Don't Fence Me In

Here's the finished fence.  Jacob had to come back to do the sloping fence as I'd added it on the day he installed the side fence.  Now to rearrange all the patio furniture at The Silver Suitcase.

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Totes in love with these sconces from the Vintage Lighting section of Rejuvenation Lighting and Hardware.  They really don't look like they have ever been used!  Love love love the gold tone!

Little Things Mean a Lot

Needlepoint Pillow from Trina Turk

Vintage Midcentury Bulova Clock Radio from Penticton Flea Market

Chrome Beach Cruiser Bikes from Wil Stiles in Palm Springs

Relief Plaque from Estate Sale

Vintage TWA First Aid Kit cum Beverage Center

Trina Turk Residential Needlepoint Owl Pillow

I'm starting to fill in all the blanks now- here and there little things are getting unpacked.  I bought two beach cruiser bikes (in chrome, thank you) from Wil Stiles in Palm Springs.  They also have great clothes, but that's for another time.  Another stop at Trina Turk's Albert Frey-designed boutique next door to get two needlepoint pillows for the lounge area.  The owl will live in the tulip chair, and the Palm Springs pillow is going to reside across from the owl on the sofa/gaucho in the Airstream.

I bought the vintage TWA airliner first aid kit on ebay.  I'd wanted to do kind of a bar somehow, but filling this first aid kit with tiny airline-size liquor bottles seemed like a humorous solution.

The "relief" plaque came from an estate sale- I wonder what it was for originally?  It's going up in the Airstream's bathroom.  I considered putting it on the door, but it's inside near the tiny basin.

The Bulova clock radio had to come live with me.  I was in Penticton, British Columbia this summer at my friends Liz and Frank's place and Liz and I went to the flea market.  Picked this little WORKING radio up for $20 Canadian!  Unfortunately, both knobs broke in my carry on on the way home- someone had glued them on previously, so need to patch those up.

The Final Countdown

Alf's Window Coverings Installing Gaucho/Sofa

Vintage Keychains from Ocotillo Lodge and Smoketree Inn

First Aid Kit for Kitchen

Vintage 1960's Sconces from Rejuvenation

Well, the final hours are here before the big reveal party- Alf came and installed the gaucho sleeper sofa that was reupholstered in the same green Sunbrella fabric as the wall panels.  I had forgotten what it looked like as he pulled it out at the end of May- it's just been sitting and couldn't be installed until after Flooring Innovations had installed the Chilewich Flooring.  I have added a few more items- a vintage TWA airliner first-air kit that I've filled with tiny airline bottles of vodka.    I picked up the vintage Palm Springs Hotel key fobs- the Ocotillo Lodge (I sold three units there last year- remember, I'm a real estate agent) will be my new keychain.  I love that font for the old Lodge.  The sconces from Rejuvenation Lighting and House Parts are the vintage ones, but Miguel at Ala Mod in Palm Springs rewired them so the cord can hang free for surface mounting in the Airstream.

I'm Beginning to See the Light

 

I'm on the home stretch.  Little odds and ends are getting finished.  My lighting is starting to be installed.  The Airstream originally came with plastic surface mounted lights that were ok, but didn't have a nice quality to the light (they were small incandescent bulbs that were from the 80's).  I decided to add some vintage lighting, suitable for an Airstream in Palm Springs.

From the top: Cone-shaped sconces from Rejuvenation.  If you haven't visited their website, it's a fantastic array of reproduction lighting; these happen to be salvage lights that they polish up and rewire.  Their vintage lighting section is kind of breathtaking.  These sconces are going to be mounted on the walls in the living room, for reading lights.

Next are these cool drum-shaped surface mounted lights with perforations- they'll make the bedroom look 'starry' when they're lit up.  They are going to be mounted under the tambor door cabinet at the aft end of the trailer.  They also were sourced from the vintage section at Rejuvenation Lighting and House Parts.

The fabulous gold-toned pendant light came from Midcentury4U, an Etsy Seller in London.  I love that the ringed circle applique hides a reveal that lights the circles from behind.  It will be on a hook above the dinette table on a cord that will allow it to be taken down when the table is not in use.

The last photo shows the halogen undercabinet lights over my kitchen counter.  I am also having an LED rope light installed along the window soffit over the kitchen.

It's Curtains For You!

The upholstery has been done for weeks, but we are waiting on flooring to be installed.  We finally decided to install the draperies.  The fabric is a Marimekko fabric, love the colors.  There will also be green wall panels, and a green sofa.  You can see the installed (but not pressed) drapes in the bedroom, complete with my banana pillow from the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.

Christmas In July

The boxes piled up while I was visiting my friends in British Columbia.  I was very busy buying buying buying everything I could think of for my Palm Springs Airstream on ebay, and now Liz has introduced me to the dark side of Etsy.

I ordered a knockoff tulip chair for my dinette table.  The table can be seen behind it; it folds neatly away into the wall under a ledge; and I couldn't resist this tiny late 1960's Sony black-and-white TV that will come in handy for me cutting down on TV watching.  Next to it is an Italian stash jar by Tackett that were marketed through Esquire magazine in the early 1960's- as a place to put condoms!

My first-ever Etsy purchase is this gold-toned 1960's pendant light that came from London, England.  It will be great hanging over the dinette table- on a hook, so I can take it down when not playing cards or eating at the table.

Gifts? Yes, I LOVE Gifts!

Please find attached photographs of gifts suitable for that special someone who is moving into a trailer home.

It's a lot of fun getting presents in the mail; it's even more fun when they are technically presents for your great big honking Airstream.  From the top:  A Weber Grill (old-school charcoal) from Paul Kaplan (of The Paul Kaplan Group that I work for), and a great midcentury cone-shaped ashtray from a real estate client; four teak-handled spoons from my mom to round out a set that I am collecting; Pink Flamingos from my dad and his wife; a book on starting my own trailer haven from my friend Liz; and a string of Airstream lights for my awning, from my sister.