Bright Ideas … mini halogen light bulbs can slide on wires along the perimeter. Southern Living July 2020 Design Inspiration A Truly Open House Article by Grace Haynes Photographs by Hector Manuel Sanchez This month’s issue of Southern Living shows a lake house with cable lighting in the kitchen. I really like cable lights, but…
Kalco has been making Ponderosa Outdoor Lighting longer than I have been in lighting. Imperial Electric had one of the double wall lanterns on display and I fell in love. This is the smallest of the wall lanterns. It is 10.25″ wide x 17.25″ high. It takes any medium base bulb up to 100 watts….
I found a photo of this chandelier on Pinterest. I found it for sale, but it was discontinued. You can look for it on eBay. Eventually everything finds its way to eBay. JT Lighting 10018 Blue Garden Ceramic 8-light Chandelier White porcelain chandelier hand painted in blue Chinoiserie pattern Polished nickel chain and accents 8…
The Betsy Drake Canton Scene Guest Towel came today. You can see how adorable it is. The description wasn’t much. Betsy Drake GT865 Canton Scene Guest Towel Machine Washable Wrinkle Free Made From Polyester Lovely guest towels measure approximately 20×20. Machine washable and wrinkle free. It doesn’t say anything about being absorbent. But it is…
I found these wonderful embroidered towels on Amazon Handmade. Jessiemae does personalized and customized machine embroidery in a lot of different patterns. I love these! The towels are not hand made. They are 26″ square flour sack towels with hemmed edges and a corner loop. Jessiemae pre-washes them, so they won’t shrink and pucker if…
I was surprised by how many people did not have a home office before they started to work from home during this Pandemic. Most people (54%) didn’t have a remote work setup before the government moved to curb nonessential gatherings, according to a survey conducted by YouGov in partnership with USA TODAY and LinkedIn. Meanwhile,…
Spode was founded by Josiah Spode in 1770. Around 1783, Josiah Spode’s company perfected a technique to apply a blue transfer ceramics underglaze. At first this was applied to fine earthenware. Then, around 1790, he started producing bone china. Bone china is really made with bone ash mixed with clay. It is very white and…
I just found Sherry Kline Home Pagoda Toile Bedding on Amazon. It is described as a Pagoda and Asian-themed design bedding collection. The Pagoda Toile fabric is available as comforter sets, duvet covers, shams and throw pillows. The fabric is blue on white. Sherry Kline Home Pagoda Toile 3-piece Comforter Set Feel fresh and look…
I used to have a beautiful blue and white table cloth. It had a chinoiserie print in shades of cobalt blue on a white background. I used navy or yellow place mats over it. It was perfect to really set off my blue willow dishes. I think it was Ralph Lauren, but it has been…
I bought a cutting board on eBay and when it came in, it was actually a hot plate. It had laminated paper over cork. If you used it to cut, you would ruin it. So, I am still looking for a blue willow cutting board. Blue Willow Cutting Boards I don’t really cut on my…
