Archive for the ‘Living’ Category

Vintage Copper Lined Smokers Stand/Cabinet

Posted by Trendy Chick on March 10th, 2012

I can just imagine a house full of people partying and standing around this smoking stand and smoking away.  This piece is very rare and going only for $300 – made around 1930s  – 40 – I do want this as well – but where oh where to put them – now that’s the big [...]

Vintage Blue Bird

Posted by Trendy Chick on March 8th, 2012

These vintage chalkware blue birds from 1967 going for $21 – how can I not buy them right?  All these things are worth collecting because they get passed down to your kids and grand kids and impressive pieces.

French Vintage Crystal Prisms

Posted by Trendy Chick on March 3rd, 2012

French crystal prisms girandoles with marble base. France c.1840′s $495. (each) – very expensive but very beautiful – can I afford 2 for my dining room?  Very old and very vintage, just like I liked it.  These pieces will add nicely to my collection of vintage ware.

Vintage Swiss Music Box

Posted by Trendy Chick on March 1st, 2012

A large Swiss music box that plays 6 songs from the 1860s is at $995, something to really think of, a very good family heirloom to keep for your grandchildren.

A Wedding To Remember

Posted by Trendy Chick on February 25th, 2012

Weddings are always fun – but the recent wedding that we had attended had to be one of the best ones that I had gone for – it was a backyard wedding but everything was just beautiful.  And from what I’ve heard – the bride and groom didn’t spend a fortune for a memorable wedding.   [...]

Investment For The Future

Posted by Trendy Chick on February 19th, 2012

Many of us here in the late 40s are very concerned about our future – how can we not right?  after all, we have to start saving for retirement if we haven’t by now.  But it’s not only our future we have to think of – our kids as well.  So for the longest time [...]

Work Efficiency

Posted by Trendy Chick on February 18th, 2012

The spouse who brings work home to work on always get me to help him out with some of his sales report. I really don’t mind helping him but really he should be asking his office to use that dashboard product that I had heard about from friends – it would make life a lot [...]

Old Fashion Ironing Board

Posted by Trendy Chick on February 3rd, 2012

This old fashion ironing board was bought from a yard sale and I loved it.  I haven’t had a proper ironing board for so long – and this one looked like the one that my grandmother used to have when i was a kid.  And the reason why i bought it was because the stand [...]

Handmade Console Table

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 24th, 2012

Some people are so talented and in their free time they make these console tables for sale locally.  You’ve gotta admire them for the work they do – and these tables are on sale for only $40 – no tax.   I say they are quite beautifully done but I don’t know how solid they are.  [...]

Bean Bag Couch

Posted by Trendy Chick on January 18th, 2012

We have been hunting for a good and cheap bean bag couch like the above – but preferably brown in color for my kids.  They had been asking for it for years now and I missed this one selling cheap in our local yard sale.  So now I have no choice but to get something [...]