Junk?

Last week I went here:

While there were lots of amazing finds:

Like these pieces of metal subway art

Lovely lights, bed, linens and a very cool bench in the back corner that I did not get a photo of :(.

 I really fell in LOVE with these babies:

Can't you see these guys in a boys room?

Stuffed full of clothes, toys and books.

Oh...Dreaming......

Craig's list, watch out. 

I am searching, because I didn't purchase these.

But I do have a plan for them.

I did buy me some of these:

(sorry for the blurriness ~ someone was bouncing on the bed as I was trying to take a picture!)

And then I came across another place.

This antique store had

 lights, door knobs, sconces, furniture, windows,

SO much.

Too much to list.

A few of my faves:

Check out this chandelier.

IT.WAS.HUGE.

wider than the spread of my arms.

And I was lovin' this solid wood library chair:

And the doors and windows.

ENDLESS!

Yep, I will be back.

In the mean time, I'll be planning.

It's a good thing....

I don't know if it's because it's was just winter and I was in the house so much more, but my design mind is on OVERDRIVE.

I would love to take our kitchen from this:

To something like this:

Oh, how I love this island!  Makes so much more sense than the square one I have now.

house beautiful

and  the subway tile.... LOVE IT!

house beautiful

Doesn't this just feel so FRESH?

Southern Living

And our Laundry/Mud Room from this....

into:

Ahh, so organized:

Garden Web

Clean and bright

Better Homes and Gardens

or maybe hidden behind doors

Southern Living

Mmmm, but I do like this one:

that I found in this book:

Oh my, and this one

from the fall 2009 issue of :

And of course I wouldn't want to leave out our dining room.

So I'd like to take this room:

And give it a little board and batten detail like this:

as seen in the fall/winter 2009 issue of this:

by BH and G

Maybe, just maybe 2 out of 3 of these redo's will happen.....

soon.

and yes, my fingers are crossed.