New Acquisitions: Antique Lighting: Sconces

Sconces are always a nice touch to finish off a hallway, mantel, bedroom, etc. We were travelling through one of our local antique / used furniture stores and saw these pretty things peeking out from under assorted pieces of …. well … stuff. (No matter what the SO tells you, it was I, DHB, that found these wonderful things. I have TALENT!)

Anyway, with a little cleaning, some re-wiring and the replacement of the inner workings (replacement parts are available at most hardware stores – even the big box stores) these lovelies will be ready for wherever we decide to put them in our steampunk – themed house!

New Acquisition: Vanity/Desk

One of the other things we got was this nifty vanity desk. It has a lot of the same lines and details as our entertainment center.

 

Vantiy Front

 

Vanity Close Up

 

Vanity Mirror

New Acquisitions: Tea Pot

We recently acquired this rather intersting thing. I’m calling it a tea pot but it might be something ELSE.  If you recognize what it IS, please let us know.  Until further notice, its a tea pot 🙂

Tea Pot, Coffee Pot or Pitcher

New Acquisitions: SCALE

We were out shopping and found this lovely object that I can use as a kitchen scale.  I’ll have TO GET SOME weights FOR it, but looks TO be still very serviceable AND rather accuate TO be AND NO batteries required.

Kitchen Scale

New Acquisitions: Coffee Mill

I’d been looking FOR an appropriate coffee grinder that was IN working order.  Everything I’ve seen is either hideously expensive, broken, or butt ugly.  Ive finally come up with one that works and it isn’t horrible TO look ait.  It’s a little newer than I’d LIKE but its NOT so bad.

Coffee Mill/Coffee Grinder

New Acquisition: Other Vanity

As an extra Christmas present from DHB’s parents, we were given this vanity.  It has a mirror but thats still swaddled IN bubble wrap so I don’t have photos of it yet.

 

Other Vanity Details

Old Acuqisitions: Chinese Embroidered Painting

I found this at an auction and bought it.  It’s a very chinese form OF art that combines various kinds OF embroidery along WITH silk painting.  IN this CASE, its Koi AND they’re supposed to bring all kinds of bounty to you.  I just liked it because its very pretty.  The photo here really doesn’t do it justice.  AND the Victorians indulged IN something called Chinoisre which IS a fakey kind OF Chinese-y decor so I’m very hopeful that I will be able to work it into our Seampunk decor.

 

Embroidered "Thing"

New Acquisitions: Twine Holder

I’m sure by now that all of you know that we like to cook. So i’ve been on the prowl for a twine holder for the kitchen. While we were waiting to snag that other light fixture, i found this. It’s a thread holder but i think it will be fanstic holding a spool of kitchen twine.

Steampunk Victorian Light Fixture

Vintage VIctorian Light Fixture

We were out prowling around and found this. We both liked it and it looks repairable, so DHB bought it. It will eventually have a nice spot in the living room.

Steampunk-y Clockwork Thingy

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Steampunk design, gears and mechanical workings are almost a requirement.  I’m not sure what this will become but it just looked appropriate and it came, at a good price with something else that I really wanted because DHB had mentioned, more than once, how much he liked it.

Anyway, for you steampunk fans, I wave my clockwork thingy at you.  See the lovely toothy gears…  HAHA!  It is mine.  You cannot have it… However, you are permitted to be awed by it and envious of it.