From Blizzards to Copper – A Week in Review March 22, 2025 | 4 Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Kitchen, Questers, Tablescapes, Tableware, Weather I was going to say it was an uneventful week but, when I look back, I actually did get some […]
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 […]
A Walk Around Charleston October 31, 2024 | No Comments | Collecting, Travel As I write this, the door bell is ringing and the husband is doing due diligence on the front door. […]
A Blast from the Past August 18, 2024 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom, Collecting, Decorating, Entertaining, Living Room, Trends A couple of weeks ago while working at the Thrift Shop someone donated a 1969 House and Garden Magazine. I […]
6 Things You Should Consider Collecting Now July 29, 2024 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Dishes, Vignettes Are you the type of collector who gets on the band wagon of the “new” latest and greatest thing, that […]
Focal Points in Interior Design April 7, 2024 | No Comments | Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Interior Design Let’s talk about Focal Points. What is a focal point? Focal points in interior design typically refers to the area […]
Spring Refresh March 17, 2024 | 4 Comments | Bedroom, Collecting, Decorating, Interior Design, Kitchen, Living Room, Transferware Ah the Domino! When one thing leads to another which leads to another. Can any of you relate? A couple […]
Meat Hooks in the Kitchen February 15, 2024 | 5 Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Inheritance, Kitchen, Paint, Salvage We have been slowly chipping away at some small projects over here. You know the ones, the small niggling things […]
Maximize Visual Interest by Layering January 8, 2024 | 12 Comments | Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Living Room, Vignettes As I started taking down Christmas, I decided I wasn’t quite ready to lose the decor on the Welsh Cupboard. […]
Decking the Halls November 30, 2023 | 1 Comment | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Living Room We’re decking the halls over here. Get a sneak peak as to what I’ve been up to.
Department 56, Uranium Glass and Moving into Fall October 17, 2023 | 1 Comment | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Interior Design Between the ALO Thrift Shop and client appointments I’ve been busy. We received a donation of 25 pieces of Halloween […]
Fall Decorating Quick Fixes in the Kitchen September 21, 2023 | 1 Comment | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating I don’t know about you but, for me cleaning doesn’t happen in the summer. Of course everything get’s picked up […]
Interior Design for Awkward Foyers September 12, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Interior Design, Living Room, Transferware Do you have a grand majestic foyer, big enough for a round center table? A medium sized foyer big enough […]
Let’s Talk About Souvenirs August 6, 2023 | 1 Comment | Antiques, Collecting According to Webster’s Souvenir is a noun: Something kept as a reminder (as of a place one has visited) A […]
Ste Genevieve MO June 14, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Life, Travel The first leg of our journey was a days drive from Omaha. Ste Genevieve is the oldest European Settlement west […]
Questers Dining Table October 9, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Questers, Tablescapes About a year ago I was asked to visit a Questers group. What is Questers? It is an organization founded […]
Powder Room Reveal August 26, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, DIY, Powder Room, Salvage Spring came and went and now summer is almost gone. I just got around to washing the mirrors on the […]
Using Dishes as Art in Your Home July 9, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Dishes, Tablescapes, Tableware, Transferware If you’ve been with me for awhile you know I have a love affair with dishes. Of course I love […]
A Walk Through Middleton Place, South Carolina June 10, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Garden, Life, Travel As I look back on our trip we took last fall, I realize it was a sprint across the south. […]
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 […]
The Wind and The Tale of Four Sterling Silver Patterns April 23, 2022 | No Comments | Collecting, Life, Tablescapes, Tableware, Weather Is anybody out their tired of the wind? The wind howling, blowing thru your hair (straight up), combing thru said […]
BRING ON SPRING! The Process… March 29, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Tablescapes, Tableware, Vignettes If you’ve been here for a while you know that I really only decorate for Christmas but I am constantly […]
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 […]
Embracing the Blue – AGAIN! March 12, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Inheritance, Transferware If you’ve been reading for awhile you know that I have been struggling with my lower level room. Mainly because […]
A Table of Favorites February 24, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Dishes, Kitchen, Tablescapes, Tableware, Vignettes I set this table last year about this time with the intention of sharing it here on the blog and […]
Tiny Primary Bedroom Reveal February 1, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedroom, Collecting, Dishes, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Inheritance, Paint, Polish, Tableware, Vignettes If you’re coming to this post first, you may want to go back and read It All Started with Curtains and How to […]
It All Started With Curtains January 22, 2022 | No Comments | Bedroom, Collecting, Fabric & Upholstery, Paint, Vignettes Well I’ve been away from the blog the last couple of weeks. I’ve been working on our bedroom. Frankly I […]
TOP 10 Vintage and Antique Finds of 2021 January 8, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Polish, Salvage, Travel I have spent the last couple of days in our bedroom eating dust! I am working on a small renovation […]
What Makes The Magic? January 1, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, DIY, Life his post started out as Boxes, Trunks, and Containers or Why I Collect so Many! I do collect a lot of […]
Christmas Candle Light Tour December 24, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Dishes, Entertaining, Fabric & Upholstery, Kitchen, Tablescapes, Tableware, Vignettes Well there are just two more sleeps until Christmas. Last evening my daughter and I had a memorable evening. We […]
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 […]
Enter Christmas December 10, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Entertaining, Inheritance, Life, Polish, Salvage, Tablescapes, Tableware, Travel There once was a boy who loved to build. Using his hands was always the thing that kept him going. […]
Best Laid Plans for 8 – NOT! November 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Life, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving Ok just a quick post. As if you haven’t had enough of Thanksgiving Tables there is just one more. Remember […]
Creating Room Where There Is None November 22, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Dishes, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving My home is small. I do have an eat-in kitchen but not large enough to accommodate a Thanksgiving crowd for […]
How To Style A China Cabinet – Part II November 7, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes We were traveling In Natchez MS recently. What fun shopping, antiquing, and of course we had to tour Rosalie House. […]
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 […]
Lauritzen Gardens Antique Show September 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Garden, Vignettes Yesterday I went to the Lauritzen Gardens Antique Show at our local botanical gardens in Omaha, NE. This is the […]
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 […]
