Vintage “Dallas Ware” and “Raffiaware”

Hi everyone! I wanted to share some vintage goodies I found that are perfect for an afternoon picnic, or roasting hotdogs over the firepit. I was challenged when we sit around the firepit roasting hotdogs…

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Talavera and Italian Countryside…

We are outside on the porch and I wanted to show you a table I set for the “porches and deck” blog party earlier this summer. This is a really simple table with everyday items……

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Romantic England breakfast…

Hi everyone! Today we are having breakfast for two on the porch with the J & G Meakin “Romantic England” in pink/red… The dinner plate features “Haddon Hall”  The cups feature “Ann Hathaway’s cottage” in…

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Vintage Hazel Atlas “Pink Crinoline”

From a distance, this table might look suspiciously like my 1956 “Brookpark” table from last week, but I have used another vintage dinnerware pattern.  My first pink pattern was this Hazel Atlas “Pink Crinoline” or…

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Antique Dresser Stripped…

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend celebrating the birth of our country!!  I wanted to give you a peak at one of the furniture pieces in the girls’ room that I…

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The project requires some stripping…

…paint stripping that is! I am still hard at work on the girls’ room, and things are going pretty well, but I need to get this little project done to complete it! I have this…

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The WORST room in the house…

I hesitated to show this room because it is SO bad. But, maybe I can inspire someone who has an equally bad situation!! OK, before you call one of those TV shows about hoarders, let…

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Going White in the Bath…

Let’s get this out of the way: I am a person who loves color! I tend to surround myself with it because it makes me happy. However, white has been everywhere for a while, and…

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