A few more TREASURES rescued over the weekend....!

*** This post is dedicated to my ever FAITHFUL Friend Wendy from Bonnie Doon....Wendy Love....Once again, I am SO SORRY to have 'missed' your birthday earlier this month....I am EVER grateful for your tolerance & forgiving ways....!!!!! ***

Morning fellow Seekers Of The Past....!

I trust you all had a FABULOUS relaxing weekend filled with Treasures....!  Once again I'm just popping in BRIEFLY to share some of the pieces I've seen as I've made my way through the HR....Alas....I've not been able to pick them all up so I've documented their existence with my trusty Iphone....!!


Comments on this post have been disabled as I'm unable to come & visit with you at the moment as along with sourcing, I have several projects on the go keeping me away from the computer....!!

This piece requires HOURS of restoration AND cleaning but I'm SURE you'll all agree.... 

It's one SERIOUSLY S-E-X-Y piece of wood....!!!!! 

DIVINELY tattered 1940's hope chest....Originally covered in brocade it was recovered at some stage with this BEAUTIFUL floral linen fabric....It was SO HEAVY I almost left it behind....ALMOST....**wink**....!! 

PERFECT blue....Aussie made 1970's....And NO restoration required....A RARITY indeed....! 

GREAT industrial bookshelf....The ply backing has had the RICHARD so I'll replace that & I'll use it when I have a stall at the Market for my smalls....!! 

Aluminium hospital bedside cabinet....LOVE the quirky veneer finish but that POOR MANS WOOD (chipboard) will have to go....A nice hardwood top & some metal handles will finish this one off just nicely....! 

I thought this was a PAINT BY NUMBERS piece when I drove by but on closer inspection it turned out to be Hobbytex....! 

ORIGINAL Sebel Hobnob chairs....WOOHOO....! 

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS head board....I'll chop the legs off & use the other side to make one of my YUMMY blackboards....! 

LOVELY drop leaf table....! 

....Almost peed my pants laughing when I spied this....ALMOST....  :o) !! 

I ALWAYS know where to go if I need some EXTRA luggage....! 

This one's a CUTIE....

Yayyyyyyyy....I haven't found a crinkly wire rubbish bin in the HR for SEVEN LONG YEARS....**long sigh**....!!!!! 

Aussie (pronounced OZZIE) manufacturers stamp dates this WICKEDLY SEXY piece to 1956 back when Elvis was turning from from a Prince....To THE King....  :o) !!!!! 

Just no room in the van to squeeze this beauty....**sob**....!

OK....Must away....Take care & have a BRILLIANT week one & ALL....!

Cheers,

Tamarah  :o)

Treasures from the nature strip....!!

Hello Treasure Hunters....!

I hope you're ALL 'travelling well' & enjoying a WONDERFUL week....!

I'm just popping in to let you know I'm still here....Alas....I'm working on several projects at the moment & have literally been to POOPED TO POST....Add to this the fact that Hard Rubbish has been in my very street for the last week & you have a recipe for MADNESS & MAYHEM....!!!!!!!!!!

I can't stay for long as I have a MOUNTAIN of work to attend to out on the back deck so I'm leaving you with some pics of Treasures I've seen over the last few days....Unfortunately, I haven't been able to pick up everything due to space restrictions....Mind....I DID consider asking my storage guys if they had a space I could lease for a MONTH just to handle the excess....  :o) !!

*** NB: I've blocked comments on this post as I'm behind on responding to my last two posts as well as my blog reading....While it tickles me no end to read your comments....It stresses the HECK out of me when I don't get to come back to you in a timely manner....!!!!! ***

Love this 70's print....Keeper....! 

Indeed...! 

I've never....EVER....Found one of these in the wild....LARGE green demijohn....WOOFREAKINHOO....! 

Yummy....Industrial....Office.... 

Curly wrought iron.... 

I SQUEALED out loud when I saw this as I'd just purchased a book on STRING ART....! 

1920's....Kauri pine....**purr**....! 

An enamel topped table....A RARITY here in OZ & I suspect was bought in from the US...! 

Summer's just around the corner....! 

I've been collecting this style of frame for a while as I have a special project in the pipeworks.... 

White....CHIPPY....Wicker.... 

Metal globe....YOWSERS....! 

Gorgeous....GORGEOUS....G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S....!! 

LOVE these babies....May have to add them to the KEEPER pile....!!!!! 

Suitcases....Wooden filing box....**drool**....!! 

