Loved it so much I couldn't set it free!

My Etsy.com shop has really taken off and I am having so much fun finding great vintage home accessories to share with others.  I have been out on the prowl, scouring the thrift stores, estate sales and some secret haunts and have unearthed some amazing vintage pieces.  If you're looking for any cool vintage accents to bring your home to life, please check out my shop! 

But, as I have been out on the town, I found some pieces I just can't sell or set free.  They have made their way permanently into my home.  My kids and my husband even think these new additions are great - especially when they find out how much (or how little) I paid for them!

This is a spool cabinet.  I found it at an estate sale in this great apple green color.  The old men at the sale were commenting about how sad it was that it had this awful color painted on the beautiful wood and hardware.  I just smiled and paid them and secretly knew that was the EXACT reason I bought it!

My new pride and joy.  Welcome to the family ROYAL 1938 typewriter!!  Doing research on this piece after I snagged it for a whole $8 at an estate sale (you heard me, EIGHT dollars) I learned that the manufacturers of these pieces of machinery were so proud of their state-of-the-art mechanics that they put glass on the sides so you could see the inner workings.  This is a piece of history.  I wonder what great literary works were created on this.  Another fun fact about it - it has no number 1 key.  They figured you could use a lower case L. 

This baby is the real deal.  It is from the 1960s and I paid just $4.99 for it (plus the new shade which ran around $50 bucks).  I love the patina on the brass base.  I think it is so crazy how style comes back around.  These gourd shape lamps are extremely popular right now straight out of the 60's.