Not long ago I got back in touch with my old friend Stan Williams through TWITTER. He writes a blog called The Elegant Thrifter which is just beautiful. Stan is talented, smart, sophisticated, funny......the list goes on. Last week he sent me a copy of his book, THE FIND and I have not been able to put it down. The photos are inspiring, the writing is engaging and the styling is timeless. THE FIND is all about decorating with "thrift shop treasures, flea market objects, and vintage details" and it's just beautiful. It's right up my alley.
Come on! Walls covered in antique book pages.......I'm in LOVE.
Plaster statuary mixed with antique mirrors and beautiful aged dressers. Stan has an eye that will leave you wanting to start redecorating every room.
Chapters to inspire every room in your house.
There are also profiles of some of Americas most creative tastemakers.
This is a book worth owning and you can win a copy on my blog today.
RULES
1. Join THE ELEGANT THRIFTER and leave Stan a message that I sent you.
2. Leave a comment here that you've done it and tell me about your favorite thrift store find.
That's it! I'll pick a winner and Stan will send you a copy of his BEAUTIFUL book, THE FIND.
I joined THE ELEGANT THRIFTER and left Stan a message that you sent me. My favorite thrift store find has got to be Frames. The really ornate ones! So many possibilities. Glad I found your blog, I watched you on She's Crafty awhile back and it inspired me to get your books! I love them! Happy Crafting!
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Hi Mark, I LOVE the Elegant Thrifter! I have signed up and left a comment on his blog that you sent me. I am an auction-aholic and love to find ratty vintage things to spruce up and make beautiful! Thanks for pointing me in his direction!
ReplyDeleteWow...so glad you turned us onto him!! I joined his blog and left him a nice little message. MY favorite thrift store find has to be my fifties looking dresser in chinese red that I use in the art studio to hold all my texture rubber stamps, ink pads and my jewelry making supplies.Best fifty bucks spent in awhile.
ReplyDeleteI've been to the Elegant Thriftier, love it! I told Stan you sent me. My favorite thrift find was an American Girl doll in perfect condition I bought for my daughter, it only cost $1.50
ReplyDeletejust signed up to Elegant Thrifter via google reader, and left a comment that you sent me! :) my favorite thrift store find was a very cool black and ivory skirt that i made into pillows.
ReplyDeleteI think may best trift store find would have to be an un finished dresser i got for $12. it was great cause i was able to make it match my kids room ..... and they still have it today , it just need a new paint job , thanks Mark , for showing me this great blogger !!! love it !!!
ReplyDeleteI've added The Elegant Thrifter to my Bloglovin feed and left him a comment that you sent me. I can't wait to lose myself in more inspiration! My favorite thrift find is a pair of mid-century modern armchairs in gorgeous condition for $10 each; the cushions were covered in a nubby, avocado green fabric - groovy. Best $20 I've ever spent in a thrift store!
ReplyDeleteHi Mark! I just added Stan to my Google Reader and left him some love! My fav thrifty find is my Hoosier Cabinet top!
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I joined The Elegant Thrifter's blog and told him you sent me.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thrift store find was a beautiful pie safe. I had just got my first apartment and furnished it completely from the thrift store, yard sales and an estate sale. I miss all that stuff, I moved to another city and had no way to move it :(
ReplyDeleteHi there, I love your blog. I will defiantly check out and leave a comment on Elegant Thrifter
ReplyDeleteand leave a message. As to my favorite find from a thrift store. I cigar box with old love letters dated back to 1962. They are very difficult to read but so very precious!!!!
I've completed everything. :) I'm not sure what my favorite find is as there are many... I found a beautiful verdigris yard fountain for $5.. An All Clad 8qt pot, looked unused for $10.. A Dragon Ware tea service for $12. The list goes on and on, I thoroughly enjoy thriving. lol :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mark! Ohhh I soooooo wanna win this one!!! I joined Elegant Thrifter... Looking forward to lots of ideas and inspiration!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite find wasent actually a thrift store/flea market find, but an old piece of furniture my friend was going to donate or trash. it's a gorgeous hutch. It has an arched top and the doors on the front are cathedral with glass panes. The bottom half is a cabinet but the doors have a gorgeous arched inlay. It was used by her great grandmother for storing china and serving pieces, but I use it to display my favorite old family photos, precious mementos like my wedding bouquet, my matron of honor bouquet, as well as an urn with our beloved 13 year old yellow labs ashes. Inside, The bottom is divided up and has shelves both horizontal and vertical... Perfect for storing photo albums as well as all the kids school and sports photos. So glad I nabbed it. It's my favorite piece of furniture in the house.
