I love this quote because I firmly believe every word of it. Nothing against "box store" decorating...sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, right?:) But it's such a better feeling to be surrounded by decor you love and cherish, and it's been somewhere and has a life of it's own...(sigh) like anything vintage. I had a yearning for a great vintage find so I decided to re-visit some of my fav stores in the lovely city of Des Moines, Iowa last weekend.
First stop...West End Salvage. Great place in an old warehouse downtown with a coffee shop inside. Tons of cool stuff. Nothing I wanted to afford that day, but if you need something specific, he's probably got it. http://www.westendsalvage.com/
Straight from an Arts and Crafts bungalow, the traditional bookcases with pillars.
http://www.valleyjunction.com/
What about this sweet Mommy and baby matching ensemble??? My friend Michelle spotted these relics right away. I wonder if Evan would wear this with me...
Atomic Garage (above) is all clothes (my other passion), but they have a sister store across the street http://aokayantiques.com/index.htm that has incredible antiques, vintage decor, and the upstairs hosts an inspiring collection of some of the best retro era pieces of furniture.
Yes, I do believe it's the Eames 670 chair with ottoman...bow your heads...
I bought a fun green printy shirt for spring, a sweet petal pink chiffon nightgown, and I regretfully did not buy this, but a sexy 70's black one piece pantsuit that I'm still kind of kicking myself over...I may end up calling for that later. Here's the shirt. My friend and I decided it'd be cute with some white linen pants for summer maybe.
Here's the nighty..at least that's what I will be wearing it for.
Here's also a leopard vintage 1950's handbag I scored from a previous trip several years ago, but I still love it so much that I have to show you all. What a find!
