Four Chairs Down... Two More to Go.

Ever since we found the white distressed dining room table at Brimfield we have been on the hunt for chairs.   A few weeks ago as my husband was returning from a day of fishing in Newburyport when he spotted 4 vintage chairs at a yard sale.  The chairs were exactly what we were looking for.   They were not too ornate or to large (we have a very small dining room).   The best part was the claw and ball front legs!

I had just received my June issue of Country Living and the cover image became our inspiration.   We wanted to bring some color into the room so we decided to go with a slate blue similar to the one on the cover.   We still need to find two end chairs, which we plan on spray painting yellow.    I have also been looking at fabric to reupholster.    

via Country Living

The table we purchased at Brimfield.

1st Yard Sale Finds of the 2012 Season

Last weekend my husband and I were running some errands when we drove by a yard sale.  The vintage toy peddle cards caught his attention and we turned around to stop by.

The person had a lot of great vintage toys and smalls.   We didn't ended up buying one of the peddle cars but left with a couple of new treasures:

A sweet little brass bird paperweight was only $5 and my favorite find.   There are no marks on it so I'm not sure how old it is or where it may have come from.

Two cast iron train passenger cars were $10 each.  One has 402 and the other 403.   I have found similar ones on ebay but not sure who makes the train set yet.  

My husband loved this vintage wooden Great American Flying Machine ride on plane for $20.   

Another one of my husband's finds a cast iron golf coin bank for $20.  The man thought it might be a re-production but still from mid-century.   I'll have to do more research on this one.

Anyways pretty great finds for a yard sale we happened to stumble on.