Hello friends, Welcome to our bimonthly gathering of vintage loving décor peeps. This is where we share how we use vintage pieces and collectibles in our home decorating. Coming from parents who were antiquing nuts and myself buying and selling vintage and antique pieces for my whole adult life, I come by incorporating old pieces into my home spaces as a way of life.
Showing posts with label A Lifestyle of Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Lifestyle of Love. Show all posts
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Vintage Botanical Book and Dried Flowers in Decor
Hi there friends, welcome to the March edition of A Lifestyle of Love Blog Gathering. We get together every other month to share how we use vintage items and concepts in our décor. Cindy from County Road 407 is our hostess and this month we're talking about Dried Flowers. If you're coming from Rachel's at The Pond's Farmhouse, where she's sharing a wonderful rustic hydrangea centerpiece, Hello and welcome!
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
botanicals,
dried flowers,
hydrangeas,
lavender
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Amber Glass for Autumn Displays
I'm using this pedestal this season to create a fall woodland cloche display with one of my favorite fall pieces; my paper mache squirrel box and a velvet bejeweled pear. I have it sitting here on the dining room table, and for an added boost in height, it's on top of a wooden column riser. Later, I moved this over to the buffet.
Here's the pedestal that I used a few years ago to display a pumpkin in the Holiday Cupboard fall styling without a glass cloche. It worked beautifully along with the brown transferware.
In the garden room the coffee/table bench is frequently changing, with small vignettes for the season. Here I'm using a large vintage Amber glass jar paired with a small olive bucket candleholder, bittersweet, a mini pumpkin, and a single pear. Multi-hued fall leaves are all that's needed for an anchor on the table.
Amber glass was first created to be used with contents that needed to be protected from sunlight such as medicine and foods that decompose quicker. Then Amber Glass was used in "Depression Glass" back in the 20's in many colors. This has been one of my all-time favorite coffeetable vignettes. The leaves and the bottle, and the pumpkin, pear and bittersweet perfectly sum up my feelings for the Autumn season.
Here's the bigger view with the sitting area that season.
And another grouping of Amber Glass with my set of vintage Fostoria, Indiana Glass Cubist drinking glasses. This is a fall tablescape I created back in my first blogging house with a Scottish wool throw and brown transferware for Thanksgiving. This is one of my most read posts, and favorites of Fall.
I'm using the amber glassware with some antique Heisey glassware.
Mix and match brown transferware are one of my favorite settings.
I had fun putting together the windowbox used as a centerpiece, using deer shed antlers and fall foliage with pumpkins.
I'll be sharing the rest of my Dining Room later this week.
Thanks so much for coming by.
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
amber glass,
cake pedestal,
fall,
glassware,
tablescape,
vignettes
Sunday, August 13, 2023
A Milk Glass Cake Pedestal for Summer Florals
Hi Friends, today you're in for a treat because a group of us vintage lovers are getting together to share our milk glass pieces and how we use them in our home decor. The Lifestyle of Love Hop occurs every other month and each time we share a certain vintage topic or collection. Cindy from County Road 407 coordinates all the fun! If you're coming from Cindy's, yay, so glad you're here.
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Breadboards in Vintage Decor
Hello Friends and Welcome to the Lifestyle of Love bimonthly gathering where we share how we use vintage items in our décor. This month we have a fun topic of "Breadboards". These workhorse kitchen items of the past used to be plentiful at garage sales and flea markets but recently are becoming harder and harder to find. And those you can find have crazy high prices. So I'm sharing some old ones, some new ones, and reproduction pieces.
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Favorite Antique Furniture: Sideboard Dressed for Spring
Do you have a piece of family furniture that you dearly love and wouldn't part with, but just doesn't fit in your décor aesthetic? A piece you can see the potential, but in it's current state ends up in storage or hidden away in some "off the beaten path" spot? Well, here's my story of a lovely piece of antique furniture that had been relegated to the basement for years.
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Valentines By Candlelight
Hello Friends and Welcome to the Lifestyle of Love gathering hosted by our friend Cindy, of County Road 407, where today we're sharing how we use candles and candlesticks in our vintage decor. This is an every-other month group where we share how we use topic items in our vintage decor. Since it's just a few days before Valentine's Day I thought I'd share how I use candles and a favorite pair of vintage candlesticks in a sweet vignette.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Decking the Halls with Christmas Collections
Hi Friends, Welcome to the Christmas Edition of our Lifestyle of Love Gathering hosted by our fun friend Cindy of County Road 407. If you're coming from Laura's Blog, Decor to Adore you're so welcome here and I'm so glad you're following the Hop.
Friday, December 9, 2022
Heads Up for Collections at Christmas
Hi friends, a quick shout out for tomorrow's Lifestyle of Love edition where we share how we incorporate vintage items in to our decor. This will be a super fun gathering because we'll be sharing our collections at Christmas. Being a vintage lover and having had vintage market booths in the past just makes me all the more prone to hoarding collecting fun vintage Christmas items.
so, see you tomorrow along with 8 other collectors to Celebrate Christmas!
