the cowboy chair; cautionary notes on free furniture

last summer, whist searching for a place to live, i drove past an apartment building on my lunch break. we didn't end up living there, the apartment isn't the important part (though it is weird to note that we're now living a block away from that place after two moves), the important part is this orange chair.

thrifting gold : chip-n-dip

i was on my way home from a long morning of thrifting when i saw a sign for an estate sale. never one to pass up an estate sale, i pulled a quick u-turn after my futile inner debate, and stumbled across some great finds, including this:

oh shoot! it's the chip-n-dip from mad men. and man is it ugly. but really, how could i pass this one up? and at such a bargain price. i'm definitely pulling this out of the china cabinet next time i host a party.

trudy & pete would be so proud. mostly trudy.