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 […]
Holiday Decorating for a Tiny Entry December 8, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Transferware No it’s not a foyer! It is just a pad big enough to open the door. In fact it is […]
Bits and Bobs October 25, 2024 | No Comments | Transferware An antique show and estate sale were on the agenda for today. Checking out my stamina, I decided to take […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oh, Christmas Tree December 24, 2022 | No Comments | Christmas, Life, Transferware After spending most of the day cooking it’s kind of nice to sit down to PBS Christmas and my lap […]
Quester’s Day November 11, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Questers About a year ago I was privileged to be asked to join a Quester’s Group. Quester’s is a national organization […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How To Style A China Cabinet – Part I October 11, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques In my career I have probably styled a hundred China Cabinets, Curio Cabinets, and Cupboards. Everything from the shiny new […]
Easing into Fall September 16, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Tablescapes, Tableware It is such a lovely morning out here on the deck. It occurs to me that I should have a […]
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 […]
The Timeless Appeal of Ralph Lauren May 16, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Tablescapes, Tableware An interesting question came up in the Decorating Panel on Facebook. Does anyone still decorate in that Ralph Lauren English […]
Bathroom Reno/Who Says A Bathroom Needs Towels? March 17, 2021 | No Comments | Bathroom, DIY, Transferware The long awaited Bathroom Reno is finally done! Why are bathroom Reno’s always long awaited anyhow? Our 1980’s small builder […]
How To Make Room for Inherited Treasures / Part One: The Mechanics February 8, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques What do I do with it? The answer is always, “It depends”! I recently experienced this dilemma when we […]
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 […]
Pottery Barn Messy Bed Challenge January 20, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom So what camp are you in? Do you get up every morning and before you put a cup of coffee […]
New LVT Floors for the Kitchen, Living Room, Hall and Home Office January 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Paint After the kitchen was done (see previous two posts) we immediately through ourselves into painting, knowing we wanted to get […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to Shop an Antique Show September 19, 2017 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting There are many types of antique shows. There are the very fine vetted shows like the Lauritzen Gardens Antique Show, […]
