home alone.

Husband is gone fishing! Literally, with his dad, so I am left to my own devices...hopefully I won't starve to death, seeing as he is the one who cooks :)

Thought I'd update with some pics I have taken in the past little while:

Coffee Table WIN!

I found one! It was ugly at Value Village, with a $19 price tag, but for some reason it was calling out to me! haha

It doesn't fit any of my coffee-table-criteria, but sometimes you just gotta be open minded when it comes to thrift store furniture.

Anyways, a layer of primer, a few layers of turquoise and a hefty (and extremely smelly) layer of clear lacquer, and voila! I love it.

I also snapped up this guy:

I wasn't looking for anything like this, but it was just...sitting there...and I kept walking past it..and there was just something about it....in my head I was just like "yep...I'll be taking this one too".

I put it in my hall, and it's great, the drawers are huge and we can dump all of the ugly hall table crap inside of them (keys, receipts, mail...you know). The wood is pretty beat up, and maybe one day I will paint it something fun, but for now I'm cool with the wood.

Next furniture goal?
Settling on a new couch with the husband...he wants a sectional, I don't. I want something retro-mad-men inspired, maybe with tufting and buttons!,.. he wants more modern-classic.

In the end, I know I will win, and I say that in the nicest way possible, he is wonderful and always lets me win when it comes to putting together the house. I could have never married a man who doesn't trust my artistic vision! <3

coffee table hell!

I'm on the lookout for a new coffee table. We have graduated into adults (lol!) and I have deemed it necessary that we now purchase a coffee table that reflects our dignified, adult tastes and activities (again..LOL).

The thing is, coffee tables are expensive! I'm definitely a D.I.Y kinda girl, but I need a solid base to work with, and this is where my problem lies. As much as I would love to find some shabby, beat up old coffee table, scratched up, but holding so much promise, on craigslist or at a junk shop, and go to town on it, sanding it, painting it, etc....I just can't find that damn table!!

Even the crappy ones are priced too high, and I don't like wasting my time bartering in most situations.

I did however, look at some nice ones at the antiques warehouse....they had a shipment of vintage Chinese pieces, and lo and behold this lovely one stood out to me

Perfect size! intriguing yet neutral color, drawers, shelf, this one has it all.

Problem?

Still over my budget. Even at 50% off (which is awesome!), I couldn't take this guy home, devastating! If I don't find something soon though (this damn ikea piece of trash and it's peeling veneer and surface bubbles from the lack of coasters, is just asking to be thrown out in the back alley..), I might reconsider.


I'm really digging the idea of a turquoise table. I love this. I think I'll keep looking for a makeover project...

craigslist purchase # 10....

a cute Marc Jacobs bag!

yes I have been creeping craigslist for a while, looking for designer bags! Success!
I got this darling thing, in IMMACULATE brand new condition. The owner had only used it once for 3 hours. I got it for an amazing price, with all the receipts and tags.

Thank you craigslist, once again!

my brother started a blog! a photog blog!

http://boneyardphotogprahy.blogspot.com/

what's the deal with primer?

face primer.

sure I have seen it in magazines, mentioned in how-to's, watched it being applied on makeover shows, yet, never tried it myself.
Well.

I happened to acquire a sample of one such primer whilst at a spree at Sephora the other day.

Too Faced's "Primed and Poreless"

I am in love. It is not heavy AT ALL, its much different than foundation or concealer, you can't see it on your face, it felt like velvet and it did actually make my pores seem to disappear, giving me flawless looking skin. I didn't apply it all over my face, only in a few key areas, I love love love this product. You only need a little bit at a time, so I am definitely going to purchase the full size.

I'm not sure how I all of a sudden delved into the world of makeup review, but meh, I'll just go with it.

+ 1 year.

Today is my birthday!

I don't really get into my own birthday, I have never had a party for myself or really done anything, friends have, parents did when I was little (I even had a magician at my 5th birthday party, oh yeah), I love going for other people's birthdays and celebrating, but for my own, I think I like being low key. Might do dinner or something tomorrow night when everybody is around and I can invite people today without it feeling last minute.

I bought myself a little birthday present after work yesterday, I went to H+M and to Sephora after that. Since I am going to high tea on Sunday at the Fairmont with my ladies (so excited!), I got myself a cute lady-like skirt, a really fun headband, which I'm going to rock today to work, because it's pizza and beer day of course, I love it with messy hair. It's similar to the one below. But cuter, trust me. Then, at Sephora, I got the prettiest pink lipgloss ever. It's the perfect, pale, but not freaky-barbie-paris hilton-old lady pink. It's a GOOD pink. It's by Tarina Tarintino, and I couldnt find a pic of the exact shade, but it's called Pom Pom. It is lovely! And although I love me some MAC products, this one is far less sticky than Mac's lipglass.

I was inspired by my incredibly gorgeous, fashionable, super-mom of 2- (and fellow gemini!) friend Kristen's lip gloss I saw in a photo on facebook, and I actually texted her whilst in Sephora to ask the name, alas, they didnt carry the brand, but I saw this one and thought it was a close second, and decided to get it anyways! This is so not the color, but you get the idea.



Have a great weekend! xo