It is the evening of the day...

My favorite time of all is the weekend, after everything is done and the sun begins to set on Zootsuit bungalow. The light comes through the bamboo shades and illuminates my vintage goodies, making them look all the more mysterious and romantic.This look in old movies is, I think, what hooked me on the retro vintage style. I'm trying to make things more tropical for Spring and Summer, the weather has been so nice! I forget it is only the end of February.

My doggies are all happy to have me home, they are content~

Well, don't have much else to tell...other than my car pooped out last week, and I have been busy finding another...not vintage like I would love to have, but practical...

Have a great week, and check out my latest addition to my Etsy shop, a pink and grey Pendelton jacket!!

Barkcloth and vintage fabrics

Vintage fabrics and barkcloth are what tie together all the other

decor in my home.  I could never imagine passing up any barkcloth, especially when the price is right at the thrift stores, and it is getting harder and harder to find...at least the tablecloths with cool and interesting pattens still seem to be out there!

I would love to see all of your vintage drapes, fabric, tablecloths etc..and how you use it in your homes!

v-dAY gREETINGS!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM
ZOOTSUITMAMA!!

guest room

This was the weekend my BFF was to come up to visit, but alas, she was down with the flu last week. Anyway, here is what she missed. The guest room with floral curtains, chenille cuddly bedspreads, and all the lovely fineries a lady could want waiting on the desk/dresser. I really like the feel of the room, so I slept in it! It didn't go to waste after all! LOL! Hope all you blogger chickadees have a great week!

blue room

I found these curtains the other day, and loved the brightness of them! I had them on my etsy for a while, but no one seemed that crazy about them, so I'll keep 'em! It brightens up the room so much, which we need around these parts - Winter finally started. I have been spoiled for the most part with good weather. Now, it's only about 15 degrees, and they are calling for snow Monday! Hope everyone is good, I need to check out all of your blogs today... so behind from moving my Mom, etc!

That Seventies Shop-check it out!

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OK, another lazy post! I just love this book I found a while back at the thriftstore! Easy Flea Market Style by Patricia Ulren. It not only has awesome pictures of retro vintage rooms...but how to make tons of groovy things out of flea market finds! Hope these pictures do it justice!

The above pictures are why I loved Mary Engelbreit Home Companion. Sarah Kammlah's house was sooooo much like my own at the time, I gasped when I saw this feature! The state plates, Oriental designs, all put together in that certain kitchy vintage way!She is from California and now lives in Texas, works as a designer for Homestead. This was from a May 2001 issue, and she is also featured in a Romanic Homes article that I will show in a future post. Her house has changed slightly, she now has two children, and yet it's still the same awesome mix of vintage coolness! Hopefully, Mary Engelbriet will return with more Home Companion, at least that is the rumor! While she could be sometimes a little too "sweet" for my taste, she featured awesome homes and ideas. Let me know if you have heard of Sarah! I love her style.

Bar talk

The brown veneered bar in the backroom is my weekend find!! $20.00! For a gal that doesn't drink (anymore), I sure am bar happy! This is the second one I have found lately (see the black and white in my header)! They are so so midcentury, I am expecting Don Draper to be standing there with a martini in his hand.LOL! The coffee carafe is one I have had for a while, and the telephone table, too. I can't resist these things, so that's why I have been thrifting a little less...and the fact that I work til late and can't always get there before they close. Well, just wanted to share that! Hope all my blogfriends are great!