Brasstastic
So I
have been on a brass kick. Yes, I am aware it is ALL the rage right now. But I have been a brass fan for a long
time. As I look around Chez V I spy
hints of it all over the place.
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| brass in the tile room |
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| elephant was a consignment score & pheasants were my grandmother's |
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| larger pheasant was also my grandmother's |
I
frequent thrift stores, consignment shops and antique malls on the
regular. And I can never pass up a brass
animal. I don’t know what
it is.
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| thrift store compote |
The
brass pig was picked up in Greece by my in-laws decades ago and I rescued that
brass beauty in the background from obscurity at the bottom of a box at
Goodwill. $5 dollars.
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| Lee Kleinhelter's office space via Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles |
Look
familiar? She is probably charging a
bazillion for one in her store. Mine is destined for a dark shade too. Thinking of gold leafing the inside of the shade...
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| a previous LR configuration |
And
then there was that table. I stalked
this table last year for weeks. Bizzo,
you’re coming home with me, I
whispered to her sweet curves. Finally the dealer was having a 50% sale and WHAM BAM, lady friend was mine.
Mr. V
thought I had absolutely lost my marbles when I suggested brass hardware during
the kitchen face lift. You see, this was
2 years ago, before brass was BACK. Then, I
had a heck of a time sourcing brass hardware that didn’t cost 3 paychecks and
kidney. Now you can find brass knobs at
Home Depot thanks to good ol’ Martha.
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| it took 5 yrs of begging before mr. V let me paint those cabinets |
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| BEFORE - all shades of depressing poo brown |
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| Stylist Sasha Seymour's kitchen featured in Canadian House & Home |
So when
this image hit the airwaves I was equal parts awe-struck and pissed. Because I already had brass hardware in
my kitchen. So much for being
unique. Don’t
ya just hate when that happens?! To be sure, I certainly wasn’t the first, but
it still stung a little. Of course, this
was all pre-blog days. But why didn’t I think of brass kickplates?!
Argh!! Brilliant.
And, of
course, the brass hardware lead me on the search for the perfect light fixture
over the banquette. I wanted something
vintage yet modish. And it had to be
unique. I squealed with glee when I
found this lady friend at Ohio Valley Antiques.
I love love love her.
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| Decorative Carpets in LA via |
And then I
stumbled upon this…that cheatin' lady. So much for being unique, AGAIN.
kisses, mrs. V
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