Sunday Funday: Flea Market

Sunday was our first trip of the Summer season to the Clarence Antique World & Flea Market. We like to get up early and go as I don't do well in the sun (I know, sooooo goth) and before it gets really hot. Sunday morning was already a hot one, so I had to prepare for the battle with the round ball of fire in the sky and get mentally prepared to battle the bargain seeking crowd.

Sunglasses-check!

Big hat-check!

Sunscreen-double check!

Crossbody bag-check!

Lightweight cotton clothing-check!

Reusable shopping bag-check!

Comfortable shoes-check!

I highly recommend bringing your own bag to a flea market, a lot of times the sellers don't have plastic/paper bags. It's also a little trick I do to control our spending (shhhh, don't tell Derek!). I like to use a crossbody bag for hands-free shopping and it's easier access to the money. You never know when you may need to quickly whip out money to insure you get the item you want! Oh yes, cash is king when it comes to flea markets, so be sure to have smaller bills for payment.

I have to admit, I get a rush rummaging through someone else's junk and getting an amazing bargain. If I didn't have such good self control, our house would be filled to the brim with 2nd hand treasures, but it's not a good deal if it just turns into clutter and hoarding. Luckily for me, I take some of these finds and turn them into income, so my hobby can get just a tiny bit ridiculous. Hehe!

Finds: Treasure Craft of Hawaii figures

Wooden Tiki idol (1973)

Danish Modern Viking ship wall hangings

A note about the Viking wooden/metal ships, Derek has been searching for these and they usually come in a set of three ($70-$100), but at $10 for both pieces, we're not complaining. Haha! I also recommend (if possible) look behind things and move things (carefully), as a lot of vendors will just pile things up and aren't very organized. I found the Viking ships by moving an ironing board and Voila!, found them on a shelf. SCORE!

I pulled this beauty from behind a pile of framed photos. It's a large print on tin and is perfect for my nun collection. I love the soft colors contrasted with the nun's black habit and robes. Finding this print also inspired to unbox my nun collection and revisiting with all my lovely nuns. They still don't have a permanent convent and by convent I mean shelving, but I'm sure with my thrifty wit I will find something amazing. *Big smile*

Do you enjoy flea markets? What sort of things do you look for?

Thank you for reading, until next time.

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

The Jacket Matches the Drapes

jacket also featured here

What are you dirty birdies thinking?! I really do match my curtains. Hehehe!!!!

While going through the closet this morning and trying to decide what to wear to work, I realized that this vintage barkcloth coat matches my repro barkcloth curtain panels that I had sewn together. PHOTO OP!!!

The patterns are not quite the same and the background colors are different, yet it makes me giggle when I match my surroundings......and I really do love mid century atomic prints, especially in darker colorways.

Off to work I go! Have a great weekend everyone!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Wow, It's Friday Already!

Derek is hanging up the wall of velvet paintings, or as I've dubbed it,

"The wall of good taste"

Hello friends! I can't believe it's Friday already, this week has flown by for me. When I last wrote on Sunday, we were going to get our Chromcraft vintage dining set and I'm so glad we did! The seller from Craigslist was not only a super rad guy, he has barns full of treasures! Once it warms up and thaws out, we'll take a trip out to his place and poke around some more. I really do love a good hunt, hehe.

Tuesday was filled with laundry, grocery shopping and sewing. I bought repro barkcloth fabric to make curtain panels for the dining room. I couldn't find anything I liked (or went with our wall colors) that was second hand or vintage, so I decided to fork over the money for an abstract atomic print that both Derek and I liked. (PS-repro barkcloth is just not the same.)

I still have to make the valances, but they look great hung up. It's nice to see the walls filling up with our art and the room taking on it's own personality. It's also great to have a place to sit and have meals with Derek and soon to have friends over to eat, drink and enjoy.

Derek's Elvis bust's (his own creations) have their own corner in the dining room. I am going to glue some black fringe around the edges of the shelves, since part of our fez collection is near, so I just thought, "we need more fringe".

Besides working, this is what we've been up too. I hope you enjoy your weekend!!!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Kitsch Picks : Forward Back Vintage

+Atomic Shadow Box Shelf +Amoeba Shadowbox Wall Shelves

Forward Back Vintage not only sells some rad vintage goodies, but they make these amazing reproduction atomic shelving! I'm a sucker for shelves, but that could be since we have some many decorative knick knacks. So. Much. Dusting.

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

This Week's Thrift Finds : Furniture

This week's theme was end tables. Since I haven't been doing a lot of thrift store shopping or antique shop hunting, I was surprised to find two end tables! I love home decor and decorating, I like to surround myself with treasures that I find from long forgotten eras or repurpose discarded diamonds-in-the-rough.. Derek and I like to call our home decor style, Mid Century Macabre. Decorating our humble abode makes me giddy, as silly as it may sound!

This end table was a $3.99 thrift find. A little scratched, but a solid piece. Derek added his Dead Mary statue to the table and I love it!

My friend Iris discovered this amoeba shaped little table this afternoon while we all went out for a day of antiquing. A steal at $17.00! Once again, it's a little rough around the edges, but nothing in our apartment is brand new and everything has A LOT of character a.k.a scratches, dents, and has been preciously loved. Hehehe!

I found this nun double head vase, but had to leave them due to price. Oh nuns, I love you!

Do you buy second hand furniture?

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla