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Scavenging

  • New shade, old lamp.

    The cute teak lamp I picked up a couple of months ago finally has a new, more appropriately-scaled shade. It’s a SKIMRA shade from IKEA ($8!). I love this series of shades…

  • Scavenging inspiration!

    This isn’t my scavenger rehab project, but it’s so impressive that I have to post it. Gregory over at AT:LA found a mangy-looking old stereo cabinet on the side of the road,…

  • Repurposed breadbox (office corner).

    I found this old enamel and wood breadbox west of here in Montgomery, NY. It cleaned up nicely, and now it’s holding all of the various printer papers in our office. I’ve…

  • A little work in the living room.

    Apologies for the lack of updates, it’s been so busy around here! We did manage to put a new rug down in the living room, though. After much deliberation and stalling, we…

  • Small special finds.

    Two Japanese wood trays and one ceramic plate of unknown origin, found and bought at the same time as the lamp.…

  • Scavenged teak lamp.

    One of our nice weekend finds from Iron Fish in Beacon is this teak lamp. Evan rewired it so we don’t burn down the house (rewiring this type of lamp is very…

  • Scavenged chair upgrade.

    Last month, I got a great deal on bright blue Eames shell chair, but the swivel base was just too office-y for my taste. Over the weekend, I switched out the old…

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