Falling for Antiques

My friends, Dana, Katie, Melissa and I took off for the Brimfield Antique Fair this past Sunday - it was the last day which means most dealers are ready to work a deal. To say this fair is overwhelming would be an understatement. Dana refers to situations like this as a 'Sephora Experience', meaning there is too much to look at, too much excitement, too many smells/people/colors, too many deals and you just end up running out of the store before your head explodes (i.e. Sephora, Target, IKEA).

We made it through MAYBE a quarter of the stalls before I found some really great pieces for our formal living room and negotiated sweet prices that made my husband proud. Dana, alas, lapsed into a 'Sephora Experience' and only ended up with two small botanical prints. Luckily, this fair takes place twice a year and we'll try again in the Spring.

Darling loveseat from the 1920's - newly upholstered!!!

Matching armchair and Victorian end table.

Fun metal 'N' that I'll spray paint and hang in our family room.

Antique birdcage which will hang from one corner in our living room.