I'll Know It When I See It

Ever needed something for your home, but can't really describe what you're looking for? This was my dilemma when scouting bar stools for 5th Place after the recent kitchen makeover. I wasn't sure what I wanted, just the flavor. Nothing appealed to me online, and the big retailers held nothing of interest, everything looked so ordinary. Didn't know what I wanted, but knew I'd know it when I saw it.
And then, at the flea market, there they were - the perfect pair of bar stools. Even in their terribly rough condition with faux brassy gold paint and Naugahyde vinyl seats in two different colors...

they were exactly what I was looking for.

And as a bonus, these rescues from the old Baker Hotel in Dallas offered something I wasn't looking for, but immediately fell in love with, mismatched bases! The seller said they would have sold sooner if the bases had been identical.

The fact that they were different...

my favorite thing!

A quick afternoon project, (this is what we were working on right before the trip to the ER) and we had traded the brassy gold color for silver, and the Naugahyde for burlap. These were exactly what I wanted, I just didn't know it until I saw them!

Do you ever shop thinking, "I'll know it when I see it" ?

xoxo