Current Obsession: Marble

Current Obsession: Marble

    Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving! As we are rapidly approaching the holidays, I promise I will do more gift guides very soon! So be on the look out for that! Today I wanted to talk about a current obsession of mine; marble. I love marble for so many different reasons, such as, that it is beautiful, timeless, ad it will never go out of style. I love marble for many different purposes:

Kitchens and Bathrooms: I think a marble kitchen will never go out of style, as people have been using it for over a hundred years, and will continue using it for another hundred. Personally I don't know if I could have a marble kitchen, as it does scratch and stain very easily, but I will continue to admire it. Mable bathrooms are also amazing. I love how clean and fresh they look. I especially love when people do a basket weave pattern on the floor of their bathroom in marble. Again, I don't think that it would work in my lifestyle, but I would highly consider it. I think that if you can afford to put marble in your kitchen or bathroom, then go for it! It adds tremendous value to a home.

Marble bathroom

Dream marble kitchen!

Furniture and home decor: Another reason why I am loving marble right now, is for its furniture purposes. I am in love with marble coffee tables! I have a marble coffee table at my house, and it is honestly one of my favorite pieces of furniture. It adds so much to a room, and really gives your room an elegant feeling. I also love marble for home decor. What I mean by that is, I like things such as cutting boards and other elements of a home made from marble. Whenever I go to Homegoods, I always look at the cutting boards, because the majority of them are half wood, and half marble. That can give your kitchen such a beautiful look! You can basically change the whole look of a kitchen, by just changing your cutting board! Other home accessories I like made of marble are thinks like statues and candlestick holders. I think pieces like that really make a home look elegant and timeless.

Marble mirrors

Marble coffee table

Personal Accessories: Finally, I like marble for personal accessories. These include, phone/computer cases and clothing. While this whole marble trend has been going on for a little while now, I always love to see people with marble print phone cases, or even marble backgrounds on their phones. It's very on trend right now, and it gives you a cool look. When it comes to clothing I have not seen too much clothing in marble print, but I think a men's t shirt with a marble print pocket would look amazing. And for women I think that accessories such as purses, or even nail polish look amazing in marble! There are so many possibilities when it comes to embracing this marble trend!  

Rebecca Minkoff marble print purse

Marble print t shirt

Watch Review: Timex 'Easy Reader'

Watch Review: Timex 'Easy Reader'

     Hey Guys! I really wanted to review this watch that I have recentley purchased. I first saw this watch on the Nordstrom website some months back, and I instantley knew I wanted to own this watch. After months of debating whether or not to buy it, I finally decided to order it. I will say that this watch is very affordable. It is currently sixty five dollars on the Nordstrom website and thats an amazin price for such a modern watch. The watch is not the best quality, but it is made well enough that it wont break easily. One of my favorite aspects of this watch is the color! My favorite color is grey, so this taupe-y, grey color is just perfect. When I was reading reviews of this watch online, a common problem amongst people was that you could not see the face of the watch at night, since the numerals are the same color as the face of the watch. This is not a problem because the face of the watch illuminates! Yes it illuminates! All you have to do if press on the dial to make it illuminate! All in all, this watch is definetley worth the price, at under one hundred dollars. Let me know in the comments what other reviews you would like to see in the future! 

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Stone Furniture

Stone Furniture

     Recently I acquired a piece of furniture that really got me excited. Its a vintage marble coffee table! I have seen this piece for years in the my great aunt and uncles home, and finally I decided to take it off their hands as they are moving into a condo. I love the fact that the colors are very modern with the black and white, and the fact that the slab of marble is not attached to the ugly green base. This means that I can buy some cool MCM table legs. I just envisioned this piece in my future Chicago apartment! With dark grey walls and black leather furniture, I could really make it work! Let me know what you guys think about this diamond in the rough!

Old vs. New Construction

 Old vs. New Construction

             I've been thinking a lot about home lately, well more than usual. One thing I have been thinking about was the differences between new construction(NC) and old construction(OC). When I think of NC, my mind goes to some tacky early 2000's homes with the carpeting and the bright maple banisters, Gross! Now if you love in a NC, don't feel bad about it, there are many ways to enhance your house to make it feel like a home. The first thing I would recommend is to paint! Yes paint! I can't tell you how many times I will just see paint white walls in a house. If you want some fun in your home, add some color because it adds personality to your home and makes it feel like someone lives there. Flooring g is another big part of your home that should reflect you personality. If you have white carpet and linoleum throughout your home, that doesn't say much about yourself, unless you really like white carpeting and linoleum. I totally understand if you cannot change the flooring in your home, perhaps you are renting or you don't have the money to replace it, in that case make the best of it by adding cosmetic changes. For one, if you have boring tile or linoleum, add decorative rugs. If you are stuck with gross old carpet, make the best of the situation, get it steam cleaned and enjoy what you have. Perhaps the most important part of making a house feel like a home, is the decoration and furniture. You want your home to represent you and what you stand for. If you don't like beige couches, then don't buy beige couches. If you don't like modern furniture, them don't buy modern furniture. You home is a statement of you. When buying furniture, many people think that you have to decorate your home the way the house looks like when you buy it. That is not true at all! I have seen tons of modern home decorated with antique pieces, and visa versa. But the only way to make this work is by decorating your house in a way that will make everything flow.

