Notice I said “use framed art in front of a fireplace’ and not ‘use framed art as a fireplace screen.’  This is ONLY for cases when there is NO FIRE in the fireplace. This art is highly flammable, and needs to be moved if the fireplace is in use or hot.  Okay, so if your […]

I love vintage things. I think it is the romantic in me.  The old version of things looks so much better than new things. One day Mr. CH said something annoying. I mean I was really annoyed. Honestly I don’t even remember what he said; I just remember my response. I said (I might have […]

    I really was minding my own business (at the antique store) and saw this gorgeous ladder. I really fell in love with a fruit tree ladder at Round Top, but it was 9 feet tall, and would have been difficult to transport here.  This one is shorter and cheaper, and just around the […]

Do you love lace as much as I do?  It really is so inviting and beautiful.  I don’t see black lace very often, but this lace from the Downton Abbey collection is especially pretty.  This lace is from my partner Heritage Lace.   I picture this lace at Violet’s home.  I can see the Dowager Countess […]

  Just a quick announcement first… The Decor Steals giveaway winner was Rosyln Perez!! Congrats!! I already contacted her, and gave her info to Decor Steals. My apologies for not posting this earlier. I have a thing for vintage linens, and so when I was at Round Top this spring, I couldn’t help myself. I bought a […]

I decided I needed a table by my bath tub to hold soaps, wash cloths and flowers.  Yes I know it’s a luxury item, but I thought ‘why not?’  This table came from an antique store, but it was not very expensive. It feels so special to have this little table in my bath. I […]

Come on into our little guest quarters bath. It’s tight in here, so we’ll have to squeeze in to see.   It’s a small addition, but it’s the details that make a room, I think. Here’s the little shelf, that holds the towels and a sweet little oil paining.   Here is the before.   […]