A late summer centerpiece was needed for my kitchen table, so I shopped my house to find something unique to use. I found a Fresca bottle holder in my basement in the area where I store flower vases and thought it would make a great centerpiece. My grandmother used this to carry extra flowers to…
My first week of summer vacation was wonderful. I had one of those weeks where I worked and worked around the house but didn’t have much to share that seemed blog worthy. I’ve completed a few yard projects that I’ll share later this week. It’s been pure pleasure to work for myself! My friend recently…
My aunt saved a lot of my grandmother’s things and recently gave me this cute purse that granny made in the 1980’s. I washed and ironed it and it’s my current new-to-me spring accessory. The purse can be carried with either a short or long strap. Granny made the applique and I think it’s incredibly…
When I visited my aunt over Christmas break, she gave me a very interesting typewriter table that belonged to my great-great aunt who raised my grandmother. Have you ever seen anything like this? I certainly have not! Believe it or not, it actually is pretty comfortable to use. It could be a tad bit bigger,…
Can you believe that it’s the last day of 2011? The older I get, the faster time seems pass by. Our house is in the terrible transition of putting away Christmas. Cleaning up makes a terrible mess! Even with a mess in just about every room of the house, I had to pull out my vintage…
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying a day filled with family and good food. I have a few more vintage Thanksgiving cards to share. This one has a really pretty design. It’s sent to Aunt Willye who received it before she married and became Mrs. Geo Funk. Lulu (Granny always called her “Aunt Lulie”)…
In decorating I almost always prefer an antique over something new and lighting is no exception. The other day I started thinking about lamps and realized that I’ve purchased one lamp in my entire life. In 1991 with my first teacher paycheck I bought a new brass lamp for my apartment. I still use it…
I have a love for old wooden boxes to use for storage. Old boxes hold our mail, magazines beside each of our sofas, and exercise equipment beside my sofa. The boxes that I have were all given to me by my mom. I’d like a few more and have been looking in antique shops but…
Valentine’s Day is over and I’ve about eaten all of the conversation hearts that I had on display in this area of my kitchen, so the time was right for a new counter display. I decided to use vintage appliances that belonged to both of my grandmothers. This waffle maker was probably used not too…
I recently acquired a music cabinet that once belonged to my great-great aunt. I would guess that this cabinet is about 100 years old. My grandmother had it in her basement for years, intending to fix it up to use, but never did. When granny moved to a retirement home, my aunt took it, thinking…
I’m joining Joan at Anything Goes Here again this week for Vintage Christmas Monday. If you missed my post last week, you can see it here. Be sure to visit Joan’s blog to see all of this week’s vintage Christmas treasures. One of my favorite Christmas decorations to use in my kitchen is this vintage…
I’m joining Joan at Anything Goes Here for her third Vintage Christmas Monday. If you are a lover of vintage or antiques, check out Joan’s blog. My mother has very fond memories of her neighbor’s Econolite sitting on top of the tv from when she was a child. We found one at an antique sale…