Real Life with Lindsay Archives - Page 20 of 76

I spend a lot of time thinking about paint. If I want to be honest, I probably spend more time thinking about it than is healthy. Whether you send me an email or are a random stranger at Home Depot, I’m always happy to pass along my advice or opinion.

If you are heading to the SNAP! Conference for creative bloggers in Salt Lake City next week, you’ll have the opportunity to hear it from the horse’s mouth. My friend Diane from In My Own Style and I are leading a panel on everything you ever wanted to know about paint. We’ll share with you our experiences (the good and the bad) with different products and take questions from the audience about personal projects. Our panel is at 3:00 on Friday. If you will be at SNAP, a) let me know and b) PLEASE come meet me! I promise I’m really nice and approachable, and I’ll probably end up saying something stupid and unedited that you can laugh about. That’s usually how it happens, anyway.

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This past weekend, my friend Kristi and I made the trek to the Round Top Antique Market. I adore going to the market to sift through the miles and miles (literally) of antiques, vintage wares and junk. Kristi was a virgin Round Topper, but she was a super trooper and we shopped until we dropped (almost literally).

At the end of the trip, I thought that this Spring’s market felt very different than in years past. There were fewer shoppers, the prices were higher and there wasn’t much that was really unique. If I see another reproduced “vintage” metal letter made in Mexico, I may scream. Where was the originality? Where was the quirk?

There were a few amazing pieces, though. Kristi picked up a two cast iron skillets and a really cool set of drinking glasses. I found myself another wooden bowl and this really unique sculpture. I’m thinking of putting it in the playroom since the kids really love it.

Isn’t it fun? Or, have I taken the quest for my home to be unique a bit too far? I’m leaning towards fun, but I can understand if it seems a bit creepy to some of you. To each his own, right?…

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