Lower Level: The Details March 11, 2025 | 5 Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Interior Design, Restore, Salvage, Transferware, Vignettes Sharing one more post on the Lower Level Details, if you can stand it! A close up look at what […]
Cabinet of Curiosities February 19, 2025 | 4 Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Inheritance, Interior Design, Salvage, Transferware, Vignettes Have you ever heard the term? By definition, it has its origins in the Renaissance. A Cabinet of Curiosities was a […]
Is it a Bargain if it Doesn’t Enhance Your Space August 27, 2024 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, DIY, Paint, Restore, Salvage If you’ve been with me for a while you know I love a bargain. Who doesn’t! It’s the thrill of […]
Weekend Wandering for Antiques February 12, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Transferware I don’t know what it is about February but I always seem to want to explore the antique malls in […]
Backward and Forward January 7, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Fabric & Upholstery, Inheritance Looking back on last year we had some big accomplishments, small improvements, some losses and an overall sense of life […]
Flexibility and Happy Accidents August 23, 2022 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, DIY, Powder Room, Salvage We rounded the corner on the powder bath and hall way project. They are done!!! That took forever. Who knew […]
Ahhh! The Garden June 19, 2022 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, Garden, Life I have Hydrangeas!!! Now for most of you that probably isn’t big news because you probably have these gorgeous flowers every […]
Out of the Box May 12, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting While watching the local evening news the other night, they were doing a feature on the Old Ralston Granary. I […]
Bergére Blue and Other Small Projects April 12, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, DIY, Salvage As we start to prepare for a powder room in our lower level I’ve been stock piling incidentals for that […]
Cobblers Benches to Dental Cabinets March 23, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Life, Salvage My Florida daughter was in town all last week. It was my granddaughters 21st birthday and my daughter felt my […]
New Shops and A Great Book February 21, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage No, one thing has nothing to do with the other! It’s been a busy strange week. The week before lockdown […]
Embracing the Blue and Lower Level Christmas Reveal December 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Christmas, Collecting, Salvage, Vignettes I have been trying to embrace the blue in my lower level room for a couple of years. Don’t get […]
Strange Things You Acquire After 2 1/2 Weeks on the Road October 31, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Garden, Life, Salvage, Travel, Vignettes First let’s talk about best intentions! I promised Part ll on How to Style a China Cabinet and I will […]
18th Annual Lauritzen Gardens Antique Show September 10, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Questers, Salvage, Tablescapes, Tableware, Transferware I promised a post on antiquing in Okoboji which I will get back to. But first I wanted to give […]
At last, a new fabric for the deck! July 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Life, Restore, Salvage Several years ago on arriving home from Charleston SC I went over and purchased new furniture for the deck. What […]
How to Restore a Victorian Ginger Bread June 26, 2021 | No Comments | Architectural Salvage, Collecting, DIY, Garden, Restore, Salvage So excited my Florida daughter is in town. I haven’t had a chance to see her yet, she and her […]
Vintage Ship Sails Again June 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, DIY, Garden, Salvage Rescued from the rooftop of my parents home this weathervane proudly sails again!!! Many years ago my dad was on […]
Creating an Outdoor Mirrored Wall From Vintage and Antiques Mirrors May 24, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Garden, Paint, Restore, Salvage I’m in the middle of a Deck Refresh. Just muddling through task after task to get the deck summer ready. […]
Reimagining Your Home/Part II April 10, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Bedroom, Fabric & Upholstery, Kitchen, Life, Trends, Vignettes When I am wanting to make some minor changes in my home and give it a fresh look there are […]
In Search of Antiques March 21, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Travel Today I had some time between appointments so I decided to take a quick run to Plattsmouth, NE. Just 20 […]
2020 Things Accomplished, Hard Decisions, and Small Victories December 29, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Bedroom, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, DIY, Inheritance, Life, Paint, Salvage, Tableware, Vignettes After losing my mom in May of 2019 life changed quite a bit. I had to resign my design position […]
Restoration of the 3417 Sign / Gilding the Lily! September 27, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, DIY, Paint, Polish, Salvage Years ago when my dad was still alive he had carved the 3417/Welcome sign to hang off an antique lantern […]
Marble, Mirrors & Corbels – Salvage for the Garden July 11, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Garden Anything can create inspiration. I remember sitting with my Dad on the Patio in Aurora New York at Mackenzie Childs […]
