vintage anatomy

in the spirit of halloween, take a look at these vintage anatomy prints found on etsy. absolutely chilling.

all the other kids with the pumped up kicks

this past sunday i took a walk along queen west with some friends, hit up a local brunch spot, and shopped the vintage stores. the guys scored jackpot as each one found their perfect fitting blazer, all $15 each. can't go wrong at that price. don't they look suave in their new(ish) jackets?

value village find: eaton's deluxe typewriter ($7)

last night i braved the heat and scoped out my local value village yet again. and lucky me because i found the typewriter of my dreams. a sleek, charcoal, eaton's deluxe portable, manual typewriter. she's fully operational and even came with the original carrying case and all for a cool $7. i checked it out online and found that this brand, in good condition, can sell for around $150 so i think i got a good deal.

cheap finds

$9.99 - winners clearance rack

callum found this for $6.99 - value village

from callum's old camera collection - free for me haha

small glasses $2.99 - value village

wedgewood china $1.99 - value village

wedgewood china $8.99 for 6 - value village

two lamps for $20 - homesense clearance rack

here are a couple vintage or extremely cheap finds that are scattered around the loft. locations + prices are listed beneath. i think the best deal would be the two lamps i picked up for $20 from homesense, can't beat that.

now everybody can get into studio 54

this one is a real winner.

all photos via found in mom's basement

men's advertising - even up until this day - hilarious! check out some vintage ad's directed towards the uber-stylish, cigar smoking, slacks wearing, chauvinist kind of man.

strap up my books, i'm headin' out.

photos via smash

you know sometimes when your cruisin' (the street, the web, whatever's your vice) and you come across something that you didn't realize until that very minute you absolutely needed. well that's what happened when i stumbled upon smash. who knew you needed a book strap for all of your literary masterpieces while you take a stroll to the park. now i know, and there can't be anything cooler than strapping your books up and heading out to brush up on my nietzsche (which i have been reading for almost two months now, i'm envious of all you smart, smart people who can whip through those books in two days and feel like you got the gist of it). i say book straps beat a backpack any day. i imagine my books would have to be old and weathered as in the picture or else it wouldn't have the same effect. i might have to throw mine around a bit, man-handle them you could say, before they are worthy of being strapped up.

regarding the ladder, well i realized that this ladder would be much more space efficient  (and beautiful!) than the hideous carpeted stairs attached to my mezzanine at this very moment. and the globe? well everyone needs a globe and i myself, do not have one, but this one looks very pretty.

vintage shopping in leslieville

gadabout

this past saturday i went shopping along the leslieville strip. the place is swarming with antique shops. i came across a fantastic record store called discovery used and collector records, and all the records were 50% off (my kind of deal). i didn't end up buying anything, but the posters they had on the wall were to die for (but unfortunately not 50% off). i then visited my FAVOURITE vintage store gadabout, i seem to make my way down there atleast once a week. just look at all the shoes! (all around $60-$80 dollars) they have a wide assortment of pretty much anything you're looking for. old straight razors, harmonicas, leather jackets, flapper hats, letterpress blocks, jewelery, SHOES, anything! it's all very reasonably priced as well.

value village addict: rolltop desk ($15)

i found this rolltop desk quite a while ago, but the price i got it for makes it post-worthy. callum and i spotted it ouside our local value village for $14.99!!! crazy i know. we paid for it, ran home and grabbed the dolly and trucked that thing back home. i was going to paint it white, but now i think i've fallen in love with it's beat up charm. plus it's solid wood and built in kentucky. i do plan on updating the hardware at some point, but until i'm sick of the wood, i'll hold off on the paint.

value village addict: gap jean jacket ($9)

i found this gap jean jacket a couple weeks ago at value village and the second the warm weather hit - you can't catch me in anything else. this pic is from last weekend when callum and i ventured down to the beaches for the first time. it was smokin' hot outside, but he was able to capture this photo before that jacket was off and outta sight.

value village addict: vintage suitcase + shoes ($17)

i am an addict, a value village addict. it has been one day since my last relapse. for those of you who know, you know i visit " v v " (as we addicts call it) about 3 or 4 times a week - it doesn't help that i live two minutes away from one! i'm going to start posting all of my finds for everyone so you can see what you're missing out on if you don't shop the village. yesterday i found a vintage jetliner luggage bag for $12 and a pair of cute shoes for only $5. i also found a pepto bismol pink ukulele for $5, but it's previous owner wrote personal messages all over it, so it will have to be repainted. i'll post pics once it's a little more presentable.

value village addict: vanity ($14)

you wouldn't believe my surprise last night when i found this gem sitting outside
my local value village. in the time i went inside to pay, there were already
two people outside trying to scoop it up. what's great is it only set me back $20,
and it has added it's worth and more of charm to my empty bathroom. all it needs
is a fresh coat of paint and it'll look good as new.

a man-sized towel

some old ads i found while perusing an ancient copy of chatelaine.

can't say that i see too many daggers in this day and age.