My Staycation ~2021

 

 

Good Morning,

I have quite a few things planned this weekend. I will be heading to the dealership to look at a new vehicle, well possibly, I don’t know yet. Cars are so expensive and I don’t really know what I want to do yet. We will be heading to Newfields again for their Harvest Night celebration and I am really looking forward to it. Last year we missed it because of Covid. I am also about to start looking for tickets to the Nutcracker this year. I am not sure what it will look like on stage so we will see. Okay, let me share what I did last week during my staycation….

If you follow me on Instagram then you would know that antiquing was at the top of my list. I visited my normal antique stores around my city. 

 

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I really liked the dog but the dealer wanted a $1,000 for him. Umm I’ll pass…. 

 

 

Lots of china everywhere… 

 

 

This was beautiful but I did not have anywhere to put them! They only wanted $50 for the big one and $35 for the small one!

 

 

I stumbled on some blue and white! I did purchase the giant pitcher in the middle. I loved the handle. 

 

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I did purchase this lovely Jasperware vase. I loved having my purple roses in it from my husband. I paid about $35 for it. 

 

 

This was at the third antique store that I visited it. I loved this vase. I purchased it! It was handpainted. 

 

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I saw this gorgeous piece there as well. I was going to purchase it but I found something else. Isn’t it stunning?

 

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I could not believe that I saw this there. I thought, “oh we are getting close to finding my vintage Louis Vuitton trunk!” This was $900 and it was pretty old. I am not sure of the year but it was old!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did end up finding these gorgeous nightstands. He wanted $450 for both but then I asked if he would take less and he took off $100! Sold!! I also saw this gorgeous vintage lamp and substantial vase. I could not leave these items there. 

 

photo credit: Mrs. Shockley 

I love these in our bedroom. I added the lamp, my new Jasperware vase, and other home decor favorites to the top of it. Inside I have my favorite books that I like to read in bed. 

In addition to antiquing we visited the Lume and here are some photos from that.

 

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It was stunning. This was the digital exhibit of the artwork of Vincent van Gogh. 

 

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This was my favorite…

 

 

And I just adored this piece. It is all stained glass and was created in 1904. It is called the “Angel of Resurrection”. Oh I just loved it! We went and walked around the entire museum and looked at more exhibits. 

 

 

I especially loved this settee from the 1800s. They don’t make furniture like this anymore! Later on in the week, we visit the Cincinnati outlet mall and it was great. It had a lot more stores than our outlet and was very empty. There was no waiting anywhere and it was nice just taking our time. 

 

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I did pick up these gorgeous vintage-inspired Tory Burch tote from the outlet store. I have been trying to find this all over the internet but could not locate it. It is stunning! I’ve never seen this print before. It is called the Tory Burch Blake tote. 

 

 

 

I also picked up these lovely and autumn-inspired accessories from the Coach outlet. These ballet flats are so incredibly chic and comfy. The red scarf is perfect for the upcoming holiday season and I love elegant keychains. 

After the outlet mall, we went and had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and came home. In addition to all of the shopping, I did get some things re-organized around the home, got rid of old documents, and found a new carpet for some of the rooms that we want to replace. Since our daughter was away for a few days with her bestie my husband and I did have a few date nights which was very nice! 

Above all, I LOVED my staycation and want to do one again very soon! 

 

 

 

 

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