FLEA

Bob and I conquered the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena this Sunday. I was under the impression that the gates opened at 9am to everyone, which I thought was way late. Turns out some VIP folks get let in at 5am. I love me some flea markets but no way am I going to roll out of bed on a sunday at 5 or earlier for some old junks. Sorry, in my life there is only one 5 o'clock and it's PM.

So 9am is the admission time for those not so nutty folks. We got there right on time. It was a typically beautiful California day (sorry east coasters). We walked and walked and walked. We saw tons of fun stuff. Weird and beautiful. Cheap and expensive. I really want to compare it to the Alameda Flea Market but I can't. They're two different animals. Both wonderful and full of junk. Like two Kardashian sisters.

So after a couple of hours trolling around and scoffing at overpriced stuff here's what we hauled off:

Wait, WAIT those aren't Eames chairs. They are "Vecta". They're a good copy and that's ok by me. I doubt I'll ever own the real deal. On my chair wish list  has always been mustard or seafoam shell chairs. So I'm pretty stoked about this find. I got them both for $45. The art is pretty awesome. Both of us were drawn to it. That was $25. Bob really loves it.

I saw Emily Henderson of Design Star there. That's the second Design Star winner I've seen at a flea market (first was David Bromstad at the Alameda Flea).

The chairs are in great condition. All I had to do was Magic Erase off some crud, use Barkeeper's Friend for a bit of rust on the legs and oiled up the shells with Howard's Feed-N-Wax. They are sexy and shiny and perfect for the new dining room. Wanna see? Good.


It's well documented I have a chair problem. I know am the proud owner of six dining room chairs for two people. Storage has always been an issue and really is now. I might sell a set. Might.

I'm not in love with the fancy chandy but I'm not going to do a big thing like change that out until we've lived here a year. Knowing me, I'd have it all swapped out and we'd have to move again.

That blue shelving unit is actually our old red shelving unit with a coat of spray paint (which is ridiculously hard to find in LA). The chairs are super sexy no?

I love them.