Friday, June 1, 2012

Friday Find

My town has a community thrift store that I stop into frequently to look for furniture to paint.  While I don't always find furniture, I inevitably find something...especially since their prices are crazy cheap. 

My last trip did not disappoint.  I found this brass bamboo tray for only $1.00.  It's engraved "Neiman Marcus" on the bottom, so I'm sure it originally cost much more.


I have a newfound love of all things brass.

I thought the roses were pretty, so I couldn't resist taking a few more photos.

I've also been loving simple black and white art, so I tried creating my own.

Here's what inspired it:


Julia at Pawley's Island Posh made these herself too:


Here's one last look.  I love this little table.  It's from the turn-of-the-century and was from the hotel where we got married.

Happy Weekend!

7 comments:

Cassie Bustamante said...

love the tray and your painting! i sold a tray like that last year at the lucketts fair that i had (shhh don't tell) painted glossy red. i loved it red, but now i love brass! i have the miniature version in my barn space and love it! i tried to find a place in my own home for it. love your painting, too!

Maury @ Life on Mars said...

a perfect little vignette! love the flowers, the picture, the tray and the table! Isn't it funny how things come back into style? Two years ago, I would have turned my nose up at that little tray, but now I love it!

charmaine said...

Cute vignette!

pam {simple details} said...

My favorite combination, traditional & abstract art. Beautiful styling! For deals like that I may drive to Grand Junction! :)

Crazy Wonderful said...

LOVING the tray and your art! That grouping looks perfect together :)

Jessamie {Bird and Branch Redesign} said...

Good grief...in a perfect world, we would go shopping together and I would have found that first...I mean...GREAT find, Suzy! haha, that really is quite the find! Nice job!

Lisa @ Shine Your Light said...

Beautiful tray! Love the patina that brass gains over time…..it looks so pretty on your curvy-legged table!

Happy weekend Suzy!