solid gold

did you used to watch that show?!

i am sorry.
this post has nothing to do with that show.
but i started typing the title and Solid Gold came to my mind.  
then i googled it.
OH MY.
i spent the next ten minutes laughing so hard i was crying.
that is the funniest thing i ever seen.
it didn't seem that funny in 1981.

Latoya Jackson comes in at 4:45.  
the Rocky theme song is at 8:00.....YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THAT.

then it loses sound after rocky.

wasn't that a good way to start your saturday?!  craaaazy.

anyway.....
this post was supposed be about my gold mirror i found at the antique store last week. 

it was $9.10 and it said FIRM.
cracked me up.
"i won't take a dime less for it!"  


while the kids did rainbow wind catchers....i painted my mirror.
and then i hung it up!

now our kitchen has a turquoise mirror for checking your hair before school..
seeing if you have syrup on your chin...
mom having eyes in the back of her head....

it's magic.




i can't resist.
here's one more video. 

they are kind of.....
dirty?

sorry if your eyes are burning. 

Comments

[Mandy]

I love it! My kitchen has recently been painted in a similar color scheme!

www.mattmandymitch.blogspot.com

[Kate @ Songs Kate Sang]

Oh my eyes! The googles, they do nothing!

[Dana@Bungalow'56]

Just curious what kind of paint you are using. I have some gold gilt frames I want to paint but wasn't sure if a regular can of leftover paint would do the job?
Dana

[Lisa]

Cute cute cute. Love the colour, love the idea.

[Dana D@BoysMyJoys]

Oh, my!
When I read 'Solid Gold', Soul Train popped into my mind.
Sooooooouuuuul Train!
Oops, wrong show, right decade!
:)
LOVE this mirror!

[Sophie]

What a gorgeous mirror! I LOVE how it looks in your kitchen (:

And those videos are hilarious! I live in England so it was never on here, but I feel like I need to watch me some more of that.

[Red Nomad OZ]

Your mirror is fab. But Solid Gold? Now THAT brought back some even more fabulous but embarrassing memories. What were we thinking back then?!?!?!

Happy travels!

[Kat]

Will check out the video's later, as I do remember Solid Gold, lol.
Just had to say the mirror looks fab. A real pop of colour.
I already love the red in the EAT letters and love, love your red handbag!!
Those rainbow sun catchers are gorgeous.
I must do those with my kids, seeing it is holidays here in little o'l Tasmania, Australia.

[paige]

great redo! looks super duper cute in your already super duper cute kitchen

[Cori]

Love the mirror in your pretty and clean kitchen! Loved the video! Sometimes I like to blare reruns of Casey Kassum shows(Sp?) in my kitchen on Saturdays, (They play it on the 70's channel on xm) I am totally dating myself!! I love to hear him say "Now here's a new song from a young man, Mr. Bruce Springsteen" I close my eyes and I am young again too!! Until I hear Mommy, Mommy, Mom Mama Ma Mommy and I am Back!
Enjoy you weekend, Happy Anniversary.

[Michelle]

I loved the solid gold dancers when I was a kid! In fifth grade, when hair bows on a clip were popular in my school, I got a bright gold one just so I could pretend I was a solid gold dancer. Ahhhh good times.

Thanks for the laugh this morning Meg!

[Tara]

and this is why i come to your blog every.single.day.

you are hilarious.

and real.

i love that you didn't move the window cleaner off your kitchen countertops when you took the picture of your kitchen with the new mirror in all its awesomeness.

you inspire me to LOOSEN UP.

[Jessica]

ditto Tara!! Thanks for the laugh!! Awesome mirror!! What color paint is that?

[Jill]

love the mirror! maybe new baby and i need to go thrifting today and leave the big kids home with dad. :)

[Megan]

Oh man, those gals can move! The Adam Ant one cracked me up. I remember watching this all the time, we loved it!

Loving the color you chose. The mirror looks fabulous in the kitchen!

Megan

[Kristi]

That is so cute! I love, love, love the punches of aqua and red. It is such a fun retro color combo!!! Now I just have to hunt down a fun mirror to paint!!

