life on churchill: August 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

One man's junk...

We deliberated. Standing with our two children at an estate sale on Saturday--should we buy it? It was really cheap. But it wasn't on our list so we walked away. Sunday we agreed if it was still available to go back and buy it.

Lee drove over Monday and picked it up in his old pickup. It has imperfections on the top but hey, its vintage. Even came with a mirror. And of course toys now fill up 4 of the six drawers...

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

bathroom accessories

The plumbing was hooked up Monday! We're planning a reveal next month when we can buy accents + wrap up details. We need some accents with personality. I started digging around today, here are my favorites so far...

Jonathan Adler Soap Dish. Land of Nod Just Ducky. Dick Sargent Grape-Nuts Ad.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Saturday shopping trip

Lee, the kids and I went to garage sales Saturday morning. A vintage helicopter comic book was the only notable find. Then during naptime I went to an estate sale in a huge victorian home. The home's style was more antiques than ours but I did pick up a 1957 record and some interesting books.

Next I went to Swank Retro. We've driven by it a bazillion times on our way to Menards. I had no idea how BIG it was. Vintage stuff filled the basement. I came away with two games-Wide World from 1957 and a Stock game made by 3M (where Lee works). Imagine if games were more like these instead of Dora and Spongebob!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

installation day!

I could hardly sleep last night thinking of this little cabinet's arrival. And it really was everything we hoped it to be. Phil did a fantastic job.

But...the plumber could not hook up plumbing. The sink has no overflow and needs a special drain. I'm about to call stores in the area. I'm hoping since vessel sinks are pretty common maybe someone has a grid drain in stock. This one looks pretty cool...