Old Things I Want In My Life (or in my House-to-Be

It probably goes without saying...

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:57:15 +0300

…but Lafayette’s house on “True Blood” is pretty much exactly what my house is going to look like. We all knew that, right?

spookyhome: (via 9GAG - Just for Fun!) this is exactly what i...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:46:07 +0300

spookyhome:

(via 9GAG - Just for Fun!)

this is exactly what i want for my dining room.

vintageluxe: via: full house if only i had the courage to...

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:57:50 +0300

vintageluxe:

via: full house

if only i had the courage to keep white couches.

i got this beauty at the salvation army thrift store in...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:47:03 +0300

i got this beauty at the salvation army thrift store in clarksville, in. it was even on sale! mint condition, and just BEGGING to be in the living room that i don’t have yet, in my lovely mid-century construction house. won’t it be a lovely complement to the leopard-print sofa and marble-topped coffee table and white shag rug? yes, it will.

stop the presses, kids. i found a china pattern. this was...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:48:34 +0300

stop the presses, kids. i found a china pattern. this was clearly the most important thing i could be doing in the midst of writing a dissertation, especially given that not only don’t i have a formal dining room, i actually don’t have a place to live in the US, and all my stuff is in storage in indiana. but it’s not like that stopped me from buying two couches while i was visiting home this month, and it sure isn’t going to stop me from drooling over this china.

this is from the salem china co., which was founded in 1898 in salem, oh. though this translucent china is my favorite, they made some really beautiful collections, and even a commemorative FDR plate that i’m also sort of coveting right now.

anyway, if anyone ever feels the irresistible urge to buy me china because, i don’t know, i’m cool or something, this is the one i love. one day, when i have a formal dining room, this will be in it, amidst my weirdo neo-classical stuff.

so while i was home, i got to take a little roadtrip with my...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:54:20 +0300

so while i was home, i got to take a little roadtrip with my cousin to get her new vintage camper from fine designs camper sales in smithland, kentucky. (that’s just outside of paducah, if you’re keeping track.) she bought one a few years ago and made it into just about the most adorable thing i’ve ever seen in my life, but their family outgrew it, and so now she’s doing a slightly bigger one. by the time we got there and sherry had shown us all the campers she was working on, i was completely hooked.

this one, a platt trailer from elkhart, indiana, was my favorite of the bunch. it had a charming linoleum table, and so much potential on the inside. so now, i have visions of eventually landing a job in a place where i can buy a house and have a vintage camper so that i can go on little roadtrips, and write, and, you know, see some cool shit.

etsygoodies: (via Star Wars R Inspired Storm Trooper Mug in...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:56:39 +0300

etsygoodies:

(via Star Wars R Inspired Storm Trooper Mug in Black and by LennyMud)

tea and toast in the morning never looked so good. can i have a set?

omg, i had no idea these even existed!!! this is why i love...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:50:11 +0300

omg, i had no idea these even existed!!! this is why i love ebay; i find things that i didn’t know i even wanted. :)

OH. MY. GOD. I’VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT THE...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:55:02 +0300

OH. MY. GOD. I’VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF FURNITURE EVER IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE EXISTENCE.

sugaryumyum:

by Jimmie Martin (x)

i don’t think i even need to justify this one.

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:53:43 +0300

i don’t think i even need to justify this one.

that floor is insanely beautiful, and could work so well in so...

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:46:51 +0300

that floor is insanely beautiful, and could work so well in so many different contexts. but that light fixture? i mean, what else do you want in a light fixture? if it was a person, i’d get naked and make love to it.

vintageluxe:

source: house + home

this is a gorgeous dining room!! where to begin? those chairs...

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:01:49 +0300

this is a gorgeous dining room!! where to begin? those chairs are divine, of course. and the table is surprisingly classy (i usually totally hate anything clear and plastic, but this looks beautiful).

but the coup de grace, for me, is that chandelier. that gorgeous fucking chandelier. it could work in all kinds of different contexts. i love the color and the texture and the fact that it brings a touch of organic feeling to and otherwise very man-made room. perfection.

vintageluxe:

source: house beautiful

i’m not a huge fan of the chairs, but oh honey. mirrored...

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:45:41 +0300

i’m not a huge fan of the chairs, but oh honey. mirrored tables, a cowhide ottoman, and that couch!! mama like.

vintageluxe:

via: inspired mrs stevens

um, this. growhousegrow: Pattern! Yes! My humble abode has...

Sat, 05 May 2012 22:12:48 +0300

um, this.

growhousegrow:

Pattern! Yes!

My humble abode has been good to me for many years, and I kind of feel like I’m cheating on it by saying this…but my future, more awesome, apartment is going to look like THIS!

hello GET IN MY GARDEN RIGHT NOW!!!

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:01:18 +0300

hello GET IN MY GARDEN RIGHT NOW!!!

this is GORGEOUS and would look perfect in my office that i...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:01:39 +0300

this is GORGEOUS and would look perfect in my office that i don’t have right now but will have eventually. i mean, can’t you see this sitting on my awesome drafting table desk, next to a life-size wall sticky of james tiberius kirk? i can.

goodwill-goodies:

Jerger red & chrome modernist desk clock, made in Germany - auction here

holy moly!! can we start with just a discussion of the...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:02:31 +0300

holy moly!! can we start with just a discussion of the fabulousness of those gold velvet couches?????? i’m in love with this. it’s exactly how i envision a good dining room: with both a table and chairs, as well as a reclining space. j’adore.

oh, wow! this is gorgeous on so many levels. the patterns and...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:02:56 +0300

oh, wow! this is gorgeous on so many levels. the patterns and textures are fabulous, and really set off the sleek lines of the modern furniture pieces. it feels like a “world” home without looking like a museum. stunning.

vintageluxe:

via: nicety

yeah, all of this. vintageluxe: theaestate

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:56:45 +0300

yeah, all of this.

vintageluxe:

theaestate

the room is really pretty, love the floors. but those purple...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:02:39 +0300

the room is really pretty, love the floors. but those purple zebra print chairs? i die.

vintageluxe:

designer: daun curry