Show Me Your Teeth, Thrift Whores!

And that means it's Thursday, y'all! Get ready to do your Thrift Whore dance...5...6...7...8...cue dry ice...and when the smoke clears, look and see what the Brooklyn Heights Housing Works is serving us this week:

We've just been style-slapped by this pony covered settee! DAMN! It's so un-p.c., I KNOW, y'all, but the decorating deed has already been done long ago, so somebody better saddle UP and get this in your house...PRONTO!

Right about now is the point in my Thrift Whoring that I wish all my years of dreaming for some sort of warehouse space was a reality, b/c that settee would be on my back on it's way there...alas, one day...and this too...damn double hot in one place:

And the hotties just keep jumping off the shelves in the Housing Works...what what!

So chew on that, y'all! And happy whoring!!!

Forward Momentum

Happy Friday! Thought I'd end this week with a quick pic update of a clients new dining room light fixture...

Apologies for the poor image quality, but y'all get the idea of what's going on here:

This the Meurice Chandelier, from Jonathan Adler, in Brass, and I think It's pretty stunning! It's paired with this rustic and rectangular chunky farm table and this chic as sin paper from Tempaper! Gorg! I'll include 'to-buy' details later...oh, and that's superstar Henry already making good use of the new light by doing his homework! How inspiring!!!!

This, btw, is what we were dealing with BEFORE:

And...

We've still got LOTS more ground to cover, but I'm pleased as punch with how we're moving forward!!!

Happy weekend!

PJ Mehaffey opens online store!!!

Y'all may or may not recall that I started a new company last year called, Alchemy Eclectic, or AE. In addition to interior decorating and styling services, I'm excited to share that AE also has a new online boutique that just launched late yesterday!!! Woohoo! The AE Shop offers curated, one-of-a-kind, mostly vintage items that have been tricked out in some way by yours truly. It was a lot of work putting together...thanks to Dyl...and I look forward to it's evolution. Now y'all can get y'all-selves some PJ sass to decorate your space with!!!

Art.com is INSPIRED!!!

Y'all, I'm thrilled to share that I was selected as an 'Inspired Insider' for Art.com and my feature launched TODAY on their site! Woohoo! I curated several galleries of amazing AND affordable art, available with the click of a mouse! Check it here!

It's time...Thrift Whores...

For some HOT Before and After action up in this 'dazzle, what...THRIFT WHORE THURSDAY!?!This thrift store armoire was scored for a client while out whoring weeks ago:

Don't be shy babydoll, we need to see the goods:

Here's where we are today:

And:

YES, y'all! This armoire has been totally tricked out: new paint job, drawers lined in pink felt, custom mirror added to the inside back topped off with some interior lighting chic-ness!

The client is just thrilled beyond belief with how this turned out and so am I...just goes to show y'all what some good honest thrift whoring can do for your lives...happy whoring!

Free Friday!!!

It's FRIDAY, y'all and look at this free dresser someone put out on the street:

Someone please grab this gal and give her some TLC-- oh I know! A fresh coat of paint & drop a bowl right on top & retro-fit this biotch for plumbing!!! YES! That's a sink console I'd LOVE to wash up in! Scrub IT:

There's wheels, storage potential AND look at that scalloped edge that's just sending y'all smiles, all sweet-like:

Damn! Consider yourselves STYLE-SLAPPED!!!

Thrift Whores get some Cure, it's Thursday!!!

Ready, set...thrift!

Friendly folks welcoming you first thing is ALWAYS a good sign that you're about to have a g-o-o-o-o-o-d time, if y'all know what I'm sayin'...damn, take me there, Cure:

Y'all, here's another ensemble that I'd like to take home, AS IS:

Full on style slapped, slain and soiled situation:

I need to take a seat after that last bit...this'll do nicely:

Here's a workhorse piece that is ready to WORK y'all as a bar, entertainment center, buffet:

Please chic-ify your firebox with these, biotch:

Huh?

Exactly why y'all should NEVER go barefoot in NYC...her stockings are just RUIN'T!!!

LOVE this idea:

Happy whoring, y'all!!!

Whore, Brought-en!

Today's whoring was a major score:

Mid-century light fixture realness!!! Holla! This one is surely coming home with me, oh la la!

Look at the other goodies that Housing Works was working us over with:

A rustic coffee table trunk with a brass chandelier on top, thankyouverymuch!!! Biotch! Tennis, anyone?

Hand thrown pottery:

Don't y'all have that housewarming party to get to? Well, then, by all means...take this chic, smoke glass tumbler set & be damn done with it, already:

Yes, yes, that silver vase might just do the trick too!!! All sorts of whoring satisfaction today y'all...happy joy joy!

Desperately Seeking Stainless...