[Amanda]

Ok, thanks for the morning laugh!!! 1981...I would have been 8 yrs old and when someone asked me what I wanted to be it was "a solid gold dancer!" Now I see why I had to fight with mom to watch that show-lol. They do seem a little risque' now, eh? The risers they used to dance on look like the old planters from our mall we used to sit on before they remodeled in the 90's-lollllll.
I love the mirror btw, adds a great little pop of color in there! Great idea! (and looks like the same robin's egg blue I used on my daughter's desk :))

[Amy Lynne]

You are too funny! I remember Solid Gold being so cool when I was a little kid! Your mirror turned out beautifully! It always amazes me what a can of paint can do. Have a great weekend!

[Janie Fox]

I loved the video... I was a newly-wed so I could watch if I wanted and I did!! I was a fresh college grad but secretly wanted to be one of those dancers... skanky dancing!haha Thanks for the re-live I loved it. Love the mirror too. One of my favorite colors, just below my fav PINK.

[Gwyn Rosser]

I LOVE that color. I have several cans of a beautiful turqoise that I'm having t restrain myself from using....everywhere. Great look for that mirror. It just fits perfectly with your absolutely delightful kitchen. I love the colors in your house -- very energizing.

Also, cuuuuuute purse! :) on a very cute chair !

Gwynie Pie
@ The Pink Tractor
www.gwynrosser.blogspot.com

[Edie Wadsworth]

Hi-Larry-Us! And love the mirror. It's perfect right there. And it happens to be my favorite color. Very awesome tribute to you on Farmgirl Paints. She's right ya know, you're pretty awesome!
Happy Weekend!

[Marisa]

Cute mirror. Gorgeous bag!!

[Jessica Kujawa]

awesome! i love the mirror, and the EAT letters, and that chair...swoon!

[Jessica Hoffman]

I still love all those songs on Solid Gold... is that bad!? Love the POP of the mirror!

[Jill]

Great mirror! I love turquoise and red together.

Solid gold... I LOVED that show as a young girl. I didn't remember it being so risque. I'm gay (of course I didn't know that at age 9), and now in retrospect I think I understand why I loved that show so much! Ha!

[Marla]

Clara saw some of the first song on the Solid Gold clip and said very seriously "That's ridiculous! Look at their clothes!" I especially liked Latoya's one black glove, but was bummed I couldn't hear "Let's Hear it for the Boys".

Love the turquoise!

[Charlene@Adventures-In-Mommy-Land]

LOL Love the videos, Solid Gold was a must watch back then...what were we thinking??

Love the mirror and your apron is So Cute, where did you get it?

[Lorie]

The mirror looks great! I love your kitchen! The video...not so much! ;D

[patti]

I have that same mirror, sadly it's gold but it's been by the front door for years now and it's what we use for that last minute check your teeth/hair/whatever before you leave. I like your color better.

[Amy]

I have the same apron! Love it!

[Danielle]

WOW! Love it!!!!! Awesome mirror, great color choice! Looks fantastic!

[Flower Patch Farmgirl]

I kind of hope the $9.10 seller happens upon this post and sees that you "ruined" her fancy gold mirror by PAINTING it TURQUOISE! Can't you just imagine that she found the goldness and the glitziness to be the very best part? "This mirror is GOLD! I won't take a dime less than $9.00. No, $9.10!"

I love your turquoise mirror. It looks tres West Elm. It's a perfect fit.

[alamama]

hahahahahaha! i used to want to be a solid gold dancer! ugh! they are dirty! love your mirror!

[Daniele Valois]

LOve the turquoise with the red letters and red purse! Yay!

[kristine]

1. do you think solid gold is a clash of american idol/so you think you can dance 80s style?!
2. "you can't get what you want if you don't know what you want" YOU WANT TO DO A BACKBEND AND KICKOVER IN A RAINBOW STRIPED LEOTARD! haaaaaaaa hahahahahaaha
3. rocky-whoa!!
4. wish i could hear the music for "let's hear it for the boy" - guy looks like a great dancer!!!
5. the mirror looks awesome! love the splash of turq!

