Thursday, April 4, 2013

April Showers

After years of drooling over some of the amazing vintage patio umbrellas seen in blogland (shoutout to Zootsuitmama and MaryDeluxe! :) I finally found my own! I have literally been looking for one of these babies for years. I've seen a couple, but only in antique stores for $$. Never while thrifting or yard saling.

But today I had a few minutes to kill and stopped in to my favorite local thrift. I was just in there on Tuesday  and so I didn't need to really spend a lot of time looking- just kind of cruise around and see if there was anything new... and look what I found!


It's turquoise with a fringe!

You know you want a close up of that amazing underside:


Tropical hibiscus in pink and white? Yes please!

And it has this giant long spike on the bottom so you can drive it into the ground when you're at the beach or the lake. (Not that I'm going to be doing that anytime soon, mind you.)

It didn't have a price on it- apparently they had just put it out and I had to drag it up to the register to find out if it was even for sale. Eight bucks later it was mine!

And as if that wasn't enough turquoise and pink flowers for you, I also found this adorable laundry hamper too, for $4. It's from the 40s, and wicker on the sides and back with a hand painted metal piece on the front.


Here's hoping there are a lot more blue skies and pink flowers on the way!

10 comments:

  1. Oh wow! That umbrella is stunning! It's the perfect mix of flower print, fringe and glorious blue. Perfection!

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  2. Score! I have to look up a good way to clean them. Mine have gotten fairly dirty over the course of my using them. I wonder how they stayed so nice for so many years prior to my use??

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    1. If it's vinyl (like this one) I usually use Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner. Spray it on and let it work for a minute then wipe off. Works on vinyl chair cushions too! I guess folks used to set them out and take them in every day, and even then probably only used them sparingly?

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  3. I remember those umbrellas, I want one!! Great find!!

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  4. Well done you, both fabulous finds!

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  5. Awesome finds! I love turquoise in all its forms. I think turquoise is the avocado green of our generation and our kids will hate it (but our grandkids will love it!)
    Have a great weekend!

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  6. So, so retro- I love them both! And, the prices- lucky you!

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  7. OMG...only $8??? That may well put you in the Thrifter Hall of Fame!!!

    Some more good news: You won the candleholders in my giveaway. Email me your shipping info to danap648@gmail.com, and I'll get them out to you right away. Congratulations! I hope they look great in your olive and orange living room.

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    1. OMG!!!! I am so excited!!!! (Bet you couldn't tell ;) I'm sending you an email ASAP.

      And a thrifter Hall of Fame is actually kind of funny- I can think of a few other candidates we both know!

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  8. Great....just when I think I have seen it all you now show me that their are vintage patio umbrellas?? Guess what I'm on the hunt for now!

    Love the hamper too. It is perfect!

    Erica

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