This piece is DROP DEAD DEFREAKINLICIOUS....SOLID wood construction with several shelves....PERFECT linen cupboard....! 

Too CUTIFUL....! 

LOVED this piece.... 

With shelves on either side, this piece is tre practical AND PRETTY....! 

I SO would have snapped this up if it had just been in a tad better nick....! 

And a SWEET shade to bid you farewell....!!

Cheers for now,

Tamarah  :o)

Trish Hunter Finds....One of my FAVE reasons for heading to the Market....!

Hey Fellow Gleaners....!

I trust you've all had a FAB week....!! Can you believe the weekend's here already....WOOHOO....I can only IMAGINE the Treasures awaiting us all....  :o) !!

I'm ESPECIALLY looking forward to Sunday as I'll be at the Camberwell Market selling my junk, meeting Friends old & new PLUS there's the added BONUS of catching up with the GORGEOUS Trish Hunter from Trish Hunter Finds....!

If you haven't met Trish before, you need to pop over quick smart & have a read of her blog....As a matter of FACT....Trish is the REASON I started blogging....A couple of years ago when I discovered the Blogisphere, I stumbled into Trish's blog & had a BLAST reading back to the beginning....I LOVED the way she took pics of her thrifted outfits at the end of each day expressing her individuality through quirky vintage fashion....And of course I so ENJOYED reading about her thrifted Treasures....!

I finally had the opportunity to meet her in person at the Market last year & was THRILLED to learn she was working towards launching a unique boutique vintage outlet in the form of a mobile caravan shop.  Indeed....Trish & her Dad worked side by side for MANY months to rebuild & outfit the GORGEOUS caravan she takes to the Camberwell Market each & every Sunday.

An ever changing INCREDIBLE collection of mid century retro homewares & vintage clothing now resides within the BEAUTIFULLY outfitted caravan & Camberwell Shoppers have embraced Trish & her business with open arms....!!!

I'm lucky I get to visit with her when it's still dark 'cause once the sun comes up....Trish is one VERY BUSY  lady....!!!!!

*** NB:  All pics are property of Trish Hunter....! ***

I'd be smilin' too I think if I had this GORGEOUS space to show off my Treasures in....!

Can you say, "Cute as a button"....?

Something for EVERYONE....hahahahaha....!!

I've shopped at MANY vintage outlets & I can honestly say I've NEVER seen a NICER selection of vintage clothing....Trish's taste is impeccable & each piece is in next to immaculate condition....!!

I LOVE popping inside each Sunday to see the new pieces Trish has selected for the weekend....!

These genie bottles NEVER last long....

Don't you just LOVE the floor....

I'm HOPING Trish will be able to join us at the next Extravaganza....Now that WOULD be a TREAT....!!

Well I must away....It's just after 12.30am & I need to hit the hay....I hope you all have a WONDERFUL, safe weekend....!

Cheers for now,

Tamarah  :o)

PS:  Unfortunately, it was overcast when I went down to The Vintage Shed on Thursday & the pics I took are quite fuzzy so I will need to wait until NEXT Thursday to show you my space & introduce you to some more of my Shed Mates....!!!!!

My new FAVE Treasure....At least for now....hahahahaha....**wink**....!!

Hello Junk Lovers EVERYWHERE....!

I hope wherever you are you are enjoying FABULOUS weather like we are here in Melbourne....!!  It seems Spring MAY have come early as we're enjoying our FOURTH consecutive day of GLORIOUSLY mild weather for which I am ABUNDANTLY grateful....Bring on Summer I say....!!!!!

I'm at home today working on some pieces to take to The Vintage Shed tomorrow morning so I can't stay for long....I just wanted to pop in & show you a piece I rescued from the HR last week....I LOVE it to bits....It has the PERFECT patina....I can use it in EVERY room & it was FREE....Well....Aside from the 6 hour stint behind the wheel & the $30.00 worth of fuel my van guzzled as we pottered through the streets that is....!!!!!

A utilitarian piece with an industrial vibe, this piece was originally a drawer from a workbench & at a guess, due to the pitting evident  inside the pigeon holes, it was used to store nails....

So PERTY.... 

It's now a coffee & tea station on my kitchen bench....! 

Mason jars filled with JOE & special tea blends sit on top.... 

While my collection of THRIFTED glazed coffee mugs from the 70's reside inside....! 

**sigh**....It REALLY doesn't take much to make me happy.....! 

....Not REALLY....!

Well I must get back to it & out into the sunshine....!!

Cheers for now,

Tamarah  :o)