Shopping | New Goodies!

We got some new goodies up on the site today!

Here are just a few of my favorites!

Pins Side Table

Clamp Stool

Hourglass Stool

Denton Side Table

Vintage Locker Side Table

What furniture pieces have you been looking for?  Stay tuned as we add more good stuff!

Catfish | Aviator Lounge Chair

Oh, Restoration Hardware.  I love you.  But you're so often out of my league.

I've been shopping for an eDesign client and recently fell in love with RH's Aviator Chair.  At $1355 (on sale), it's a little spendy.  But such a statement piece!

So we did a little digging.  What did we find?

The Accelerator Vintage Tobacco Leather Chair.  For $559.99.  A little smaller in depth, and the leather doesn't look quite as warn, but it has good reviews!

Score! 

Interested in becoming an eDesign client?  Reach out! 

DIY | Ikea Hacks

Ikea hacking.  Sounds scary, right?

So what's the deal?

Buy inexpensive Ikea furniture, add non-Ikea elements and create new pieces.

Here are a few favorites!

Photo Source: Cucumbersome

Anthropologie inspired end tables by Cucumbersome

Photo Source: Little House Blog

Ikea Rast Side Table goes modern courtesy of Little House Blog

Photo Source: Apartment Therapy

Ikea Bathroom Counter Hack using a kitchen island

Photo Source: Vintage News Junkie

 
Wood shutters using Ikea bed slats

Photo Source: I Heart Organizing

 
Expedit bookcase turns bench from I Heart Organizing

Photo Source: Apartment Therapy

 
Elia Maurizi and Francesco Pepa used Ekby series and some paint to create this colorful shelf

Seen any good Ikea hacks lately?  Share your favorite!

DIY | Dresser Makeover

Recently purchased a CL dresser for our bedroom.  I named him Hugo. 

Then decided that I actually wanted an existing dresser upstairs.  Thank God for patient husbands.

So Hugo stayed in my office.  And I began researching DIY projects to give him a face lift.  We are going to be working together daily.  Hugo needs to look good.  Real good.

See below for just a few of my favorite DIY dressers.



Photo Source: For Chic Sake

Photo Source: Me and Jilly



Photo Source: Ikea Hackers

Photo Source: Little Green Notebook

Photo Source: Design Sponge

Photo Source: Martha Stewart

Photo Source: Elle Decor

Which dresser is your favorite?  Got any fun weekend projects?

Shopping | Unexpected Places

We've all flown.  Bored and anxious (if you are like me), there's a chance you may have even picked up the Sky Mall catalog for a quick laugh.  I mean, they carry man spanx.

You may have also been up late and watched the HSN.  Maybe you've even called Cleo.  No judgements.

Well, that brings me to this post.  It's easy enough to find inexpensive solutions at Target and Ikea, but lets shop the unexpected shall we? 

Photo Source: HSN.com

Genuine Agate Coasters
Gorgeous, right?  Perfect for an eclectic living room or dressed up nightstand.

Photo Source: HSN.com

Bench-Top Parts Rack with 15 Bins
I want these for my tool room or my sewing station!  Or maybe both.

Photo Source: Sky Mall

 
Brick Hangers - Set of 4
Kind of perfect for hanging pictures on brick, right?

Photo Source: Sky Mall

Wrought Iron Wood Hoop
I like the contemporary look of this wood holder.  Usually they're so chunky and traditional looking.

Photo Source: Home Decorators Collection

Meloni Armchair
Okay, so maybe Home Decorators Collection is more expected, but this chair is a great price and a good fit for either traditional or transitional rooms.

Photo Source: Spoonflower

Spiraling Spirals Wallcovering
Love this graphic wallcovering.  Spoonflower has fabrics and wallcoverings for great prices, and bonus point, you can make your own.

Where do you shop that's unexpected?  Care to share? 

Shopping | HGTV Design Star

Are you watching HGTV Star?  I am.  Every Sunday.  Religiously.

Some of the designs have been "meh."  Many of them actually.

However, I did love Tiffany's design on the last challenge.  I mean, there were a few things that were missing, but eclectic furniture and teal gets me every time.  And lets be real.  Her canvas was a school bus interior.

Photo Source: HGTV Star

And by the way, I kind of want to be friends with Sabrina Soto. 

A lot of the shopping scenes fly by, but this time I took careful note of where they went.  

See below for the list, and next time you're in LA, go crazy!

1. Tini
2. Blu Dot
3. Z Gallerie
4. Lumber Liquidators
5. Deco Home
6. Flor
7. Rolling Greens
8. Urban Home
9. Hye Lighting Co
10. Ron Swing
11. Anna's Linens
12. Landon Cole

Where are your favorite places to shop?

Throwback Thursday | North PDX Vintage Tour

Lets take a little North Portland vintage tour, shall we?  Everyone likes themselves a good deal.  Especially Portlanders.  Particularly this Portlander. 

On the list?  Kenton Antiques & Collectibles, Give & Take, St John's Vintage, Salvage Works and Pinwheel.
 
Kenton Antiques & Collectibles
8112 N Denver Ave 
Legit shop with "oddities galore" (their words, not ours).  Vintage luggage, automotive accessories, old Playboys, art, and even a 1950's metal beverage jar...that I am still dreaming about for our next backyard soiree.

Give & Take
8128 N Denver Ave
Small-ish space with a lot of goodies packed in.  Fun furniture pieces, purses, clothing and home accessories.  I bought a bamboo chevron side table for our guest room.  The antique sofa frame and candelabra in their back space may require a return visit. 

 
















St Johns Vintage
8416 N Lombard
"Where Style Meets Vintage."  Good selection of men and women's clothing and some fun furniture pieces.  The shop is actually larger than one would expect with a large back room filled with furniture and art.

Salvage Works
2030 N Willis Blvd
Inspiration overload.  This place has building materials turned furniture, and doll heads turned planters.  Gorgeous selection of reclaimed materials, including raw edged wood.  On my mind still?  The prefab chicken coop for $400.  

Pinwheel
7429 N Leavitt Ave
New kid on the block with a well refined selection including vintage finds and newly refinished antiques.  I bought a decorative brass bird clip for our bathroom gallery wall (hello, Lavender holder).  Their selection is bound to get better with time.

On my list for this weekend is Sabi and Friends Vintage.  It wasn't open when I took my self guided tour, but I'm pretty sure my nose marks are still all over their windows.  There was a lot of good stuff to see.

Hungry?  Proper Eats on Lombard was healthy and tasty.

What are your favorite Portland vintage shops?