So this is one of the finds I recently came across while treasure hunting.
A find that I just couldn't leave alone and one I don't really need…but I mean how could I leave her? This, unfortunately, is, an Occupational Hazard in this game (and you can find other things I just *had to bring home, a roadside shabby old stool here and a wonderful one here!).
Does she not have Beach Cottage already written just about all over…??
I actually love the way the little drawer sits up above the legs with just enough room underneath for a nice rustic basket filled with rugs and blankets…she's in desperate need of some love..a lick of fresh beachy white paint…a good old clean…
edited to add: I don't think I made this clear: this is the before, found it like this in white, but pics make it look better than it is, it's quite dirty and paintwork is patchy..so it will get the BC Treatment!
Someone cut her open at some point, she's sporting quite a few knocks and bumps…showing age and wear, she is topped with a sweet-as little latch..and she wobbles just enough…
She speaks to me. In Vintage Speak. You speak Vintage too. Right?
{ And talking about Vintage Speak, my daughter had a to do one of those, Hello My Name is things the other day, and she asked me what I would say… they then had to sit with a partner, find things out about each other and then give a quick intro on the other person…you know those scenarios, right?
Can I just say, I find something extremely cringe-worthy about these ice-breaker exercises…and if I ever find myself in one of those situations…which, I'll have you know, I spend a lot of my life scheming to avoid, my heart sinks to my boots…}
So I thought we might have ourselves a little Beach Cottage Hello My Name is session
…'cos I could just about stomach it with you..
Hello, my name is Sarah. I speak fluent Vintage.
Vintage Beach. With a French Accent.
And my poor partner would elaborate like this…
Sarah likes to Treasure Hunt, twenty-four seven.
She is constantly on the lookout for vintage things.
She loves old battered beauties, marked with love and time.
The tattier the better.
She has a strange need to bring unloved furniture into her cottage.
You may find her, at any given time, doing the Vintage Treasure Hunting Dance.
Her cottage is old, unfinished, tatty, on the wrong side of town, but the right side of the world.
She's loves the pureness & simplicity of white.
If you are not simple enough or pure enough & stand still she may paint you white.
Her Beach Tribe, know and feed her love. Though they roll their eyes a lot.
They bring her Vintage Finds to avoid the Beach Cottage Witch
She loves the Beach vibe…but only mixed with a Vintage Hue.
She makes friends with furniture and nurses it back to life.
So c'mon Beach Chicks, how about you? Do you speak Vintage too?
See you all another time…and yep I'm taking those coffee comments on board
you'll find me Down Under, wearing a Witch's Hat, painting things white and possibly doing a raindance…
p.s …don't forget the Giveaway (*comments from today will be thrown in the hat)
I like ‘she makes friends with furniture and nurses it back to life’. Of course you had to adopt this piece. It’s lovely. xx
Hi Sarah – I am a native Vintage speaker too and love your new cupboard, what a find!! You always inspire me to head off to my local thrift stores, so I have made it a Friday tradition
Enjoy your beautiful cupboard!! Have a lovely Friday – Tina x
WOW! Great find!
I am new to the vintage talk. With a lot of practice, I hope to be as fluent as you!
cheers
http://www.vintagefokus.blogspot.com
You found some pressed tin furniture (or is this the one you already had when we were speaking about it?) Anyway I knew you would be a convert, its gorgeous!
Alicia
http://www.time-worn-style.com
Do I ever know your language! I CANNOT drive by a thrift store without stopping JUST IN CASE there is something in there I might miss!! Good grief it’s crazy!! Love your latest find! It is sooo awesome & sooooooo you!! You are so fun ~ thanks for all your fun posts!
I have a piece like this minus the cute legs in my barn waiting for some TLC-ultimate destination the master bath for some needed storage. I love the tin panels-can’t wait to see the end result-need some inspiration! BTW, my husband speak vintage>antique>fixer upper (its finding the time to get all of that fixer uppering completed!)
I would have brought that home in a second! Great find!!
I most DEFINITELY speak vintage, and we share that French accent, and our love for all things beachy!
Oh Sarah what a fabulous find.
Okay my name is Alison and I am GREEN with ENVY – you did find such a gorgeous piece that we would all love to have!!LOL
Alison
Love it my friend!! How I wish I could find a shoppe like the ones you go to!! I absolutely adore vintage items and am always keeping an eye out for them. Not with too much success, but one day my little ship will come in and I will find a to die for piece!! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful find. I love your blog so much!!!
