I know I’ve been a bad blogger lately. I’ve been so focused on the shop (and my other endeavors) that I haven’t had time to take pictures for myself. Well today I made time. I wanted to “show and tell” a few of the items I’ve been picking up lately and decorating my house with. (There are some advantages to a husband whose out of town a lot… no one to complain about what I choose to decorate with!). I pretty much have free reign of the house when it comes to decor… I just have to “consult” him on any big purchases. So I have been decorating away, and loving every minute of it! Here are a few of my newest treasures:
This round suitcase I picked up at IVC, I was so excited at how clean it was inside! A super fun piece to use for photo props, and just sitting pretty on display. I piled in some of my smaller finds, a clock face, old photographs, vintage postcards, an old painters tray, a record book filed with vintage stamps, and a few smaller silver pieces.
The clock face and photographs sit in an old iron planter in my front room, and I threw a few of my other treasures into the picture… some old lace, and old garter, a vintage scale… the hardware I picked up on Saturday at another small flea market in the Orange Circle. And as for the books, I have been book crazy lately, I can’t seem to pass them up, so I have piles of them everywhere! These few are some that I wanted to keep for myself. I love the tattered edges, and soft colors of them. A vintage photo I picked up finishes off the display.
I also bought a few vintage umbrellas, to hang by my front door. I change the objects out for each season, and I’m loving the end of summer, pre-fall look here. :o) This last photo was something that made my heart skip a beat! It’s a very old photo album (1800′s) with brass latch and worn velvet cover in the dreamiest shade of teal. I’m so in love with it!
That’s all for now. But I hope to share more soon! I’m off to have some lunch!
by Sadie Olive
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