In addition to all of the fab stuff I found at the Lynnhurst sales on Saturday, I also found time to check out a few sales during my lunch hour last week.
I wasn’t specifically trying to find things that were green, but somehow I ended up with several items in that perfectly vintage shade of green.
First of all was this lovely little box. I was drawn to the original painted finish.
This is the kind of chippy, distressed patina that I am trying to replicate every time I use milk paint. I want to study the wear patterns on this box and make my next piece of furniture look just like this. But really, although you can do amazing things with milk paint, it’s hard to beat the real deal.
I also love the fact that the box looks very homemade. Even the handle looks like it was just cobbled together from some bent wire and bits of scrap sheet metal.
I’m not sure what I’m going to store in this box, but clearly it needs to be something special. But for now it even looks fab with some green books.
This amazing little green birdhouse came from the same sale.
When I got it home I immediately replaced the scrapbook paper that was lining the bottom with some pages from an old German book that I purchased at Carver Junk Co.
It also has an amazing patina. Wouldn’t it be adorable with a little plant inside? Or filled with vintage books.
I also found a couple of old green toolboxes.
I actually came home with 4 old toolboxes, 3 of them from one sale. The other two aren’t green though, so they didn’t make the cut for this blog post. Although sometimes the original color and patina should be left alone, oftentimes I paint them like this …
You can see what I’ve done with other toolboxes in the past here, here, here and here.
I’m still working on finding the perfect spot in my house for a touch of green, but I’m determined to find it.
In the meantime, I’m just having fun playing around with my vintage greens.
q is for quandie 
Oooh, I’m kinda green with envy right now. That green box deserves some kind of altar and spotlight. I love old handmade boxes and the addition of that perfect shade of green makes it AH-mazing!! I am enjoying the old alphabet blocks signage. Great haul!
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I love that idea Laura! A little altar for the box 😉 It was tucked away behind some other stuff at the garage sale and I just caught it out of the corner of my eye. Then when I picked it up, it wasn’t marked. Since everything else at this particular sale was well marked, I knew it was an oversight. I tried to not seem too eager when I asked how much. But I definitely would have had a hard time putting that box back on the shelf if the price was too high. Luckily, it was priced quite fairly, not a crazy cheap bargain, but still cheaper than a shop price.
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Maybe they could replace some green houseplants of summer that are hidden in the frosty hoar of winter, or simply add to it.
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Be still my heart! The color green brings out the earthy side of our characters. I love the bird cage but feel you really scored on the toolboxes! Thay are gorgeous just like they are. Great finds!
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The toolboxes do have some fab patina!
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Although I don’t have very many green things in my house, my favorite color is green! There are so many great shades of green. My father, who I adored, had green eyes. I loved his eyes. Just maybe that is where my love for the color green came from. Great finds!
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Quandie has green eyes, I was bespelled the moment I saw them.
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Awwww, you’re so sweet Mr. Q 🙂
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My dad had green eyes as well Monica! That’s where I got mine 🙂
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Seriously what are you the “Pied Piper
of all things Vintage”? Cannot believe all those green boxes – so perfect for your home. Love the birdcage too and in the perfect green. I would say that is your favorite color except for maybe Laurentien shade from Fusion.
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You are spot on Victoria!
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What lovelies! I don’t have so much green in my house, but if I’d happened on these in one day, I’d take that as a “sign” I should snatch them up!
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I like your way of thinking Rebecca, I think it was a sign!
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Love the green. My favorite color, but I think more because of the Irish connection maybe? The green box is really cool and the tool boxes are a great find. Good shopping, as always!
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Maybe we need to have another tool box painting party one of these days!
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I went to all the “here’s” and am amazed you can make so many cute things out of tool boxes. I won’t pass on them anymore.
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I had to laugh when I was putting those links in place. I hadn’t realized I’d done so many toolboxes myself! I guess I must like them just a little, huh?
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The tool boxes are wonderful. but it was the bird cage that made me catch my breath. It is so charming. I liked the green books inside. Just adorable!
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Thanks so much Leslie! I’m in total agreement with you, that bird cage is so sweet. I’m picturing it filled with vintage ornaments at Christmas.
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I think the birdcage is really cute also.
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Thanks sis.
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wow……… somehow I missed this post back in September. Great finds. Love love Green and all things boxes. Looks like all you had to do is be a super shopper and stage your finds. Great job.
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I’m still looking around my house for just the right spot for all of this gorgeous vintage green!
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