Flea market style
Thu, 11 Mar 2010Whenever I see "flea market" on the cover of a book or magazine I instantly become giddy like a school girl. Jo and I are HUGE suckers for flea markets and thrift shops so when our stylist/photographer friend Matthew Mead (whom we've featured a zillion times) emailed us about a new magazine called Flea Market Style he and his thrifting pal Ki Nassauer put together, we were stoked to get our hands on it. It arrived while I was on holidays and what a treat to come home to. I devoured it the first chance I got and I love it. Anyone with a passion for thrifting should run to their nearest bookstore and snag a copy. Anyone with a passion for crafting and turning ordinary flea market junk into beautiful and handy objects for around the house should do the same. The ideas are SO fun and creative - like turning a side table into a dog bed, 8 ways to decorate with your fav dishes and a bunch of uses for vintage funnels (who knew?) and your granny's old lace. There are some really gorgeous spreads - one of a 1933 country-modern decorated farmhouse, a girly playhouse, a beachy garden shed, a stable given a 1950s retro facelift and more. I snapped a few shots of some of my favourite photos from the mag (90% of which were shot by Matthew himself) to give you all a bit of a sneak peak. Check out the blog set up for the magazine for more info. (Thanks Matthew!)
Reader Comments (11)
Beautiful photographs and tablescapes! I will definitely check it out next time I am at the book store. I hope it is available in the US....
This looks great! I want one as soon as I can go to a Barnes and Noble.
I'm not a flea market person, but this looks really nice!
LOOOOOOVE this! I will definitely keep my eye out for it!
I bought this magazine two weeks ago and love, love, loved it! For once, a magazine with barely any ads and chocked full of ideas, information and inspiration - as it should be at $10. There were definitely some great projects and shoots as well as good practical information for thrifting. I really look forward to more issues!
A friend and I just attended the Alameda Antique Fair near San Francisco. It only happens once a month, but we both walked away with so much great stuff. As for flea markets, antique fairs, etc I prefer to go later in the day and bargain down a bit.
How much am I subscribing this this mag? VERY
A little too shabby chic marries old junk for me!
Oooo... I SO enjoyed you sharing this! :) Very inspiring :)
I've always been a big fan of Matthew Mead. I have magazine pages of his own home clipped and put aside in a file I keep of "things I like".
Flea markets and thrift shops represent the original "green." Having a handbook that inspires us to use these items in creative ways can help us to spend less and enjoy more!