tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post244725898039701070..comments2023-09-12T11:22:50.667-07:00Comments on The Thrift Shop Romantic: Decorating Ideas under $100: The Good, the Bad and the FunnyJenn Thorsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-78367137870341263622009-08-29T17:01:17.438-07:002009-08-29T17:01:17.438-07:00Now that's some fun stuff! I guess everything...Now that's some fun stuff! I guess everything old IS new again! Thanks for sharing. :-)Lisa Surranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811216384825423223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-86284063401991550892009-08-27T22:12:18.076-07:002009-08-27T22:12:18.076-07:00Wow, great photos :) I'd love to have a copy ...Wow, great photos :) I'd love to have a copy of that book.Down Pillowhttp://www.shopdownlite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-44840586970100892082009-08-26T09:17:52.339-07:002009-08-26T09:17:52.339-07:00Chyna- Oh yes-- it went with a citrus themed bathr...Chyna- Oh yes-- it went with a citrus themed bathroom. It looked a bit like Harry Belefonte exploded in it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-8190792064068530412009-08-26T08:51:52.958-07:002009-08-26T08:51:52.958-07:00A plastic orange tree?!!!! OMG, that I could see ...A plastic orange tree?!!!! OMG, that I could see my grandmother doing, she's the one with a decidedly obvious lack of decorating ability. hey you could buy those plastic fruits with the candy in them and decorate that way. Very Willy Wonka. LOLchynanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-47118718269501553522009-08-26T07:41:02.493-07:002009-08-26T07:41:02.493-07:00Vonlipi- Oh, wow-- so you've seen the bonneted...Vonlipi- Oh, wow-- so you've seen the bonneted head thingie in person! <br /><br />I haven't even seen anything like that at antique malls in all the years I've been antiquing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-71921718828585138292009-08-26T07:38:05.218-07:002009-08-26T07:38:05.218-07:00My mother had the disembodied chick head with the ...My mother had the disembodied chick head with the bonnet....that is super creepy! LOLVonlipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-43296122920494133502009-08-25T05:26:50.221-07:002009-08-25T05:26:50.221-07:00Chyna- I didn't even show you guys the bathroo...Chyna- I didn't even show you guys the bathroom with the hand-made plastic orange tree pole used to "freshen" it up. :) Nothing like plastic fruit to make things fresh, right? <br /><br />Yes, I am feeling a whole lot better, thanks! It WAS a pretty crummy week. At least I was able to meet all my deadlines. It was looking touch-and-go there for a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-21276544941749875622009-08-24T15:40:38.342-07:002009-08-24T15:40:38.342-07:00And now we see who the renovators have to thank fo...And now we see who the renovators have to thank for some of the messes found in their homes! Oh you BH&G you are so funny!<br /><br />I could live with some of that but their brilliant ideas for bathrooms were way out there. <br /><br />Glad you're feeling better, what a week for you!chynanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-18378214696213861172009-08-24T13:33:18.753-07:002009-08-24T13:33:18.753-07:00Bee Balm Gal- Glad to hear you got some chuckles f...Bee Balm Gal- Glad to hear you got some chuckles from our friend Mr. Roboto and the likes. :) <br /><br />I imagine if you've gone through book sales for things like this, you're well familiar with both the good ideas-- and the not-so-good ones-- that evolved from this era!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-23585587053081665302009-08-24T12:49:40.477-07:002009-08-24T12:49:40.477-07:00This was one of the funniest blogs I've ever r...This was one of the funniest blogs I've ever read. I actually laughed out loud. Am still wiping away tears. Loved it!<br />I enjoy looking through library book sales for old decorating books like this. I figure anything that still appeals after thirty years or so was in fact a good design idea.Bee Balm Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14038669996768097233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-3449714944945693152009-08-24T12:21:45.457-07:002009-08-24T12:21:45.457-07:00Janelle- Can you imagine having the flu and having...Janelle- Can you imagine having the flu and having to spend quality time in that writing paisley bathroom with the mirror? Between the fever and that pattern, you'd be passed out on the floor in no time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-81190955701095854702009-08-24T11:15:48.885-07:002009-08-24T11:15:48.885-07:00Glad you're feeling better, because some of th...Glad you're feeling better, because some of those rooms could have killed you off in your weakened condition!Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776732256533621007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-13140059259879838182009-08-24T02:57:31.405-07:002009-08-24T02:57:31.405-07:00Courtney- And the irony is that this particular bo...Courtney- And the irony is that this particular book was subdued compared to a few... where every single surface ends up covered in the same loud floral pattern. I don't know how folks slept at night.<br /><br />Andrea- Ah, yes. I'm familiar with those-- our family had appliances that were "coffee" colored along with the avocado and marigold and orange accessories. Groovy, man! :)<br /><br />Serena- Yes, they did a nice job with that tissue paper cabinet, oddly enough. There's something peppy and pleasing about it. Goes to show, some ideas will always have an appeal-- and other ideas seem like their value is more related directly their time-period.<br /><br />Beccy- Oh, wow-- the purple and yellow had to have been a bit of a shock. I bet you were laughing when you discovered that one!Jenn Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899242535971792424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-10430472537840675042009-08-24T01:13:34.964-07:002009-08-24T01:13:34.964-07:00Haha, I love those books! When I took up the carpe...Haha, I love those books! When I took up the carpet in my bedroom, the floorboards were painted purple and yellow irregular stripes - two planks yellow, one purple, two yellow, three purple etc. If you look closely at the doors, you can just see the outline of a giant 'splodge' in each panel. I never stripped the doors but I bet they're purple and yellow underneath too!beccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544452256539966499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-51079880476164340522009-08-23T23:19:56.411-07:002009-08-23T23:19:56.411-07:00Strangely enough, some of the ideas in the book ap...Strangely enough, some of the ideas in the book appeal to me. I esp liked the tissue paper covered cabinet and the yarn flowers. The red floral centerpiece (minus the rabbit) was cool, too. And I'm not one to like retro decorating ideas! Go figure!Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650549671847956199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-85322719865614646322009-08-23T17:39:23.575-07:002009-08-23T17:39:23.575-07:00I think that I had that book!!
I've lived thro...I think that I had that book!!<br />I've lived through the avocado and gold appliance days...stoves, refrigerators, washer & dryer. UGH! They'll very likely come back and I'll like them again, but when they went "out" they went waaaaaay out. One of our houses had an orange bathroom with bright, fake red bricks behind the tub. I think that the previous owners even painted the tub orange. It was "FAR OUT BABY!"Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064894231149440617.post-26013745606252981382009-08-23T17:09:48.431-07:002009-08-23T17:09:48.431-07:00Hahah some of those pictures look like something s...Hahah some of those pictures look like something straight out of an acid trip. Wonderful ;)Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259799677886458649noreply@blogger.com