Monday, March 31, 2014

Tosses Out Treasures

When I was driving to work Friday morning, I was listening to the radio when they were talking about this flea market going on this upcoming Friday and Saturday.  "Tossed Out Treasures" is a community sale put on by the Sandy Springs Society and free to the public.  I was interested but even more when the radio djs mentioned that it was the 23rd time the society put on the event.  Josh and I went Saturday morning and I was way too excited.  The flea market was held at an old car dealership and mostly inside which was great, because the weather was terrible.  Once inside, the flea market was split up by department.  When you first walk in it was furniture, but they also had kitchenware, Holiday, clothing, kids, fine china, and art work, just to name a few.  The pictures below are some of the items I picked up while there.  It was a good time, but there were definitely a lot of people! The items I snitched up were, 4 purses, 3 canes, 1 coffee table, 1 side table, 2 ice buckets, and 1 pitcher with stirrer.   

Henredson side table. I fell in love with the drawer! 



Brass Coffee table, it has a glass top but I did not want to have to carry it outside.  Very heavy! 



Josh picked out the San Francisco bag in the very back.  

For these three items it was less than $10! 

Heres a link to the "Tossed out Treasures" site. In the end, I was just glad we all of this in my little car!  :)

xox,
Katie


   

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Pillow Fights


I'm not sure what it is about pillows, but I love them! Probably because I have a certain place in my heart for things that are soft and cozy (hence why I love cashmere sweaters and cats;) Here are just a few pillows I have my eyes on!  Check out my inspiration for my bedroom here.   

1. Blue/white Chevron pillow: $21.99 Wayfair
2. Gray Antlers:$36 Etsy
3. Nate Berkus Triangles: $24.99 Target
4. Gold Blossom: $44.95 Crate&Barrel
5. Plumes: $39.99 ModCloth

xox,
Katie



Sunday, March 9, 2014

Officially Official

After months of trying to figure out what PYP business cards should look like (and hearing Josh always say "You are STILL working on those!?"), I finally have my business cards done and printed.  Well almost done.  I purposely bought the thicker cards to add some metallic gold to the edges, which I will have to do in the future, inspiration shown here.  The edges will either be spray painted or painted on with a gold paint pen.  What do you think?
xox,
Katie




Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2014

Photo via tumblr here

2013 has been a crazy/up hill/down hill/glad it's a new year kind of year.  It has been hard and exciting trying to figure out life after college, but 2014 is already filled with new things! From a new job opportunity to working on establishing Pretty Young Pickers.  I can't wait to see where this year goes! Happy New Years and I can't thank you guys enough for being a part of the ride! 

xox,
Katie  

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Little Yellow Shelf + Chalk Paint

A while back I bought this shelf from a garage sale.  I loved the cut out details, but it definitely needed some TLC.  It looked like whoever owned it before had some candles on the bottom shelf, and the heat bubbled up the middle shelf's paint.   







Below was the inspiration for the color of the shelf!  Ever since I pinned this image on pinterest, I wanted to paint SOMETHING yellow! (Also yellow is my favorite color ;) I also thought it would be a great time to test out homemade chalk paint!  I used this recipe:

Chalk Paint Recipe:
One sample size of paint (7.5 fl oz.)
1/3 cups of Plaster of Paris (the more plaster you use, the more chalky it will be)
Add some water if too thick

Materials:
*An old jar or cup to mix the paint in
*Small paint brush
*Fine sandpaper
*Old sheet/drop cloth 

Yellow Cabinet

 

The color is Behr's Sun Shower which was the perfect yellow. Make sure to stir VERY WELL so there are no lumps.  Also, I lightly sanded the shelf before I painted it.  I love the way the shelf turned out! All the cut outs made it difficult for sure, but I like the look the chalk paint gave the shelf.  




Hope you like how it turned out! It was a LOT less expensive than buying chalk paint.  If you have any questions about making the chalk paint or applying it let me know!  

xox,
Katie


Thursday, November 14, 2013

Headboard help!

Since you guys have such great advice & input on things,  I thought maybe you guys could help me out!  Recently I bought a headboard at an estate sale.  Its a great solid wood headboard.  I love the pattern, but I am not THAT in love with the wood.  The wood is a brown/black speckled (think 1970s) color.  I have been going back and forth if I should paint it.  My original thought is yes, since I have been on the look out for a wooden headboard to paint.  Below is my inspiration!  I have had these pictures forever, so I am not sure where I got them.      




Below is the headboard I bought.  I am in the process of looking for some table legs to extend the height (Right now its too short!).  Also the color I was thinking of painting it.  It's a soft gray, which totally would brighten it up.  The color is also neutral enough, that if I decide to change my mind about the room's decor, it would still look good.  


Home Depots BEHR Light French Gray

Thoughts?  Opinions?  

xox,
Katie
                                                  

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

PYP Holiday Gift Guide





With the Holiday season just around the corner,  I thought it would be a fun idea to create a gift guide.  One thing I enjoy doing, is coming up with interesting and thoughtful gifts for friends and family.  So I thought I would share some ideas with you.  Above are items that would make cute (and fairly inexpensive) gifts for her or him! Some of the guy items I would totally get for myself ;)


1. Her-Kate Spade 'Library Card' Iphone 5 case $40 (Nordstrom)
2. His-Gentlemen's Hardware iPad Case $49 (West Elm)
3. His-Star Wars 'Swag' Tee $24 (Urban Outfitters)
4. Her-Dance Closer Dress $68 (Nasty Gal)
5. His-Banned Books Match set $8 (Out Of Print)
6. Her-Sherlock Holmes Book Scarf $42 (Etsy)
7. Her-"Grumpy Cat" book $12.95 (Nordstrom)
8. His-"Shake" by Carli Davidson book $10.79 (Amazon)
9. His-Jumbo Ice Molds $15.95 (Amazon)
10. Her-Elysees Cocktail Shaker $30 (Anthropologie)

xox,
Katie