thevintagelaundry

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Description: Struggles daily with which would be cheaper - a thrifting addiction or a crack habit.

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The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre and Open House was a huge success! The event gave me the chance to see old friends and make a lot of new ones. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated ...

04 jan 12

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Day 4: Hotel Silver and the Winner of Day 3

And the winner of one of your choice of three Vera Neumann scarves is . . . . . . Insert Drum roll . . . . . . Scott Lindberg!Congratulations, Scott, and thanks for participating and supporting The V...

09 dec 11

Day Three of Our Holiday Bizarre Giveaway

And the winner of the set of 3 silver plated frames is . . . . . . Insert Drum roll . . . . . . Bettielou Lane!Congratulations, Bettielou, and thanks for participating and supporting The Vintage Laun...

08 dec 11

Tell em What Theyve Won Bob . . . .

And the winner of the set of 12 vintage napkins is . . . . . . Insert Drum roll . . . . . . JoAnn Jackson Garnto!Congratulations, JoAnna, and thanks for participating!So, we move on to day two of The...

07 dec 11

The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre Gift Giveaway!

Tis the season for giving, so, today is day one of The Vintage Laundry Holiday Bizarre Five-day Gift Giveaway! Just "like" this post on our Facebook page and youre entered to win the item! To...

06 dec 11

Ill Take Things That Are Magical for $200, Alex

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.WOW! This video is breathtaking and as my friend Victoria over at SFgirlbybay says, ". . it is pretty magical." This has made the rounds on the ...

06 dec 11

Get First Dibs

Tis the season for parties and presents. At The Vintage Laundry were going along with the joke and have planned, along with some of our favorite vintage vendors, a shindig to beat all shindigs....

22 nov 11

Say Four Hail Marys and a No You Di-ent!

I will start by telling you that my entire existence can be summed up by one experience. And that is: You know how you walk into a room and as soon as you enter said room you cant remember why youre ...

11 nov 11

City Wide Weekend!

I always get excited at the prospect of selling and shopping at City Wide Garage Sale, on account that its the most fantastically amazing thing ever created.Whenever I started shopping and then event...

21 oct 11

I Dont Think Thats a Thing: Dude!

OK, so, I have a story . . . . Not just any story . . . . . But an "I Dont Think Thats a Thing" story. And I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to the eighty-something year old little l...

20 oct 11

Simply Brilliant: Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

I had to post about this amazing establishment in London called Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, and their work through The Ministry of Stories. Being this close to Halloween I also couldnt resi...

17 oct 11

Update on The Vintage Laundress

Under the cover of night, The Vintage Laundress ran away from her shop in Austin and is now hold up under a circus-type tent at The Texas Rose Antique Show during Antiques Week. She loves treas...

27 sep 11

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Simply Brilliant: Vintage Scarf Dress

A dear friend sent me this thinking that I might like it . . . . . Uhm . . . yeah!!!Now if I only had $3450.00 and that models body.Photos courtesy Comme Des GarconsFollow my blog with bloglovinhttp:...

12 aug 11

Madam Secretary

At The Vintage Laundry we believe in being aggressively pink and this marvelous Louis XV Style Secretary/Roll Top Desk meets our manifesto. It would be just the thing for "A Room of Ones Own."...

03 aug 11

You Can Do It!

Are you familiar with that saying, "Taking the world by storm?" Well, thats what I had imagined would happen when I officially opened the doors of The Vintage Laundry shop last week. Well . ....

29 jul 11

First Liar Doesnt Have a Chance

"You name it."These are the three words that leave my mouth when the subject of what I carry in the shop arises. Which it does, and quite often, and not without a twinge of self-p...

22 jul 11

Epic Facepalm: A Celebration of Fogetting and Frustration

If you are unfamiliar with the word facepalm let me explain . . . . According to the Urban Dictionary, a facepalm is the act of dropping ones face or forehead into ones hand. Usually accompanied by a...

20 jul 11

Sos Your Mom

Something funky is going on in the world of womens underwear . . . . Well, at least in THIS womans world. Dont freak out, Im not about to over-share or anything, its just you know how the...

04 jul 11

Girl Friday: Hammer Time

Right after my fifteenth birthday, my dad strongly suggested I get a summer job. And by "strongly suggested" I mean every morning, while we were at the kitchen table, hed stare at me fo...

24 jun 11

BREAKING NEWS!!!

I admit it. I flunk blogging. Im inconsistent and I take loooooooong breaks in between posts.But today, I have news . . . BIG news!If my blog were one of those 24-hour news channels like ...

22 jun 11

Contain Yourself: Narrowed Minded New York Nest

In past posts I have made it abundantly clear that I have a bit of crush on Cary Grant. I think hes dreamy and he makes my heart do the cha-cha. He always seemed to portray in his films some version ...

26 may 11

Brilliant Bergeres, Barbara Barry Wannabees and Chinese Take-out

As Ive said many times before, I think custom furniture is like couture in the closet. Take this pair of beautiful vintage Bergere chairs, for instance, and have our studios reupholster it in a fabri...

20 may 11

Want It Wednesdays: Cerises Pieces (get it like Reeses Pieces!)

Photos courtesy Lomography, Design Shop UK, 1stdibs and Shrimpton Couture Follow my blog with bloglovinhttp://rpc.technorati .com/rpc/ping

18 may 11

Contain Yourself: Debbie Glassberg

Everyone has their porn. Mine is home design. I also dabble in DIY, which Im pretty sure is a kinky subculture - the S and M of home decor, if you will. Im not entirely sure how this happened or when...

16 may 11

The Honey Trees: Magic in Music Form

If you have a pulse, its likely that you have seen Audrey Hepburn perform Moon River in Breakfast at Tiffanys. This is a beautiful cover done by The Honey Trees that I cant wait to share with you. Ar...

10 may 11

Ladies of the Land

This is my sister DAunn presenting my Mom with flowers on a Mothers Day many years ago.On this Mothers Day, I would like to honor a group of women I like to call "The Ladies of the Land."&nbs...

08 may 11

Cantilevering My "Buttress" ;

Its getting warm and my garden is getting a little overgrown and I need to tend to it. When Im working out in the garden my attire consists of a swim suit, running shorts, a crappy pair of tenn...

06 may 11

City Wide This Weekend

Well, I hope those of you who are brand loyal to Jesus enjoyed your Easter weekend. I myself am of that persuasion and had a lovely weekend with my kids, my niece and my brother-in-law. W...

29 apr 11

I Dont Think Thats a Thing

Im not very good with "idioms." Ive been known to combine two different expressions resulting in a lot of puzzled reactions from the people to whom I am speaking. For example, Ive...

03 mar 11