For some of you, those who are brave with paint and brushes and haphazardly throwing them together, this post may seem tedious… but for those who are rule followers, paint-by-number sorts of folks, I hope the following emboldens you to try your hand at some creative “antique” finishes. Normally, I would recommend scouring thrift stores or the trash until you…
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On a gray, rainy day, I finally added a touch of spring to my dining room… just in time for Easter. It’s not extravagant, but I love the way this spring centerpiece cheers the room. With one old wine bottle from France (we are very slowly savoring the collection we brought back from Paris when we moved home December 2011)…
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I recently decided that I needed some ruffled curtains… I must say that ruffles are VERY out of character for me (I have two boys, remember?), but I love them. I am NOT a very accomplished seamstress, so they were pretty slow and labor-intensive for me, but they weren’t hard. Good new is, if you can sew a straight line,…
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The astute among you will notice that I title this #1. That is not a promise to continue these necessarily… but I don’t think it would hurt. I can’t imagine how many people have already capitalized on the alliteration of “Thankful Thursday;” I refuse to google it to find out. I simply hope to remind my heart of a few…
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I love old books. I love antiques; I love stories (remember my story wall in the dining room?); I taught high school literature, and my husband and I both come from families of book lovers. We were destined to have a house overfilled with books. In past homes, we’ve sprinkled our old, beautiful books throughout the house for display purposes,…
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