For a fun change up, hang some blown glass ornaments from your chandelier or pendants. You can loop them over the arms or replace some of the crystals. The look goes beautifully with painted finish chandeliers. Quorum International 6073-4-70 San Miguel Crystal Drop Chandelier on Amazon These exotic drops are hand blown in Egypt. No…
When it is cold outside, cheer up the house with some spring bulbs. You won’t believe how easy it is to grow spring flowers in your house. The earliest descriptions, from the early 1700s, describe how the Dutch balance a bulb on top of a bud vase. Special forcing vases are seen in illustrations by…
If you want to see how cable lighting can be used, check out the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, California. When the museum moved to a new location, 312 Pier View Way, they used cable lighting throughout. Cables run wall to wall. One end of each cable run has anchors. The other side has turnbuckles…
The post about decor with Queen Anne’s Lace print got away from me, so I moved all of the bedding to a second post. There are quite a few options available that have Queen Anne’s Lace on bedding as long as you don’t mind it being mixed in with other wild flowers. This print has…
Queen Anne’s Lace grows wild around here. If you pick it, it smells like carrots. That’s because it is a carrot, pretty much. It’s sometimes called wild carrot, although there is another kind of wild carrot around here that makes more carrot, less flower. You can eat the carroty root of Queen Anne’s Lace. It…
I love everything from the company Two’s Company. I especially like their Chinoiserie Chic Collection. Inspired by the unique designs first introduced in 17th century China, our Chinoiserie Chic collection features a beautiful array of Chinoiserie décor, bamboo decorations, and much more. With… a vast selection to choose from, it’s easier than ever to add…
I have found more of the adorable miniature blue and white porcelain pagodas. And they don’t cost much at all! The one on the left is from a brand called Hoolerry. I don’t think there is any difference between it and the one from Mpapali. The second is from Sophinique and the one at the…
I can never have too many hand towels. I prefer the cotton terrycloth ones. Any cotton towel that is absorbent is useful. And I have a lot of rather useless un-absorbent synthetic towels that I bought anyway because I like the picture so much. This set has chinoiserie designs embroidered onto cotton terry cloth. Quera…
This is the Cobalt Blue Net or Mesh pattern china from Russia. The basic pattern is crossing lines with “bugs” or bows where they cross. They have been made a long time and are available new and used in hundreds of variations. Lomonosov Porcelain Tulip Cobalt Net Sets on Amazon The white porcelain with cobalt…
Chinese figurines in white china with cobalt blue transfer or painting is a wonderful accent to your blue willow china collection. They are available in different sizes. The smaller ones are easiest to find. Larger ones are less common and cost quite a bit more. Some have beautifully applied details. Others, not so much. This…
