"Celia...You're Breaking My Heart"

We switched from a laptop to a desktop computer system.  

The laptop fit nicely in "The Pink Chest" 

(see earlier post The Pink Chest regarding said "Pink" item)

 The requirements were few: Pretty, simple, inexpensive.

Most of my purchases are found at thrift stores and yard sales, but sadly, no luck this time.

So I hunted on the interwebs...

I found this 'Celia' desk at World Market:

Eureka!  I love it.

Recent Home Decor Thrift Store Finds

The first few weekends following Christmas are some of the best times to go to thrift stores.  After Christmas, people (including myself) tend to get rid of a lot of things and take them to D.I.

Last weekend, after taking down all of my Christmas decor, I redid this bookshelf with some of my newest found treasures.  This year I am incorporating a kind of beach cottage look to my rooms.  Note the sea shell art and coral.  There are only 2 items on the shelves that did not come from thrift stores!

In the dining room I added some candelabras and a fun frilly pillow (both D.I. finds).

A lot of people say they never find anything at D.I.  My secret is to spend about 2 hours on Saturday mornings and watch for them to bring out the newest items.  There are large crowds of people that do the same thing, so it gets a little crazy, but I am patient and polite as I knock people down going for the things I spy.  (really, I have seen that happen, but I DO NOT do that)

Give it a try!

Good luck.

Hey Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping?

It is a well known fact among those that know me, that I love thrift store shopping.  My home is decorated almost entirely with thrift store and yard sale finds.

Lately, I have been having just as much fun 

shopping for 

clothes at thrift stores.

Of course, my favorite thrift store is Deseret Industries, but I enjoy Savers and other less well known shops as well.

So, I will begin to show some of my fashion finds on my blog, along with my home decor discoveries.  I still need a better camera, but my goal this year is to update my blog more often.

What I am wearing:

Denim Versace Jacket---Thrift Store $10.00

Chevron Maxi Skirt---Thrift Store $6.00

Leather Boots---Thrift Store $5.00

For Rocky

We lost our dog Rocky on Tuesday, October 15th. I wrote this in tribute to him...

For Rocky….

Beautiful Siberian Husky,
You were found in the foothills searching
For what?
A squirrel, a tree for relief, a place to rest?

Our first glimpse of you in shelter,
Blue eyes, happy expression, reaching
For what?
A pat on the head, a scratch behind your ears?

An easy choice was made,
Brought home, nervous, restless, exploring
What did you find?
A family, a home, a best friend?

Changes to our lives were required,
Muddy prints, clumps of fur, kitty antagonizing
What could we do?
Adjust, adapt, learn to love?

Years pass with you in our lives,
Enthusiasm for walks, more family to love, siren imitating
What did you do?
Accept us, grow old, and love unconditionally.

Too soon you had to go,
Trails in the grass, backyard uninhabited, a family grieving
Why?
So you could run again, free now, never forgotten.


 You’re a good boy Rocky.

Adamson Family Photo

It has been many years since we have had a family photo taken. So we took the opportunity just before Tony and Jessica's wedding to have them taken. They were taken by Tony's good friend Andrew Adkins of Spirit Digital. We are so happy with how they turned out. It was a really fun experience. The photos were taken near our home above the Kiwanis Park at the top of Battlecreek Drive in Pleasant Grove. Here is our favorite.

Test

Trying new layout and design

Fireplace--Transformation

After remodeling the great room...the oak fireplace stuck out like a sore thumb.


Two coats of Zinsser primer by Rustolium, two coats of Behr decorator white latex leftover from the remodel, and finishing up with an antiquing rub from the craft store...

Voila:





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