Life at a "Swell's" pace

A few of my favorite things

Recently I've been slowly adding to my "vintage" collection with little pieces here and there. I've found antique bowls, hair acccessories, linens, and furniture. Along the furniture category, I have found these two wonderful pieces. The first one is the nightstand that I stumbled on by accident.

She was a lovely piece that just needed a bit of tlc. I'm not sure what exactly I want to do with her just yet, but right now, I think I will leave her as she is.

All cleaned up and on display in the living room is where she sits.

My next piece was a really worn 1940s-style radio. I did a bit of research online and found this information on it. It's an Admiral Console sold around 1947. The radio part is supposed to have a door on it that pulls down, similar to the turntable side, but the last owner apparently removed it and fixed the radio so it won't move. It was a lighter brown, but I added Old English Furniture Polish, in a darker tone, to cover up a lot of wear and tear.

The turntable was replaced sometime in 1980, the seller said, and works fine now. The old turntable was with it though, if I wanted to get it repaired and have it re-installed.

I snagged this radio for $10 at an estate sale and I am pretty pleased with it overall.

It is a great conversation piece in my living room and my Persian, Meia, seems to approve of it too!

Along with the turntable I picked up a few vinyls to add to my EVER GROWING collection. I am currently on the hunt for some vintage milk crates, or wine crates to house them in.

Five on Friday: Spark of Loves this Week

Yay for Friday! Today seems to be the day for superstition, but it's just Friday to me. So excited to share my Five on Friday with you. Here are the great things that made my week.

1. These Containers.

Because they are helping me store more bulk items as I buy them. The top jars are Ball jars, but the bottom ones can be found here.

2. This Soup.

Because nothing is better than a nice bowl of hot soup. This soup is butternut squash soup. So yummy!

3. These Antiques.

Because, I've been on an antique purchasing binge lately. I found these wonderful items at a local shop here in town. The LOOK magazine issue, with Elizabeth Taylor on it, was a fun read.

4. This Hat.

Because it makes the little boy under it so happy.

5. These Cookies.

Because they were fun to make. And even more fun to eat!

Hope your Friday is the best!

Snowfall

For the last week we have had the most amazing beauty all around us. A heavy snowfall of about four-five inches has been hanging around here on the Willamette Valley floor. We woke up to a fluffy downfall, and have played in it every since.

We got, in total, about five-inches.

After playing in the snow most of the day, we took a walk to the local park to see the Christmas lights against the white snow. Skylar wanted to ride in his sled through the snow. It was such a fun, and beautiful walk for the three of us.

We met up with Scottie (Skylar's cousin) while we were there too! She was out for a snow walk as well.

The cities living Christmas tree all lit up for Christmas!

Before we walked back home we stopped off at the local candy store to grab some handmade chocolates.

The next few weeks were full of slick and snowy fun trying to get around town. We had some errands to run throughout the week, so we were eager to try out the Compass on the roads. It handled wonderfully!

Skylar loved the snow piles that were scraped up by the snow plows in the parking lots everywhere we went. He had to climb to the top of each one and conquer them like a king.