New in the Shop

I went a little crazy this past week and picked up a bunch of new items for the store. I will drop a couple of hints about where I've found these treasures in subsequent postings this week. In the meantime though, here is a taste of what is new in the store this week...

 Atomic Mid Century Bar Glasses, Set of Six

 Chinoiserie Planter, featuring Chinese symbol for "long life"

Pre-War Handpainted Japanese Maruhun Ware Plate

On The Hunt For...

My current vintage décor obsession these days is Chinoiserie, which according to Wikipedia is defined as “a French term, signifying ‘Chinese-esque.’" Chinoserie vignettes are usually characterized by beautiful hand painted wallpaper (think De Gournay), rich & heavy fabrics (think Shumacher), intricate Chinese Chippendale furniture, and beautiful Asian antiques. Unfortunately, I can afford none of those things. Alas, I am now on a mission to find whatever pieces of Chinoiserie decor that I can find in my favorite flea markets and junk shops; hoping and praying that someone doesn't know the gems that they have! I've already made one score, purchasing these gorgeous foo dogs at my local Goodwill for $10 a couple of weeks ago.

 (No, I am not planning to put these on sale in my Etsy store, but these foo dogs are for sale.)

Now, I am on a mission to find a great Chinoiserie mirror. I've gathered a couple of couple of examples below, but as you can see, these mirrors do not come cheap on the open market. That will only make it all the more sweet when I do come across one in that is buried and forgotten somewhere. I will undoubtedly do a little happy dance when I do find one, and then blog about it. Wish me luck!

1.$229 at House of Pemberley on Etsy.com 2. $595 at Serena and Lily 3. $415 at One Kings Lane 4. $1799 at One Kings Lane 5. $395 at One Kings Lane 6. $915 at claytongrayhome.com 7. $1765 at treillageonline.com

Impromptu Vignette

Today was a gorgeous day on the Oregon Coast; 70 and sunny is as good as it gets for us here. I got home from work and promptly started photographing all of the loot that I scored over the weekend. I snapped this photo as the sunlight was catching all of my vintage glass and fresh cut hydrangeas.