Recent Random Finds: Life-size Llama & friends

I've been a little tied up lately and I haven't been able to blog as often as I would like, so I have a bit of a backlog of recent random finds.  Please to enjoy.

Llama from Paul & Joe Sister.  Apparently the designer brought it over from France to decorate the store, but it is for sale.  For $3,500.  More than I can spend on a life-size llama, even one made from real llama wool.  But how great would this be in a kid's room... or my living room?  Want! 

I spotted this mirror at the open house of a gorgeous 1931 Spanish style home on Doheny just above Sunset.  It's a trust sale, and I believe the contents will be sold by Huntington Library? Really want! 

Stunning red bench, from a store on Beverly that I have somehow forgotten the name of - a first for me!

I do know that the store above is right by my favorite store on Beverly, E-Mosaik:

I just bought this "Eight-Arms Hook" from Anthropologie, $48, great for displaying jewelry, or for catching keys by an entryway:

Also spotted at Anthropologie, these amazing paintings in the background of a catalogue shoot. No idea who they are by, but I'd really love to know!

I stopped by a new store on Fairfax (previously on Melrose) yesterday called Jeff (529 N. Fairfax), and found another couple of items for my never-ending wish list!

Lucite towel or quilt holder, would also be great to display scarves or ties in a deluxe dressing room:

Incredible rocking... crib I guess?  With the right custom cushions, and maybe a paint job (maybe) I feel like this could actually be a great practical nursery item?  Love it!  $600:

Great brass coffee table:

How darling are these?  I've never seen anything like them!

Beautiful sconces, I believe $3,000 for the pair, or was it $3,000 each?!

Amazing eagle weathervane:

I introduced my parents to Wertz, and they loved it as much as I do.  "Heathcliff" went home with them:

As did these monkeys, which I really wanted to come home with me instead!

Love this painting:

This "cast iron Japanse lady" is kind of awesome:

Fabulous marble-topped table:

Really drawn to this, not sure why:

The "General" on the right was a gift to me from Mum & Dad, thanks parents!

Lastly this gorgeous headboard.  I can't for the life of me remember where I spotted it (bad blogger!), but I'd like to have something like it made one day...

Wertz Addiction

Wertz is without a doubt my favorite place to shop in LA.  I'm a bit obsessed.  Even when I mean to stop in for a quick look, I end up staying for hours and hours.  This year I'm determined to try and do all of our Christmas shopping at Wertz, or at least 70%!  


Here's are a few photos from my most recent visit, which did result in a couple of purchases!

View of one my three favorite stalls, all operated by the same dealer.  I'd love to meet this guy!  Maybe he'd let me intern for free in exchange for teaching me where he finds all these AMAZING things?!

The husband loves the wooden missile... wish I could remember the price: 

Wood carving of Don Quixote, love him but can't bring myself to pay anywhere near $250:

Gorgeous Moroccan lantern that I've been dreaming about since I spotted it a few weeks ago.  Quite expensive, but when I saw it was 50% off I couldn't resist.  The husband was not all that impressed till I stuffed it full of Christmas lights, and now he loves it as much as I do!

Eventually we'll get it wired, but for now Christmas lights or a candle will do and the colors when it's lit from within are just divine!

Oyster Shell Dish, Arthur Court, tempting... but $175:

I was keen to get another look at this guy I spotted on my last visit.  I think he would be so great as a "catch all" in an entrance way, or anywhere really.  He's officially on the wish list:

How great would this be to have in your yard pointing to your freestanding guest house?  Amazing!  Pity we don't have a guesthouse, but a girl can dream!

Oddly drawn to these German Steins...

This lantern is huge, and hugely expensive, but could really make an otherwise uninteresting room:

Amazing chandelier, it's also on the wish list, for our (imaginary) new house:

I've been thinking about this little guy since my last visit, and I do love him, but $95 is too much, even with whatever discount I might be able to get:

This could be so fabulous as a contrast to a modern dining table:

I couldn't resist this little glass lemon wedge from Austria, no idea why, but so sweet, and cheap!

Reminds me of someone I know...

I'm still lusting after these New England Bobbers, particularly as the husband is from New England.  They'd be sweet hanging in an all white kitchen, my favorite kind!

The husband is not into the Bobbers, but he is into these lamps, which are definitely fabulous:

Another item for the endless wish list, and the husband loves it too!  Much bigger than it appears in this photo.  Wondering if that price tag will leave a mark!

"Home Sweet Home" Birdhouse:

I did also buy this brass head, no idea where it's from but it's just kind of captivating, and had been on my mind since the last visit:

Adorable little jacket, every time I visit I try it on, wishing it would fit!

I already have a few ideas for Christmas gifts from Wertz's vast collection of vintage jewelry: