This has been the week to finally share my outside spaces... good and not so good. Earlier in the week I posted my front porch that's in the middle of a facelift. That post is a kind of a cringe-worthy "before photo", but I know it's going to get better. So now to the back of the house. I'll show you the potting bench first, since it's the most fun to look at.
Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts
Friday, June 7, 2019
Friday, May 24, 2019
Vintage White Pottery
I did a pretty good job of packing and labeling all my breakables. Boxes of Transferware (brown, red, and green) ironstone, majolica, china, etc... and several boxes of White Pottery. At the previous place I kept it put away in the basement bar area because I just didn't have room to display it. So now that I have the garden room, I'm making a seasonal spot for it here. I may rotate it after Summer is over, but for now I've gathered all the white pottery pieces together for a little collection.
Labels:
collection,
Garden Room,
pottery,
sheep,
shelving,
Vintage,
white dishes
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Hop Into Easter
Hello Everyone! I have to tell you that this is a special day for me being able to join in on this fun Spring Blog Hop. This last year has been a difficult time due to health issues and a major move. So being able to participate makes me feel like life may be getting back to normal. I'm so glad you're here to help me celebrate! Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home is our talented hostess for this Easter Hop. Thankyou Amber for inviting me along.
Labels:
baker's rack,
bunnies,
Easter,
Garden Room,
quilts,
rabbits,
spring,
Vintage
Friday, April 5, 2019
An Easter Mantel in the Hearth Room
I haven't gone all out for Spring and Easter decor this year because I really don't have a lot of my dishes and seasonal pottery unpacked. Back in August when I started packing up all the seasonal dishes and decor I had no concept that we wouldn't be fully moved in until Spring. It's probably a good thing that I was ignorant, otherwise I've had been even more stressed out about the whole process.
Labels:
bench,
Easter,
hearth room,
mantel,
slipcovered sofa set,
spring,
Vintage
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Stacking Painted Baskets
I'm very fortunate to have a long wall in the Hearth Room that can handle multiple pieces of furniture, and I've made use of it to bring back two vintage pieces I've had for years. I didn't know how they would look together, but I realized I'd need something of a different size and texture to go between the two.
Labels:
antiques,
baskets,
cupboard,
furniture,
hearth room,
metal basket,
New House Journal,
painting,
prints,
sideboard,
Vintage
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Vintage Repurposed Cupboard
When placing all my odds and ends of mix and match white chippy pieces out in the "Garden Room", (I'm going to refer to that big space formally known as the Sunroom, as The Garden Room, ala Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles. Sometimes it's not very sunny so it's now The Garden Room) I soon realized that there wasn't going to be space to fit it all in. Despite a huge room, I had an abundance of furniture that I've had "in storage" begging to be functional again. I had to find a place for this old cupboard that had unfortunately lost it's doors many years ago. It had been in the basement holding quilts or dishes in it's previous lives.
Friday, December 14, 2018
New House Journal: Painting the Antique Sideboard Buffet
We've been working weekends at the new house, and I've been spending at least one day a week there working on my own. We tend to work on bigger jobs on the weekends, then I do some things that I can get accomplished on my own without Hubby's help the rest of the week. OK ... some days are just spent doing laundry and resting up for the next round of fun.
Labels:
antique,
ASCP,
buffet,
chalk paint,
furniture,
hearth room,
New House Journal,
paint project,
Vintage
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Favorite Vintage Thanksgiving Tablescape
Sharing some pics from my favorite Thanksgiving Tablescape from 2013. Just for fun. Have a wonderful day with friends and family.
Labels:
Brown Transferware,
china,
fall,
tablescape,
Thanksgiving,
Vintage
Thursday, October 11, 2018
A few misplaced things...
Even though we're working on the new house with it pretty much in disarray and a lot going on, I still have that need to scatter a little Fall Decor about. During August and September I was able to get a jump on some packing, especially some of my decor pieces like old dishes and vintage odds and ends. I found a few things that I don't think I'd shared on the blog for awhile so I thought I'd try to use a few of them for the season.
Labels:
moving,
New House Journal,
paint colors,
painting,
prints,
silver,
transferware,
Vintage
Monday, September 17, 2018
Vintage Shopping and the Trunk Makeover
Labels:
antiques,
fall,
Fall Open House,
out and about,
prints,
shopping,
Vintage,
vintage markets
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Rustic French Fall Decor
I'm in the middle of messy packing mode, but I'm still looking for Fall Inspiration. Nothing over-the-top, but some subtle color changes and natural vignettes. I thought I'd share some classic French Country Autumn seasonal decor with you today from previous Septembers. I like to look back through the archives and see what I was doing "this time of year" from years ago.
Labels:
Autumn,
Dining Room,
fall,
flowerbox centerpiece,
hydrangeas,
Living Room,
pumpkins,
Vintage
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Spring Market and Vintage Ivy Dishes
Spring Open Houses seem to be a little late this year, but since our weather has been on the cold side, I think we're all running a little behind schedule. We (my sis and I) only made it a couple of places, but we got our fix for all things Spring.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Seed Box Vignette on the China Cupboard
Since Easter, I've been puttering around here bringing in some vintage pieces that are seasonally "Spring". I just removed the "bunnies" on top of the china cupboard, and replaced them with a vignette using an old wooden box decoupaged with seed graphics. It was a "make-do" attempt, but with that wonderful original green paint, it makes a perfect display piece for Spring.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Easy Repairs to a Vintage Oil Painting
I'm always on the hunt for vintage or antique watercolor and oil paintings when I'm out at the vintage markets or fleas. Pastorals or landscapes are my favorites, but are getting hard to find. Not to mention, the prices can be pretty steep. So when I happened to spot this canvas a few weeks ago, I grabbed it up.
Labels:
antiques,
entry console,
faux painting,
prints,
repairs,
Vintage,
vintage postcards,
watercolors
Friday, March 30, 2018
Spring and Easter Joys Blogger Link Party
Happy Good Friday, Friends. I hope you've been able to "Hop" through our Vintage Easter Joys Blog Hop this week. If you haven't had a chance, I have the list of bloggers sharing their wonderful inspiration for Easter at the end of this post. Today we're inviting you all to share your Spring and Easter posts with all of us. Each of the twelve bloggers participating in the Hop are also hosting the Linky Party, so your linked posts will be seen on 12 different blogs!
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Vintage Easter Joys Blog Hop
Hello Everyone, Happy Easter Week! We've gathered 12 Vintage Lovin' Bloggers together to Celebrate Easter and Spring this week. No matter what the weather, we're all decorated and ready to share the fun of Easter, with a vintage twist.
Labels:
Easter,
home tour,
spring,
Spring Inspiration,
Vintage,
vintage inspiration
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Vintage Easter Inspiration on Palm Sunday
(This is not a sponsored post)
Labels:
Blog Hop,
Easter,
link party,
spring,
Vintage,
vintage decor
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Easter Mantel with a Vintage Touch
Labels:
Easter,
fireplace,
Living Room,
mantel,
spring,
Vintage,
window box,
windowbox
Saturday, March 3, 2018
How to know when it's almost Spring...
Of course the weather will be on a gradual warming curve; more days of 60 than of 30. I can see little bits of green popping up, previously hidden in the "monkey grass" along the courtyard sidewalk. The buds on the Peach tree are swelling up, just waiting to explode in a gorgeous pink bloom. But there's one sure way to tell Spring is almost here...
Labels:
birdies,
cloches,
door basket,
Entry,
entry console,
faux flowers,
paperwhites,
prints,
spring,
Vintage
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
A Very Vintage Valentine Blog Hop and Link Party
Hi Friends, so glad you're here today, as I'm joining in with a group of like minded, vintage-loving blogger friends to share our ideas for Valentine's Day. Whether you decorate your whole house, scatter a few hearts around, or just do a simple vignette, you're in for some fun and inspiration with our
Very Vintage Valentine Blog Hop and Party
Labels:
books,
boxes,
candy box,
china,
flowers,
prints,
silverware,
Valentine's Day,
Vintage,
vintage decor,
vintage postcards
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