I have a cousin who collects kitschy Florida souvenirs. The tropical 1950s looking stuff with palm trees and pink flamingos. The whole house is Mid-Century Modern, but with a fun tropical twist. I found some great rugs in a Blue Willow pattern made by Dream Decor Rugs of Miami. They make the same rugs in…
Since the last post, I have found even more of the oval blue and white flower pots. I have seen them in magazine for years. I keep pinning them on Pinterest, so they keep showing me more. Oval Blue Willow Porcelain Flower Pots > They are called various things, foot baths, planters, balcony planters, oval…
Hidden Bird Blue and White Foot Bath Porcelain Planters come in three sizes. They have a stylized peony motif with other leaves, flowers and songbirds. The peony represented honor. It is combined with flowers and songbirds to represent a garden. It is a variation of a pattern popular as export china in the 18th century….
I have seen these oval planters in magazine for years. I keep pinning them on Pinterest. Now I’ve decided to look for one. Blue and White Oval Flower Planters on Amazon > Blue and White Oval Flower Planters on eBay > They are sold as Foot Baths. I am guessing a long time ago that…
Loveramics Willow Love Story pattern dishes use elements from the traditional Blue Willow pattern. I found these dishes when I was looking for a Blue Willow tiered server. You can find pieces on Amazon. I also looked on eBay. Loveramics Willow Love Story on eBay > Willow Love Story Designer Dinah Body They are designed…
I have been looking for a two or three tier server that will go with my Blue Willow. My everyday dishes are made by Churchill. Churchill makes, or at least made, a 3-Tier server. The top is the size of the Churchill Blue Willow small plates. The middle tier is the size of the dinner…
Farmhouse Style means different things to different people. There are a lot of variations on Farmhouse Style. Modern Farmhouse Style incorporates comfortable Farmhouse pieces into a Classic Modern interior. Cozy Rustic Farmhouse has the appeal of a log cabin with perhaps farm elements like chicken wire. French Farmhouse or Farm Cottage styles have colors and…
Cable lighting is really pretty simple. It is just two lengths of metal braided wires attached to the walls or the ceiling. A transformer connects to both wires to provide low voltage power. Lights attach to both wires and light up. That’s it. You can add various standoffs to change direction or supports to run…
There is a huge variety in lights available for cable systems. They come in different widths, for cable separations from 2″ to 36″. You can also adapt lights for other systems to work on cable using a Freejack connector from Tech Lighting or a uni-plug adapter from Bruck Lighting. Because the cable is the same…
Lightweight pendants can be suspended from cable. Some pendants come with the connecting components already part of the pendant. Any of the Tech Lighting pendants that have a product number starting with 700K can be used on cable without an adapter. You can also adapt lights for other systems to work on cable using a…
