Flea Market Heaven

What a great weekend!! Friday, the Binders and I hit one of my favorite flea markets.

Very low humidity and about 75 degrees. The day could not have been more perfect. And I love this flea market for all of the quirky junk that can be found.

And I had to stop by to say hi to my favorite dealer, Billy.

Nibbles the goat.

And piles and piles of wonderful, fabulous JUNK!

This chicken roost would have been cool in my booth but I have NO room.




This guy had the best chalk, one of my very favorite things.

















And on the way home, we stopped through a quaint town. Check out this house. There were signs all over that said, "Private Residence, No Trespassing". Can you imagine living in a house so grand that people might mistake it for a museum?!

LOVE the gargoyles.

I got most of my new treasures priced and crammed into the booth last night. I have a few more things to take in today and many more projects to either start or complete . . . as usual.

Eccentricities at the Mission Road Antique Mall

Thanks to my husband and my fabulous friends elle and Nina because there is NO WAY I could have pulled off this booth space without you!!

The picture above is of one corner after some fast re-staging because an awesome customer, Mandy, snatched up this French Grey dresser!! And that's not all! Nina sold my funky tree while she was wheeling it into my space. I am off to a good start!

And not only did my friends help with the moving, unpacking, and styling, they were also life savers with the painting.

I didn't like this green with yellowy trim . . .

So we replaced it with light French Grey and crisp white trim, much more my speed.

And we moved loads and loads and loads of stuff. I thought it would never end!






Wall pockets made of bed springs, an old magazine, and Spanish moss.

I found this amazing mirror last weekend. We all thought it was the find of the day, I just hope that three nails does the trick because it's HEAVY!


I love the way Nina piled up these old suitcases.

I have a large coffee table that will match the orange side table once I'm finished painting it. Not sure I have the room!
And I delivered this piece to Amaze today. This youth desk was a mess and needed some TLC.

And after . . . the color is Americana by Beher and I think it really works on the little desk and chair.


Too tired to paint tonight. Friday is another junkin' trip so more treasures coming soon!

Beautiful Kansas City Neighborhoods

Elle, Nina and I went garage sale-ing last weekend in the amazing Roanoke and Valentine neighborhoods of Kansas City.

The homes in this area are unbelievable and the streets are lined with gorgeous trees.

Limestone is common in Kansas and Missouri and it was used often in construction at the turn of the last century.



And we discovered so much cool stuff. I have never seen anything like the woodwork on the arms of this chair and couch.




And this one looked like Earnest Hemingway's hideaway down in Key West.

It was a busy weekend with the start of Dash's fall soccer season. He loves it!


"Are you ready!"