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C'mon ride the train. Woo Hoo. The gold train. Sorry, I'll stop. But I'm seeing it everywhere, and I'm joining in the fun.

I've seen several people use the new metallic spray paint from Rust-oleum recently, but after I saw Julia's table over at Pawleys Island Posh I knew I had to give it a try.

Enter this sad little shade.


I picked up this piece of damaged goods, along with its brother Darrel and its other brother Darrel, at a high school rummage sale (remember these Becca?). I have a feeling that the owner of these shades work up that morning and thought, 'Crap! I was supposed to bring something for the rummage sale!' And then proceeded to go down into her basement and pick up the first thing she found.


Although the outside is a nice black satin-ish type fabric, the inside is paper. Paper that has suffered some type of water damage. (not a statement you often make about a lamp shade)


Who in their right mind would buy these things? That would be me.

Luckily I only paid $2 for all 3. Since they were already in such poor condition and they were just gathering dust in my basement, I figured why not spray some gold up in here!

I was thinking moody, library lampshade. Man smoking a pipe in the corner in a big leather chair type lampshade. Like this.

via SFGirlByBay.com

via Pinterest

And I'm happy to report...

these suckers look good! 100% improvement.


They still have a few little dents here and there, but you can't tell (unless you are taking close up pictures of them). And you've got to give these guys a break. They were obviously involved in some sort of flood that had left them for dead.

I'm loving the glow they cast.

So pretty. Saucy really. I feel like I need some candles and wine.

I'm in love. Especially after only spending under $10 for the whole thing - shades and paint. I think they will live in my entryway. I'll spend some time this weekend styling these bad boys up.

But I'm not so sure they should go on these silver lamps. What do you think?

Should I paint the lamps too? (trust me, they aren't precious) I don't want blow my $10 margin with some crazy expensive lamps. Maybe Goodwill? Any ideas?

In other news, I'm staring at an electrician's crack as I speak type so we can finally wrap up this living room project. So what do you think? Do I have more gold painting in my future?

Linking up to Emily Clark's Working With What You Have. 

Another day, another outfit with another pair of eye cat glasses from Proopticals.com . This time, black and blue frames. Instantly, I chose the yellow-grey-nude combination and the blue frames pop out :) I have to show you more great glasses form Proopticals soon .


                                                          Coat : Zara / another great version here
                                                          Sweater top: vintage
                                                          Pants: Zara / similar here and here
                                                          Ankle boots: Zara
                                                          Cuff bracelet :St.Thomas / similar here and here
                                                          bag : Sequoia
                                                          Glasses: Proopticals 


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A friend gave me the best news this morning - Domino is coming back!!

I bet you have more pictures from that magazine pinned than you realize and now we'll be able to see even more. You can read the announcement here.

"Quick Fixes" will have at least two issues, one in April and another in the fall. And when they sell as well as I suspect they will, maybe Condé Nast will pull the trigger and bring back the monthly treasure!

Is anyone else as excited as I am? Have a favorite article or imagine from Domino? Anyone else have  a pile of them in your bedroom closet like I do? Yet another reason to look forward to spring!

 The 4th week in the Bib + Tuck Forward Fashion Project is here with this leather and fur hood  by Daniella Kallmeyer . My choice for this versatile piece was to wear it like a collar. I love collars and this one is the perfect accessory for winter, even if the weather is not so bad here:)
   See here how the other bloggers style this luxurious hood !


                                                      Hood : Daniella Kallmeyer
                                                      Tunic dress: Converse
                                                      Pants: Ralph Lauren / similar here
                                                      Moccasins : Calvin Klein Collection / similar here
                                                      Bag: Giani Bernini
                                                      Leather gloves: from Marshalls /similar here and here
                                                      Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta
                                                      Leather jacket : Martin+Osa / another great one here
                                                      Cuff bracelet :Chanel

I never have trouble walking into an estate sale and finding something I want, but it isn't everyday that I find something I actually NEED. (there's that whole need vs want struggle again).

I ran into this particular estate sale on Sunday afternoon, so it had already been going on for 2 days and the house was majorly picked over. I was so sure I wouldn't find anything that Luke and the girls stayed in the car while I did a quick scout. I was running thru in record time with nothing good to pick up until I walked upstairs and found this.

crooked iphone picture

A dresser for the girls' room has been on my 'hunt list' for a while and this one is perfect. Not only is it already perfectly painted in a non-offensive color (very hard to find if you frequent estate sales), but the drawers open and close as if it was a brand new piece of furniture (a pet peeve of mine), and it had a $100 check from 1973 stuck to the bottom of the top drawer. All of this for the low low price of $70!

The estate sale ladies were so nice they even threw in the mirror above it for free and watched the girls for us while Luke and I trucked it down the winding stairs and out to the car.

I took it home and put it to use right away. I don't even know what to do with all this storage. I'm giddy!


Along with this score, I also managed to get a painting project done and we made headway on another lighting project for the dining room. More on those things later.

Here is to a week of crossing things off the list!

                     
  Tommy Ton and Miroslava Duma, photo shoot in Dubai for Spring-Summer advertising campaign for Symphony boutique. Can't wait to see the official photos.
                                                                        Magnifique!

Did anyone else want to be an actress when they were little? Just me? Ok, moving on.

I am always looking thru Sarah's House episodes on DVR, old issues of Domino, Pinterest, basically anything to get the juices flowing when its time to start a new project. So, to pump myself up for a long to-do list, here is some weekend motivation. Can you hear the Rocky music playing in the background?

You Paid More Than Me via Pinterest

via Pinterest