Men's Fashion: Cardigans

Men's Fashion: Cardigans

             I have loved cardigans for a long time now, and having already owned one cardigan, I was on the hunt for a simple black one. So today I went over to a local mall near me, to go to H&M and find a cardigan. I already checked the night before if they had any good ones, and they did, so I made sure to find them today. I found it right away when I walked into the store, and tried some on. I went with the black one, because I wanted a versatile color that I could wear with anything. I tried the x large, but ultimately went with the large, because the other one was super baggy and i wanted a good fitting one, to be my first black cardigan. Now having worn it all day, I definitely want another one, but maybe in like a mustard yellow or some kind of burgundy, or maybe even a navy. I already have a blue color blocked one from Jack Spade, so I would want maybe a dark grey next. One thing I can say, is that cardigans are very comfortable and you can wear them with almost anything. I'm sure I will be wearing it all season and through the winter and possibly into the spring! Make sure to comment down bellow and to check out my other blog posts for other fashion posts!

Love this color!

The Jack Spade cardigan that I own

Furry Blankets

 Furry Blankets

Since I am home today, feeling sick, I wanted to write you all a blog about something that has been on my mind lately, fur blankets! While I only own one faux fur blanket from Restoration Hardware, I am definitely not opposed to expanding my collection! While I own a faux fur blanket, I am not against real fur in any way. I believe its a personal preference. There are many options for fur blankets in many different stores, in many different styles and designs. Perhaps one of my favorites would be the Adrienne Landau fur blankets offered at Neiman Marcus. While I cant afford to spend over 1k on a single blanket, there are many great alternatives offered in almost every store! I would recommend going to Restoration Hardware, as they have many awesome colors. They did discontinue the one that I own, the amazing grey color, but always check the outlet store, if there is one near you because they have lots of amazing things there. So Check out pretty much any store for cool options of fur blankets. Make sure to comment, and check out my other blog posts.

Love this one!

Even More Horse Hair!

Even More Horse Hair!

       A couple of weeks ago, when I was at TJ-Maxx I saw these coasters made of horse hair, and I was in awe of how amazing they looked, but I did not get them. Ever since then, I have been thinking about them, until today when I stumbled upon a little box made of the same horse hair! I was so happy to find it, I made sure to buy it! I am so happy that I did make the choice of buying it, because it looks amazing on one of the shelves in my room. Its a super unique little box that you can put any small trinkets into. So until next time, please leave me comments and make sure to read my other blog posts to see what in for home decor!

New post coming soon!

Hey guys! Sorry for not posting anything for a while, but Im working on some cool new fall decor blogs! I have been really busy with school lately, ACT and all. So stay tuned for upcoming blogs!

GENERAL UPDATE

GENERAL UPDATE!

                   Hey Guys! I just wanted to come on here to give an update since I haven't posted in a couple of days. I haven't posted because I just started school this week, and that takes up a lot of my time. I wont be able to go thrifting as much as I did over the summer, but I'm going to try to go do some thrifting tomorrow. I do have some planned blogs that will come out this weekend. Thanks for understanding!

Thrift Find Of The Day #5

Thrift Find Of The Day #5

           I'm happy to report that today was quite a succesful thrifting experience! Let me Explain. After looking around Goodwill today, and not finding much, I managed to find this amazing vintage hand made abstract art piece. The frame and everything is in good condition too, so it was a no brainer, and especially because it was marked at only $6.99! I think it was a good find and I have already put together some cool ways to use it on a shelf or a mantle. the first look I incorporated the gold tones, by adding the yellow gumball machine, and the gold two person decor item. I also added a black candle to add some contrast to the look. The second look I put together incorporated the black, white and grey tones to it. In this look I added two vases on the right, which brought the black/white/grey and on the left I used a cool zebra, and the same black candle from the last look. Both can be incorporated into any home and its super affordable! Thanks for reading, and leave me feedback!

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Golden Thrift Haul!

