A return trip to the flea market, with a little bit more focus and a clearer idea of budget, yielded actual spoils. Also a minor altercation with a disgruntled mother and daughter, but that's a whole other story.
So without further ado, I give you my new mirror. (This is where you applaud.)
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| Why hello, my pretty. |
Not bad for $25, I think. Shabby chic (ugh, I hate that phrase) without being too shabby or too chic, and a decent size without either dominating the wall or being prohibitively pricey. It's currently sitting on the dining room table alongside two of my other new purchases - glass cakestands. Obviously that's merely a temporary home, I have a spot directly above the sofa reserved for it once I've bought me a hammer.
And that's not all. I also came away with these babies.
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| C9LI4! |
According to the very sweet lady manning the stall, these letterpress lovelies date from the mid nineteenth century to the 1920s, and come from Detroit. The E is actually a 9, and the A is a 4 - I love the E, but if an A comes up at any point in the future, I might do a little switcharoo. For now though, I think this arrangement looks pretty good. And best of all, they're totally portable if and when I go back to England.
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