The Estate of Things

On our TEOT field trip to the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena we saw…

beautiful kilims, Betsy wanted one of these

A little architectural salvage, place a pair over the sofa in the living room or in the dining room

I think it really goes without saying…but everyone needs a life size unicorn

vintage metal garden chairs, similar to the chair sold at Terrain

these would be incredible in a kid’s room provided it was a pretty sizable space, also don’t miss the rhino wall hanging on the right side of the frame

the focus here was on the vintage school pull down map BUT on further inspection of this photo I noticed the round bamboo table and instantly thought it would make a great bar

everyone loves grain sack pillows

beautiful gilded wheat table

vintage metal laboratory storage in mint condition, perfect for an office

Betsy spent a while considering this antique heater, it was the perfect color blue and the perfect petite size for her balcony. After several minutes, she couldn’t pull the trigger.

collections of things

There were a few things of note at the flea market this past weekend.

This play kitchen from the 1970s, made from birch plywood was pretty beat up but definitely salvageable. The guy was asking $40 for all three pieces, I think he would’ve negotiated further. After surveying it closely and talking about refurbishing, I walked. It was ultimately a space issue.

My Mom was eyeing this owl and then the vendor told her he would take $900.00 for it. Enough said.

The airplane would be fantastic hanging or just on display in a boy’s room.

My Mom bought six of the orange knobs for a rainy day.

I thought about scooping this coffee table if it was a steal. It would look really fabulous painted white. It was not a deal. The vendor informed us that it was a Kittinger table and the top was solid mahogany. He said he would take $295.00. So that was a no go too. During a brief search, I found that Kittinger has been making hand crafted furniture since the 1800s.

I just love the color of jadeite.

Traveling to the flea market at the NC Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Saturday yielded these,

a set of 4 Thonet chairs for children, I’m not sure what I’m going to do with these yet because I don’t really have room for 4!

The purchase power fizzled out after that but we did meet a friendly vendor named Gene Foust. One of the pieces Gene had was this lovely antique glider. It was $50.00.

Gene specializes in antique gliders and he restores them. Gene has a permanent space at Lot #421. If you’re in the market for an old glider contact Gene about what he’s got in stock, he can be reached at 336-327-9309.

A lot of records were thumbed through…

And we saw some Pollack-esque paintings

A new magazine Flea Market Style will hit newstands February 23, 2010.  Most major retailers will carry it including Barnes & Noble, Target, Walgreens, Walmart, Borders and CVS to name a few. I’m a little curious… since I’m crazy about magazines and all.
 

I’d like to read it right before hitting the flea market or the antique fair, its like training before the big game to get you pumped up.

We made a visit to the flea market at the NC state fairgrounds in Raleigh. It was sunny and 80 degrees here this past Saturday and we thought it was a great opportunity to browse and maybe score some great treasures.  I didn’t find anything this trip that I couldn’t live without but we enjoyed the day and saw some great stuff. The flea market was packed and it seemed that everyone had the same idea.