[Meg]

oh meg! every time i see your kitchen, i literally swoon. and of course, i love the mirror!

[the domestic fringe]

The mirror is great and I LOVE your kitchen!

-FringeGirl

[beth]

LOVE your painting apron! I need one... Love you posts. You are an inspiration and you always put a smile on my face.

[Kori]

The mirror turned out great, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the videos! I watched that show every weekend and loved every minute of it...apparently I still do. :) Your blog is awesome and I can't wait for every new post. I have one question that maybe didn't make your list, or maybe I missed it...is Talby a family name, or just something unique that you and hubby came up with? I've never heard it before (my son's name is Guerin-sounds like Darren-so I hear that all the time), but I love it!

[Kirsten J]

Oh my - yes! I wanted to be a Solid Gold Dancer, doncha know. And we were just trying to explain to the kids the other day about American Bandstand.....they didn't get it.

[Karen Lehmann]

whoa. there was a whole lotta shakin going on there. and I'm not sure it was good. :)

[Lisa]

We used to tell our daughter (who is now 28) that she could be anything she wanted when she grew up EXCEPT a Solid Gold dancer.

[Jen R]

This is why I LOVE visiting your blog....a darling turquoise mirror re-do AND Solid Gold...all in one post! Thanks for a laugh this morning!! :)

[Jessica @ One Shiny Star]

Hmmm... the 80's. Delicious.

[nikki @ nikkisnacs]

the mirror looks GREAT in your kitchen!

[Keli Cook]

Nice score, Meg! I'm off to do some garage sale-in' myself!

[alaina]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the frame! Whoda thunk it?!!! Your
Be filled with Joy" or the other one you bought would also be cute in that mirror frame. Thanks Meg! I just might have to try my "uncrafty" hand at this...now to find a mirror! Happy weekend!

[jennifer]

That is SO awesome! The mirror... I haven't watched the video yet.

What color and kind of paint did you use? I've got a mirror that could really use some help.

[Ali]

I love that mirror!!! Ugh! At your antiques store, it says $9.10 FIRM. At mine, it would have said $29.10 FIRM. Antiques in CA are so $$$! My sis bought that same mirror at a flea market already painted turquoise and it was $40. Ah well, I guess it's marked up to make up for the ocean view :)

[Ronda]

Great project! What color and type of paint did you use?

[Holly]

love that mirror. what a great project!

[Heather]

fantastic!!

[callie grayson]

love the mirror!
and why do I not remember this show?? I do not ever remember watching it.
xx
callie

[Jessi]

Off to copy some more.... ;)

[Denissa]

HAHAHA!! I LOVED that show when I was 7, thats what I wanted to be was a SOlid Gold dancer...nice! And yep now it does seem really dirty, especially for the time.
The mirror is perfect! I've been on the hunt for something w/ a frame like that, no luck yet..love the turquoise! :)

[Kristin]

Love the mirror - very fun! Now I am going to be looking for one I can paint orange and hang in our kitchen.

[Peggyrice@gmail.com]

And I thought Beyonce was an original, turns out the leotard and booty, hip shake have been done before;-)

[Valerie]

Oh my goodness love your mirror. I'm really into decorating with grey and white right now, but I love how you use color in your home. Such a fun post!

[Tracy]

that mirror is not only magic it is perfect! Nice touch.

[j]

I love, love, love your mirror.

And I used to watch Solid Gold (we didn't have cable).

[Mandi]

Love the turquoise mirror with the red EAT...they are my wedding colors!

[Lorie]

I LOVED that show!!! My sister and I would LEAP off the footstools in our living room. I also love the mirror, by the way....you always have such good taste!

[Dandy]

I would totally have passed over that frame and though ugh, who wants that? But then you painted it turquoise and its gorgeous! I love the color scheme in your kitchen, the pops of red and turquoise are perfect.

[Prudence]

loved solid gold, sister and I would gather round and watch it weekly! the spandex body suits, the dance moves, it was fabulous!

