We took a break from working on the basement during the holidays, but we are back on getting the mudroom wall finished up. I bought 20 oiled bronze finish brass coat hooks from Van Dyke’s. They aren’t very tall which is good because there isn’t much room in that direction. There are 5 hooks betweenContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–finishing the Mudroom Wall”
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Banana French Toast
I made a triple batch of banana bread to use up some bananas that I had in the freezer. It had been a few days since I made it and it was getting a little dry. So, I sliced it thin–about 1/2 inch. Laid it in on a parchment lined baking tray and toasted itContinue reading “Banana French Toast”
The Ancient Basement–More progress!
We have been working on what I have been calling “the mudroom wall”. I posted some photos a few weeks ago of the beadboard wall and all the parts and pieces that my husband made and the brackets that I purchased. Here’s where I left it: And here’s a reminder of the inspiration photo that’sContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–More progress!”
Holiday Table Ideas
During the COVID holidays, I challenged myself to come up with really cute/creative tablescapes using only items that I had in the house at the time. Here are some of my favorites from that series of posts. Toyland Table For this Toyland table design, I looked through the sweet toys that used to line theContinue reading “Holiday Table Ideas”
Christmas Table for the Tablescaping Class
The other Christmas table that I did for the class was all the vintage toys, so I decided to keep this one pretty simple and classic, and definitely more grown up. I started with a row of trees and black lanterns and then I added a beaded garland in red, green, and white and someContinue reading “Christmas Table for the Tablescaping Class”
Fun and Fresh Thanksgiving
I have a set of Villeroy and Boch Albertina salad plates and they were the inspiration for this table–they have paler versions of all the traditional Thanksgiving colors. They have a blue band on the rim, so I used blue pitchers, a blue covered casserole and a blue canister. I purchased flowers from Trader Joe’sContinue reading “Fun and Fresh Thanksgiving”
Colorful Thanksgiving
We had a post on a really neutral look, so here’s one that is at the other end of the spectrum…. I added a colorful turkey to the display along with vases of orange flowers. The place settings are Ballard Designs for Southern Living Putty colored dinner plates, Sakura Vincent salad plates, Lenox brown waterContinue reading “Colorful Thanksgiving”
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”
I Love Laveno
I found these Richard Ginori luncheon plates at the thrift store and I think that they’re great. The centerpiece bowl and the plates were the jumping off point for this table which is similar to the Surrealist table I did, but a little toned down, and way more Italian. I started with a natural linenContinue reading “I Love Laveno”
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”
Cathy At Home on the River 