Well, I thought it would be appropriate to start this blog with a wee discussion about my love of all things vintage. And a first-light tour of my kitchen, which houses most of my most beloved vintage finds.
So, it's simple. I love old stuff that was built to last. That serves its purpose beautifully, and not just a handful of times before I'm expected to chuck it in a landfill and go buy another one. The modern propensity towards planned obsolescence makes me shudder.
I consider walking into Wal-Mart and purchasing a small appliance to be an epic thrifting failure on my part. I just. can't. stand. it. Don't get me wrong, I've done it. I finally broke down and bought a brand new food processor. I'm OK with it. But a few weeks later I came across a great vintage one in perfect working order at a yard sale for $3. I died a little inside. But then I saw a table full of Pyrex and quickly moved on!
So that's me. I love my vintagey preciouses (hobbit). But I could never justify buying ALL the ones I come across on my near-daily thrift store rounds. Until now! My etsy shop has given new life to my thrifting adventures. I no longer slink guiltily into the Salvation Army, praying I see nothing cool that I can't afford or fit in our tiny house. I walk in and proudly gather it up, knowing it will soon be going to a new home to be loved as I would love it.
Without further ado, I present some of my personal collection of useful and beautiful vintage items (minus the ever-popular blog thing where the writer cleans everything in camera-range to perfection....I'm just gonna go ahead and let my things shine through the fingerprints, clutter and crumbs, that way I'm not setting unrealistic standards for myself, and maybe I'm making you feel great about your own housekeeping):
Okay, the coke bottle is maybe not so useful, but it is COOL. My husband dug it up at a construction site and it has a stamp on the bottom that says "Sheridan WYO", meaning it was bottled right here in town back when Coca-Cola was bottled by local distributors (I think mid to late 50s in this bottle's case) Rad. And, it will be a nice wildflower vase come spring time.
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