Tiger Chest

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0237.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0237.jpg" /></div><br />I've mentioned before how thrift stores can be hit or miss in NYC. I get it though. Real estate here is so expensive, they have to really hike those prices up to cover the rent. So I usually don't have high expectations for great deals if I'm popping in to shop. (By the way, I recommend any of the Housing Works locations, the Salvation Army way over on 11th Ave and the Angel Store Thrift on 17th.) For the most part you can expect to find something like this. The tag here read "Pink chair in the Eames style, Broken leg. As-is, $195" Like, what? You can buy them new for less. Who's going to pay that for a busted up knock-off?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_1883.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_1883.jpg" /></div><br />Yet, just a few feet away from the overpriced broken chair was this Tigery beauty. Price: $200 on the dot.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_1984copy.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_1984copy.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />This type of wood and finish is practically my favorite thing in the world. I love-lurve-luff the pattern in the grain. I don't even know what species the wood it is - looks too smooth to be oak. Crotch mahogany? Maple?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 2DSC_0269.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/2DSC_0269.jpg" /></div><br />So then I did what any other hardcore thrifter would do. I threw angry glances of warning to the shoppers around me and flung my body over the thing while I spent five full minutes carefully prying off the clear mailing tape they used to secure the price tag (<i>??</i>). Then I happily hustled to the train to go pick up my car and bring this baby back home with me.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0256-1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0256-1.jpg" /></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The chest replaced the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/10/diy-wire-console-table-or-how-i-got.html" target="_blank">pink wire console</a> for now, which went on the back porch - and I love it there. I'm still trying to figure out the rest of the office, but I think we're getting there. I love this big brass lamp here that I pulled out of the lamp graveyard in the basement. A big desk project is happening this week (more on that Monday), and I think a new rug will really help.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0242.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0242.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0265.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0265.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 2DSC_0228.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/2DSC_0228.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0275.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0275.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>HAPPY WEEKEND! I hope you're having a great one! xo

Tiger Chest

I've mentioned before how thrift stores can be hit or miss in NYC. I get it though. Real estate here is so expensive, they have to reall...

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Lately on Fab (April Edition!)

Another short week gone! It's so cliche, but I'm just blown away at how fast time is flying by lately. It's stressful and also a little exciting. There are lots of good things coming this year. :)<br /><br />I'm so thrilled to share with you my April product picks from <a href="http://fab.com/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">Fab</a>. This company is hitting it out of the park lately. They continue to find the coolest products and offer them at discounted prices. I love getting to pop on every other week or so to see what sales they have coming up.<br /><br />Here's what's caught my eye this week (and, yes, that's a cardboard unicorn as well as a concrete tape dispenser):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo FAB1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/FAB1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fab.com/sale/19552/product/216202/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">1</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/15387/product/110554/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">2</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/19409/product/247832/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">3</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/18846/product/119300/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">4</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/19837/product/149512/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">5</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo FAB2.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/FAB2.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fab.com/sale/19501/product/224934/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">6</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/16716/product/34489/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">7</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/14956/product/274800/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">8</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/16831/product/142986/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">9</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/17895/product/133857/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">10</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(pssst! here's <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2010/07/lonny-jewelry-armoire.html" target="_blank">that post</a> on the Lonny jewelry armoire)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo FAB3.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/FAB3.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fab.com/sale/19476/product/343249/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">11</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/ushops/4/?csid=24/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">12</a><span id="goog_2100697042"></span><span id="goog_2100697043"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/18999/product/137745/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">13</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/13879/product/282168/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">14</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo FAB5.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/FAB5.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fab.com/sale/19343/product/360631/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">15</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/13879/product/282159/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">16</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/19353/product/2859/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">17</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/ushops/4/?csid=24/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">18</a>  //  <a href="http://fab.com/sale/19476/product/343225/?utm_campaign=littlegreen&utm_source=mediakix&utm_type=p&utm_medium=blog&ltb=on" target="_blank">19</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.25px;">This post was brought to you by Fab.com. Thank you for supporting LGN sponsors! :)</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>PS I'll be back a little later today to share a new furniture addition I ended up putting in my office. I think you're going to love it as much as I do. :)</i></div></div>

Lately on Fab (April Edition!)

Another short week gone! It's so cliche, but I'm just blown away at how fast time is flying by lately. It's stressful and also a...

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Vintage Moroccan Rag Rug

<div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0061.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_0061.jpg" /></div><br /><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-living-room-rug.html" target="_blank">Speaking of new rug purchases</a>, I've started doing work again on the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/10/art-for-girls-room.html" target="_blank">girls' room</a> lately. About a month or so ago I ran in to West Elm to pick up some things in the <a href="http://www.westelm.com/shop/market-general-store/?cm_type=lnav" target="_blank">Market section</a> (so good) and I saw two or three of these vintage Moroccan rag rugs from across the store.  Moroccan rugs of all varieties are always so expensive so I was thrilled to see these marked way, way down.<br /><br />I love the texture to these rugs. You can often find them on eBay, but I loved that these had been completely cleaned. Not a speck of dust or a trace of musty odor on these.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0064.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_0064.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was really taken with this one with the smaller pattern, but the size was too long for my girls room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0065.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_0065.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_0066.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/IMG_0066.jpg" /></div></div><br />So I ended up getting the wider, shorter rug with the bigger pattern, which turns out is perfect for impromptu games of hopscotch.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo girlsrugs.jpg" border="0" height="425" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/girlsrugs.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I layered it on top of the <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/05/madeline-weinrib-sample-sale-new-rug.html" target="_blank">Madeline Weinrib dhurrie</a> I picked up two years ago (that probably is due for a professional cleaning - I spy a crayon mark here!), and I kind of like how the shapes in the two rugs play off each other. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center></center></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0171.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0171.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><center></center>The off-white color is actually a metallic silver. Love it :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0161.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album4/DSC_0161.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I feel like this type of rug was just meant to be in a kids room, don't you think? It's soft and casual and charming. Also, when we forget to put Linus in his crate at night, he chooses to sleep here on the rug in front of the girls' bunk beds. What a guy! Protects babies and enjoys a good Moroccan rug.</div>

Vintage Moroccan Rag Rug

Speaking of new rug purchases , I've started doing work again on the girls' room  lately. About a month or so ago I ran in to West E...

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