Y'all, I'm forever on the hunt for some thing. Whether it's for a prop styling gig or an interiors project for a client or, for my own projects. Usually, it's an item that doesn't exist (I dreamt it up, I guess?) or isn't readily available (mass market) or is out of stock or is custom. One day I just want to open up a store that carries ALL the shiot that I'm endlessly searching for...a one-stop shop, where everything's in stock and it's all available. All the time. My current search was for a restaurant supply table for my clients kitchen. Y'all know these tables, right?

They're mainly used as prep tables in restaurant kitchens-- stainless steel, about counter height, with one shelf below that's adjustable.

Challenge: I needed one that my client could actually sit at. Exactly like this:

Search-a-thon was on for open base biotch! Let it be known, that we have a killer restaurant supply district in NYC, where naturally I went first to try and find this table. And naturally, no one seemed to know what in hell I was talking about. In fact, I went as far as texting the above open base example image to one lady who promptly told me that type of table doesn't exist, or well...then, it's...custom! Well, custom shut the FU$% you! Guess who found that table after all???

Holla! The exact table in the exact dimensions I need-- all for roughly $338 bucks!!! VALUE! The Web Restaurant Store has taken me there! Click here to get this table or something similar for your own projects...this place has an awesome selection of all kinds of chic restaurant supply furniture--- all under one 'roof'... available all the time...with a simple click of a mouse!!! Yummy!

Are you a T.W.?

Do you suffer from being a T.W.? Are you constantly trolling neighborhoods looking for your next score? Seeking gratification and fulfillment from some poor lost soul, who, you just know will be the perfect fix...even though your friends and family and EVEN strangers keep telling you to stop...enough...you're out of control? Well, then biotch...OWN that shiot, 'cause you're nothing but a Thrift Whore and today is YOUR day!!!! Thrift Whore Thursday, y'all! I stumbled upon this little gem on 5th Ave in Bklyn, called Bnai Tekuhnah Thrift Shop (um, I'm sorry...what? Who?):

Love that their sign specifies "Cloth/Furniture"...y'all know I like me some good Cloth!

Look what else is good here:

As evidenced by the storefront shot, it was raining like hell outside when I paid a visit to this place...and inside, it was a deluge of creepy ass Victoriana dolls, lined up on a ledge-- damn!

Y'all, this might be hard to see clearly, but it's some kind of primitive wagon /carriage light fixture straight off the Pony Express, no doubt, (so, naturally it wound up at Bnai Thrift Shop)! But, can it be resuscitated with some paint in a fun color?

These lovely gals are jumping off the shelf with color!!! Slap them both with some chic drum shades in white or linen and just shut the fu$& you, already!!! Cloth!

PANDA! if it's got a panda on it, just buy that shiot, y'all, don't even ask...

Tenderness abounded within upon seeing this and I knew that some how, some way, ALL would be alright in the world...that I, PJ, am a THRIFT WHORE...and I'm OK with that...happy whoring, y'all!:

And Cloth!

Hot Thrift Whore Action!!!

Trust that I've not forgotten what day it is, Dazzlers! No no! But I must confess this week's Trift Whore Thursday is a little different than the usual shenanigans...I stumbled upon this little man in my local Salvation Army for $69! HOT!: Damn! It just so happens that I'm working on a new interiors project where I'm in need of some additional dining room storage. Now, most folks wouldn't look upon this armoire as something that could do much for a dining room, but hear me out, y'all after you get a peek at what's happening inside:

This dude has drawers for days! And that giant open space is just begging to become a bar! YES! With the easy addition of a mirror glued in back, some under mount lighting and some spray paint-- what damn time are drinks SERVED?! Yesterday, whores!

Y'all, I see these types of armoires ALL THE TIME when I'm out Thrift Whoring...they're like workhorses that you can customize for any function...and they're most often dirt cheap, so with some TLC and a little creativity, you can get a one-of-a-kind piece for minimal $$$. I love that this armoire has all this amazing wood pattern detailing on the front...it adds to the character, and again, when this is painted out in one color, it's going to look stunning. The drawers are just amazing as is, for obvious reasons...who in hell doesn't have a drawer they can't fill, so my client is gonna j'adore having four in this baby...Another great feature with armoires is that when you don't want to look at all that stuff anymore, you just close it away and you're left with this clean, chic, self-contained jewel box!

So stay tuned y'all, for the transformation of this Thrift Whore score into a amazing style slap! And happy whoring!

Thrift Whore-ery

Commence, Whores...it's Thursday!

She's a bit murky, y'all-- what with acid rain being what it is & snow caps melting, but give her a good shake & you can almost hear them singing your favorite Christmas Carol:

Rum pa pa pum...put that shiot on the mantle already! Oh, and don't forget me, I'd make a great gift ANY time of year:

More weave, more value:

Kitschy clock could slay y'all painted in a fun color:

Um, bless this hot tranny terry-cloth mess:

I really don't know what's happening here...is she in maternity wear? Moo moo caftan priestess? Rose court?

