Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Treasure hunting

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Digging for vintage lovelies at the flea market always perks up my weekend. I've been scouring for some vintage shelving to house all the additional books currently piled haphazardly in all random corners of our home, better known as the husband's collection that never stops multiplying. Alas, I chanced upon no worthy contenders this weekend past, but it's always fun to admire all the prettily aged curios and go home with some goodies I didn't anticipate finding. While the husband's weakness is books, mine is vintage pretties, so when we formulated our budget, we set aside a certain amount every month for the book/vintage fund. I'd say the Mister is a savvy financial planner.

23 comments:

  1. These are lovely finds. A weekend in a flea market hunting for pretty stuff sounds fun. Why do men love piling up books they rarely have time to read? --(I'm referring to my husband lol)

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  2. I've been recently getting into vintaging. And I love that you have a system and a budget. My husband does it for us too, it's the funniest. Our dog even has a fund every month :)

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  3. I LOVE these pictures. I am such a sucker for vintage/thrift/unique/charming/great deals, so you can imagine I am like a kid in a candy store at places like this. Wish I could have been there. My post right now is actually on my second hand purchases. We're on the same page :)

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  4. such beautiful pictures! i love those distressed drawers. would go so well with my bedroom remodel!!

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  5. You always take the best pictures!

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  6. Spring is the ultimate flea market season here :) especially around Easter, there's year markets everywhere and you can often find the best vintage there :) I can't wait to see what prettiness your brought home! x

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  7. This looks so much fun... I wish we had such a well stocked flea market near by. Hope you always find some cool stuff.;)

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  8. This looks like a great flea market! We tried to go to one this weekend but it was closed on Sundays so we are trying next weekend! Hope you'e having a great day!
    xo Hannah

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  9. beautiful photos! you guys make a great team budgeting for what you guys want! that's awesome! hope you guys find great deals! -xo.melody

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  10. i love shopping for vintage knick knacks. it makes for beautiful photos! x

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  11. oh how fun! is this flea market in your area every weekend? Such pretty pictures and I love that y'all include vintage finds and books in your budget. Might be something I convince my husband to start doing...

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  12. It must be such fun to troll a nice flea market like this for vintage treasures on weekends. I wish we had markets like this in NYC. That's quite a savvy plan to set aside budgeted funds to indulge your weaknesses. You've got a smart Mister :)

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  13. the flea market is always such a fun trip! Always such neat treasures to be found. I love those colorful stools!

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  14. Helen! You might not have gotten anything at the flea market this weekend, but you came away with some pretty amazing photos! Stunning!

    Victoria

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  16. Oh man do I love flea markets!! And setting aside a budget for it - perfect :) I never feel guilty about buying pretty things when I've got money specifically for it.

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  17. Can't wait for this snow to stop falling, and warmer weather to come so we can go to the flea market too!!

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  18. i am happiest at flea markets!! cant wait to go back when i return to cali!! beautiful pics!

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  19. The flea markets in the US seem pretty huge and filled with stalls. I love markets too. It's just something fun about digging through people's 'unwanted' items to find unexpected treasures.

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  20. Always good to have a budget before venturing into a place filled with so many goodies. My husband is the more sensible one budget-wise too (well, most of the time anyways.) ;)

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  21. Ahh! Had to pin those mini stools for my 'make believe' child's room! Love it all!

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