Nordic Sweater

I have been on the hunt for a black and white Nordic sweater for years and this $5 beauty jumped off the thrift store rack at me the other day! The red collar makes it extra mid-century ski outfit-esque.

Textural

My Textural design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Hygge design challenge!

Scandinavian Princess

My Scandinavian Princess design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Needlepoint challenge. Psst! Thanks for the votes on my Maritime Yarn design--it came in 2nd place and is now available in my shop as fabric, wallpaper, gift wrap, cut-and-sew patterns, and homewares!

Heidi

I found this beautifully illustrated vintage edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri at a local thrift store for $0.50! It doesn't have a copyright date on the inside, but it looks like it's from the 1960s or '70s.

It was illustrated by Roberta Macdonald and, apparently, coloured by a creative reader! 

I've yet to read this classic, so I'm happy to have acquired a pretty version of it to read.

Vintage Norwegian Mittens

These are my grandma's Norwegian mittens from the 1950s. I love the sweet fair isle!

Delightfully Danish

My mom found this mid-century Danish chair at a thrift store for $5!

I love its wide seat, curved back, thin spindles, and tapered legs.

The patina is gorgeous.

It has its original spray coat of greyish white paint on its wooden form.

The bottom of the seat is stamped with this maker mark and features this instruction sticker in 3 languages.

Such a fun chair!

Mid-Century Modern Chair: Before

I bought this funky chair for $8 secondhand. 

I'm not a fan of natural wood, but I may resist the urge to paint it for a while because it belongs on this design, and has quite a beautiful grain.

After unscrewing the seat I spent a nice summer afternoon painstakingly picking the staples out of the bottom of it, and peeling off the revolting brown fabric and rotting foam. Yum.

I'm going to reupholster the seat in one of my fabrics.

Stay tuned...