My mom and I spent a wonderful sunny day gallivanting around the lots at Brimfield and came home with some mighty fine treasures! One of which was a fabulous and completely decadent dental cabinet. I've been saving my pennies for years for a piece like this which I promised myself to find after we finally moved. And was this baby a steal! A girl never divulges her splurges, but let's just say that it wasn't even in the same galaxy as the same exact one that I saw at another booth for a whopping $750!
Granted that the rival piece has all the original milkglass inserts that holds the dental tools, while my drawers were empty. But since I don't plan to store my non-existent dental tools there, I'm happy I'm not burden with them and have room to stash my jewelry, and other bathroom doodads.
Oh yeah...that's what I got it for...our master bathroom! It has newly installed mirrors on the counter and backsplash portions of it, although the edges are raw and very ouchie if you touch it wrong! I need to figure something out there...any ideas?
What a beaut! I'm so proud of this find and I can't wait to get it up to the bathroom (it was too heavy for Ben and I, so now I just need to find a way to bribe a visit from my brother) :)
I also picked up this 6 foot long gate up at my friend Eric's place at the Brimfield Barn. It's fairly lightweight for what it is and we plan to hang it as a pot rack over the kitchen island. The pots will hang from S-hooks and the rails are thin enough to hang other things, like our giant vintage ladle.
I dug through the "Hardware Lady's" piles of doodads to come up with some handles for an amazing $2 dresser Ben and I bought at the auction, plus a tooth brush holder that needs a little work and lizardy towel hook and wooden plate to go near the shower in the bathroom.
I didn't exactly mean to, but it seems that I've pretty much got the whole bathroom outfitted at Brimfield! This French fishing basket will make a perfect powder room waste basket!
And I can hardly resist an interesting frame. A Faux Bois cardboard frame with a neat owl and skull print was only $3. The vintage elaborate tramp art frame was a steal at $20. I've been wanting a tramp art frame in the worst way for years but they were always just too much. I'm happy to have found one just for me!!
These tiny doodads were irresistible. A tiny bisque doll that you may be seeing again around Christmas time. A putz fire to go with my putz collection. The newest addition to my Wade England collection. Swan baby buttons and a neat celluloid flower. And an adorable baby drinking glass.
These were some of my other awesomest finds. Santa and his little cotton friend were found at different booths, but now enjoy skiing together!
Some other yummy Christmas goodies (I can't stay away from Christmas...ever!)
All of these trees were real finds too. The large ones are gigantic and were only $5 and $2 respectively. The little one on the interesting wooden base was a buck. Yay!
Some injured reindeer and a cool vintage sled.
Bell wreaths! I don't have a bubbly one so I had to pick this up.
And last but not least was my very first purchase. A pretty little nightgown that fit just right. A pretty little necklace was found later and match a pair of earrings I already have.
I'm still reveling in my treasures and my mom is too. I need to show you the amazing and adorable things she got that I am super jealous of! I'll see if I can't snap some quick photos the next time I visit her. :)
I would love to know what the best goodies you've dug up at antiques fairs are...just for fun!
Glasses, glasses, everywhere! You never really know how many glasses it takes to put on a wedding until you have the task of collection them all. Luckily I'm fairly resourceful and spent just a little big money on all the glasses, which include water and wine and... Of course the two most special glasses were accidental finds. The bride glass was found about two months ago when I had the winning bid on a big box of glasses. I didn't even realize one said bride until I unpacked them. Then the other day Suzy and I were at the local Salvation Army and what do I spot by it's lonesome self? A groom glass! Perfect match! :)
All dishwashed and ready to go!
