I've got the blues.

Last Saturday was cold, gray, and dreary 

until the mailman delivered.....

this!!!

I've been on a winning streak the past few weeks!

In my last post I showed you the cloth napkins I won and now

you're here to see the vintage Belgian beer bottle I won

from Laura at 52 FLEA.

She kicked off the opening of her new Etsy shop with the chance

to win this bottle in a pretty shade of teal blue with a porcelain stopper

and etching on the glass.  As soon as I saw it, I knew just where it

would go in my house.  And lucky me, I won!!!

Photo from 52 FLEA blog.

If you haven't visited Laura at 52 FLEA, you're missing out! 

 When I need a junk fix, I just pop on over to her blog to see photos of the

latest flea market or antique shop she's visited.  She picks the most interesting

and sometimes unusual items to share on her blog.

Photo from 52FLEA blog.

She also takes you along to visit the most enchanting homes

of her friends.  Her photography skills make you feel like you're turning the pages

 of a decorating book.  Trust me, you'll be oohing and aahing, too. 

So be sure to stop in and visit Laura at 52 FLEA and

see what she's got for sale in her new Etsy shop.

Thank you Laura and  congratulations on the

opening of your Etsy shop!!

I told you I had just the spot for the bottle, and here it is.

It's joining some old  friends on a shelf in my bathroom.

Our bathroom is still wearing the beige sponge paint look wallpaper applied by the previous

 owner, but I'm not yet ready to open the can of worms that the wallpaper camouflages.

We got rid of the oak vanity and cabinets and replaced the fixtures with a period medicine
 cabinet, white toilet, pedestal sink, and white wall cabinet.  I would have chosen
 white subway tile for the walls and black and white tiles for the floor,
 but I'm stuck  so very fortunate to have neutral beige wall and floor tile.

 I chose turquoise blue as an accent color when I found the old truck pictured above.

I carried it around the house until I found a spot to park it on top of the bathroom cabinet. 

*To date, it's one of my favorite finds.

The deal was sealed on my choice of accent color when I finally had a spot to display

 this charming couple who once belonged to my great-grandparents.



If you look closely, you can see that the little girl has been working very, very hard

by the smudges on her cheeks and clothes while the little boy looks relatively clean. 

* Just an observation by an innocent bystander.

I found this baby powder tin at an outdoor flea market

and it's the perfect color for my bathroom.

This rusty dustpan hangs over the bathtub faucet.

Of course blue canning jars have a place of honor on this shelf over the tub,

 and my new prize fits right in.  The letter "V" is a movie marquee letter that I removed red paint from to reveal the silver toned metal underneath.  Just to clarify, V is for Vickie.  :@

I found the fabulous old Venetian glass mirror at an estate sale

 down the block just a few days after we moved into this house.

It was bargain priced and nobody else wanted it because

 there's a small crack in the lower border that I've hidden behind the jars. 

 I love rejects!

This chippy old stool isn't blue, but it is in the bathroom and
it's too cute to be left out of the photo shoot.

 The blue colors in my bathroom are all slightly different,

 but they work well together

in my eyes.

Thanks for stopping by to see the

blue in my loo.

Vickie

*I'm joining the parties at:
Knick of Time Tuesday
Savvy Southern Style Wow Us Wednesday
Common Ground Vintage Inspiration Friday
Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special