Whole Foods ain't got nothin' on this Goodwill...oh, AGAIN w/the Fluff?

45's are always fun...my dear friend Alane makes amazing artwork out of them, drilling holes on all four sides and connecting them with rings! Could be awesome room divider:

Lastly, learn how-to nourish your children with more than just food:

Savor, y'all!

Container Store Clarity

Y'all this display caught my eye today at The Container Store and I just had to share...in case it's not CLEAR, oh shiot, you're seeing two drawers made entirely of lucite!!! Well, shut the FU$& YOU! Seriously?!

How incredibly chic are these?

Lucite/acrylic is HUGE in the home decor world right now, and I've seen some pretty creative applications of it here and there, but I've never seen drawers! Amazing!

They look killer with these bamboo drawer dividers, not sure I could say the same for other types, and you'd definitely have to be a neat drawer freak to work these into your own space, but just love the idea... Take us there Container Store!

Thrift Whores, it's Thursday!!!

Get a load of all this yummy from my local Salvation Army, it's on Thrift Whores!

Concern turned into pure joy upon spotting this:

Value weave...YES! Of course, she was nestled inside this box of potentially glamorous china...naturally:

Camerooooooooooon! Regalia!

Equestrian Ecstasy Experientia:

Disa up in the house, y'all...what! what!

The sun has officially come OUT today with this:

Don't forget to scavenge through the fabric/towel/bedding areas y'all...there's goodness to be found for all kinds of d.i.y. projects...like this granny gone chic bedspread, which slayed me on the spot:

Consider this Thrift Whore Thursday a success! Happy whoring, y'all!

Serena & Lily'd!

Did y'all hear that sound? That was just me being style slapped by the Serena & Lily Summer catalog! Damn! These ladies sure know how to serve some sass...prepare to feast:

Sop some up at $38 for a 4-set...these outdoor lights are just adorbs...they're a little on the pricey side at $150, but there are 7 lights in the strand and they come with these sweet, white powder-coated shades, so they're the real deal:

Well, just shut the FU*& you and unfold some chic with these babies:

They're $295 each or $260 each for 2 or more...well, and what do we have here...the new Hennie chair, also $295 each:

More rattan right-ness can be had with this:

Oh, y'all, more hot rope action:

These yummy pendants are all on SALE for $69.99 each, so y'all better scoop 'em up quick-like:

And these stools are just slaying me with cute...they could work ANYWHERE:

And then there's these ladies, who just refuse to not be noticed:

Hold the phone headboard...

Hurry and take y'all-selves to Serena & Lily for all this and even MORE chic beyond belief!

Hello Thrift Whores...It's Thursday!!!

While out on a recent style hunt, I stopped into this gem of a thrift store, called Life Boutique Thrift, in Park Slope, Brooklyn:

Ok, maybe it's called Life Boutique-N-Thrift? Hmmm...

Well, whatever in hell it's called, get my back, biotches...I'm goin' in!

And brace y'all-selves for the situation I've just stumbled upon:

Glorious 80's side table realness partnered with a bust of a woman reading! Oh, Tangy! This one here just needs some polish and some chic chandelier shades and she'll be ready to SERVE y'all full-on style...

And don't overlook Ms. Hollywood Regency here who's convincing y'all that she deserves a spot in your house...

This incredible mid-century footed glass style slapped me at the check-out counter, when I was told it was half-off the sticker price! Guess who bought three more to make it a 4-set?!

So I grabbed even more glassware from the half-off hideout:

And this precious Grandbaby is actually a kitsh-chen timer, y'all....oh $1.00 ecstasy...she was half-off too:

Y'all, this week's thrift whoring has worked me over...just the way I like it! Savor IT! The staff at Life Boutique was super friendly and really helpful..they even brought out water for Brandon! Precious dollbabies! The best part is the store is chock full of awesome treasure waiting to be discovered...go out and get your thrift whore on already!

SALE ALERT: Pop & Pops Tote Bags

Y'all, get yourselves to Fab.com, where my friend Tyler's tote bags are on sale for the next two days! They're tres chic and really well made... Go get 'em before they're gone!

Get Thee to the Barn...of Pottery!

So it is that the Barn has spoken and if you're looking for some hot new wares for your space I suggest you look no further than the new Pottery Barn catalog...uh huh, those Pottery peeps must be exhausted with all this new style they're slaying us with! Check this shiot:

All of this chic can be had at Pottery Barn...note that some items are internet/catalog only, so don't spazz out if you stop into the store and can't find some of these things! Happy Shopping, y'all!

Happy Thrift Whore Thursday, y'all!

HousingWorks has worked me OVER with these stylish goodies:

But WAIT, there's more... And what do I spy hiding out under here, hmmmm? Well, for $2, whatever the hell it is, it's also coming home with me...now, y'all this is what being a Thrift Whore is all about-- fast, chic, cheap style! Yummy! Now go out and get your hunt on, Whores!