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I went antiquing with a friend today....

house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:23:47 GMT

.... she was a very bad influence, lol.

I bought a little dove lamp for my kitchen, a couple of things to decorate the soffit in my teeny-tiny kitchen and a cookie jar that looks like a kitchen stove!

Whaaaaa?!

Yes, you read that correctly!

It's a cookie jar and it's a stove! 🤯

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alicedee — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:47:24 GMT

I LOVE all your purchases.....that cookie jar is awesome! I really like your style....it’s cozy, comfy and interesting....bet you enjoy being in that cheerful kitchen!

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Daisy Sunflower — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:45:19 GMT

Very nice. I really like the stove cookie jar -- it's so cute.

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:47:19 GMT

@alicedee

I do! It is literally my favorite place to be in all the world. It's small though.... my whole house is rather small, so when I bring in something new, I need to get rid of something. I packed up several boxes of clothes and household items to donate this week, so I feel justified in bringing home some new treasures.

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I am still oxox — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:47:44 GMT

Love your kitchen and it does not look that teeny or tiny

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Kachina624 — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:48:32 GMT

You did a good job of selecting some really distinctive things. That cookie jar is darling. Lamp is cute too.

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:49:38 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
Love your kitchen and it does not look that teeny or tiny

That's because you're a fellow NYer, @I am still oxox . We're used to small apartments. Only once did we have a house that was too big for us. We lasted 6 years in it and downsized the first chance we got.

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colliemom4 — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:51:10 GMT

@house_cat I have a bird lamp just like the one you just purchased except mine is yellow. I love all of your new items.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:54:51 GMT

Your finds are really cute, I’ve been called a bad influence when it comes to shopping. Not sorry. 🤣

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:58:39 GMT

This hoosier cabinet is the one item I would have bought if I had room to put it in my house. It was $1200, which is a heck of a lot of money, but I've always wanted one. Someday I may have room for it and won't be able to find one. 😓

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Drythe — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:01:06 GMT

@house_cat

Love your purchases, and your color scheme!

My kitchen is yellow, white & Chinese red, with black quartz countertops.

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Oznell — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:09:52 GMT

What a darling kitchen and purchases, @house_cat. Just teems with personality and warmth!

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lovesallanimals — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:19:54 GMT

I love your kitchen- so happy looking with the yellow walls and I love all the items you had in the photo, the acqua cups and saucers, the lamp and that adorable stove/cookie jar! Just beautiful.

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phluphy — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:23:50 GMT

Could you tell me around what price you paid for the cookie jar?? It is just adorable. I used to have an antique shop when I lived in TX. It is getting

harder and harder to find nice pieces. I have a Hoosier cabinet with all the

fixings. If you want one they too are harder to find in nice condition. Your Kitchen is so cozy...Thanks for sharing.

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:36:06 GMT

Thanks, forum friends :-)

@phluphy

The cookie jar was $18.50

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:38:19 GMT

@phluphy

I'm envious of you - I've always wanted one. The friend I was shopping with owned an antique shop for several years and she said she'd never seen one with all the pieces and parts this cabinet had. Oh, well.....

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PamfromCT — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 02:47:21 GMT

Just love your kitchen! It has so much personality. I love antiques myself, and you have quite a beautiful collection.

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:04:47 GMT

@PamfromCT

Thank you. That's sweet of you to say, but I really have very little. This hutch is the only place, other than my kitchen, for me to display anything. This is my entire collection, which is why I say that when something new comes in, something has to go out. The only things I own that are not shown are vintage linens (my personal obsession) and some China that belonged to my grandmother - very little of it. It's probably good to have limited space, because it would be easy to get carried away.

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PamfromCT — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:25:27 GMT

@house_cat, That’s a very handsome hutch! We are seniors who have lived in a large home forever. You want to talk about people getting carried away? If I showed you pictures, you’d have quite a laugh. We are weeding out, donating, throwing out. And you should see our large attic. I could sell pictures, really.

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house_cat — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 03:36:40 GMT

@PamfromCT

Good luck weeding through it. You'll feel better when you've thinned out your stash. We've moved five times since we were married in 1982 and every time we move we take less with us. I miss some of the things I've given away over the years and I wish we had the kind of life where we stayed in one house for decades, building a history and accumulating all that goes along with it.