Random Craigslist Finds

Here are some random things I found on Craigslist this week that would be seriously tempting... if I had the space and the money!


Pair of 70’s knoll velvet chairs - $500.  So tempted to go check these out!

I'd have to loose the patent leather in favor of something a little softer than hot pink on hot pink (say velvet or a print?) but I love the pink painted wood!  Hot Pink Louis XVI chair - $595.  

Cute Red Vintage Bench - $60, though I'd want to change out the fabric (and it's clearly just been reupholstered).

Maybe it could be reupholstered in one of these fabrics I spotted the other day at Michael Levine, Diamond Foam & Fabrics and Deco Fabrics respectively.

Okay maybe not.  Bears further thought.  I digress.


I'm kind of digging this set of 2 Velvet Sitting Chairs - $75, though they're not usually the sort of thing I go for.  I do love that they're on casters.

Stunning "wine velvet" Armless 10' Sofa - $1000.  Super tempting!!  Again, not usually the sort of thing I'd go for but I love the shape and color combo!  It reminds me of a fabulous sage green velvet armless sofa belonging to a friend of ours in Carmel that I've always admired.

Then over on Etsy, I found this amazing set of Vintage Drexel Pink Velvet Tufted Chairs for $499.99 at Vintage Modern Design.  We have the EXACT same chairs in our sunroom.  Ours are the exact color of chocolate chip mint ice cream - minus the chocolate chips!  I bought them for much less than $500, delivered.  These are seriously adorable though!

A photo of our chairs below - are they not the same?  Maybe not, but very close!!

Do I think it's a coincidence that almost everything I'm lusting after is red or pink?!  Yes.  The fact that they're almost all velvet?  No, that's definitely not a coincidence!  Okay, so maybe not entirely random finds!

I did also find the most amazing bamboo chinoiserie china hutch/ secretary type thing on Craigslist this week, but safari crashed and for the life of me I can't find it again!  Oh well, at $1,000 I couldn't really afford it anyway, or have anywhere to put it!

All about Tile: Part 2

Still on the topic of tile, my favorite new find is Tierra y Fuego, who I believe ship anywhere and also have a showroom in San Diego.  Check our their amazing cement tile selection - these are just a few of my favs!

They also have some great ceramic tiles such as this stunning tile from the Terra Nova Hacienda Floor Tile Collection:

And these from the Terra Nova Mediterraneo Tile Collection:

Some more great ceramic tile from Mission Tile West - the hard part is going to be choosing just a few!!

All about Tile

I'm all about researching tile right now. Possibly due to the fact that we're interested in an adorable 1926 Spanish/ Mediterranean style house that's for sale that is very much in need of some new tile!

There's two ways we could go: traditional spanish tile or (since it's not a completely authentic Spanish style house) we could go with a more moroccan style tile. Some images that I've collected over the past few months:



















I love the "pasha" tile from Ann Sacks:








Below are some Moroccan tiles from Badia Design that are just gorgeous:















I'm definitely on a tile tear so there will be more tile related posts to come!