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1 8 Tips From Two Salvage Sisters
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2 Cool Idea: Reinventing the Sewing Wheel
Books
3 Home Library: Found Style
Poll
4 Have You Ever Unearthed a Valuable Antique?
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5 Home Library: Cheap Chic
open house
6 Open House: What's Your Best Flea Market Find?
flea market finds
7 Cool Idea: These Boots Were Made For Framin'
Love It or Hate It
8 Love It or Hate It? Shenae Grimes's Louis Vuitton Find
I'm a sucker for most things antique, especially if they have a seamstress slant. While my settee may be my fave flea market find, my retired Singer table is right behind it. What has been keeping it in second place is the impracticality of it. I adore the original black sewing machine with golden accents, but unfortunately it doesn't make for an easy place to store much. Alas, I was introduced Read more
90210 star Shenae Grimes recently went flea marketing in Los Angeles and tweeted this photo of a set of outdoor chairs with Louis Vuitton monogram upholstery she spotted. "Great finds at the flea market . . . particular these . . . only in LA," she wrote. She's right about that! Do you embrace them or do you think they're tacky? Source: Twitter User shenaeSG Love It or Hate It? Shenae Read more
It takes a special set of eyes to find the potential in some curbside, garage sale, or flea market finds. If you lack that sort of vision, take a few tips from Kathleen Hackett and Mary Ann Young, the two co-authors of Salvage Sisters ($10). The spendthrift siblings bring a fresh perspective to antique pieces that had me counting down the days until my next fair. Come check out some of my Read more
As a flea market fiend, I can point out "antique" items in almost every room in my house. You name it — books, tables, bed frames, dressers, antlers, and chairs are just a few of the steals that have been piled in the back of my car. At one time, I shoved a dress form, a retro diner table and accompanying chairs, an old-timey Singer sewing machine, and a few other vintage pieces into the back Read more
It's rodeo time and I've got the fever. My closet has a special place for all seven pairs of my cowgirl boots, but I'm thinking they may end up in a DIY project sooner than later. While I plan on rockin' them till they are worn out, this frame has me grinning from ear to ear. From what I could tell, it would be rather easy to create. I'd start with a pair of serious scissors, a frame, insane Read more
Interior stylist, author, and owner of London shop Caravan, Emily Chalmers has made a career out of finding beauty in objects that require more ingenuity than income. Cheap Chic ($20), which was originally published in 2003 in hardcover, will be released at the end of this month in paperback, and is a perfect example of her talent at transforming overlooked secondhand objects into things of Read more
A friend of mine who's a savvy garage saler and flea marketer often snaps up tea sets, tables, and other items for only a few dollars, and then re-sells them on eBay or to antique stores for a huge markup. I definitely envy her skills at identifying valuable antiques, but often it seems as if her excursions are more work than pleasure. Tell me, have you ever bought something for super cheap, and Read more
I love incorporating found objects and beautiful old junk into home decor, but this style can easily look unkempt or chaotic if not done right. That's why anyone with a weakness for flea-market scavenging and junk collecting should check out Found Style: Vintage Ideas for Modern Living by David Butler and Amy Butler. The charming, almost minimalist rooms featured in this captivating coffee table Read more
A look at Ashley Madekwe, Jessica Stroup, and Kristen Stewart's looks inspired one thought: these girls look seriously cool. The common denominator in each of their ensembles is a sweet, vintage-feeling t-shirt that takes jeans and shorts to an infinitely more awesome place. Sure, a white cotton tee or your favorite tank could top your separates just as easily, but a t-shirt that pays homage to Read more
When it comes to buying cut flowers, sometimes it's hard to remember that behind those beautiful blooms sometimes lurks something more sinister — namely thousands of miles of shipping and herbicides and pesticides. That's why Deborah Prinzing, the author of the new book The 50 Mile Bouquet, recommends that you buy local and sustainable flowers for those you love (like your Mom this Mother's Read more
