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a picture is worth…

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Sharon ت

This weekend I posted this on facebook:

”I am forever “ruined” by the likes of Debbiedoo and all the other blogs that I follow who are big time thrifters! After enjoying a girly lunch at La Madeleine with a friend, I popped into a retail store to browse….the whole time, I kept hearing y’alls voices saying, “I paid 10 dollars for this dresser at Goodwill.” I left the retail store and headed over to Goodwill!”

Debbie, in her good nature, welcomed me too the dark side.

Well, thanks to those ladies, another habit I’ve gotten into is trolling the online classifieds for big time bargains. I’ve made a few purchases this way and here is my latest steal of a deal.

I love anything that depicts daily life…I’m drawn to art with people, toile fabric, vintage photos, old postcards…stuff that captures my imagination and beckons me to another place in time.

Here’s a closer view of my new treasure

I’d love to be a fly on the wall in this scene. What do you think they are talking about?

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you what I paid for this picture. $3…there’s no missing zeros…this picture was only three dollars.

I had to remove a sticker from the glass, fill in some scrapes and minor gouges using a furniture marker and a minwax stain marker. Once I wiped it down and cleaned the glass, it looked brand new. Money well spent, I think.

I am so, so happy with my new purchase.

Do you like to bargain hunt?

Until next time,

Sharon

I’m linking to:

Newbie party @ Debbiedoo’s Blogging and Blabbing

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Tuesday’s Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Knick of Time Tuesday @ Knick of Time Interiors

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Cool Art, Warm Walls

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Sharon ت

I am always moving my wall art around trying to find the perfect spot for it, which means I’m always patching nail holes. Oh, who am I kidding? I let the pictures cover the holes, and if there are exposed nail holes, they stay that way until one day when I get the itch to patch them. I guess this is a good problem to have considering there were years that I had nothing on my walls. I could’ve had decorated walls if I were willing to hang family photos and my child’s sweet drawings, but at the time, I allowed myself to be influenced by what others had and what I saw in magazines. Not anymore. My definition of art has expanded, and I have settled into an eclectic style of family photos, my daughter’s art projects and some store bought prints sprinkled in the mix.

You’ve seen my PB knock-off gallery wall

and my “birds of a feather” wall display. My daughter created the picture of the two birds on the right when she studied Mexican Folk Art in 3rd grade. I love it in this collection.

Here are a couple more pieces of her art that grace my home.

This Western art was selected by my daughter’s art teacher to be in the Houston Rodeo Art Show last school year. My budding artist won 2nd place!

This drawing was based on Van Gogh. As soon as it came home, I knew I was going to frame it. While it is an “original”, I’m not the only mom who framed this project. That’s okay. It was an impressive project. How can I blame those other moms for wanting it prominently displayed?

These next two pieces have a lot of sentimental value.

This mirror was attached to my parent’s dresser that has been repurposed as a sideboard in my breakfast room. You can see it here. (The chalkboard in the reflection is a little sneak peek of an upcoming post.)

My grandmother gave me this picture when I was young because the girl in the picture reminded her of me. She now hangs to the right of the mirror in the dining room.

Here are a couple of my favorite store bought pieces.

I love this picture. I got it very inexpensively at Garden Ridge several years ago. I recently hung her in the dining room (to the left of the mirror), and I really like how she brings out the colors of the curtain panels.

I had to have this clock when I saw it. There’s just something sooo charming about bicycles. I also liked that there are three bikes to represent our little family of three. (I still need to set the clock back an hour.)

Sometimes, I just sit, and look around at all of my pretty pictures. What do you have hanging on your walls?

Sitting in my house, surrounded with memories and momentos, brings me such joy. That’s the ‘lesson’ today. If you remember one thing from this post, let it be this: As you go about decorating the house, make it your home.

Until next time,

Sharon

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