Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Vintage Satsuma Ware Tureen and Ginger Jar: Thrifted vs. Styled #146

June 22, 2024

While I've grown my chinoiserie collection by leaps and bounds over the past few years, I've also managed to thrift some uniquely beautiful pieces of pottery with a fascinating history that are not chinoiserie, but they do remind me of it -- in a way. The type of pottery I'm referring to is Satsuma pottery.

Satsuma ginger jar gold lid

So what is Satsuma pottery? Where did I find mine, and how did I style it?

Vintage Swan Planter Collection

June 8, 2024

Have swans always been a thing? And if they have always been a thing, how did I not get the memo? Either way, whether I'm late to the party or right on time, I've become obsessed with swans. 

porcelain vintage Haeger swan planter on shelf

Not real swans, mind you. Porcelain swans.

Thrill of the Hunt #138

November 4, 2023

Welcome, friends, to another fun-filled Thrill of the Hunt post where I share my latest thrifty (and usually) vintage finds with you.  

jelly and jam spice jars blue onion pattern

I also share how I use and style the finds in my home. I hope that by sharing my thrifty finds I can motivate and inspire you to explore your own local thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets, barn sales  and clearance aisles in the hopes of making your own fabulous finds for yourself. So let's get started.

Mixing Old and New: Vintage and Modern Decor Together

January 22, 2015


Example of how to mix modern and vintage decor

It seems that with every new year comes the urge to shake things up
from a décor standpoint, at least in my house. Do you ever feel that
way? Maybe it happens for you at a different time of year.  I know the
change of seasons can do it for some people, myself included. But right
now I'm just plain wanting and needing a change now that the holidays
are over and everything seems so bare.

As much as I love being able to decorate our foyer, I also dread it. You see, I'm