So often decorating is just a matter of moving things around and re-arranging things, and of saying good-bye to some things. Usually you don’t need to throw it all out and start again. Case in point – the guest quarters – where I took a no cost decorating approach. It actually looked better in person […]
Vintage Trophies in Design
Vintage trophies are a great way to add some personality to a room. I really get excited when I find any of these vintage gems. They come in lots of shapes and sizes. When I first got them, I did what most collectors do, I grouped them together so they didn’t get lost in […]
Parisian Flea Market Find!
I’ve made a few changes in here since we got back from Paris. Can you spot them? Well for one I had to replace the broken chair. That chair is at the farm now and I fixed it! You can read about it here. Here’s the new chair from Home Goods! I also moved […]
Display your Wedding Dress
I’ve talked before about how I love to display my mother-in-law’s wedding dress. Well then I thought, why not display mine as well? It may not be an antique, but it certainly is vintage. I got married a little bit after Princess Diana got married. I was still in college. So if the […]
Repurposing 3 Broken Things
I really love it when I can save something from a landfill and make my home prettier at the same time. Today I’m showcasing 3 broken items we transformed into something else. The first one is an electrical chandelier that didn’t work any more. My friend was going to get rid of it, and […]
Gray French Antique Cabinet
Some of you thought I was ‘cray cray’ when I sold a piece that was in my study, but I can assure you I am still in control of my faculties. Really. It’s just that I fell in love with this really old, old French gray cabinet. It’s very old and I love the […]
9 Ways to Use Baskets
Until I started writing this post, I didn’t realize just how much I use baskets. If you have stuff you need to organize and you want to do it in an elegant way, baskets are the way to go. I use baskets a lot. The trick is to find really beautiful ones. Vintage and […]
Vintage Chandelier and My Big Fat Mistake
Once upon a time I tried to save money on a chandelier. I bought a very cheap one online. I paid to have it hung. It didn’t look right. I added more crystals. It still didn’t look right. I taunted me every time I walked by it. It seemed to say, “You made a […]