Time Worn Style

Paintings on Milk Glass...

I'm going a bit mad with this family room of ours lately...

keep changing it around

Is anyone else like that?

Now I'm swapping the pictures on the wall to match the blue stripes and ticking I found for a song at Target...

I needed to match the colours a bit more..

So brought in one of my Antique "Sunday afternoon" paintings..

One of those oil paintings on milk glass that early 1900 ladies delicately put together on a Sunday afternoon..just for something to do..

instead of reading a book.. a more artistic pursuit..

 

I'm a bit of a sucker for these "Sunday afternoon" paintings..

these are Campanulas I think..

But I do love the roses ones the best..

 

A nice soft blue to match the cushions...

 

Hang on who snuck that other cushion back into the photo..

I meant these ones..

 

Now I really should make a start on the other rooms..

Hang on, who didn't put the cushions back on the couch the right way..

yeesh

Alicia :0)

Shameless plug for my ebay store that you have come to know and love..

Italian boudoir mirror...

 

Super beachy clam shell currently living on a mountain..

French Ticking curtains, can't get enough of ticking!

 

 

Breaking news.. Warm weather causes more Treasure hunting..

I don't know what it is but this warmer weather we are having..

makes me want to go hunting for treasure

even more than normal

and as I mentioned on facebook

I spent a lovely day yesterday doing just that!

I found...

 

A nice cotton throw for the family room couch for those cooler nights to match the cushions at a local op shop ~ $5

A totally amazing portable typewriter with that industrial edge I am loving..

 

and then a sparkle of crystal caught my eye and what did I find hiding behind some rather ugly 1980's old electrics?

 

a matching pair of cherubs and crystals to light up my day...

 

and a squishy feather paisley eiderdown for our normal chilly nights on the mountain (even some summer nights have a chill)...

 and then because I did find that nice cotton throw for only $5...

I thought it might be nice to put some more summery cushions in the family room

seeing as the kids are spread out in there on a regular basis..

and seeing as these cushions were being cleared out at Target for only $5.87 each

(by the way, why do target price their clearance items with weird number like this??)

Well

I just had to grab quite a few to plump up the teenagers retreat..

I'm loving that sea blue colour at the moment...

and a touch of ticking

Alicia

 

 

A white obelisk for the roses..

So much going on here at Greystanes at the moment I can hardly keep up

And haven't even thought about Christmas yet

although I do know our family lunch is going to be here

out on our Verandah under the trees on our old Art School stools

with a few trestle tables

and the Kookaburras laughing in the background

 

I did tidy up a rather leafy garden bed nearby

There has been a lot of rain so far this year

which is good because the  drought here has finally broken

but the garden has gone a bit mad as a result

Was pretty happy to find this white obelisk for my rampant climbing rose over the weekend

so finally have that under control at least..

Hope its a nice hot Aussie day this Christmas on the Verandah so we can sit there with a few beers and enjoy..

Alicia :0)

and of course my goodies in my ebay store this week...

Some Sanderson chairs for your own Aussie Verandah...

Georgian Spode in original box ~ A great Christmas present!

My thumb... a shade of green?..

My mum has a green thumb

Her garden is small

but its glorious

and her roses this year

well they are just glorious...

big blousey and divine..

My mum has a green thumb

on each hand..

I hope that I have inherited some of that green too..

Will share some of my roses when they flower...

its 5 degrees cooler up here on our mountain so

our roses are not quite in flower yet

hope the possoms stay away from the buds..

Alicia

 

check out my ebay store wont you??

 

 

Moving furniture, one of the best ways to spend a weekend..

Sad but true, I love to move furniture..

Rearrange furniture to get a better look, or use or change

Good excuse this weekend which involved a large number of teenagers for a sleepover..

