Awesome Find: Barley Twist Table

I am so excited about this 19th Century Barley Twist table I found for some of my clients!!  As I've mentioned, I'm really trying to focus on creating spaces for clients that feel as if they've been created over time and that are truly personal.  When I saw this table, (at an insanely good price!!!)  I immediately thought of a young couple I'm working with & sent them photos.  They loved it & I snapped it up!!  It's inset with what looks to be a hand hooked Coat of Arms on the bottom and a Family Crest with two lions on the top preserved under glass.  The fabric is so old it's actually deteriorating but it's just so beautiful & detailed and has so much character.  I love it so much I want to keep it...  and that's when you know it was a good find ;) ;) 

xoxo,

lauren

My Future Vanity

I'm skipping the Pure Organization Project this week as baby Justin's in a very "hold me and don't put me down or I'll scream" stage and we worked more on his nursery. :)

As I've mentioned before, the bathrooms in our 70s house are very green and very 70s.  We've got plans to update eventually.  (Waiting on time & budget- what else? ;)  My "eventual" plans for the master bath have always included turning an old dresser into a vanity.  The dresser below (from one of my favorite homes eva!! - House Beautiful) is what I've had in mind.  I LOVE it!!!

And then I came across this (below) at On a Whim Antiques from Edie Trageser's booth:

It's an old vintage maple dresser and when I spied it a couple of weeks ago, I thought it could be perfect.  I just had to check the measurements & when they were right on, we bought it.   I plan on keeping all 3 drawers functional, just cutting out sections of the inside of the drawers for plumbing fixtures. 

It's got dovetail drawers and beautiful wooden nails.  I can't wait for it to make its way into our bathroom, but for now I'm enjoying having a free surface to for displaying pretty things in our bedroom:

It's time to bring in some branches from outside!!  (The pussywillow branches I have here aren't from my yard though ;)  I'm definitely planting some "branchy" bushes asap though.

 

Made any good finds lately? 

Happy ides of March!! ;)

xoxo,

lauren