~DON'T YOU JUST LOVE A WELL GROOMED MAN ~

Hey!! girls don't you just love a well groomed man?? Today I thought I would share some on my manly stuff with you...I started collecting manly stuff about 11 years ago..when my late husband Wally and I were doing yet another addition on to our mountain cabin..I really wanted a his and her bathroom..so I did mine all in old vintage Beauty shop and his in Barber shop...Now this is the brass sign on one of my oldest pieces of furniture...I just love how it says Clinton, Ohio home of the west...that was way before Calif was the west girls...this Barber chair is very Victorian and really pretty...it all walnut and has a copper foot rest on it....ca. 1740 Now here is a picture of the chair itself...I just loved the swan arms on it...and it adjust to 3 positions....

Now this frame I got out yard sailing and my late DH made a shadow box out of it so I could showcase from of my straight edge razors and grooming brushes....see the naked lady brush?? even back then men were men!!!

Now the corners on this frame I found in an antique shop and just knew I could add them to my shadow box to give it an added look....Now girls those are not aspirins tins you are seeing there...they are prophylactics tins and they are from World War 1 and they still have the condoms in them...hey!! I told you I was a weird collector and yes I also have a frame with those in them...But this is a family friendly blog so can't show them...

Now this is just a shaving mirror, straight razors, razor strap, and that bull dog is an electric Mustache curler...and a set of razors...

this is the box of razors and what so special about them is that there is one for each day of the week...look real close and you will see they are engraved with the day...these are from England and this is the only set that I ever found that was complete in the box...

I just love this bottle of scalp tonic and hair clippers and look at the old Gillette Razor blades..

Do any of you Remember "Wildroot"" all men at one time used this to slick there hair back..this is just an old sign I have hanging...

Just another shot of the same stuff...didn't mean to show this twice...oh well too late now !!!

This is a Barber pole I have and a few things hanging on the wall...and yes Justine I have a Pink bathroom...

A comb and brush holder with a tin mirror on it...

Well guys I hope you enjoyed some of my Manly stuff today...and in the near future I will show you the Beauty shop bathroom...I also have an outhouse bathroom...Yes!! you heard me right...it even has an "outhouse" door on it...I just love all things that are different...Told you I march to a guitar instead of a drum...or as my Wally use to say " the Redhead is not a dead Head"

May all of you have a safe and blessed day...

Hugs and smiles Gloria

~ TRASH TUESDAY ~

I thought this sounded like a fun thing for Tuesday to do...as I have lots of Trash that I have turned into " my treasures" but I think we all have done that Right?? Please go pay our Hostess Diane at visit at http://diane1876.blogspot.com/ A picture is worth a 1,000 words to see more great Trash -n- treasures today..

Now these sweet little chairs I got 2 of last June...a friend of mine that has an antique shop had these in his back room..they are from England ca. 1840 and they are Nursing chairs for mama and her baby...that is why they are so low and arched the way they are...and the best part of these sweet chairs...is my friend said "Gloria you like those?? and of course I said Yes and he told me to just take him....YAHOO!! he was going to toss them out...well girls I could't load them up fast enough...Now they had some stains on them..so with a bottle of Rit dye and some old rags I took the outside and dyed them..

As you can see I dyed them a Tan color and the little foot stole I got out yard sailing and recovered it with just some old fabric I had and glued on some trim.. this one I put in my living room...

Now here the second chair in my bedroom...at the end of my bed...not back for a $2.97 bottle of Rit dye wouldn't you say...when and if my Granddaughter Candace ever has a baby I want to get one of them recovered for the nursery for her...Hoped you enjoyed my Trash chairs..

May all of you have a safe and blessed day.

UPDATE: On Baby Kyra...she was taken off of life support last night and even had a bottle and my Grandson got to hold her for the first time since she was 6 hours old..mama and Daddy are doing great and so is Kyra..my daughter Gina (grandma) went to Texas today to be with the happy family...God sure did hear all your prayers...thank you all from the bottom of my heart and Kyra's..

Hugs and smiles Gloria