simply vintageous...by Suzan

Sunday, October 14, 2012

2 Faces have I.......................

I am 2 completely different people - it's just hit me now, at 53 - it's not that I'm quirky - or strange - or that there are different sides to me at all - I AM LITERALLY 2 PEOPLE - no wonder I've been so conflicted my entire life.....................

There's the glamourous Suzan - who loves glitz and sparkle - who loves to have her hair done and wears jewels and buys gorgeous shoes and who has a ton of dresses hanging in her closet -
Who has her nails done and doesn't go out without her makeup and loves good food and wine - and entertaining and being entertained.

And there's the frumpy Suzan - who can stay in her pajamas all day working on filthy furniture redo's, contentedly singing as she goes along - her hair messily thrown up with a clip - no make up at all ( although even this Suzan has a hard time looking at herself in a mirror when she walks by one - not a pretty site at all )
Nails dirty - perfectly happy with a piece of cheese slapped between a baguette on the floor beside her as she works.

And to be honest with you, John never knows which one he's going to wake up beside in the morning, because it all depends on how fed up I am with one or the other myself. So typical conversations can go like this

Suzan says - I don't feel like cooking -
John says - You want to go grab a hotdog?
Suzan says - I'M FED UP OF HOTDOGS - I WANT TO GET DRESSED UP AND GO SOMEWHERE NICE -
John says - Ok Ok - it's just because the other day you said you were dying for a greasy hot dog and fries!
Suzan says - I did? I can't imagine why!

OR IT CAN GO LIKE THIS

Suzan says - I don't feel like cooking -
John says - You want to go somewhere nice and have a steak?
Suzan says - WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE FANCY WITH YOU? WHAT'S WRONG
WITH JUST GOING FOR A HOTDOG AND FRIES SOMEWHERE?
John says - Ok Ok - it's just because the other day you said you wanted to get dressed up and go somewhere nice.
Suzan says - I did? I can't imagine why!

One Suzan keeps the house spotless - the other one? Not so much -
One Suzan is a spendaholic - the other one is so frugal it's sickening...............
One Suzan is a boundless ball of energy
The other Suzan just wants to lay around eating chocolate
One Suzan loves good wine -
The other Suzan loves a cold beer
One Suzan loves going to Ogilvy's ( a high end store in Montreal )
The other one wants to go to thrift shops
One Suzan gags - literally over the most silly things
The other Suzan can tackle anything
One Suzan is freezing all the time ( and turning the heat up )
The other one is dripping with sweat all over the place ( and turning the heat OFF )
Ok so that's definitely menopause lol

Today I was definitely the slovenly Suzan and got my hands dirty with this

hmmm - could this be why the owner of these lovelies actually apologized to John for their condition?

and that's how filthy these chairs were.......................the Suzan that worked on these could care less
she stoically worked on them until they were spotless - all sterilized - 3 buckets full until the water came out clear -

and after trying 3 different fabrics on the chairs ( John liked one - the other Suzan liked another - this Suzan likes this one the best )

Even the other Suzan is impressed this time ( and it takes a lot to impress her )

XOX
SUZANA
( BOTH OF US )

P.S. working my butt off to get the whole set done and up and posted - but the " other " Suzan has just kicked in - she wants to soak in a bath - get out a good book - and do nothing -
The eternal conflict rages on folks................................

And the 2 of us are Partying Here!

This Gal Cooks
http://www.thisgalcooks.com/2012/10/marvelous-mondays-link-party-16_14.html
Debbie Doo's
http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/newbie-with-a-twist-party.html

Keeping it Simple
http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com/2012/10/motivate-me-monday-144.html
DIY Home Sweet Home
http://diyhshp.blogspot.ca/2012/10/mmm-78.html

Thursday, October 11, 2012

I WANNA live there Wednesday ( on Friday )

.I live in a pretty incredible area - It's an historical neighbourhood loaded with tons and tons and tons of charm - and 20th century architecture, just steps away from the city center, it's also a pretty expensive neighbourhood ( in which I live in servants quarters basically compared to what I'm surrounded by.)

Because there's days I don't have furniture makeovers to show you - I've chosen Wednesdays to showcase and feature one home that's for sale around here.................(or apartment - or duplex - or teepee)

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Good Morning everyone - Happy Friday -
Before I go on to my post - I just wanted to ask a quick question - what does everyone do with no reply blogger comments? I end up going back to the post and actually replying that way but do you think anyone goes back to the post to see a reply or is it just silly for me to do it? I feel so bad - really really bad, knowing that someone has taken the time to drop me a line - and I can't respond -
I actually used to go to everyone's blog - and thank them that way - but just don't have the time to do that anymore......................just wondering how everyone else deals with it :)

Ok - here we go folks............................1,295,000.00 A traditional cross hall plan

OMG - HOW'S THAT FOR A LITTLE CURB APPEAL EVERYONE?

THIS IS REALLY NOT A BAD PRICE RELATIVELY SPEAKING - I'VE SHOWN MUCH HIGHER PRICED ONES IN THIS AREA THAT WERE NOT NEARLY AS BIG - AND DOUBLE THE PRICE. THIS LOOKS PALATIAL COMPARED TO SOME OF THEM - HAVING SAID THAT MY THINKING HAS BECOME WARPED WHEN I THINK THAT ANYTHING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IS A STEAL, LOL

Wood lovers rejoice - you know I'd be painting it out, right? But there's my to die for radiators again!

Gorgeous windows! They definitely look original - and are quite common around here!

I love that the room is irregularly shaped - and absolutely love the windows again!

the built in alcove for the buffet is pretty nice too ( formerly a fireplace ? )

time to go visit upstairs

gorgeous bay window - window seat anyone?

basement

how big can a basement get?

because for some reason they only show one bedroom - and because I'm 2 days late with this post
I'm including a 2nd one this week.

here we go again - built in 1847

this property has 2 additional homes - all 3 are for sale for 3,275,000.00 - that's a smaller one to the left of that gorgeous outdoor table - I guess it a coach house back in the day?

unbelievable amount of property for the middle of the city

I could just STAIR at this photo forever ( pun intended lol )

Hey look everyone - what's sitting on the coffee table ? LOL - even multi millionaires leave their shoes in ridiculous places - OK John I guess it's a MAN thing after all - tee hee

I was hoping to see a very old fashioned kitchen..........................

Good God - I'm going to have to stop doing this series - leaves me feeling like I'm living in a completely inadequate home - Oh the things I could do with this " attic "

and the 3rd home I suppose -

that's it for today - strange no bedrooms anywhere to be seen - ( except for 1 in the first home )

have a wonderful weekend all - keep buying those lottery tickets - SOMEONE wins every week after all!!!

and here's a sneak peak of what I'll be working on

Cyber hugs to all
XOX
SUZAN

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

2 Faces have I.......................

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I WANNA live there Wednesday ( on Friday )

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