Antique Style

I have a tiny hallway that goes to the powder room and master bedroom.  While it is not deep enough to house a piece of furniture, I wanted to put something there.  I have so many benches and c...

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I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT THE ROUND OF PARTIES AND FAMILY EVENTS COMING UP WITH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS ON THE HORIZON.   DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH WHAT TO GIVE THE HOSTESS WHO HAS EVERYTHING?  WE...

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It is really easy to put together a bunch of pretty pictures of antiques from Ist Dibs, but most of us don't have many thousands to spend on antiques.  I spent time on Ebay looking for affordab...

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This bedroom is in a little guest house at my daughter's house.   I just left this morning and thought I would share all the antique touches in the room. The photo below was taken from the doo...

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Some of my most popular posts are when I write about my fascination with hankies.  I wrote about hankies in the following posts: Hanky Primer #1  Monogrammed Hankies Hanky Primer #2  More Mo...

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Happy Mother's Day to all of you dear readers.  I have not been posting, as I have my German wanderlust shoes on and have been in Europe for several weeks.   I brought back some spring flowers ...

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Hi Everyone! I'm Angelina from Peonies & Orange Blossoms and Simone loved my post about Antique Swedish Mora Clocks and asked me to feature a Mora Clock post on her lovely blog! I am so excited...

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 I saw my first real staffordshire cow in 2004, that is, cows in the pottery making region of England.  We were driving on a country road.  I think we were the only car that had ever been on t...

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We finally finished the backsplash in the kitchen. I know I had talked about using this brick product: However the current sample didn't seem to have any color variation and that wou...

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It's January, and there are things to do.  It's not spring, but I can't wait for spring cleaning.   I have a lot of linen that needs to be laundered after the holidays and all those dinners. ...

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My most favorite thing?   Getting the house ready for Christmas.  I love red and white wood ornaments, mushrooms, and wooden birds. Ergebirge angels clipped onto branches.   Tiny red mush...

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I apologize for being absent.  My father passed away and the past month has been more than rough.   I haven't been able to work on the house much, but there is some progress being made.  Befor...

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If you've been following my sparse posts, you know I have moved and am having a house built.   Well, we got the keys to the house.  Hurrah.   This is what the kitchen looked like when we got t...

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I know I haven't blogged much even though there are alot of changes in my life.  The big move out of our family home has taken some getting used to.  I am thankful that I know all my treasures ...

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There are a few inspiration bathrooms that appeal to me.  After going through houzz.com and looking at thousands of pictures, I am on overload.  I think every designer in the world is using wh...

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Who doesn't have a collection of ribbon at home?   I suspect many bloggers are as OCD as I am.  How to keep them orderly is the question.   I tend to use old wood spools, but they are hard to ...

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Check out these beautiful blooms.  They are a David Austin rose "Lady of Shalott" Have a great weekend!

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Last fall we were in Germany, and went to Neuschwanstein Castle.   It was a fabulous trip and we had a wonderful time.  Best vacation ever!  Any way you look at it, the castle was a feat--e...

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Collecting antique textiles can be fun an practical.  There are so many items that don't involve wrestling 120" long pieces of linen.  In selling linens on Ebay, I found that a lot of people g...

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My first piece of Pink Lusterware - a huge pint mug: Collecting lusterware is extremely popular, as porcelain collecting goes.  One could only hope to achieve the collection below: F...

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The antique show last weekend yielded several treasures.   Today I am sharing my favorite white ironstone find.   It is a Scottish Hen-On-Nest. I know she will wind up in my new kitchen. �...

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Last weekend I got to go to an antique show in  Portland, Oregon.  I will share some of my finds as that is what you enjoy the most. Who can resist blue and white porcelain or pottery?  Not ...

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I don't think I ever shared this find with you.   I think the crewel fabric got me interested in it.  I walked by it before when it looked like this: But then again, I never seem to b...

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In our move last month,  we packed everything.  Now that I am unpacking, I am sorting through everything. There were about 20 boxes from the library.  I decided to thin down the decorating boo...

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Time has flown since my last post.   I haven't had the heart to post giving everything that has happened in our lives.   It all started when someone knocked on our front door, wanting to buy ou...

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