Blank Wall Meets Brass Birds

Found these brass seagulls on Etsy last week from a lovely vintage vendor,  

UpTown Found. They now grace the once-blank wall in front of my bed, 

greeting me every morning and wishing me Bon Nuit every night. Wonderful.

Happy Treasure Hunting... Miss Absinthe

Lucite Meets Leather In WeHo

Every year I look forward to the West Hollywood Citywide Garage Sale and this year did not disappoint! I found the Lucite side-table hiding under some hats, just waiting for me to spend $30 on it. I've been looking for YEARS for some Lucite pieces, so this was a SCORE! At the end of the next day, I discovered this antique Egyptian camel saddle for only $10!!! It belonged to the owner's grandparents, who brought it back from a trip over 40 years ago. Amazing how it all goes together in my living room, next to the free chair I got from a neighbor many years ago. 

Living the thrifty and glamourous life... Miss Absinthe

Lichtenstein Found Me

Roy Lichtenstein's Drowning Girl, 1963

pop art + comic satire = on my wall

Look what I found, put out with a neighbor's trash in perfect hanging condition... Score!

I was quite a sight trying to cart this huge, fully-framed 5x5 poster that's bigger than me down the street, with Charlie's leash in one hand, as I was not going to go home to drop him off and risk someone else with good taste swooping onto my find! 

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

A Tale of Two Artworks

After following a nonsensical trail of arrows in my neighborhood last Sunday,

like Alice in a maze... I happened upon a sweet little garage sale.

Only $10 for this original vintage (60's?) 12x12 mixed media (paper/watercolors/wood) beauty!

With a BONUS personal note from the artist to the former owner.

This is one of the reasons I love vintage/2nd hand treasure...

discovering mysterious pieces to another's life! What's the story?

The tone of the lovely lady selling this painting and her willingness to unload it by

offering it for $5, gave me the impression that her ex painted this... in happier days.

Now the painting can be a source of happy again.

Charlie demanded to be in this pic and who am I to say no to such a stylish pooch?

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

Headboard Redux

Got this headboard for $50 from my friend Lisa. I liked the design, but hated the shabby country-ish dullness.

So I took some white paint et voila!

So much better!

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

Serious Lamp Love

Last week I mentioned my lovely lovely cream/gold table lamps that I recently brought out and placed in the bedroom and office... et voila! I got the pair for about $35 (if memory serves) from a now-gone shop in San Luis Obispo, CA and got the shades at Target, though I am keeping an eye out for a perfect vintage shades. I look forward every night to turning them on. What we put in our homes should make us happy, all the rest is just clutter.

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

A Tale of Two Bedrooms

New view from the bed - pure heaven.

When a noisy douchebag moves into the building next door, one can either continue to get angrier and angrier by the day (which is what happened first) OR accept the situation for what it is (AFTER threatening them at 4am with HOLY FUCKING HELL) by switching the bedroom with the much-quieter office. A blessing in disguise, this much cozier space has beautiful afternoon light that filters through my neighbor's trees and better lends itself to naps, reading in bed and taking photographs. Wish now I had done this years ago... Merci Mr. Douchebag.

When a douchebag developer makes your life a noisy and dirty affair for the last 18 months, with no end in imminent sight, one can either... WHATEVER!!! Having a well-known penchant for bringing home "found" treasure, I absolutely could not resist picking up this sign that was laying in the gutter at the end of my street. As I was carting my disobedience home (hey, I'm not the one who wrecked the thing in the first place), a woman who lives right next to the construction site, saw me and cheered. Felt good. Now it lives in the new office space and inspires the artistic outlaw I aspire to be...

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

Autumn... at Last!!!

If you decorate, autumn will come...

October has always been my favorite month, with Halloween (and the Great Pumpkin!) being my favorite holiday. There's something magical about October sunlight and I think after an especially punishing hot summer, the cool breezes that wafted through the apartment this weekend were appreciated on a whole other level.

And what better way to celebrate the changing colors of autumn? Tomorrow I get a pedicure with my new Teal nail polish that arrived yesterday!

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

You Would Nap Too

Here are two more pics for my "Unmade Bed" series.

Until next time... Miss Absinthe

Niles Crane in the Corner

When I saw this crane art (etsy seller Raylene), I knew I finally had something perfect for my living room corner. He now resides next to the asian seafood trap (bought 8 years ago for 75% off) that I've topped with an oversize wooden rosary I found at an animal shelter charity sale years ago. My plant Audrey (so named because she is insatiable with... water) completes the trio.

Until next time... Miss Absinthe