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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A little gray on the dresser...

Well, I persuaded Hubbs to move around my boxes and tubs in the storage area at the old house, in hopes of finding my two tubs of Valentine things. When we moved to the smaller house I brought very little "decor" stuff with me, just the basics. So after wading through the Fall and Christmas (there's a ton of it) I gratefully spied the pink and red, and tried to get out of there as soon as possible. If I keep him in the storage room too long it turns into a disagreement. I know... I know ...I'm workin' on organization!

The Entry here isn't large, but it's big enough for my little dresser, a mirror, and a few things that are holiday and seasonal on top.

I tried not to overdo it, just keep it sweet and simple.

Little Lefton Cupid Box

My handmade pottery Valentine

Here's a better shot of the entry before Valentine's jumped on it. If you look closely you can see the dresser is a little different color. Actually, the night before we moved I grabbed my can of taupe bedroom wall paint and decided to give it a little gray/taupe wash. I've mentioned that my "antique white" furniture looks really yucky here at this smaller house...just plain 'ol dirty.

So, I just painted some of the taupe/gray on

and then wiped it down with a wet cloth, taking most of it off.

The next morning Hubby said, "what did you do to this little dresser?"

I said that it would match the new sofas better with this gray wash,

and I was surprised when he approved and thought it did look better.

So now it blends with the new/old cedar chest and the little accent table. I imagine that this is where most of my "Old White" furniture from the old living room is headed; it will need a wash of gray to work with these sofas. This only took me about half an hour, so that thought isn't too intimidating.

None of those pieces are here at the smaller house. One thing at a time, and this last weekend we packed up all the china and antique dishes from the Dining Room. Gosh, what a big job that was. I'm still not finished, because we ran out of foam and bubble wrap, but we're making some progress and that's what we need to see. The new granite countertops go in to the old house this week. Can't wait to see it!

Wish we'd made the decision to put on granite while we still lived there. (It should have had it when we bought the house, but the previous owners cut corners in the kitchen) But you know how things go, don't want to deal with the mess, or spend the money. Thinking of selling the house has caused us to realize there were some things that just needed to be updated. So now, someone else will benefit from all the work we're doing. I'm OK with it though, I'm letting things go, and realizing that it's not "home" anymore. We're looking forward to the future.

Joining in on these parties this week:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Inspiration Exchange at City Farmhouse

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Treasure Hunt at From My Front Porch to Yours

Share Your Cup at Mrs. Olson's

Grey Day at Petite Michelle Louise

Simple and Sweet at Rooted in Thyme

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings

Mod Mix Monday at Mod Vintage Life

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

The Scoop at Stone Gable

Knick of Time Tuesday

xoxo,

Today's Sponsor

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Marketplace: Etsy and Boutique Showcase

Do you love Valentine's Day, and make it a special week for your family and close friends? I'ts always been a time for small gifts that just remind them that they are loved and appreciated. There are so many wonderful links of vintage goods and beautiful handmade creations, hope you join in and do some last minute shopping. Here are a few goodies from last week:

Book Page Valentine Wreath

Roseflower 48

Vintage Florentine Framed Art

Vintage Goodness 1

Scrabble Jewelry Pendant

Pretty Whimsical

Set of 5 Red Antique Books

Oliver and Rust

Numbered Tacks

Anything Goes Here

Button Necklace Pattern

Sewella

Party Link Guidelines:

This is a linky party that is for items that are FOR SALE only. You don't have to have a blog to link up. If you have a blog post about your items that's great too, but they need to be available to purchase. Please try to link to the individual item that you are selling if possible. Please be a follower of Common Ground and if you have a blog it would be so nice for you to grab the image below to share somewhere on your blog. (not mandatory). Remember the link is up all week, so please stop back by to check out new items being listed.

If you missed last week's linkup, CLICK HERE

Have a great week, and be sure to hug your sweeties!

xoxo,

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Cupboard Love

Hope it's not too early to share a little
cupboard love

from the Holiday Cupboard.

Last month, before Christmas, I mentioned that we had stopped off in Washington, Missouri, a quaint little river town on our way home from St. Louis, to visit a few antique shops and have lunch at a wonderful little inn.

Just the day before we left town, I had said that I'd wanted to dress the Holiday Cupboard in red transfer ware for Christmas, but just didn't have enough dishes to make a nice display. Well, guess what was waiting for me 200 miles away? A small set of red in my favorite Johnson Brothers pattern, Old Britain Castles.

With those extra dinner and salad plates I was able to add a few of my basic white and then a few chintz pieces (Staffordshire, Tudor Roses by Meakin) to bring it all together.

So when I put away all my Christmas,

I just went ahead and made the cupboard up for Valentine's Day.

This is my little Lefton Candy Dish with Cupid.

and a new paper mache sweetie.

This is a collectible hand made and painted ceramic mold from a family company called Laxa Family USA, which depicts the symbol of the Lamb of God with a center flower pot with heart and flowers. I've had this for years, and bring it out to enjoy each Valentine's Day.

I don't have the rest of my Valentine things out, but since this has been up for awhile, I thought you might enjoy my first display with my new transferware. Now I'm on the lookout for more!

Hope you're having a good weekend, we just got back home from another doctor visit for my hubby in St. Louis. We visited a few antique spots, but I only grabbed a couple of items. I'm trying to curb the clutter around here, so I think I'm getting more particular in what I buy. I've been cleaning out my closets today and I have four huge bags of clothes. yikes. I think I'm going to go curl up with a cup of tea and my new Southern Living Magazine. (yes, I'm a southerner at heart...)