INVENTORY UPDATE (part 1)... geez, it's about time!

Scavenger items galore.  You know the drill; bad pictures, good stuff.

Hello, Kitty. 
How darling is she?  She would be very sweet next to a fireplace, or in a little girls room.

Mod in Italy... oh, somebody stop me.  You may not believe me, but this is not just a table, it's a lamp too!  How fabulous is that?  You can turn on the top cluster of flowers or the bottom, or both, to get the perfect ambiance for your cocktail as it rests on the lovely little table top.  It has the tiniest little stamped metal tag that says MADE IN ITALY.

Mirror, mirrors....are better photographed on the wall.
You all have good taste, a creative flair; vision, if you will.  That is why I know you can look past this absurdly composed picture, and see this mirror in all it's glory.  Beautiful in it's fabulously vintage-y current condition, or in a high gloss white or some yummy color.  You decide.

You know what they say about the size of a lamps shade...
Ok, this lamp is HUGE.  22 1/2" to the top of the marble and 37" to the top of the shade.  Bad shade, ignore it.  Imagine peacock blue silk, or black with gold lining, or any number of lovely combinations.  So pretty!  circa 1960's 
 

Night night, night light.  (that will have to do, until I become more clever than I am)
Adorable is the first word that comes to mind.  In a totally eastern influence sort of way.  Is your kid too cool for Pottery Barn, but still needs a little ambient lighting for bedtime?  This emits a perfect warm glow and is about 12" high.

Tufting and brass together, what more can a girl ask for?
These are the sexiest legs I have ever seen.  This little bench is in perfect condition with the ever so charming original gold brocade fabric.  Very sweet.  It would , however, be smokin' in charcoal velvet or in black patent.  Oh my, imagine the possibilities!
15 1/2" tall, 49" long and 19"wide

I HEART Peacocks.
Don't they make a beautiful couple?  He doesn't have to flash his feathers, since he has already found his other half.   He has a bit of a fierce look in his eye, while she is just as demure and graceful as can be.  Don't tell anyone, but they're not metal (they're plastic, shh).  It doesn't make them any less lovely...but it does make them less expensive!

Ok, that's it for now.  There will be a part 2 soon.  Look for it in the next couple of days.

Eureka!

I am a scavenger by nature. I am willing to slog through piles of nothing to find that wonderful something. I have been trying to convince my husband of the value of this trait for some time, and I think I finally found the “something” that will do it.

Estate sales and auctions never fail to amaze me. You would assume that all the swarms of people that line up an hour in advance are quite skilled at spotting the diamond in the rough. Usually that makes me second guess my taste when all the things I think are fabulous are overlooked by all these seasoned pros. Not any more. I just got a big dose of confidence that I do, in fact, have some idea of what I am doing. (at least for the moment)

At a recent estate auction in Sammamish, of all places, I hit the proverbial “jackpot”! I found a pristine condition original Robert Deyber painting. As I am not an art collector, I must admit that I didn’t know exactly how spectacular a find this was, but I did have some idea that it was special. Turns out, I was right.

This amazing piece of surrealist art is titled “Killing Two Birds with One Stone”. I am embarrassed to show this picture as my camera and I basically butchered it, but hopefully you can get a sense of it.

I will not be so bold as to try to describe the art or the artist, except to say you would be well served to check out his work at the Martin Lawrence Gallery or at his own website, robertdeyber.com.

I am giddy with the thrill of a successful hunt, and hopefully will use this momentum to post more of my incredible recent finds. Look for the most amazing smoked glass 70’s crescent desk that I will be posting in the next day or two, as well as some other pieces that I’m sure you just can’t live without.