Monday, February 10, 2014

More Red!!

I just thought I'd share a bit more red today...
When my friend Michele and I had our all-too-brief shopping excursion to Leesburg, Virginia, we went to only two shops.


is one of my favorite, can't miss places to go.
Even if you don't buy anything, they have tons of inspiration there!
Click on the pictures to enlarge.



Look at this painted armoire!!!


I think they have some of the most interesting lamps...



and other cute things...






Michele also took me to 

I was so overwhelmed with what was inside I forgot to ask if I could take pictures.
(Yes, I always remember my manners and ask)
I just snapped a few of the window...

 Old Reader's Digest Condensed books cut in the shape of letters.

So, what was red?

I decided to start a small collection of red books for display...
At Weathered Elegance, I purchased one book,
The Five Little Peppers, published in 1948.
I loved the cover and the illustrations inside...


The other book, Journeys Through Bookland, was purchased at 
The Cottage, in addition to this...



A beautiful, almost perfect, tablecloth with dogwood blossoms. I saw it and fell in love!
If you click on the link to The Cottage, you can see more pretties...and my tablecloth, too!
I'm very pleased with my red purchases.


One more bit of red before I go...

Six new red polka dotted tumblers...
thanks to a tip-off from  the wonderful Mimi Sue at 
That's right, The Dollar Tree!!!

WooHoo...I love red!!
(and pink, and aqua, and light green...)

xoxo
Joyce

9 comments:

Createology said...

Red is so fitting for the Heart Happy month. What wonderful places you visited. Fine treasures you acquired. Creative Red Bliss...

Davi said...

Love those fun glasses and pretty tablecloth! Red is my sisters favorite color too, her kitchen is such a happy place.

Diane said...

I'm jealous, I'm jealous...I LOVE those kind of places...so very many cool things I can see I love...was it pricey?? LOVE your new tablecloth, my kitchen is in reds, and I have a nice "collection" of them myself....fun post, glad you had a good time...I need to run to the dollar store, I can see that!!

vivian said...

there used to be a little place like that not to far from here where all lots of great items spilled out onto the porch and surrounded the outside of the "cottage" too.. so your shopping began before you ever walked in the door! However that place closed several years ago. Im in the mood for a shopping day!
but its off to work i go.
xoxo
vivian

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

I would really enjoy those shops! LOVE your new table cloth and those glass, score!!!
Thank you for the sweet comment on my baptism!
Warmly,
deb

Kim Campbell said...

I have a similar table cloth! I just adore Dogwood trees.

Lorraine said...

Lovely things, what fun shopping! I love red, and what a fun idea to start a collection of vintage red books! Have a great week! ~Lorraine ♥♥♥

marie said...

Oh how I love red! That Five Little Peppers book is so cute and your new tablecloth is wonderful!! Loved the peeks inside The Cottage. I want to get back to Leesburg so bad...and now you've gone and tempted me with another store! Weathered Elegance looks like my kind of place!

Sarah said...

I too love red! It brings me great joy and inspiration. I also have a collection of vintage red books. They move around my house.

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