Monday, May 16, 2011

Birthday Weekend

So yes it was my birthday Friday and it may or may not be my last year of my twenties, *sniff*.  I'll get over it.  My hubby surprised me with a horseback riding lesson Friday afternoon and wow! was it a great time.  I took lessons as a kid but never owned a horse and have always wanted to pick back up the hobby.  My husband has put back together one too many faces from horseback riding accidents so I never thought he would encourage it but he's a good one and he supports me in anything I do.  (He did say that I now have to let him go skydiving!)  I already have another lesson planned for Wednesday and this time I will take pics!

Since said husband worked a 24 hour shift this weekend, I kept myself busy by trying to hunt down the perfect chair to re-do.  I'm looking for something mid century with clean lines that I can reupholster.   There is lots of options on ebay but I have yet to pull the trigger.  I'd show you what I have my eye on but ebay doesn't seem to let me save the images?? Anyways my search also led me to my first thrift store adventure. They didn't have a whole lot of furniture but still some pretties none the less.


How cute is this chair!  Love the tufting.

 Don't believe it was milk glass as it had no stamp on the bottom but would still make a very cute vase.


Would look pretty on a dresser with perfumes.

Would have bought these pretty tumblers but the set only contained 3.  Hard to tell with the poor picture but it was a pretty silver etching on the glass.




**All pics were taken with my blackberry.  Lesson learned, next time bring a camera.

23 comments:

  1. Happy belated birthday! Love the chair, super cute!

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  2. Happy bday !! Sounds like you had a great weekend. That chair has a lot of potential and would be really fun to redo !

    xxLily
    goldandgray.com

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  3. @lily, I would love to paint the chair a glossy black or white and re-do the cushions but ultimately decided to pass it up because it doesn't really go with the rest of my home :(

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  4. Happy belated bday! Sounds like such a fun time! And I just love that chair :)

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  5. Happy belated bday, Amy :)You can let your husband skydive, but it doesn't mean you need to go with him, right?! haha Have fun on Wednesday and show us some pics! XO

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  6. Happy Belated Birthday Amy!
    That is such a great birthday surprise fwoirom your husband, cant wait for you to post pics of your lesson.
    An I love that chair would look lovely after a bit of care.

    Abigail x
    www.abigailsplace8.blogspot.com

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  7. Love your blog! Thanks for stopping by mine! :) You found some great things at the thrift store. I always forget to look there. I need to check out mine! Happy Birthday! :)

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  8. I was just telling my mom that I like tufted furniture.

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  9. Happy belated birthday! I love your finds at the thrift store, I need to be more diligent about "digging" to find cute things!

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  10. Happy Birthday! Love your finds you discovered over the weekend!!

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  11. Happy belated birthday! Love the non-milk glass vase. Would look amazing with some brightly colored flowers!

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  12. Happy birthday Amy! What a thoughtful gift from your hubby. :) Cute thrift finds too. I really like that vial. You could go back for the tumblers and use them as single bud vases maybe. Sucks when you find something good, but damaged or not complete.

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  13. Happy belated birthday! The chair would be an awesome redo!

    xoxo,
    Chic 'n Cheap Living

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  14. Happy birthday! I just recently became a thrift store addict. It's become a serious obsession for me. Beware! I love what you found and I don't think I would have been able to pass up any of it:)

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  15. Happy belated birthday! The riding lesson sounds like so much fun! I love that first chair too--what a great find!

    P.S. Thanks so much for following my blog! Have a wonderful week!

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  16. happy birthday! love the vase and chair too, great finds :))

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  17. Hi, Happy Birthday girl !
    I love the vase !!!

    btw my skirt is from Zara (now in stores in Europe) and the top is from an unknown brand.
    thanks for tyhe nice remark on my blog!

    http://v-fashionwise.blogspot.com/

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  18. OH honey, happy belated birthday to you! Huge hug to you. Don't cry any tears for the loss of your twenties. :)

    Horseback riding lessons? Kuddos to hubby.

    P.S. I have that same exact vase (second photo) got it years ago while going on vintage shop adventures...

    I love it. It is actually on my kitchen table at the moment.

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  19. Happy belated Birthday Amy! I too was a horse girl growing up and have been longing to get back into it recently. Can't wait to hear how the next one goes/ see pictures!

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  20. Well, happy belated birthday! I'm so jealous about the horseback riding lessons...that sounds like so much fun!

    Nice finds at the thrift store, by the way...it's too bad about the tumblers, though, they looked gorgeous.

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  21. Happy Belated!!!! What a great gift...Horseback riding lessons!!! The Milk Glass Vase is lovely :)

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