Since I can't grow flowers in the house during the winter (well not yet at least), I'm bringing them inside as much as possible and there's no better way to do that than with Cheri Blum prints. Her stuff has that dreamy, romantic, Victorian feel to them that I love so much. Today the universe …
Continue reading Adventures in Decorating: A Whole Bouquet of Blums!
I don't know about you but I am not a huge fan of Valentine's Day. My dear, sweet hubby has always made it so special for me though so I play along. He always gets me flowers and sometimes even writes me poetry (I know lol) and this year I decided to surprise him with …
All these empty rooms have been put to various uses over the last few years, and as our habits and hobbies change and evolve, it affects how we use our space. It's not as if we have a huge house, either, because we don't. It's just perfect for the two of us at about 1800sq …
Continue reading Adventures in Decorating: Rearranging the Empty Nest (Again)
I haven't bought any new antiques (pun intended) for awhile so it was bound to happen that I went looking for something to add to the dressing room I'm setting up. I want it to have the feel of a Victorian dress shop, so I'm looking for specific things. And while I didn't find a …
Continue reading Adventures in Antiquing: Edwardian Era Guilded Vanity Set
Even though we're empty nesters whose kids have long since stopped believing in Santa, it doesn't mean we aren't keeping the spirit of Christmas alive. Plus, we have four-legged kids who are expecting lots of presents under the tree. This year we added a few new fun things, like the Grinch out front pulling the …
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