9 thrifty.

I have been having some really good luck while thrifting lately.  It started a few weeks ago when I stopped at the ReStore and found this gold framed mirror, which is perfect above our mantle.  I had been searching for something similar to this for quite awhile so I was really excited to find it.

Then, last week my husband and I went to an estate sale and found some great pieces of furniture.  We came home with two desks (we're using them as console tables), a rocking chair, and my favorite, a 1910-1920 era fainting couch.

The first desk is exactly what I was looking for to put under the floating shelves in our living room.  It's got great details and a pretty shape and matches the wood in our house perfectly.

The smaller desk is currently in our foyer, and definitely came in handy while we were passing out candy on Halloween.  We'll probably paint this one since the finish isn't the greatest.

We're not sure where the rocking chair is going to go yet, but my husband fell in love with it.  The cushion needs some work so we have some time to figure out where to put it.

And then there's the fainting couch.  It's currently sitting in the middle of our living room waiting to be reupholstered.  It will most likely replace the loveseat that you can see behind it once it's finished.

The detail of the wood on this piece is amazing.  I'm on the hunt for some gorgeous fabric that will complement the dark wood, but also lighten the piece up a bit since it's so heavy looking.  Light gray velvet or some metallic linen are on the top of my list at the moment, with nailhead trim to give it a little sparkle.

I also came home from the estate sale with some smaller items, including a brass pedestal, lotus bowl and some little teapots...

Three jadite bowls and the best cookie press ever (my mom has the same one, which used to be my grandmother's), which I can't wait to test out while making Christmas cookies...

a silver pedestal bowl and gravy bowl set...

and last but not least, six blue mason jars.

Then today, I stopped at one of my usual thrift stores and found this 1940s Royal typewriter, which is in amazing condition (and still works!) for $10.

 I also couldn't resist picking up a few things for Christmas while I was there.

Hopefully my luck will continue, but I probably just jinxed myself.  Have any of you been feeling extra thrifty lately?

15 fainting couch love.

Our fainting couch just got delivered in all of its reupholstered beauty yesterday!  It's completely transformed!

It's a far cry from what it looked like two weeks ago.

The fabric is Robert Allen Cameo Ovals in Bleached White...which is really a silvery gray color.

 The wood looks so much richer against the light colored fabric.

 I asked the upholsterer to add nailhead trim along the edges, I love the extra sparkle it adds!

Now I just need my husband to help me move it into it's spot in the living room.  It weighs a ton!

20 purple and gray.

I finished another quilt this weekend!  If feels good to be crossing projects off my list.  This one came together quickly, I started it two Sundays ago and finished the binding last night while watching the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.  One week from start to finish!  That's pretty good for me.

It's really scrappy, with lots of purple and gray prints and solids with some black and white prints mixed in.  I used up a ton of strip scraps that I had laying around in this quilt!

I quilted it with gray thread using my wavy quilting technique.

You can really see the quilting on the back!  I love the texture it creates.  It's bound in Heath which also really pops against the backing.

The back is super simple with a few strips of prints used on the front surrounded by Kona Ash.

There's a very similar quilt to this in Sunday Morning Quilts, if you're looking for some instruction on how to make this type of quilt.  I don't have the book yet but I've heard it's great.  I do want to get a copy for some new ideas on how to manage my ever increasing scraps!

This one goes pretty well with my fainting couch, so that's where it will stay for now.  I'll be sending it along to it's new owner very soon.

Hope you're having a great Monday!