Golden Thrift Finds

              So finally after a while of accumilating some cool, eclectic golden thrift finds, I am getting around to posting a whole blog about them! There will be another color specific thrift finds post coming soon, but first lets get on with the Golden collection! So The first item I found was the two person object. I found it for only $1.99 at my local Goodwill, and I was quite happy because it still had its retail sticker from Marshalls that read $9.99! And the best part, was that it was in pretty much brand new condition! This made the find so much more fufilling and rewarding! The next find on the far right is this cool plastic candle holder. It was only $.99 so I couldn't resist it, but looking back at it now, it was not the best purchase of the day. I am still sure that it will look amazing in future staging projects, like with a black candle in it. For less than a dollar I couldnt say no. The last find of that day, was this awesome golden mask. I was in the lighting section of Goodwill, right when I was about to give up, I foundd this awesome mask laying on the top shelf where I couldnt even see the amazing golden color of it. It was such a quirky piece, that I could not leave it, especially the $2.99 price tag! Upon further investigation, I had revealed that it was a form of porcelin or some kind of clay. I dont care what material it is, because i am still in shock at how awesome it is! So that was my Golden thrift finds and boy were they good! Thanks for reading and please leave me feadback! 

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Easy DIY project

Easy DIY project

Today I'm gonna show you guys how to update an old work out food/TV tray! So we had this super old TV tray just around out house and then eventually it ended up outside and started to get really ugly, so I thought, that's the perfect opportunity to make it look amazing! So first I sanded it down a little, just enough to get the old paint off a little. Then I wiped it down and primed it with my flat grey primer. After that I let it sit until it dried. After that I spray painted the top part a gloss grey and let that dry. After it dried, I taped off the parts I wanted to keep grey, and I started to make a fun pattern on the top of it. Then I took a semi gloss black and painted it. After that dried, I took off all the tape and painted the rest of it black, like the legs and the under area. So the final step was to put a clear gloss coat all over, so if you spill anything on it, it won't ruin the paint. So that's how I turned an old outdated TV/food tray into a modern, stylish piece that we are going to use around our house for the years to come! 

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Thrift Find Of The Day #3

Thrift Find Of The Day #3 

                So for my third thrift find of the day, I'm gonna show you guys this awesome old valet chair! So I found this piece at my local goodwill a few weeks ago. I was just browsing the furniture section, when this awesome vintage chair just jumped out at me! At first I didn't know what it was, or what you do with it, but after some research I discovered it was a men's valet chair. Unfortunately it did not open in the stool part, but it still had the original manufacturers note on the bottom! So I'm not really sure what to do with it, I was thinking that I could maybe just make it a stool, since it has that awesome MCM look to it. So let me know what you think I should do with it!

Thrift Find Of The Day #2

                                                        Thrift Find Of The Day #2  

          So for my second Thrift Find of the Day is this amazing vintage gumball machine that I found a few weeks ago at my local Savers. Being my first find of that day I was quite excited because it is almost identical to the gumball machine that The Mr.Kate used in her dinning room. So I went right over because it stood out amongst all of the other things on the shelf. To my surprise it was only $7.99! I just couldn't say no to that price! Now that it lives on a shelf in my room I have had many ideas about what to do with it and I have come up with a few ideas, which I will show on future posts. I was thinking about doing a fun eclectic project for it, like The Mr.Kate did, but instead of glitter ping pong balls, I would spray paint them black, gold, grey and antique pewter. So anyway this is definitely one of my favorite finds so far because of the quirkiness and oddball appeal that it has going for itself.

The First Thrift Find Of the Day

                                          *******DISCLAIMER*****
So Im gonna be posting a thrifting find everyday from now on. These are things that I have found over time and have been in my collection ever since. So on with the blog :)

     The first thrifting find that I'm going to make a post about is this awesome antique Chicago Rawhide mallet! So the story behind this find goes like this, I was in a Savers store near me, and I was just about done looking for the day and was leaving the furniture section and suddenly I saw this old, rustic beauty just sitting on an employes stocking cart. i immediately picked it up, as it looked super old and cool. I didnt really know what to expect price wise, as I dont come across cool old rustic pieces all that often, but it turned out, it was only marked $4.99! If this were any other day I would be jumping with joy, but i had already found an amazing old chair (post coming soon) so I was already in thrifting cloud 9. But nether the less it was still an amazing find, and it will go perfectly with the other rustic red pieces I already have in my collection.

First Blog!!

So im not really sure where to start....
I guess Ill introduce myself, my name is Michael and Im 16. I live in the boring Chicago suburbs but refuse to be cookie cutter.
I was born on November 4th, which is kinda a big deal because I am a Scorpio which i do take a certain amount of pride in lol.  
I am really into my art, which includes painting, sculpting and some photograph. I also take pride in my thrifting abilities lol. What I mean by that is that I always find the best pieces for the best prices.
My favorite places to thrift are definetley Goodwill and other misc. thrift stores.
my other interests include home design/architecture, design, cars, music, and everything in between.
   So I guess that was my first time blogging and hopefully there will be more to come. Bare with me     :p