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I might have a problem. I have an unreasonable love for thrift stores. I mean really unheard of. I think I could spend all day, several days a week, rifling through other people's discards. In fact this weekend I was even called a thrift store broker because by Friday I had already scoped out all of the good finds across town, so that come Saturday, when I had my thrifting clan with me, we could be extra efficient and capitalize on 50% off day. I know, I know, it's completely ridiculous...but I love it. And if I do say so myself, I've been scoring some incredible finds lately.Dee has recently started collecting old cookbooks, and I found this Julia Child book... check out that front cover, she's seriously about to massacre that food!

And her new collection looks quite lovely, on this new bar - the base is the old bathroom vanity from Dee's house before she renovated. Of all the things that got tossed out from the house I made her keep this - she thought I had really lost my mind, but I knew that it would come in handy at some point. Well this weekend I found a side table with this marble top, 50% off of course, and it is a perfect fit. So I cleaned up the vanity, stocked it with all of our booze, and now it might really be the cutest bar I've ever seen.

My bathroom has been a work in progress for a while - I was waiting for some inspiration. Well I found it when I saw this chalkboard headboard wall in 500 Days of Summer.

I've always liked chalkboard... there's something quirky and nostalgic about it... but ever since I watched the character in the movie draw new bedroom scenes on his wall, I've been swooning. So, as the creative wheels started turning, and since my love affair with this color scheme lives on, my bathroom started to take shape... and my I'm glad that it did. I can honestly say that this is the coolest bathroom I've ever had - and with the number of times that I've moved, believe me I've had a lot.

And possibly my favorite find from this weekend was this adorable chair - only four dollars! Of course I had to find a worthy fabric of gracing this seat - I think it's a good thing when the upholstery costs 3 times as much as the actual furniture (I realize, still not that much in this case, but it's the principle).
Tam came over for dinner on Monday night and we ate delicious pasta, drank lots of wine, and chatted for hours on the couch. We've been friends for seven years already - isn't that crazy? We got to talking about how much life has changed in seven years - makes me feel old. and happy.