I am excited to announce I am partnering wtih Ruby Lane to feature some of my favorite Ruby Lane items and share them with you. If you haven’t heard of Ruby Lane, they offer a variety of vintage and antique items online. It’s a great way to shop for vintage items without leaving your home. […]
How to Select Vintage Silver – VIDEO
I have to admit I’m pretty excited to be able to talk to you today. I did a video, so you can see and hear me. I just wish I could see and hear you too. It’s my first one, and it’s far, far from perfect, but you have to start somewhere, right? And I’m […]
How to Sell your Stuff for Top Dollar
If you love interior decorating, then you probably love changing things out in your home quite often. To finance these changes it’s always good if we can sell the things we are replacing. So the question becomes, how do you sell your stuff? Firstly, if you suspect that you have something of rare value, and […]
The Secret Formula for Dressing a Table
What can you do in 10 minutes? Actually more than you think. Scenario: You have guests coming over in 30 minutes. You got everything ready, but you want to add a bit of drama and elegance to your room. You have no flowers and no time to buy them. What do you do? I […]
How to spot thrift store bargains
Want to see my new light fixture? Don’t be jealous!! It was one of my thrift store bargains. Looks pretty bad, huh? Apparently no one at the thrift store wanted it. Everyone saw an ugly light fixture. I saw a deal! So how do you spot something special? Well I look at the shape […]
Girl Bedroom Updates
Here is an area rarely seen by the public. It is the habitat of one of my daughters. Usually the room is a tad (read that – A LOT) messy. Like in my other daughter’s room SEEN HERE, I like to have a table by the window. They can have a snack and look […]
Gorgeous Vintage Lamp WOW
This used to be my favorite room in the house, now it is my favorite room any where. This is my bedroom. My super cool addition is this vintage Italian lamp I found at the thrift store for about $100. The lamp was made in Italy. The paint appears to be original. The lampshade was […]
Display towels on a Vintage Ladder
Industrial style is so hot right now, and that includes these old beat up vintage ladders. I recently bought one and just leaned it again the wall, and thought it looked a bit lonely. Even though it looked a bit empty, I still like the ladder by itself. It has a sculptural or architectural feel […]