What an incredible find! She was just waiting and dreaming that she could one day move to Sarah’s Beach Cottage! I definitely speak vintage – I speak baskets/and roses/beaches and sunlight – but for too long I have whispered – Now I am talking out loud!! lol
Hello, I’m Kate. Fluent in vintage and a mad collector of anything between Edwardian to 40′s. Also like to collect Childrens’ books, especially 1930′s school stories and yes I do read them. I suppose my style is Enid Blyton meets Miss Marple by the sea with a bit of funky thrown in. When I get anything ‘new’ I always say that we’ve had it forever, or that it belonged to my Auntie Elsie. I once wrote a list of all of the things that I collected and was horrified at how long it was. Can’t do minimal but don’t like clutter. Oh, and I love anything green.
Fluently! Good to know that I am now bilingual!! I love meeting others who know the language!
That cabinet is definitely a keeper!! The legs, the hardware, the crown molding, and the patina are fabulous!!
Hi Sarah,
Yep, she’s a beauty! And you’ll only improve her.
I think one of the reasons I love vintage is because I never had any relatives or ancestors to share wonderful old hand-me-downs. No Family treasures,(all destroyed in WWll) and so I find them out there in the world and bring them home with me! I create my own story about them and make them into my family’s treasures to be passed on someday. At least, that’s how I think of them. I love to imagine their stories, to get a sense of their history.
It’s a lot more interesting to live this way, I think!
XO
Heidi – Heart and Home
love the new piece! and yes i speak vintage!
but i truly love how you express that in all your posts!
you accomplish so much! makes me feel lazy!
question- will you paint the interior???
Love the detail on the doors!
What a lovely find Sarah. I think shes a keeper. You find and revamp the BEST items ever. Mel xxx
I too speak vintage…with some french…looovvve all ur finds. i tend to have withdrawal symptoms if i dont go hunting …op shops start only a 100 meters from my daughters school, a very handy cure fot this sick disease. am loving ur new find, looks awesome
OH…I LOVE her! What a beauty she is! Can’t wait see her when you’re done with her.
I, too, speak vintage. There just something about a vintage piece. Vintage pieces have so much character….everyone of them has a story to tell.
Smiles,
Rachel
The pie safe is such a aged beauty . I wish I just had more time to treasure hunt. Speaking vintage would be right up my alley but my family already think I’m a recycling nut.
Yep, fluent in Vintage speak, I hear ya!
As if you could leave that find behind, that would be criminal!
That is beautiful, I love it. I love the pressed metal panels in the door. They make it so unique.
I haven’t seen one with those doors before. Lucky you, what a find!!
For a long time I spoke Tuscan…warm earthy tones. Rhen with what started with a flood/leak..my floors turned in black slate, my walls a soft soft warm gray and my cupboards white. The accent colour is red .. a deep rich bold red. I am always looking for chippy old accents. My last trip to Ireland we went to the local auction (YOU Ms Batty would love it!!!!!). The last time hubby and I carried two LARGE white rusty CAST IRON roosters home to Canada.
You can see a post about them here…
http://stampingandscrappin.typepad.com/photoaday_2009/2009/11/11-november-2009-what-we-brought-home-from-ireland.html
Yeah..I speak Vintage. Now I just have to do the living room…trying to convince the hubby to paint the red brick around the fireplace LOL..yes..WHITE
I’d luv to see your dance too he he he
LOVE your new finds
And i so agree with Jessica’s letter….i often think..mmm…what would Sarah say about this one he he he
Hahahahha I just pictured some of us going on job interviews and saying our second language was “vintage” . To funny! Love your newest friend, sh’e very sweet! Where o where will she live?
Oh, now this is quite a pretty find. I can just see it with the doors open and some pretty china in there. Sigh…
*sigh*
Aaahhhh… you’re speaking my language girlfriend!!
We are a strange lot – but very happy.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Wow, just love that cabinet.I adore pressed metal painted white and had hoped one day to have a kitchen with pressed metal.In our last house we had wallpaper that gave a similar effect. So where will this treasure live?
This piece is so great! I love it!
Hi, can you tell me what the colour combination is for your paint? I too have been paionting everything in my house but feeling everything is too white. What is the beach white colour you speak of so I can tell my paint man at bunnings? Thanks. Your house is devine, I can’t stop looking at photos!