Today I want to share with you three different ways you can decorate a mantel for spring, using vintage items that can easily be found at thrift stores or flea markets. I love decorating with vintage treasures! For one, they are often less expensive than buying...
I’m pretty picky about what I hang on my walls. I’m not a “fill in the blank spots with something that matches” kinda gal. To be considered for my wall space, a piece of art has to be either part of a collection I have (like these monthly...
I have a thing for lighting. For me, the kind of lighting in a space makes a big impact on how I feel when I’m in there. For example, big, bright, overhead flourescent lights make me want to crawl into a hole and never come out. Soft, glowing table lamps make...
If you were to spend any time in my house, you would hear me saying phrases like this a lot: ” Please share with you brother ” ” You need to give someone else a turn ” ” He asked nicely, now please let your brother play with...
While preparing for the Vintage Market Days back on May, I decided to try and create a few antique signs out of some scrap wood I had on hand in my garage. I will confess that I am not very good though at the art of lettering, so creating signs with pretty...
I’ve been so busy working through my pile of furniture projects and getting my Fusion Mineral Paint ordered that I haven’t had a chance to show you all some recent finds. Please forgive me! It’s been so much fun playing around in my redesigned...
The family and I are back from Nashville! We had the most incredible weather while we were there–high 70’s and low 80’s, which was a wonderful break from the already high Texas summer heat. Later this week I will post more about our trip and some...
I have never been officially educated in the art of decorating. I am not a trained professional interior designer. But, like I mention in my bio, I learned alot about putting together a home from my mother. She really does have an eye for decorative design and she...
I have written before about how I love to decorate with old books. Sometimes I love the distressed hues of the covers, but other times the books are in really bad shape, or the covers are not very attractive. In those cases, I rip off the covers and binding and make...
I’ve posted before about how I love to decorate with old books. I have a special place in my heart though for old children’s books especially. I love the bright, but muted with time, colors and old-timey pictures. Over the weekend I stopped in at an...
In my space right now at Antique Company Mall I have a stock of old photos and family film reels from the 1950’s. I realize that some people may think it’s strange using old photos to decorate with, but I really enjoy these little glimpses into other people’s pasts. I...
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