaning the paint off the little windows was labor intensive. It fits perfectly a top the dresser.

                              My favorite couch in the house. I almost sold it once. Somebody put a stain on one side of the cushion and I decided to keep it rather than discounting the price, I'm glad I did. It is from the 1950's, french too.

           I changed my mantle again. I like the layering look. That is my other half doll.

     I think that I need to add an area rug to my tiled floors and window treatments (Long panels on each side only, I like the look of the wood shutters) What do you think?

Ok my friends, this is all for today. I'm linking to White Wednesday party @ Faded Charm. Blessings, Marta.