Beautiful Trash

     This mirror was left in the house Axl and I rent. I loved it. I'm pretty sure it had a lead glass mirror because it was extremely heavy. I had it sitting in the dining room waiting to hang up once we had things organized better. It was not resting in the best spot and I knew that but I thought it would be okay.... Unfortunately, Axl went looking for something the other day and, well, it got knocked over. Bummer.

     Axl put it on the porch so it wouldn’t continue to break in the house and get dangerous mirror bits everywhere. Earlier this week, it began to rain and I thought it was a shame to let the whole thing go to waste so I went outside and took the back off the mirror. Using pliers, I pulled all the broken mirror pieces out of the frame. It turns out that the frame of the mirror had been repaired in the past because I discovered some nails in one of the corners of the frame that weren’t original to its construction. I have the frame in the house now and I’m trying to decide if I should have a new mirror cut for it or if I should turn the leftover into a bulletin board.

     A few days ago, a neighbor up the street put this chair out on the curb. I love it but we’ve had a bedbug scare here in town and I just couldn’t take the risk (although I really, really wanted to). That fabric! I love the birds and the colors and the wingback style. So pretty! It’s a shame it’s going to the landfill.

     Sorry if the pictures aren't all that great but I felt a little awkward standing in front of the neighbor's house with my camera so I rushed to get a few snaps. This chair reminds me of some furniture my grandmother had when I was a kid but her set was a horribly hot synthetic brown and tan wagon wheel pattern on faux distressed hard wood. I'd love to know what that pattern was called or see pictures if any of you know what I am talking about.

Yours 'till bobby pins on permanent waves get seasick,

Meteor Vintage