Eclectic Home Tour – Living Vintage
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How to Dumpster Dive and Score Great Free Stuff!
Last spring, my friend Karen from Redoux shared her dumpster diving tips. Did you know she has a degree in dumpster diving? In fact, she has her dumpster diving MBA. She’s sharing her tips and tricks to score free stuff because after all, one’s man’s trash is another woman’s treasure. Take it away Professor…
Eclectic Home Tour – Barn in the German Countryside
Country Farmhouse
House of Thrift Store Lamps
Andrea from Oak Ridge Revival has hit the mother load of thrift shop lamps … even scoring one for a mere dollar! I bow down to her thrift shop shopping skills. Take it away Andrea … Hi, I’m Andrea form Oak Ridge Revival and it appears Kelly and I were separated at birth. While…
My Christmas House Tour!
Welcome to my Christmas house tour! The next stop after the fabulous Beth of Home Stories A to Z. Thanks Jennifer Rizzo for inviting me to this week long tour of 30+ houses decked out in all their holiday finery. I’ve been decking the halls, trimming the trees (so many trees!), sipping an eggnog or two (spiked…
Eclectic House Tour – Rooms for Rent
Eclectic Home
My Favorite Christmas Tree
See how to make a realistic artificial Christmas tree look even more amazing by using vintage finds as ornaments. This flocked tree is decked with vintage hand mirrors and has a folding tape measure as the treen topper. An antique chalkboard with snowflakes completes the look. You know I love collecting. I even have a…
What I’m Giving to Someone Special This Year & a Giveaway
“You can kid the world, but not your sister.” – Charlotte Gray Remember when I indulged myself with a bottle of Wonderstruck perfume? Well, it’s only fair to spread the sweet smelling love with a holiday gift for someone special. My sister is amazing. Yes, I harbored deep feelings of resentment when she…
Treating Myself to the Best Gift Ever
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. My girls love to collect! From snow globes, to banks to perfume bottles … they’ve inherited the collecting gene. Needless to say, their perfume stash is far superior to mine. I decided to do something about that. Why not treat myself to the best…
Eclectic House Tour – Adventurous Decorating
Adventurous Decorating
Make it: Acorn Vase
Acorn Vase
How to Mix Colors in Decorating
Can I have a whoot whoot?! Yes, my colorful little sunroom is in the running for the Apartment Therapy Room for Color award! I would love it if you’d pop over – just click here to vote for my sunroom (you have to register with an email but don’t worry, they won’t sign you up for…
Eclectic House Tour – Charming Cottage
Charming Cottage
Falling for Vintage Fall Home Tour
My favorite season – Fall. Boots, jeans, the smell of burning wood, apple cider doughnuts … and an excuse to decorate! We went in for wild Maine blueberries … and I came out with this fabulous old sign that was sitting neglected in the grass – $10 and it was making the 500…
Estate Sale Tips 101 – Secrets to Snagging the Best Stuff!
These estate sale tips will turn you into a pro thrifter! Learn how to get the best deals just like the antiques dealers do! The thrill of the hunt. From galvanized mop buckets to an antique wooden croquet box to a fabulous old first aid kit … you never know what you’ll find at an estate sale….
10 Creative Repurposing Ideas
Vintage Repurposed
7 Classic Chairs for Today
Sometimes I wish furniture shopping was like clothes shopping? When the weather turned, instead of buying a new pair of jeans or boots … we’d be able to buy a new dining table or chandelier. Unfortunately, we can’t redesign our homes every season. But a girl can dream! I got my…
My Tiny Powder Room Needs a Makeover
See that closed door in my foyer? One turn of the antique glass doorknob and you will enter the world’s tiniest powder room. It’s got the bones – cool tile floor, vintage style hot/cold faucets, pedestal sink and art glass sconce. We added the little powder room when we renovated the house – there…
One Room, Three Ways – Living Room Style 3
One Room Three Ways
Come check out Style 3!
One Room, Three Ways – Living Room Style 2
One Room, Three Ways
Come see Style #2!
One Room, Three Ways – Living Room Style 1
One Room – Three Ways!
Come see style #1
Vintage Suitcase Bar
Suitcase Bar
Exceptionally Eclectic – Happy Lake House Tour
Happy Lake House Tour
I Scored at the Thrift Store – I Need a Vintage Glassware Intervention
I need help.
I can’t pass by a cool set of vintage glassware without scooping it up (case in point – these vintage glasses).
They combine my love of two of my favorite things …
shiny things and cocktails. (click title to read more)
I Scored at the Thrift Store – Vintage Plaque (and a vacation detour)!
What do you do on vacation?
Do you force your hubby to drive you to a thrift shop?
I did just that a couple of weeks ago in Newport, RI.
Somewhere between touring mansions and eating ice cream, I stealthily programmed the GPS to lead my unsuspecting family to the thrift shop.
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7 High End Kitchen on a Budget Updates
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
As you can see by my before kitchen, I was handed some mega sized lemons!
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Celebrating Everyday Life
Don’t you love getting lost in your favorite magazines.
I savor sitting down alone, after my girls have gone to sleep, and pouring over every page (usually with a glass of wine in hand).
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I Scored at the Thrift Store –
Like Honey Boo Boo’s mother, I hate mayonnaise. So, in 1930, I would have been the one rebellious housewife who refused to whip up my own mayo in the Air-O-Mixer. Unlike all the other women who would happily twist and spin until their eggs and oil were whipped into the perfect mayo consistency, I…
Dumpster Diving Tips from a Pro
Yes, you read that right. These are tips from an actual pro dumpster diver! I’ll bet you didn’t know they existed but they do and Karen from Redoux is the CEO of dumpster diving divas (she’s even been known to do it while wearing heels). She’s sharing her tips on how to score amazing…
10 Best Light Fixtures Under $100
Lighting is king, queen, prince, princess and the downstairs help.
It’s key to making any house shine – so go ahead and light up your life with some of my favorites that won’t break the bank.
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DIY Painted Paisley Plate Wall
Paisley Plate Wall
I Scored at the Thrift Store – Glass Fishing Buoys
Like a fish, I’m attracted to shiny objects.
So I know if I was doggy paddling in the waves and gulping salt water, I would have swam straight towards these bobbing buoys.
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I Scored at the Thrift Store – Vintage Pyrex is Reunited!
Remember my vintage Pyrex and my Pyrex centerpiece?
Papa bowl, mama bowl and tween bowl were a happy family but always felt something was missing.
So imagine my surprise when I spotted this lonely little baby bowl at an estate sale. (click title to read more)
10 Best Spring Crafts, Decorate, Party & Eat Projects
360 fabulous projects joined us at the 6 Days of Spring party (see them all here).
So many amazing ideas and here are a few of my favorites.
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How to Stencil a Wall Like a Pro
I have an embarrassing confession.
I’m afraid of something that probably wouldn’t scare most normal people.
You see, I have a fear of stencils!
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