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Something Red, Something White, and Something Blue

Happy Independence Day! I hope you are all out celebrating and enjoying a much-deserved day off.  Our plans are pretty low-key today… brunch, party, and perhaps fireworks!

Alright, so we are going to take a little creative leeway with the title but in the spirit of the day, I am going to give it my best shot! Even though the subject of this post is not even remotely related to the holiday, I at least tried to color theme it for you.  Let’s start with something red!

RED: About a year ago, Walker and I were walking through Urban Home and saw this awesome red clock in the window display.  I tore the place apart looking for one only to find out it wasn’t in stock and that the salesperson hadn’t seen any new ones come in for months.  Walker later told me that he went online to order it for me as a surprise but it wasn’t available.  Eventually the listing for the clock even came off of the website.

Fast forward a year… Walker and I were seeing a movie on Sunday afternoon and had a little time to kill beforehand (I love you ArcLight… assigned movie seating was the best invention this century). We decided to wander through Urban Home and all of the sudden Walker points out a shelf with 5 of the red clocks!  I was so excited!!  So after the movie, I snagged one of these bad boys for only $9.99.  We have never had a clock in our living room so we were so happy to finally fill the void.  It joined the ranks of our mishmash wall where Jordan used to hang out.  But not to worry Jordan fans, Michael simply relocated to the other side of the doorway.

BLUE: Another fun stop we made on Sunday was to World Market (I managed to force Walker into going to two home stores in one day… I was really pushing my luck!).  We stocked up on a bunch of little colorful jars for spice and food storage.  One happens to be blue.  One was also red!  And we completed the trio with a fresh (white) sea salt grinder (and its peppery partner).  We are on a jars kick and are hoping that a future kitchen revamp will let us display our strange assortment.  More on that later!

WHITE: Last but not least, something white.  I could have cheated and used the salt grinder but I wanted to do something a little more special. It was a really important week for me and I have some very exciting things in my home-blog-related future!  I really can’t go into any more detail than that quite yet but I will leave you with a small clue. I’m so mysterious! ;)

 

Happy 4th!  Stay safe and have fun! xoxo

Flea Market Finds

This weekend Walker and I decided to go take a grand adventure through the Rose Bowl Flea Market, a world-famous monthly shopping extravaganza in Pasadena.

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Even though I am a dunce and forgot my camera at home (you can google Rose Bowl Flea Market and see how enormous and awesome this market is!), I was at least able document all of the great flea market finds that we acquired along the way.

As you can see, we ended up with quite a few little trinkets! Our goal was to find some things to spice up the crate shelves above the TV in the living room (remember when we put them up?). Walker discovered a great retro toy lute that actually plays music when you wind the crank. It was fun, quirky, and definitely fit the style of our other trinkets in the crates so we snagged it for a measly $5!

We also found a really amazing navy/white hand-painted skull in the same Mexican style as the skull on our other living room shelf.

At the same vendor, we found another little hand-painted ceramic owl friend. The owl and skull were only $5 a piece!

The final addition to our crates was a $10 vintage soda bottle from England in the 1800’s. Fun history lesson: the bottle was designed so that the marble sealed the top hole when it was closed. When someone would first open the bottle, there would be a loud pop as the seal was broken and the marble rolled down to where it sits now. This is how the term “pop” came to America! The vendor also told us that kids used to break these bottles open so they could collect and play with the marbles. Turns out that his little story checks out… I think this website sums it up well if you are interested in reading more.

As you can see, our crates got a little more interesting!

The steal of the day was the handful of match boxes that we got to fill the jar on the coffee table. They were 5 for $1 so we grabbed 10 of the best ones we could find!

My favorite flea market find was a giant iron key mounted on burlap and framed. As you know, I am obsessed with skeleton keys, so I nearly jumped with joy when Walker pointed it out to me. I was on the fence about whether or not to buy it until I saw the handwritten note on the back:

I think it says “Key from Des Maries Opera House – 1800’s” (or maybe Des Manes?). How awesome is that!? Ok, I’m no idiot… someone could have easily made that up but I choose to be optimistic and believe it (life is too short to be overly cynical). Plus it only set me back $20 and now we have a sweet old key hanging on our kitchen wall! I re-mounted the key with some wire to clean it up and make it more sturdy. I am so glad I got it because I know I would be thinking about it now, kicking myself for not grabbing it. It looks so cool! :)

I think we are going to have to make the flea market a monthly tradition! Now we just need more shelves to fill…

Mint & More

We had one of the most delightful surprises this weekend!  The weed that was growing horribly out of control in one corner of our yard turned out to be mint! Yay wild herbs! :)

The downside?  Mint has a very intrusive root system that tends to choke out other plants. So we were thinking that perhaps the mint was the reason the lime tree isn’t looking so hot these days.  We decided to leave a little bit of the mint (the patch furthest away from the lime tree) so we can enjoy it but we did some serious downsizing.

The upside?  A bunch of the mint we tore out of the ground looked awesome as a kitchen table decoration!  Plus, it made the house smell amazing!  Also, I read that people root mint in water, so these mint clippings should last a while sitting in the vase.  I think mojitos may have to be on the menu for this coming weekend… :)

On an unrelated note, I am blogging over at WSRK today about how to dress up your walls without breaking the bank!  Check it out!

Erika

I’m Erika, an interior designer with an aesthetic that is a mix of California Bohemian, Mid-Century, and Scandinavian influences with pops of fun color and loads of natural materials. Plus plants, plants, and more plants!

My sweet family (Walker, Juniper & Hank, as well as pups Arlo & Guillermo) just reloacted from Los Angeles, CA, to Lincoln, NE. We would love for you to follow along with us on this journey!

 
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