More flea-market finds

I was out running errands today, and well, I couldn't resist a little visit to Interiors and Antiques in Vestavia, AL.  As you saw from this post, I'm still on the hunt for a headboard.  But I also saw a lot of other things I was pining over, and then other things I just snapped pictures of to get some ideas.  I don't know what it is about white/rustic furniture, but I just LOVE it.  We don't even have room in our house for any of the things I saw today, but I contemplated selling what we currently have just to make room.  My name is Amy, and I have a problem.  Hey, at least I can admit it, right? ;)

I pretty much wanted everything in this whole booth.  All the white/dusky gray furniture just felt so light and airy, and it would totally brighten-up our house.

 How beautiful is this dresser?  There's no way it would fit in our little bedroom.

 I rounded the corner and saw this mantle headboard, with soft burlap upholstered batting.  It was beautiful.... but in the $500-ish range :/  And then there was a wooden and iron gate (supposedly from India) that I thought might could work as a headboard...buuut, it was also $500.  What is the deal?!

 Then I started just looking around getting crafty ideas from things I liked.  Like this shutter made into a coat rack.  And these pictures printed on book pages.  And these birds nests in shadow boxes....totally DIY-able. 

 

 Then I came across this china cabinet.  And guess what.  It's the exact same china cabinet in my Nana's dining room set, except this one's been painted gray!  And this is when I really started thinking I could just sell my black Ikea buffet and do this instead.  I was smitten.

So, that was my fun little trip for the day.  In other home decor news, I got my church painting hung tonight in the guest room, and I think it looks pretty darn good :)