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Car Mobel

  • Nov 1, 2009
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If Ikea and Anthropology had a baby it would be Car Mobel.  A German company that carries several interiors lines that are popular in Germany and Scandinavia.  I found them on decor8, which is a blog I read religiously, if pretty things and nice houses were a religion.  subscribe to them if you haven't already!

CAR möbel - Online Shop

I want the thread holder on the left!!  <3 <3 <3  Tragically they only ship to Germany.


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I just love finding things like this, it really helps to inspire my thrift shopping and polish up my ideas about aesthetic. 

2 comments Tags: interior decorating, car mobel, swedish modern

Goodbye Bud.

  • Oct 17, 2009
  • 4 comments

It's always hard to see an animal friend go.  Today we say goodbye to Bud, the mule. 
100_0231 by you.Bud was over 40 years old.100_0234 by you.100_0236.jpg picture by ahanson1983

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changed my mind...

  • Oct 15, 2009
  • 2 comments

So after watching a few episodes of the shows I thought I was going to like this fall I have to admit that I'm not so in love with all of them.  so here is an updated schedule of my TV watching.

 

 

 

Monday:

House on FOX @ 8pm

+Trauma on NBC @ 9pm (shot in SF, watching for nostalgia factor)

Castle on ABC @ 10pm

 

Tuesday:

Nothing

 

Wednesday:

Mercy on NBC @ 8pm (lame, I think I'm over medical dramas)

+Modern Family on ABC @ 9pm (pretty funny, might watch this instead of glee)

Glee on FOX @ 9pm (catching this one on HULU so I can fast forward through the musical numbers)

Eastwick on ABC @ 10pm

 

Thursday:

SNL Weekend Update Thursday on NBC @ 8pm (easier to catch on HULU)

+/- Parks and Recreation on NBC @ 8:30pm (still not sure about this one)

The Office on NBC @ 9pm

Fringe on FOX @ 9pm

Grey’s Anatomy on ABC @ 9pm (this just isn’t the same show it was last season)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX @10pm

 

Friday:

Ugly Betty on ABC @ 9pm


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What Are You Watching This Fall?

  • Oct 3, 2009
  • 4 comments

I'm so glad fall programming is back on!  I feel like I can get back to some regularly scheduled entertainment, this summer wasn't exactly brimming with choices.  However what it lacked in quantity it made up for in quality, True blood and Weeds were absolutely primo, bar none, some of the best television I have seen ever.

Without further ado, this is what I'll be watching this fall.  What about you, what are you watching?

Monday:

House on FOX @ 8pm

Castle on ABC @ 10pm

 

Tuesday:

Nothing looks good on Tuesday for any of the major networks!

Guess I’ll just read a book.

 

Wednesday:

These shows are all maybes pending on me really liking the first 3 episodes

Mercy on NBC @ 8pm

Glee on FOX @ 9pm

Eastwick on ABC @ 10pm

 

Thursday:

This is the big night where 3 shows I want to watch air at the same time, and I don’t have TiVo.  The office is easy to watch on hulu the next day (thanks NBC!) and I'm not positive I'm going to like this season of grey’s, the plot line is kind of fizzling out., and I'm loving fringe, so it may all work out in the end.

SNL Weekend Update Thursday on NBC @ 8pm

Parks and Recreation on NBC @ 8:30pm

The Office on NBC @ 9pm

Fringe on FOX @ 9pm

Grey’s Anatomy on ABC @ 9pm

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX @10pm

 

Friday:

Ugly Betty on ABC @ 9pm

4 comments Tags: tv, fall line up

Artist Feature: Charmaine Olivia

  • Sep 30, 2009
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I love this girl.  she makes me want to draw.  her etsy store also has some sweet stuff.
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Post a comment Tags: san francisco, artist, charmaine olivia

Deal of the Week: Gold Plated Plates.

