Bathrooms are small spaces, but it’s amazing what you can do here to spruce them up. Because they are smaller than other rooms in the house, every little detail counts. Here are 12 simple bathroom ideas. 1. Crystal pitcher used as a vase to hold fresh Peonies 2. Vintage trophy to hold soaps and bath […]
Grain Sacks Used 10 Ways
I love grain sacks. I use them everywhere I can. This isn’t even all of them, but I wanted to reveal all of these projects here in one post. Ready? Here we go! 1. I used grain sacks to reupholster these French bergere chairs. The back with the blue stripes is vintage grain sack fabric. […]
Adding Color to a Neutral Area
Adding color to a neutral area in small doses can really make a difference. This is one of my favorite elements of our new home. I found the antique corbels at a nearby antique store, and the shelf is a reclaimed piece of very old salvaged wood. I added a lovely Italian giclee on canvas […]
French hanging Basket
This is another one of those, “I like it, but what the heck can you do with it?” baskets. I call it a French hanging basket. I know you can put fake flowers in it, but I didn’t want to do that. At the old house, I added hats to the basket for a different […]
Working Around Decorating Obstacles
We all at some time have to work around decorating obstacles. There’s the chair that your husband refuses to part with, the bedding your son is super attached to, or even a scruffy dog bed. But what if the thing you aren’t so crazy about is the elephant in the room? For me it’s the […]
Using a Cloche
So what exactly do you put in a cloche? I know people that are very creative with them, but I was left scratching my head, often than not, trying to figure out what to put in mine. The trick is to find something small enough that will fit in it, that is tall enough to […]
A French Chest for the Girls’ Room
Once upon a time my house was red, very red, and the girls room at the farm was also red. There were red dresses on the wall, There was a red rug, and a red chest. Then one day I woke up and decided I didn’t like the red any […]
9 Ways to Use Vintage Books in Design
Once upon a time, we inherited a lot of very old books. We offered the vintage books to a library that said they wanted to buy them. When the curator looked at the titles, they said they had many of the books already. The man exhaled deeply and peered at me […]