[Juie]

Meg, I love the turquoise color. Oh, and your leopard cane back chair. And that red purse. And the subway tile & black granite countertops with the white cabinets. Ok, it's just weird how much we have in common.
And by the way, thanks for linking to my knock-off PB USA Chalkboard in your sidebar!

[Christina]

It's amazing what your eyes can see!! No pun intended. ;) I don't have the gift of looking at something as it is, and seeing it as it could be.
Including myself. hmmm.
You are a wonder! I love the wind catcher, too.

[Ashley]

I love your kitchen and I adore the mirror! Ok, I have to ask... is that a huge jar full of gummy worms? Awesome.

[Ashley]

Ah, nevermind. I see now... Waffle treats. :D

[Farmers Wifey]

Oh THAT show..we got it here too in Australia...words really fail me except to say, I love Latoyas glittery headband.....

[heather]

love the mirror AND love the solid gold flashbacks! who didn't watch that show? how the heck else were we supposed to know how to dance to The Reflex? LOL! That was too funny!

[Jennifer]

Evidently I told my kindergarten teacher that all I needed in life was my parents and Solid Gold. My babysitter loved it. ahahha!

[Susan]

I noticed your counter tops in the kitchen are always shiny and have alot of reflection.Could I ask you what you spray on them to keep them that way.

[Katy Stone]

i love the color!!

on a completely random, unrelated note, I made your meatball recipe (in Africa!) this week for my hubby and his pathetic-starving-bachelor-best-friend and it was such. a. hit. (ok, so they'll eat anything, but they're still raving over them!) consider your recipes now international. :)

[Krista]

I forgot about that show completely until you showed it today. I watched it every week, like one of the other posters I too was from a 4-channel no cable household. I remember the really thin dancer with the black hair down to her waist, she always got the solo dances, I guess she was their "best". Funny, if it was on today, I think my girls would love it, and I'd be worried that the dancers didn't have enough clothes on!

[amy jupin]

i used to watch this show religiously but i totally must have blocked it all out of my memory. was every episode this bad? surely. but how could i not remember just how bad it was????!!

when that girl dancing to duran duran started doing the worm i spit out my coffee! actually, i need to show that to john...

p.s. love the mirror!
love the turquoise!

[jeanne]

The mirror is perfect! We were not allowed to watch Solid Gold..unless mom wasn't around and then dad would turn it on:-) HAHAHAH......now I understand why. My sister and I would go out in the garage and make up our own Solid Gold moves...I am sure you want to see them right now!!!!

[Dee]

My favorite on Solid Gold was the muppet, Madame. Hehe. Love that mirror. I'm going to paint a chair that color today.

[Katie]

Just wondering what kind of paint you used on the mirror?

[the whyte house]

is it from the antique store just passed the train tracks?? if so, that's cheap for that place! :) the mirror looks great and really pops in the kitchen. nice find!

[melanie]

i cant believe my mom let me watch this! hahahahahahha!

[pam]

you look gorgeous in the ikea cupcake apron!! :) love it.

[jtbuggster]

luv luv the mirror!

[julia]

thought I should come clean...the pics of your kitchen are in my "fantasy kitchen" folder on my computer....

[Heather R.]

Solid Gold Dancers...ha! I love the mirror. Pretty. I have a hall mirror with book pages decoupaged on it. :)

[Jennifer]

Your mirror is a shocking pop of color! I love it but I completely lack the creativity to come up with stuff like that. :( It looks great.

I loved me some Solid Gold. The costumes are so revealing and their moves look like stripping moves. Those poor women in those heels! I really didn't think the first clip was too bad until the Rocky part. ????????? What the hell was that all about? I always thought Marily McCoo was beautiful. Do you remember that she'd get to feature one of the top 10s of the week? She alwayas slaughtered it! hah! And where did that Steve Perry/Kenny Loggins song come from??? And Oxo? Or even that Paul McCartney song. I must not have been into music that year.

[Valerie Page]

Where did you find that cute red purse? I am looking for one just like that:)