  • Sep 30, 2009
  • 1 comment

So, being the silly girl I am, I bought a whole bunch of really cool melamine (melmac) plates not realizing that they are not microwave safe.  Turns out, that when you microwave them the waves go into the dish and heat it instead of the food causing the dish to degrade over time.  So I was on the hunt to find some dishes that weren't too heavy, and would fit with my eclectic, vintage, collection.  I wasn't seeing anything in the stores that I loved or could afford, since I'm broke and still not working.  I'd also been scanning the thrift stores looking for something cool that wasn't too beat up.  I wasn't finding anything that was meeting my criteria, until this week. 

Here is a set of four dishes, not too heavy, not too beat up, at the low, low price of 4 for $2.99 plus 20% off for making a donation of gently used clothing and household goods, earlier in the week.  On top of all that they are decorated with 22KT gold! 

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I like them, for now.  Since I got such a super deal on them I won't feel bad if I find something else that I like better down the road.




1 comment Tags: kitchen, cheap, plates, deal, household, thrift

Goose Invasion!

  • Sep 30, 2009
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As the weather gets cooler and life begins to change here in the desert, we take notice of some visitors who have decided to make our "fake lake" their vacation home.  These giant birds are brazen and not to be fooled around with.  I can't scare these guys off like I do the ducks.  Even then the ducks aren't scared they are simply disinterested because I have no donation of food.  Look at these two, on a second floor balcony trying to bum cigarettes!

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I love getting to watch the geese and the ducks have turf wars over the pond.  However getting woken up by their animal antics just reaffirms why I also love to eat these creatures, they are obnoxious and delicious and should be eaten.  If they would just be cute like cows I could see abstaining.


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Our Happy Harvest Gold Home!

  • Sep 22, 2009
  • 3 comments

As promised a photo update on our new (new to us) place.

Here is the awesome vinyl covering on all the closet doors in the apartment, including the entry closet, so it's the first thing you see when you come in.

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Lovely right?  I almost wish they were more colorful so i wouldn't have to decorate as much, ha ha!  The good news is they are scuff and scratch resistant, unlike paint and easy to wipe off.  Next up we have the rich sumptuous dark hard wood cabinets in the kitchen that hold my very eclectic collection of cute dishes.

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I've also found places to display some of my favorite things around the house
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The apartments have yellow and red rose buses by our mailboxes, so Ihelped myself to a few today and finally used my glass top hats for what they were always intended to be, a bud vase!

The last step is usually to put things upon the wall, but these three pieces are my favorite so they went up first.



This is a new to me duvet cover that I have put on a smaller down blanket.  Matt and i use it for sunggling on the couch while we watch movies and TV.
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One of the things we have loved the most about living in our new place is the "fake lake" that surrounds the apartment buildings in the complex.  It's nice to see the wildlife it attracts, giant carp, hundreds of ducks, and now geese.  This goose has been our favorite so far, cause he is a Boss, check it.
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He sits on that rock for hours.  I don't know if he is on lookout patrol or if he is supervising, or just letting everyone know that he is The Boss.

That's all for now my darlings, I hope you enjoyed my mini-update.  More as it comes.

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We've moved!

  • Sep 17, 2009
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And by we I mean Matt and I, and by moved I mean to Kennewick, WA (which is across the river from my parents and is the town where Matt grew up).   So I've been terribly busy moving and unpacking and looking for work.  I've got some pictures of our new place, and by new I mean new to us I think the building was built the year my parents graduated from high school (1972), and only the flooring has been updated since then.  it's not rundown or anything, it's just very retro, which I absolutely adore because it means all my kitschy vintage stuff fits in great! 

So, as soon as I get a moment to catch my breath and take a few pics you will get a full photo update!

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Deal of the Day!

  • Aug 26, 2009
  • 4 comments

Today while checking out some local antique stores i found this little (6"x6"x2") cutie casserole dish in the Amish Butterprint for $7.00.  Not as cheap as when I'm thrifting but, not a bad price for an antique store.

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