Curtains part II: the living room

I found more gold curtains at Savers for less than $6. The curtain rod was about $5 at Target (I wasn’t able to find curtain rods in any of my usual thrift haunts.) The tie backs I made from an old belt so they were free! 

Valance.

I purchased a valance for my kitchen window from the Savers on South Lamar Blvd. It’s gold with fringe (double score!) and flower embroidery; the label reads “Made in Turkey.” I also bought curtains for the living room only to find out that they’re not curtains at all (although I suppose I could sew them into curtains). I didn’t check them out in the store and what I bought instead was a few yards of sheer material. My curtain hunt continues! 

Weekend finds on Burnet.

On my first trip to the Burnet Road Flea Market I found the darling tribal print stool above. Lately I’ve been infatuated with African and Indian fabrics and prints (click here to see the shoes I’m coveting) so I was thrilled. I also purchased a cropped, 3/4 sleeve raccoon fur coat from the 1940’s because I need yet another piece of cold weather clothing. Ha! 


The flea market is on 48th and Burnet and is open from 8-4 on the 2nd and 4th weekend of the month. 


Burnet is home to numerous thrift stores as well, like Top Drawer, Savers, Assistance League of Austin and St. Michael’s Academy. There are a hand full of vintage and antique boutiques on Burnet too. 


The empty flower pot (in the back of the first picture) I bought at Miguel’s Imports (also on Burnet) which we came across purely by accident when we were looking for the flea market. They have huge, gorgeous imported pots from Mexico and Asia and they happened to be having a 50% off sale. The giant “Papaya” planter my friends purchased took four of us to move up the stairs! Sorry, I don’t have any pictures so you’ll just have to take my word for it! The mostly outdoor shop and plant selection brought me back to my outdoor nursery days when I worked at Perennial Point in Plains, Pennsylvania during the late 90’s. Right before the Y2K chaos. Ha!