Lower Level: The Details March 11, 2025 | 4 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 […]
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 […]
Bows, Bows and More Bows December 4, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Fabric & Upholstery Ok it’s the holiday season, time to deck the halls, dig down deep for the creative juices. The husband commented […]
Bedroom Refresh February 25, 2024 | 3 Comments | Bedroom, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Powder Room A couple of weeks ago I was in Pottery Barn with a client. We were looking for new bedding for […]
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 […]
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.
Birthdays, Baby Showers and Chasing Elephants October 6, 2023 | No Comments | Bernina, Fabric & Upholstery, Life Last Friday was my oldest daughters birthday. We don’t get to celebrate with her often now that she is living […]
Painting with Needle and Thread April 18, 2023 | No Comments | Bernina, Fabric & Upholstery, Tablescapes Have you ever looked at a table setting in a magazine and thought I want that? For me it isn’t […]
Lasting Gifts and Distant Memories April 8, 2023 | No Comments | Bernina, Dishes, Easter, Tablescapes It was December of 1972, my grandparents were staying with us for an extended period of time because of medical […]
Are the Stars Aligning and Other Musings March 8, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedroom, Bernina Let me tell you a story. I received my first sewing machine when I was 13 for Christmas. My mom […]
Let’s Talk About Sheets! January 14, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Fabric & Upholstery I will admit I am a total sheet snob! I’m also pretty cheap so I won’t spend $$$$ for sheets. […]
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 […]
It Started with a Stinkin’ Pillow December 9, 2022 | No Comments | Bernina, Christmas, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery You know how one thing leads to another, right? Well a couple of years ago after I bought my new […]
Auditioning the Thanksgiving Table November 23, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Fabric & Upholstery, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving As I prepare for Thanksgiving I am auditioning the table scape. As per usual it is trial and error. I […]
Thanksgiving Dining Ideas November 15, 2022 | No Comments | Fabric & Upholstery, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving I thought it might be helpful with Thanksgiving coming up to give you some fun ideas for a lovely dining […]
Rustic Linen Slipcover for a Dining Chair October 28, 2022 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery A few weeks ago I decided I needed to quickly recover an accent balloon chair that I picked up ages […]
Table for 6 – Easter Brunch April 16, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Easter, Fabric & Upholstery, Life, Tablescapes, Tableware This is a post I rebooted and edited from 2022. One of my favorite Easter table scapes. Enjoy! As we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Life for a Restore Store Chair August 8, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Restore This week I have worked in fits and starts. I few weeks ago I saw a Queen Ann desk chair […]
DIY Pouf Outdoor Ottoman July 29, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Life As promised here is the new pouf ottoman I made for the deck. This is so easy and to pay […]
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 […]
Review of the Nectar Mattress May 19, 2021 | No Comments | Bedding, Bedroom, Fabric & Upholstery A few weeks ago I got out of bed and said to myself “the time has come for a new […]
Make an Infinity Square Pillow from Linen Toweling April 26, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Fabric & Upholstery Well this was a week of this and that. Lots of sewing on various small projects from embroidering a new […]
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 […]
Easter Table For Three April 3, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Easter, Fabric & Upholstery, Life, Tablescapes, Tableware Just a quick post today to wish everyone a Happy Easter. We will be celebrating at my daughters home with […]
Reimagining your Home Part One March 31, 2021 | No Comments | Bedding, Bedroom, Fabric & Upholstery I thought I would start a series on how to reimagine your home. You see I’ve spent the last year […]
Making Room for Inherited Treasures / Part Two: The Results February 12, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedroom, Collecting, Fabric & Upholstery, Inheritance, Life, Salvage As a Designer I’m often asked how do I incorporate my (fill in the blank) into my modern home? The […]
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 […]
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 […]
