I teased a few weeks ago about some items that I was getting for the house that I would show later. Well, it’s later. I love our dining room chairs–arrow back cherry chairs from outside Lexington, KY–but they are not comfortable to sit in for long periods of time. I have recently learned about performanceContinue reading “A Very Mod Table for Easter/Spring”
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Surrealist Table
I found the centerpiece bowl by Anthropologie at a consignment store and I thought she was really funny and I had found the salad plates at a thrift store several weeks ago, so it was time to make a table out of them. I started with a natural linen cloth and added the centerpiece bowlContinue reading “Surrealist Table”
It’s SO easy being green
I don’t know if I have written it before, but my very favorite color is green and so I have quite a few decorative items that are green. That was my inspiration for this table–and I didn’t even use all the stuff I have. I started with a natural linen cloth and lined up theContinue reading “It’s SO easy being green”
A Few Tweaks to the Primary Bedroom
You might recall, that I repainted our bedroom and bathroom last Spring. It looks so much more like us now, and I was generally really happy with it. However, I wanted to get all the pictures that we had stored in the basement hung up, so that spurred some minor redecoration. The gallery wall aboveContinue reading “A Few Tweaks to the Primary Bedroom”
Shed Refresh
Our shed has been a workhorse for 10 years now and the stained siding had really started to oxidize, so I went to Sherwin Williams and had them color match a solid stain to the color of the vinyl shingle siding. To get started, I had to take down the irrigation that is attached toContinue reading “Shed Refresh”
Thrift Store Score–The Floor Lamp is Finished!
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about finding a really cool vintage floor lamp at the thrift store. Here’s a link to that post: https://cathyathomeontheriver.com/2026/01/25/thrift-store-score-a-vintage-wooden-floor-lamp/ The parts that I ordered for the lamp finally came in late last week and I bought some new sockets and cord from Lowe’s. We didn’t have a lotContinue reading “Thrift Store Score–The Floor Lamp is Finished!”
Plenty of Plaid
I found a gorgeous Pendleton wool blanket at the consignment store, so it had to come home with me. That blanket was the jumping off point for this table. I also have some plaid napkins that had similar colors in them. I stuck with neutral dishes–Wedgwood MaxaDura Service Plates, RAK buffet plates, and Martha StewartContinue reading “Plenty of Plaid”
The Ancient Basement–the door for the storage room
We bought all the doors for the basement from a guy up near Toledo, OH. Most of them were painted. This is the door that we selected for the storage room. My husband thinks that this is an exterior door (a detail that will be important later on) so it’s thicker. It has a pocketContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–the door for the storage room”
Naturally Neutral Thanksgiving
This is a low key version of a Thanksgiving table that avoids all the vivid orange, red, and yellow. I set 3 log slices down the center of the table and on those, I put a gray vase of dried lunaria that I picked back in the summer, and two wood look turkeys. The placesContinue reading “Naturally Neutral Thanksgiving”
Spooky Halloween Table
I found a bunch of pieces of Independence “Millbrook” dishes at a couple of stores and somehow, the pattern reminds me of Tim Burton’s work, so of course I had to do a Halloween table with them. I started with a white tablecloth and a pretty fall shawl with lots of Halloween colors in it.Continue reading “Spooky Halloween Table”
Cathy At Home on the River 