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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Composition and Balance December 6, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes As I’ve been slogging my way thru Christmas Decorations and creating Focal Points I came upon something yesterday while doing […]