sunday fun day.

Yesterday turned into an unexpectedly great day. It all started because I was determined that we wake up early and drive up to Baltimore Farmer's Market & Bazaar. Not exactly sure why yesterday had to be the day to do this, but I was fixated on it. So, we woke up at 6:30 and jumped in the car and headed up. I had seen mention of the Farmer's Market a while ago and been meaning to go....it is under this huge highway underpass in the middle of Baltimore.  In reality, the number of actual farm stands probably isn't that much more than DuPont, but it has a bunch more vendors serving up food and the whole feel of it under the highway is kind of cool...we definitely doubled down on buying enough veggies to make it worth the drive up there...

But then we decided that while we were in Baltimore, we might as well pop over to Woodberry Kitchen for brunch. Obviously, this should happen, right?! (If you don't remember Woodberry Kitchen - here is the past post). But, since Woodberry Kitchen wasn't open yet, we decided first to check out their coffee shop we had never been to but had heard was cool. So, we ventured over to Artifact Coffee. Awesome spot - you should go!

Caffeinated and now finally 10:00 am, we headed over to Woodberry Kitchen, sat outside in the beautiful non-humid weather, and brunched it out!

We got back in the car with the full intention of heading home but we decided that since it was kind of on the way, we should stop to check out this place called Second Chance that might have some cool furniture or old vintage pieces. We had no idea what we were about to discover. This place is unbelievable! It is a giant (giant!) warehouse with everything.

It was started to save and reclaim materials in houses and buildings that are going to be destroyed while also providing job training and employment for the unemployed. It is more than 20,000 square feet of neverending stuff. Bathtubs, lights, door knobs, sinks, stained glass, art, furniture, doors, windows, etc. Yes, some of it is useless but wow, there are some pure gems in there. We couldn't believe it!

This stained glass was stunning....

 Old vintage stoves...

 Beautiful paned doors and windows...

 So much stained glass...and bathroom materials...

When I say everything, I mean everything! It was amazing. It was a DIY dream. It made me want to quit my job, buy a giant house and start renovating tomorrow...

We wandered around for the better part of an hour...and then we happened upon this beauty! I had stopped and looked at it when Ben was in the bathroom, and then Ben stopped and happened to look at it later by himself. We decided we had to take it home with us. We asked the story behind it and they told us it had come in with another piece of expensive art from a wealthy home (or it was from a public showcase) - either way we love it. It is a Yves Klein silk screen print of his famous Blue Monochrome. And the frame on this is gorgeous - we couldn't pass it up. It reminds me of visiting Yves' Majorelle Gardens in Morocco a couple years ago and Ben remembers studying exactly this piece years ago.  We have no idea what it is worth (not that that should matter, right?) but we are pretty sure we snagged a treasure. And it is now beautifully hung in the guest bedroom.

And by 2:00 we were back home! We had really only planned for the farmer's market but the detours along the way were wonderful....hope you all had a great weekend!