Would my hair be smoother? Would my eyes flash brighter? Would my cheeks flush deeper? My eyeliner would certainly have more of a lift. I really have no doubt that I would look better if my image were framed by this Paul McCobb Vanity Mirror.  Even with pots of color and innumerable potions strewn about its sleek top and filling its neat drawers, the start of the day or the start of a date would be made better by its very existence.

I featured Retro Inferno in one of my first posts.  You can still find their very swell stuff on their site, but now they are all fancy and on 1st Dibs here. Loads of good stuff – like the mirror above – in the store; if you’re in town, stop in.

“It’s been damaged on the inside and has had some repair,” he told me.  He was wary, perhaps that that sort of thing would matter.

I didn’t pause.  “Yes, well, haven’t we all? She’ll be in good company.  Wrap her up,” I replied.

She arrived by friendly transport last week.  She hasn’t missed a beat, just settled in among the rest of the rusted and the dinged.  She smiles at me from atop my mother’s desk in the kitchen and doesn’t mind a bit when I sing Zac Brown off key.

If you in St. Louis, do stop by and say “hello” to Rick.  If not, you can visit his site here or see him at the Chicago Botanical Antique Show from April 11 – 13.

Sending out a quick heads up that Pear Tree in Crestwood has received their new shipment.

They always have beautiful things, but there are several painted pieces that caught my eye.

And pretty mirrors and sconces to finish out that almost-finished space before the holidays.

I’d recommend that you hurry.