vintage finds cont'd...

Picking up where we left off yesterday.  Vintage shabby chic finds my mom and I hauled up to Seattle to help my daughter decorate her first "all to herself" apartment.

There is more but that darn Andrew Henry had it all packed up before I could snap some photos.  I had not seen the apartment beforehand so I had no idea how it would all work together.  I figured we'd sort it out. 

Linens...

Some pretty old German cups for holding a toothbrush, kitchen sponge or whatever...

 Vintage floral prints, a standard for any shabby chic room...

some estate sale original oils (both under $10)...

this is a piece of old sheet music, just thought it was pretty so I framed it about 20 years ago...

and this, well this has a double meaning.  The daughter's grandfather "grampi" worked at a bank for most of his life and she spent many happy Saturday afternoons playing there.  It's also to remind her to save her pennies!  Just like Maria does with her boys, I'm still trying to teach the lesson of saving those coins.

 We found even more cute shabby chicness on the drive up - hello fantastic thrift store we stumbled into in Provo, Utah while looking for a place to grab breakfast before driving to Boise.  We were in there for 2 hours (never did get that breakfast)!  Have also been digging and rooting our way around Seattle.  Loads of fun (except trying to find parking places in this city - really, Seattle is lovely but parking is a nightmare!).

vintage finds...

Yes, I do know vintage finds doesn't happen on Tuesdays.  Things are all jumbled up because I'm on vacation so we're doing things in vaca' mode.  Whenever, wherever, slow and easy.  This is funny because I have to work and that type of vacation.  I'm a planner, a scheduler. 

My poor family loved the only vacation we ever took that I promised not to carefully plan out in advance (Hawaii).  I admit it was fun but secretly I was filled with anxiety most of the time.  I'm working on it, really I am.  My mom and I left Arizona for the 1,500 mile drive up to Seattle without any plan or hotel reservation - this is real progress for me.

The daughter moved into her own place last week.  No more roommates.   I think for her, an only child, it was fun while it lasted but the girl likes her space.  Needs her alone time, always has.  She was also sick of living with two male "roomies" who have no idea what a sponge or mop is for.  So, she has a one-bedroom apartment all to herself now and we are here to fill it up.  Fun is a an eight letter word - DECORATE.

The daughter is doing shabby chic because, let's face it, it's affordable and a struggling law school student needs affordable.  Also, she likes it and so do we.  Vintage is in our blood.  My mother had an antique shop for years and I sell vintage jewelry in my Etsy Shop.  We're flea market, estate sale and auction junkies. 

We did a little estate sale shopping before we headed up to Seattle, just picked up a few bits and bobs to get things rolling.  Thought you might like to see a snippet of the items we loaded up for the long haul. 

The plate at the top is one of eight vintage Buffalo China plates.  They're those heavy old diner type plates.  Love that (was hard for this momma not to keep them).  The rest are little pretties.  A few of the kitchen items...

A little Pigeon Forge Pottery jug with a buttercream glaze inside...

Two lovely blue square Hall dishes for whatever (I can't find any image except the bottom - sorry)...

Something to hold napkins (this isn't old but it looked the part so we forgave it)...

 

and this AWESOME prewar German set "Grammi" (she has always referred to her grandmother this way) picked up for my lucky lucky girl (we knew it was for us when we saw there were TWO sugar holders)...

 

 

This is part of the cutest little milkglass luncheon set.  You know, she is my daughter so it's quite possible there will be ladies luncheons at #104 (her apt' number).

 

Whew, we've covered just a bit of the looty we've hauled up.  Tomorrow I'll show you a bit more...