Even though the majority of my new house is furnished and decorated (although, is it really ever "over?"), the one area that has been neglected has been the built-in bookcases in the living room. Strangely enough, I actually started on the bookcases the first day I moved in, painting the inside of the cabinet black and polishing up the wood shelves. And then I forgot all about it.
Over the holiday, I emptied all the prop closets and packed up a box of collected treasures from my cottage and brought them over to the main house. And then I decided I would display flea market, antique and handmade finds together in the cabinets.
I love this one a lot. All the antique glass pieces, LED light bulbs (so futuristic) and a bowl of hand collected seaglass wired together. The black paint makes the glass "pop" a bit. I love how you can't tell which is a $100 antique piece and which is a twenty five cent junk store find here.... can you?
Here, I grouped all the "white" items together. Looking at this photo makes me remember where I found everything and how I aquired it: A vase as a gift from the Mayor of Teipei when I was there on a book tour...the marble pieces from a flea market sold to me by a retiring botanist...an antique vase I bought in South Korea as my one "splurge" I allow on my visits overseas...
This one is a lot of fun. The peanut dish was a junk store find and I love it. The mounted animal plaques hang inside the bookcase, which is kinda unexpected and fun. And I love the glass paperweight---sorta tie-dye-y-----that I got when I went to Prague as a teenager.
Looks great, but who does the dusting?
Posted by: Don | January 07, 2009 at 05:47 AM
Fantastic glass collection!
Posted by: Kat | January 08, 2009 at 12:12 AM
I was thinking the same thing that Don posted.
Posted by: Jana | January 10, 2009 at 05:46 PM
Such a cool idea, I love it. The black paint is a nice touch!
Posted by: Shelby K. | January 11, 2009 at 09:48 AM