Sunday, August 26, 2012

Stare At Something Long Enough


Months and months ago, February to be precise, I could not pull myself away from this Japanese tiled sink.  

At $75 I nearly came home with it... but, stopped myself (for once) in collecting another project.  In this case the project would have entailed building something to house it and hiring a plumber.  Phew!  $75 can turn into $7500 pretty quickly.








When you have stared at something long enough it gets burned into your brain.  I mean, it leaves an imprint for future creativity....


When thrifting recently, I was immediately visually attracted to this dish.             A $2 investment with no chance of additional costs!




I find myself staring at this photo every time it is used.  (the blogesphere loves it!)
A beautiful antique oak floor (very likely French).

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Stare at something long enough....


and your bamboo floor will give you its best (with the likely assistance of an undetermined moisture source), by cupping and shifting to look antique!

This project (repairs replacement) will decidedly surpass the costs of the imagined structure with a Japanese sink feature.  Good thing I saved that $7500 to spend another day!



Cheers!  Linda  :-)

10 comments:

  1. love those floors! thanks for your sweet comment linda!

    xx
    kat

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    1. mystery comment from Kat....you'll have to find her blog and my comment about HER polished fir floors and cool NYork city view to know what she's referring to.... clever girl!

      Cheers!

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  2. Oh my gosh Linda! Those floors are gorgeous as is the Japanese tiled sink.. what a project!

    leslie

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    1. Oh NO! I don't get to HAVE the French Oak herring bone flooring.

      I get to find some affordable replacement (or create a way to repair) for the moisture damaged and poorly installed bamboo planks.

      Lucky me....one more project.

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  3. Linda,
    Loving that sink and floors too. I love your perspective on it. Wait long enough and you may actually already have this at home! :)

    I'm so happy now. My warped floors are tres chic!
    xo
    Kim

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    1. Kim, Oui, oui tres chic!

      Until we have the fortune to make changes. :-)

      Cheers!

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  4. That's what I tell my husband, saving saving all the time with all the things I don't buy. he's an economist and doesn't get my logic! Ha!

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    1. Hey hey Jody!

      Oh sweet husband's (you and I have the same "kind") - They will never give up trying to educate us on financial matters.

      Of course, we have learned the lesson well....but, we enjoy their squirming just a bit more. ;-)

      Cheers!

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  5. Linda.... You won the social Q's giveaway! Congratulations. Pleas send me your address.

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    1. Emily, Thank you again!

      (Dear Reader, I thanked Emily of Splendid Market through her post and email too.)

      I am looking forward to living in the South of France "with" you during the next 5 months!

      (Dear Reader, check out Emily's posts, as she has followed her daughter on a study abroad adventure - such a great plan!)

      Cheers!

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Cheers! Linda

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