Category Archives: Decorating
SWEET SIXTEEN
Where, oh where, oh where, have I been lately?? Well, at the ball fields, mostly. And when I haven’t been there, every other free moment these past few weeks has been spent planning and preparing a secret surprise sweet sixteen party for R-girl. See, a few weeks ago R-girl mentioned she might want to do [...]
Also posted in Beautiful Things, Celebrating, Fooding, Fun Things, Kid Things, Playing, Wandering | Tagged birthday, Party, R-girl, vintage picnic | 9 Comments
LOOKING
Some sources say this painting is called Visions of Distant Shores. Others say it’s called Waiting for Him. Either way, a painter named Frank put oils to canvas to create this scene back in 1880. Either way, it’s a sweet, compelling, mesmerizing depiction of waiting, expecting, searching, wondering, dreaming, hoping. Either way, that resonates with me. Which [...]
Also posted in Finding, Heart Things, Junking, Wise Things | Tagged garage sales, Longing, looking | 1 Comment
HAPPY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Here’s to sending off a 41-page writing project…and hearing the word “beautiful” in return. Here’s to pulling off two impossible deadlines…two hours ahead of schedule. Here’s to seeing the inside of my shower curtain for the first time in…way too many days (thanks to those two impossible deadlines). Also here’s to ignoring the mildewishness. Here’s [...]
THE LIVING ROOM LATEST
Because sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Or keystrokes. And because why not combine two of my faves: vintage typewriters and vintage needlework. And because the typewriter was only $3.75 and the needlework has been floating around R-house looking for a place to land. I say yes. __ I hope your week [...]
Also posted in Everyday Things, Finding, Hard Things, Healthy Things, House Things, Junking | Tagged exercise, Flowers, Green, Typewriter | 4 Comments
GET THIS ON RECORD
OK so tomorrow is Record Store Day. Which is so perfect – because this past week I’ve been record shopping! Except…I must be honest. Not for the music. For the album covers! I’ve got some new ideas brewing for my living room – I think I’m ready for some changes! – and I’ve done a [...]
Also posted in Celebrating, Finding, House Things, Junking, Music Things | Tagged Colors, fabric, Green, Music, Pink, Vintage | Leave a comment
GREEN HOUSE
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We live in the right house for this holiday, let me tell you. Sure, I talk about pink a lot, but there’s one color that shows up even more around here. Somewhere I once heard that Native Americans had like 25 different words to describe the color “green.” A very quick [...]
Also posted in Celebrating, Everyday Things, House Things, Random Things | Tagged Green, House Things, St. Patrick's Day | 1 Comment
MEANT TO BE
When love is right, how long does it take before you know? A month? A moment? A single, meaningful glance? Does love happen more quickly when shape, and size, and curves are involved? Does it usually take a while to sink in? These are questions I wonder about sometimes, and the other evening I gained [...]
Also posted in Beautiful Things, Celebrating, Finding, House Things, Raving, Wise Things, Wondering | Tagged Dating, Hope, joy, Love, pink couch | 20 Comments
BACKWARD
More often than I’d like to admit, I get things backward. I’ll be sure something is one thing when, actually, it’s exactly the opposite. I’ll think something looks quite black and white when, clearly, it’s so not. But I’m starting to wonder if, perhaps, backward does not translate to “bad.” Maybe backward is just the other side of forward. And [...]
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LAMP LOVINS
The other day I was in the mood for a low-stress, zero-cost, fast-impact project so—feeling inspired by my favorite lampshade— I dug out a couple yards of fringe I’ve collected from various estate sales. One bunch had been brightening up my studio shelf in its original aqua-colored retro packaging. The other was called in as [...]
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