P.S. I'm still on pins and needles waiting for the Bebe to arrive...!!!
Did you catch my last post with Greetings from the Christmas Garden Room?
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
Christmas,
collection
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Creating A Potting Bench with Reclaimed Wood
Hi Friends, welcome to the October edition of the Lifestyle of Love blog gathering where a few of us share our love for decorating with vintage items. This month our topic is using and decorating with items created with reclaimed wood. Our blogging bud Cindy from County Road 407 is our host and creator of this fun get together. If you're coming from Lora's Blog, Create and Ponder, thanks so much for continuing the Hop!
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
back porch,
fall,
October,
potting bench,
pumpkins,
reclaimed wood
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Farm Animals in French Country Decor
Somewhere deep in my DNA I have the Farmer/Shepherd gene that has been dormant for many years. When I was growing up my dad always kept a few beef cattle at the farmhouse, but we weren't allowed to name them or pet them because well, you know why... So, next best thing is to just collect cows and sheep to decorate with in my vintage Cottage, Farmhouse, and French Country decor.
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
Blog Hop,
chickens,
cottage,
Country French,
cows,
decor,
farmhouse,
figural,
figurines,
French Country,
lambs,
prints,
roosters,
sheep
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Vintage Watering Cans for the Patriotic Porch
Hello Everyone, we all have a real treat today with a fun vintage Hop. I'm joining today with a great group of gals who love vintage goods and absolutely love using them to decorate our homes and porches. Our friend Cindy of County Road 407 came up with this unique way to share our vintage pieces with the Lifestyle of Love Bi-Monthly Hop. Our theme this month is galvanized tin containers and vintage items. Summer is the perfect season for sharing our metal farmhouse goods with an industrial and garden vibe.
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
back porch,
containers,
galvanized,
July 4th,
June,
patriotic,
porch,
summer,
Vintage,
watering can
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Vintage Linens in an Easter Vignette
Hello dear Friends, I'm so glad you came by today because I'm sharing a few ideas about using and displaying vintage linens in our decor. If you love "vintage", then you probably have at least a few pieces of old linens in your cupboard or cabinets. Old tablecloths, napkins, lace and embroidered pillow cases, quilts and tea towels are easy to find at flea markets and estate sales. Often after many years they are still in good shape, but may not be practical for daily use. So many are still pretty and can be used for a fun vintage vignette or display.
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
Easter,
farmtable,
florist basket,
funeral baskets,
Garden Room,
linens,
spring,
Vintage
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Using Vintage Chairs for Decorating in the Garden Room
Hi Friends! Today I'm part of a great group of vintage loving gals who get together every other month and share some fun themed vintage and antique items that we use in our decor. The Lifestyle of Love Blog Hop, is hosted by our wonderful friend, Cindy of County Road 407, so if you're coming from Cindy's, thanks so much for following the Hop. These gatherings showcase our vintage pieces that we often consider "out of the box" ways to use. This month our theme is Vintage Chairs and Stools. It just so happens that of all the junk that I do have, I'm short on old chairs...
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
chairs,
Garden Room,
stools,
Valentine's Day,
Vintage
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Vintage Step Ladder on the Back Porch
Hi Friends, so glad you're here today. First off, I could subtitle this post as
"One Vintage Ladder- Two Seasons for Fun Vintage Decor".
Our friend Cindy from County Road 407 has created this fun vintage Hop, where we join in to share our vintage pieces in fun ways and to hopefully bring some great inspiration. Today there's a small group of us showing how we've used this month's topic which is.... drum roll please... vintage ladders!
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
back porch,
Christmas,
fall,
ladder,
November,
potting bench,
Thanksgiving,
Vintage
Sunday, July 11, 2021
How I've Used Architectural Pieces in Vintage Decor
Hello Friends, I'm so glad you're here today because I know you'll have a great time visiting through the Lifestyle of Love Hop as we all share our ideas for using Vintage and Antique Architectural Pieces in our decor. Our good friend, Cindy from County Road 407 is hosting and we have a fun group that's sharing our ideas today. If you're coming from the Hop and Michelle's at The Painted Hinge... Happy Saturday, I'm so glad you're here!
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
architectural,
July,
summer,
Vintage
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Using Vintage Frames for a Thanksgiving Mantel
Hello everyone! Hallelujah, it's November and so close to Thanksgiving! And we're all looking forward to celebrating, then moving in to the long awaited Christmas Season. Today I'm joining in with a great group of vintage-loving friends who are sharing some ideas and inspiration on how we use Vintage Frames in our home and seasonal decor. Since it's mid-November I'm going to share my Thanksgiving mantel and show how I've used vintage frames for a fun seasonal mantel.
Oh the little junky vintage frame...
how many ways to use and love you?
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
frames,
mantel,
November,
prints,
Thanksgiving,
Vintage
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