the collected home
Y’all this Spring the mantel has been a struggle this year. For one thing it has taken three forevers for Spring to get here this year. 65 degrees…..cold as hell……65 degrees, that sort of thing. It takes all of the fun out of it and kills all my tulips. This week has been so nice though, all that electric blue…
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Well, new to us anyway :)) So here’s the backstory: It was a dark and rainy night…….. No seriously, it was a Thursday evening just about dark when I walk out of the Goodwill in Arden. I have this habit of parking near the donation drop off. I developed the habit because every time I parked over there I would…
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How important is texture in my a home? Very. Texture warms up a space and keeps it interesting. It also prevents that space from feeling cold or sterile or in my opinion, too slick or smooth. Am I making a sense that’s not?? Follow along for a bit and I will show you. I have been focusing on bringing texture in to…
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It is yet another rainy weekend here in western North Carolina . And since I did not plane ahead with a couple of prepped pieces of furniture moved in to the house, there will be no furniture painting. I had been flipping through Pinterest for a few simple Spring decor ideas for our mantel which for me is the equivalent…
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Ya’ll……. My crazy has just hit an all new level. Add bird eggs to that list you have going. And I am just fine with it. These are quail eggs. I mean like real quail eggs. I found them in the egg section of my grocery store for $5. Big Daddy ’bout flipped when he pulled them out of the groceries that were…
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The words collection and obsession are synonymous in this house most of the time. For Big Daddy it’s guitars and cast iron pans. For Paige it is all things that can be used to set a dining table. I have really been collecting tureens for a short period of time, maybe 6 years? The beautiful one on the bottom with those curly handles was…
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