Sigh... you prob didn't want THAT much detail?! :)
Stan sent me! My favorite find was this GORGEOUS set of Children's Books called the Junior Classics by my favorite publisher, Collier, from 1948. I got them for $1 per book and I was so ecstatic! They are so beautiful, and even though I'm only 18, I'm planning to save them for my children, and they will be those magic old story books their mom read from. And their Grandma. They'll be family heirlooms if I have anything to say about it. They're featured in this post on my blog if you want to see them: http://thriftyharper.blogspot.com/2011/04/beautiful-books.html
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm back! Stan sent me back here to try and FINALLY win a copy of your amazing book! Im already a subscriber to your blog but since he mentioned it, I'm gonna head over to twitter and follow you both there!
ReplyDeleteI've been following both you & Stan for quite awhile now. I have your book Pulp Fiction, and I'd love to add Stan's book to my collection.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thrift shop find was a giant butterfly pin, all sparkly thanks to an abundant quantity of rhinestones!
Joined Stan's site and yours. Can't wait to see if I win something. Been a long time fan of yours, Mark. :-)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to go back & look around at the Elegant Thrifter - I'm a follower. Love thrifting - clothes, furniture, jewelry to upcycle. My favotite piece is a chair I found that looks like a throne & I put refinished it, for one of my boys, as a desk chair
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing me to Stan Williams and the chance to win his new book and consequently to win your book too. My latest and greatest find would have to be an old rusted kitchen stool that I've cleaned up and reupholstered. Thrifting is so much fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks again,
Nancy
Joined Stan's blog! The book looks lovely! My favorite thrift store find has actually been a fabulous computer briefcase. It's the perfect size for the computer, and in top notch condition! :) I love it!!!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you share Stan's blog - I love it! My favorite thrift store find is a set of pig napkin rings! Of course, they are one of many finds!
I visited the Elegant Thrifter and Stan told me to check you out. I'd love to win his book or yours. My favorite thrift shop find was a set of collages made from fabric, paint, and paper in the fifties. They were sent to a teacher in the USA from someone in Japan. One of those rare finds you could easily miss.
ReplyDeleteHello Mark, I went over to the Elegant Thrifter and told Stan that you sent me, sure hope I win your book. Also signed up to follow his blog.
ReplyDeleteStan said to tell you that he sent me here.
By the way I loved watching you with Wendy on She's Crafty.
I had lost contact with your blog when you changed your site. Sure glad I found you again.
My favorite thrift find was a Mi-Ken clock, that is a Native American boy.
Teddie Seeley
Portland, OR
I'm not a hoarder, I'm a collector.
I went to Stan's page and I am now following him. I would love to win his book! (as well as yours). I have furnished my house with thrift store finds and my fav's are anything Parisian.
ReplyDeleteJust "followed" Stan's page! As for my favorite find, I just found a great dresser that I can't wait to refinish. Just started thrifing recently, and have also found a couple of lamps that I love!
ReplyDelete-Erin Spain
DIYOntheCheap.blogspot.com
Favourite thrift store find would have to be a Junghens 1960's teak starburst clock. Paid only $2.00 at a local thrift store. Could not believe my eyes when I spotted it.
ReplyDeleteEvery weekend I hit the thrift stores and I have a huge focus on mid century finds. I am renovating my 1960's house in the hills with authentic mid century furniture. Each room is being turned into an authentic but functional 1960's time warp.
Love the Thrift Shop scene in the States(I live in Australia) and spent three weeks in The Haight experiencing all things retro.
Happy retro picking from Mezzy @ http://opshoppickers.blogspot.com.au/