Pewter Grey Marilyn Acrylic Arm Chairs
This week someone pinned a chair that looks like it’s made of glass. There was no link and no name, so I had to look for it. Continue reading
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Blue Willow China – It’s really not hard to find now!
My first Churchill Blue Willow China from the grocery store
In the late ‘70s, A&P Grocery Store let you buy a plate, cup and saucer in the Blue Willow Pattern for 99 cents any time you bought $10 worth of groceries. They were made by Churchill. I bought eight. The other pieces cost more. I bought some, but mostly mixed in the white dishes I already had. Continue reading
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Rules for Cottage Style
Pretty Snug, Southern Living January 2019
The January 2019 Issue of Southern Living has an article Pretty Snug in the Home & Garden: Beautiful Spaces — Inside and Out feature.
“10 new rules for cottage style, a small home can have big attitude. Birmingham decorator Fran Keenan certainly proves it.” Continue reading
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Signature Style: Creating Beautiful Interiors
Signature Style: Creating Beautiful Interiors from Traditional Home Books
One of my favorite decorating books is Signature Style: Creating Beautiful Interiors from Traditional Home Books.
The book is about finding your own approach to design. All of the interiors are Traditional, but the eight different designers have very different approaches.
There are a lot of photos, as you would expect. But the designers explain their process. They let you know what to look for in each photo. Continue reading
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Reproduction Transferware Porcelain Tea Sets from the Madison Bay Company
Pagoda Blue and White Antique Reproduction Transferware Porcelain Tea Set with Tray from the Madison Bay Company
Blue Willow and other Chinese looking patterns are transferware. Transferware was developed in England sometime in the 1750s and became enormously popular. Transfer-printed dishes were affordable.
Cobalt blue, like Blue Willow, was the most popular, but transferware was also available in green, yellow, red, pink, purple, cranberry, brown, black and gray.
The style is timeless. Whether you have a traditional home filled with antiques or a cottage or farmhouse look, transferware touches the right notes. Continue reading
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Pineapple Lighting at Pollo Tropical
Hinkley Lighting Plantation Lighting at Pollo Tropical
Don’t you love the lighting at Pollo Tropical?! Continue reading
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Ralph Lauren Blue and White Chinoiserie Fine China Dinnerware
Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue and Mandarin Blue Floral Fine China
There are three coordinating Ralph Lauren Blue and White Chinoiserie Fine China Dinnerware Collections that mix and match. A fourth collection also has Chinese Blue and White motifs. Continue reading
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It’s All in the Details
Booklet in the Traditional Home “We want you back” Packet
Traditional Home just sent a “We want you back” packet.* The packet has a little booklet in it. I would Pin every picture in the booklet. I love Traditional Home magazine. Continue reading
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Rattan Bar Stools
This is another choice for the bar that goes with a lot of different styles.
Whether they are made of natural rattan or a synthetic copy, these bar stools mix with so many styles.
Perfect in a beach house, especially with a woven seat in a bright shade of blue. Continue reading
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Ralph Lauren Chinoiserie
Bedroom with Ralph Lauren Chinoiserie Bedding in Blue and White
Ralph Lauren used to make some beautiful Chinese style collections. There were a few of them; Dorsey, Tamarind, Palm Harbor, Jobs Lane, Nanking Dragon, the Archival Collection and some variations on those names. Continue reading
