finally...

the last time i posted was nearly a year ago, and i shared then how i was waiting to buy a home.
after many months and lots of looking, i have found a place to call my own.
it is in the ugly stage at the moment...brown tile-look linoleum from the 70s, shot ceilings, ugly windows...but it will be mine and i can't wait.
i am hoping to close escrow within 2 weeks and will begin to post then, on a regular basis; there will be lots of 'before and afters' with details and sources.
i am ripping out all of the kitchen cabinets and going with free standing furniture and a farmhouse sink and cabinet from ikea.
and with the house comes a vintage wedgewood stove.
EXCITED!!!
the best part will be unpacking all of my things. i have things that i packed away that i received for christmas LAST year (that's 2010) that i looked at for a week and then had to put in storage.
this is a task i am looking forward to with great anticipation and delight.
until next time...

waiting

for the past year, i have been somewhat of a vagabond.
i sold my home a year ago, and in the meantime have been waiting to buy a new place.
i have spent much of that time staying in a tiny guest cottage at my sister's home. she and her husband have been very gracious and kind. but i must admit to longing for a place of my own.
all of my belongings are in storage. a 27'x 10' unit packed to the rafters with boxes and furniture, mirrors, china, glassware, linens, lamps and books. all that and my dress form, miss priss.
i miss my stuff.
in the ensuing year, i have continued to buy stuff. most of which i hardly remember.
i am sure once i finally move there will be one massive yard sale. it will most likely never all fit!
i hope to be posting here about my hunt for the perfect place, and will in the meantime show pictures of my latest finds. (just bought a new camera...my other one is buried, somewhere, in storage and i got tired of waiting to find it again...)
i hope you will visit now and again as i share my dream and my latest vintage finds.