Feeling Nostalgic

Our family has spent the past couple of weeks going through my grandmothers home, full of so many great memories and items from the past.   Thought I would share a few pictures.

Vintage pottery and decor / Oil painting of my grandmother / Favorites from my mothers record collection.

Time Capsule

Isn't this house just great.  It was designed in 1962 by Interior Designer William Pahlmann and is located in Montclair, New Jersey.  Its amazing what great care the owners have taken of it. And I love that headboard!!

Five Home Favorites | Amy

This post of Five Home Favorites, comes from my friend Amy Pence-Brown who is a writer, artist / art historian, blogger, and mother of the cutest little girls! Amy lives here in Boise Idaho, in a cute 1950's ranch house. I love that Amy is super crafty and has a fabulous collection of antiques. I hope you enjoy her favorites!

A corner of my living room of my 1959 ranch house on the Boise Bench. I love the brown leather Marcel Breuer, Wassily Chairs gifted from my neighbor and how comfortable they are, despite how uncomfortable they look. It's a great space to drink a cup of coffee in the morning sun, read books to my daughters, or chat with a friend over a bottle of wine. I inherited the 1970s terrarium from my in-laws and filled it with a miniature desert landscape, including cacti and a tiny plastic deer that used to belong to my husband.

This nook in the corner of my girls' playroom is one of my favorite spots in the house. The room is only about 7'x10', but is filled to the brim with whimsical creativity, including these original designed vinyl birdies and twigs. I picked up the little retro school-desk Alice is sitting at for $3 at a church rummage sale in Minneapolis years ago, and recently scored the large needlepoint work at the Goodwill for $5.

One of my new favorite spaces on our 'homestead' is our backyard chicken coop. We are the proud owners of four baby hens (Midge, Cockadoo, Cori and Bubba) and love watching them roam the backyard, pecking at bugs and perching on the palms of our hands. The girls have taken great pride in our new pets, and we can't wait until they start laying eggs this fall!

I picked up these 'kitchen witches,' as a friend calls them, for 25cents a piece at the Deseret Industries a few months back. They are handmade from clay, hair, beads and safety pins and sit on the windowsill above my kitchen sink. Our 1950s kitchen faces the street, and looking out at my neighbors walking their dogs and my little witches guarding over our well-loved cooking space makes doing load after load of dirty dishes more fun (if that's possible).

Probably the most relaxing and used room in our home is the gigantic family room, a 1970s vaulted space with a retro rustic lodge-like feel. I collect Paint-By-Number paintings from the 1940s-70s, which are hung salon-style from floor to ceiling and number close to 100 now. Paint-By-Numbers hold a unique and interesting place in American art history, and I love laying on the couch admiring them in the evenings. The collection is quirky and intriguing and super popular with guests.

Thanks Amy!!!

I would love to hear about your homes... your favorite details to feature and inspire others. Please feel free to email me pictures and descriptions of what you love about your home, and write "Five Home Favorites" in the title.

London Calling

I was in London a few years back for my honeymoon, and I absolutely fell in love! These images are of the Rough Luxe Hotel at Kings Cross, by designer Rabih Hage. I love the way the rooms combine modern and traditional styles, celebrating the city and the hotels location.

Images found here.

Vintage Space

You gotta Love a Vintage Space, filled with antique goodness... makes me want to go shopping!!

These pics were found via Pinterest. Posted by Capree Kimball, 1) Interior Styling by Sally Conran 2) A Red Hook ‘Summer Cottage’ 3) Viviana Agostinho's MCM home

This weekend, I will be attending the spring edition of this fabulous sale!!

Retro Favs!

Love anything retro... these are some of my favorites found while browsing Etsy.com.

Top-Down (click images for listing)
Herman Miller Eames Fiberglass Arm Chair Rocker | CoMod
Vintage mechanical alarm clock | ClockworkUniverse
1970s Castles in the Sky Dress |13bees
Swinging Daisy Hoops | Vintagewave

Vintage

So I love checking out Kitsch Cafe...it has fun vintage items for a decent price. The owner Drew is a graphic designer who has a great blog about his own inspiration, and you can also follow him via Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter. They also have a great vintage clothing shop called, Kitsch Wear.

{twin set}

I am so in awe by... twin set, a vintage online boutique based in Australia. They post beautiful photography of their items on sale, and they have a fabulous blog dedicated to vintage styles and inspiring people. See examples below of some of their beautiful stuff!

What I do...

To show off some of my own design style I am featuring a past project of mine. These pictures are from a Parade Home I designed in 2006 for the company Evergreen Homes. I used many of my favorite modern details and materials in this project at the time, including the stainless steel clad fireplace, quartz counter tops, resin panel shower, resin counter with glass lit under the stainless apron, built-in shelving, cable stair railing, and the wet bar detail of wood and metal. I staged this home with vintage furniture from Renewal in Boise and with help from my own collection.

Also... please visit my newly created flickr account, where I am starting a collection of images. For more images of the home featured above visit here.

Etsy Love | Vintage

Vintage items are one of my favorite things to collect, they also make great gifts for friends and family. If you are having a hard time finding the perfect gift for someone, check out your local antique or thrift store... or etsy.com. Below are some great items I found.

1. Vintage Rosenthal Netter Candle Holder Pair by five6seven8 2. Retro Owl Trivet by VintageAnthology 3. Starlight Starbright... by AmeeliaBedelia 4. Vintage Antique Linens Hand Embroidered Guest Towel by vintagelinens 5. Mod Mustard Bin... by AmeeliaBedelia 6. Vintage Wooden EAT and FOOD Kitchen Hangings by theyearoftherabbit 7. Merry Christmas - Vintage Wooden Blocks by thriftstore 8. vintage enamelware teapot by AMradio 9. Vintage Deco Milk Glass Planters, 3 by 2BoredBunnies 10. Ballerina - Pair of Coffee Cup and Saucer by rerunzvintageshop

art+room | victorian

I wanted to find a great art pieces to fit a specific era, I chose some fantastic Cameo style silhouettes which are reminiscent of the Victorian Era. The images above show a modern made items can fit with vintage style furniture and decor.

1| ALBERO (CUCURUKU) 2| Paint by Number Dinner Plate 3| Niagara 4 Light Chandelier 4| Portrait of a Boy/Girl 5| CAMEO retro silhouette 6| Sea Grass Oval, U 7| Milo Sofa, Linen Flax (English Victorian Style)

Nina in Vorm

Nina is from the Netherlands and her work is featured in Etsy.com. She uses old and new pottery of which she adds her prints. Some very lovely, very unique designs.

Father's Day Fun

Picked some fresh flowers in the morning for our family to enjoy, we have some great pink/salmon colored roses.



The new addition to my sisters family... Marley... a Labrador-English Bulldog Mix.



Ryan and his BBQ, used recipes from one of his favorite grilling books.



My mother-in-law bought these for me (as early birthday gifts) at a neighborhood estate sale, going on that day. The two patterns shown are Heirloom and Peony from the Georges Briard Collection.



Also picked up some vintage silver candlesticks, since its an item we don't yet own.