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 […]
The Second Chance Rug March 2, 2025 | 2 Comments | Bathroom, Decorating, Interior Design, Kitchen, Living Room For me life is a tapestry. Small little snippets of time that create a story. In The Tale of The […]
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 Boho Chic Sunroom February 9, 2025 | No Comments | Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Interior Design, Life, Paint, Restore, Salvage Last winter, I did a series of blog posts on a home renovation that I had been working on. We […]
Winter Refresh January 28, 2025 | 2 Comments | Antiques, Decorating, Dishes, Interior Design Ok, last week was frigid; this week much warmer. Today, it is supposed to get up to 59 degrees! Not […]
A Venison Recipe to Ease into Winter January 18, 2025 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life We had our last holiday meal on the 5th of January! I made a delicious venison roast recipe with potatoes […]
A Few Last Bits of Christmas December 31, 2024 | 1 Comment | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life, Tablescapes, Vignettes As the fireworks explode and the “Happy New Year” wishes are called out, I wanted to share a few last […]
Ah, the Christmas Tree December 24, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Interior Design I remember years ago my mom saying to me “I’m not going to put up a Christmas tree anymore”. She […]
Christmas: Lower Level Family Room December 23, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life, Vignettes The first thing that always gets done while decorating the family room for Christmas is the trunk. There is a […]
Christmas: The Bedroom December 17, 2024 | No Comments | Bedroom, Christmas, Decorating, Interior Design A couple of days ago, I woke up to sheer ice on the streets outside my door. The sky was […]
Decorations, Tables and Mayhem Galore November 29, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving As I’ve been terrorizing the husband with mayhem everywhere in our home, I am slowly completing tasks. The grand boy’s […]
Playing with Pumpkins September 4, 2024 | No Comments | Decorating, Thanksgiving, Vignettes Are you a fall refresh person? Do you feel the need to fall in line, with all the retailers out […]
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 […]
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 […]
No Demo Primary Bedroom: Bringing Mismatched Furniture Together February 6, 2024 | 2 Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom, Decorating, Interior Design A Primary Bedroom with miss matched furniture from antique to mid modern to contemporary. How do you bring them together? Come see.
No Demo Great Room Reno/1992 Builder House February 2, 2024 | 4 Comments | Decorating, DIY, Interior Design, Restore Part II – No Demo Great Room Reno This is part two of my three-part “NO DEMO” series. If you […]
Design Trends for the Antique Loving Soul in 2024 January 23, 2024 | 4 Comments | Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Trends If you’ve been reading me for any amount of time, you know I am not a believer in design trends. […]
Favorite Projects of 2023 January 21, 2024 | 5 Comments | Bedding, Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Life, Tablescapes As I look back on 2023 I thought to myself what did I do? What are some of my favorite […]
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 […]
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. […]
Decking the Halls November 28, 2021 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating Well the silly season has finally started over here. I know, I’m way behind but it takes time to get […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“CLUTTERCORE” THE NEW BUZZ WORD July 16, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Life, Living Room, Trends, Vignettes What’s in a name? Why do we feel the need to “Label” everything. Farmhouse, French Country, Grand Millenial, Minimalist, Maximalist […]
A Bit About Transferware/So Much More Than Dishes January 31, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Transferware Some call it Transferware some call it Staffordshire. Staffordshire refers to the Region in England where the clay was right […]
Going Against the Grain / Design Trends January 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Tablescapes, Tableware, Trends Can good design still be good design if it isn’t the flavor of the moment? When clients ask me what […]
What’s on the Agenda for 2021 December 30, 2020 | No Comments | Bedroom, Decorating, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Kitchen, Trends Fix the coat closet to be a bit more functional for kitchen over flow brooms and mops. Not very glamorous […]
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 […]
Christmas Lower Level December 24, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Tableware Our lower level room is where all our celebrations happen. It’s also become the place where the grand boys watch […]
Fox Hollow Bedroom December 22, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom, Christmas, Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Paint The snow is coming down and the wind is rattling the windows so I thought it was a good time […]
Living Room Christmas Tour December 21, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Tablescapes, Tableware Welcome to my Living Room. I gave a glimpse of the Welsh Cupboard so here is the rest of the […]
Christmas in the Welsh Cupboard December 16, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes Before I start making my Christmas cards (I know crazy right) I wanted to give you a glimpse into my […]
