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About a year ago, I found this ottoman in my neighbor’s trash…
It was in pretty bad shape, but sturdy nonetheless…
Obviously trash picked, since there was even garbage in the springs…
Gross, but salvagable! So, . . . → Read More: ottoman before & after A while back I bought 3 vintage gym baskets from EveryEskimo a seller on Etsy, who has great vintage treasures.
I’ve always liked the cool look of vintage gym baskets, even though I wasn’t much of an athlete back in school…I class-clowned my way through gym class! They weren’t particularly . . . → Read More: vintage gym baskets Lookee what I found on Craigslist for 30 clams!
A beautiful chandelier that I’m going to paint and put in my bedroom. (That is after it “cures” for a while in my garage with my other projects-in-waiting.) Can’t decide…white, black or other? Don’t want it to be . . . → Read More: lookee what i found! As you may know, I have a bird problem. So, in the event that you have a bird problem too, I thought I’d show you how to get a bird to nest in a vintage purse. You will need the following supplies: Vintage purse Floral foam Spanish moss Floral pins (optional) Decorative bird’s . . . → Read More: there’s a bird in my purse – tutorial This Thanksgiving I hosted the Thanksgiving dinner and had a total of 11 guests. Not a huge production, but certainly more than my usual 3 person deal. As always, I wanted to create a special tablescape, but using things that I have around the house. Plus, this year, in addition to making it . . . → Read More: thanksgiving table
A great low-cost decorating trick is to use twigs & branches that you can gather up on a walk in your neighborhood. Imagine that – decorating as exercise! That’s my kind of workout! I picked up the large branch in this vignette after a windy fall day in our neighborhood… . . . → Read More: twig decor
Because I live in a land where backpacks, purses, viola, suitcase-sized-5th-grade-zipper-binder-almost-as-large-as-said-5th-grader, and other various & sundry items litter the kitchen table and the bar stools and the breakfast bar, I need some sort of storage solution. We do have a coat closet with a shelf for each person, however, that . . . → Read More: benched Recently, a dear friend who lives in New York came to visit me in Ohio. After his visit, because I have a collection of masks like this…
And this…
He sent me these…
He suggested that I frame them, which I thought . . . → Read More: when you said to frame it, is this what you meant? Home decorating magazines are my guilty pleasure, but I’ve become discouraged with how much the decorating mags are about buy, buy, buy. Consumption of more and more new stuff. However, many are beginning to sing the green song, and I am thrilled when I see vintage pieces being reused or repurposed. Like these . . . → Read More: mod bell  |
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