Sneak Peek.

Happy Wednesday!

Today I am giving you a sneak peek at the little guy's room. I made some changes is there yesterday, and I am still working on it a bit. I will do a full reveal in a couple of days. It was getting dark, and I only had my iPhone. I apologize for the pic quality!

 Vintage Flight manual.

 This is soldier bear that my son made for my husband when he was deployed to Afghanistan. We sent it to him, and he brought it home with him for the little guy to keep.

 I love this picture. Found it at Home Goods.

Sorry about the fuzzy picture quality. It was starting to get dark. 

Vintage Airliner Lamp. 

So that's a peek at my son's aviation room. Stay tuned for the reveal! 

Hope you all have a great day! 

xo

-Lisa

Vintage Desk Re-Do, and Friday's Flowers.

Another absolutely gorgeous day here, while the hubs makes his way back today from snowy Chicago. Being a mid-western girl, I have been known to complain about the lack of seasons (I know, the gaul!) in southern California, but not in Feb and March when the midwest is still cold and snowy!

Since the weather has been so nice here the last few days I drug the little old desk down from my son's room for it's long over due spruce up!

Here it is before...

 Hideous green. Especially against my son's bright green walls. Ugh!

It was cracked and peeling on top, so I thought I would give it a quick sand, then shoot it with some spray paint.

Unfortunately...all the layers of paint started to come off, not just the top color.

WHAT A MESS!!!

 GRRRR!

So I stripped the whole top before painting it.

I used Rustoleum Espresso in Satin. It goes on like a dream. (I am not being compensated in any way for this, but would welcome it, if the good people at Rustoleum were so inclined!) ;-)

I did two coats, and let it dry overnight before putting on the hardware.

It was almost sunset when I finished.

One drawer had a little bubbling when I looked at it this morning, so I sanded it lightly and re-shot it with the spray paint. I added the new brushed nickel bin pulls while the paint dried. Luckily, the new hardware lined up with the holes from the original hardware. No need to patch, putty, or re-drill! :-)

 I love how it turned out!

 I hauled it back up the stairs by myself. I'm crazy like that. Didn't want to wait until the hubs got home tonight.

 I think it looks pretty cute in his room. Although...I am thinking of painting his room a different color. These were the colors of his nursery, and we had the same Pottery Barn airplane bedding but in the crib size. My mom bought the twin size bedding as a gift at the same time so I would not have to make a big change when he transitioned to a big boy bed.

 I like the blue, and the chocolate brown stripe, but the green just kinda bugs me now, and it never ever reads right in photos. We will see what I wind up with in there.

But for now, he's got a cute new desk in his room, that I found at a garage sale for $40. Can't beat that!

I think he's going to love it!

Here are the Friday's Flowers...ok, so they are succulents. I picked them up at Home Depot when I bought the spray paint. I like to put them in my vintage ironstone, and old creamers around the house.

That's it for today!
Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
xo
-Lisa
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Between Naps on the Porch-Metamorphosis Monday.

        

Antiquing in SoCal Part 2.

Good Morning!

It's a great morning here at Casa BDG (Budget Design Girl)! The little guy and I are both sitting at the kitchen island "working".  I am blogging, and he is busy drawing his fire station. He loves to draw and create. (Just like his mama.)

Well, I thought I should bring you the rest of my little antiquing excursion from a few days ago. Today I will be showing you Bungalow Antiques. It is a FABULOUS store. In fact, before my son came along, I was an antique dealer, and rented a space in this store.

Bunglalow Antiques

28859 Agoura Rd.

Agoura Hills, CA 91301

818-879-8698

 Entry was all dressed for Valentines Day. I Love the driftwood heart, and hearts with wings, ok and the sign...so everything!

 Pretty brown transferware in my friend Cheryl's booth. Love it.

 Sparkling vintage champagne glasses.

 Cool iron equine door knocker, I think? I am trying to figure out where in my house I can hang this. I think I must go back and buy him. I can't stop thinking about it! That's how I know I really love something!

 Vintage metal medical cabinet. So cool! Would be cute in a bathroom for towel storage.

 Vintage silver/silver plate.

 I love this booth! She has lots of ironstone, and pops of green everywhere. So pretty.

 Majolica plates.

 Ironstone and cows. Just noticed the large cow pitcher!!! Just like the one I snagged for $1.50 thrifting this week!! Now I have to go back, and see what price she has on hers. I love to know the extent of my bargains!

 My friend Cheryl's other booth. She is an AMAZING talent! What an eye for composition and design she has!

 Unfortunately, I only had my iPhone with me, so pic quality leaves a lot to be desired! I was not planning on featuring the stores, but then I started snapping pics of the things that caught my eye, and I thought why not? Next time I will take the good camera!

 I bought these GORGEOUS pillows from Cheryl's booth. I will show you, (later this week) how I plan to use them to transform and update one of the rooms in my house.

 Sometimes, inspiration for a whole room can come from a small accessory like a great pillow!

 Cool vignette. Love the hat and signs.

 More cool hats. Vintage military? French maybe? I'm not sure. Look at that Alligator or Croc bag!!!

I guess I need further education on both old hats, and large reptiles! Ha!

 Pretty vignette. Love the painting against the wood background!

 Ironstone plates and paper covered letters.

 These chairs were so cool! They are covered in perfectly distressed vintage suede, and the nailhead trim has the most awesome antiqued brass patina. I actually brought one of these home to try in my bedroom, thinking I would buy both, but I just couldn't make them work. :-(   Boo.

 Lovely. Like the horn, and silver.

 Mason jars and silver.

 Pretty linen hearts.

 I love this dealer's booth as well!! So many great things to see.

 Vintage door sign.

 Cute pillow.

Awesome model Gee Bee Airplane suspended from the ceiling. Believe-you-me, my son LOVED this!

Well, that about covers it! And now, after looking at the photos, I think I have to go back there today and check on a few things...

Have a great weekend!

We have Valentine Airplanes to finish. Oh joy! ;-)

xo

-Lisa