So the TV / family room needed more seating.

oooh yay an excuse to move furniture (like I need an excuse but it always helps)

Of course moving furniture always involves "plonking" items that are in the way somewhere else

Those gorgeous red roses which are still going strong after the lovely Andrea gave them to me a while back, they where already there but after "plonking" the old chandelier next to it

Well

I think it kinda works, so I'm leaving it there for a bit

 

SO

We decided to move this large white slip covered three seater from here in the centre room

Into the room behind it

I dont normally like putting furniture in front of windows but I actually like the look of this and the room finally "works"

We get a wonderful amount of winter sun through this window so it will be a lovely spot to sit with a few magazines..

 

So now there are two couches facing each other, Tv to one end and a long coffee table to the centre.

 

I left the standard lamp with crystals at one end for a bit of sparkle and an extra industrial art room chair that someone had painted the wood section white ~ a great little side table that was part of this set..

Hubs suggested putting the old army chest underneath for extra storage, a perfect fit and as its on castors it rolls out when needed.

I totally love this old pine table because:

1. It only cost $5 at a garage sale

2. Previous owner had left it out in the weather so its totally time worn

3. Previous owner had a go at painting then stripping the top to white then gave up. I love this unfinished totally shabby look so perfect!

4. Previous owner didnt have any red back spiders in their shed so I didnt have to do an extermination of lethal poisonous spiders before bringing it inside unlike a set of three chairs I bought a few weeks back.

I'm having a thing about touches of silver at the moment (could go on for a while) so added this old silver tray to the table..

 

as she was sprawled out amongst the feather cushions, youngest requested that we leave the room like it is..

 

I think we just might!

So how much did this all cost to put together?

As I have sent myself broke buying Antique Platters, well not much which is just as well ..

 

 

1. Moran White slip covered three seater feather couch ~ $100 ebay Australia

(totally squeeled over this bargain ~ you can find a bargain too, when searching ebay don't do a search for the obvious, for example the seller of this item failed to mention it was a Moran AND slipcovered, just listed it as 3 seater couch with no further details.)

2. Striped Cushions ~ $10 Target Australia

(they were on sale at the time but I did give my friends on Facebook the heads up on this one, pop over and have a peek!)

3. Totally cool and weatherworn spiderless coffee table ~ $5 garage sale

4. Green Rug ~ $20 opp / thrift store

5. Silver Footed Tray ~ $2 garage sale.

6. Wood and glass door ~ side of the road FREE

TOTAL = $147.00

dont you love it when it all comes together??

 

 

 

Feeling the platter luuurve...

Well I have to say that my last blog post on Antique Platters really created some Platter love from you wonderful bloggers ( and bloggy lurkers ) out there...

I think there is more platter lurve going around than I realised!

A lovely lady sent me a picture of her own slice of heaven in the form of a jug in the SAME design as my platter..

Divine....

I could seriously become a bit obsessed with this particular antique pattern delight...

(Makers mark says PANDORA I wonder if that is the name of the pattern or the maker)..

And then to top it off her complete Platter collection spanning 20 years of Platter lurve..

Take a seat, theres quite a few...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard to decide which one I luuurve more but those blue and white ones are beauties arent they?

Go on, scroll back and have another look, I'm sure you want some more platter lurve..

 

Antique platter Love...

You just don't find amazing graphics on new pottery and china these days

There seemed to be more attention to detail in the "antique days"..

 

Practical items were in an open kitchen, mostly on display...

 

 

So they had to look good too..

 

 

so when I spotted this beautiful old Platter with birds, butterflies and blossoms on it at my friend Daphnes Store

Tangerine Vintage

I figured it sort of had my name on it (so did a big pile of bills but what the heck, I'd rather look at the platter, yes debt collector it's true!)

 

A good time for a new display on our old plate rack..

 

The other smaller platter is from Karens store in Sassafras up here on our mountain

Quirky Werxs Antiques

A lot to be said for those old open plan kitchens with their beautiful pottery...

Just dont think about the cleaning of all those items on display!

 

 Some new treasures in my ebay store this week

 

Beautiful teaspoon set...

Totally stunning scrolly french style mirror...