There are quite a few people that I know that have their one thing that they collect to decorate a room with. For most, it's something that they collect to add the little something to their kitchens. My mother is one of those such people. She collects vintage nut choppers (not to worry gentlemen, there's no need to jump to conclusions hehehe) and they're just really cool! Here's what I'm talking about...
She has a colorful assortment of nut choppers, just like the one pictured above, sitting up on top of all the cabinets. I love them! They add the perfect touch to her kitchen.
My hubby and I often talk about how we really want to find something like this to collect to add that little bit to our someday kitchen too. And I think I've figured out what I want to collect....
*VINTAGE PYREX*
But not JUST vintage Pyrex...vintage Pyrex in an assortment of colors!
Here is the source of my inspiration. I found this picture on Pinterest and I knew immediately that when I saw it, this is what I wanted to collect. Major brownie points to the photographer for the "rainbow arrangement"!! :-)
This is exactly how I would do it too! I pretty much love every color of the rainbow and for this to have all vintage pyrex displayed in rainbow colors...SQUEAL!! :-) I get excited over the oddest things, I know.
When I moved into my first apartment with my husband, my Mom had actually given me a set of 3 of the green vintage bowls and I've held onto them for the past 7 years. I guess what triggered my want for more Pyrex lately was running into a pink vintage Pyrex bowl that was left behind when one of the tenants at our apartment complex that had moved out. It's the exact same pink one in the Pinterest picture above :-)
For those of you that read this, you're AWESOME! It really means a lot to me that you listen to my random ramblings and humor me when I get excited over things like this! LOL! ;-) Love you all!!
Caty, I love this! Seeing this pictures totally flashed me back to my childhood. My parents definitely had some of those pieces when I was growing up. I haven't found anything to collect yet, but when I moved out I spent weeks searching the internet for the same vintage storage containers my dad had in the kitchen when I was younger. (There's a picture of them on my Pinterest kitchen board). Good luck in your collecting: the thrill of the hunt and finally finding what you're looking for is one of my favorite feelings : )
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Rachel
ohhhh I love finding me some vintage Pyrex too!!! Goodwill baby!!!! xoxo Jenny Lynne
ReplyDeleteETSY. Craigslist. Ebay. Goodwill. Etc. You get my point. ;) Such a fun idea, we have tons of the old stuff, but I think it's better than the new stuff, so we'll keep it. =)
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