Happy Birthdyay Jessica, where did time go

I just want to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my lovely daughter Jessica today is her big 21st birthday, I do not know where all the time went. I have included some special photo's to share with all of you. Love you Jess. LOVE MOM

REDECORATING A MUCH NEED SPARE ROOM

Goodmorning all you fellow bloggers out there. What another beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest. Just wanted to share a few photo's of the spare room we are doing. First off the concrete floor came out better than I thought........I hope you can really tell how rich it looks with the walls and the radiator sitting there. I plan on placing one of my vintage quilts over it...........I just love how it came out. We should have the vintage iron bed in there this weekend. Stay tuned for more. HUGS MARY

INSPIRATION FROM ITALY

Today I want to share some photo's from Italy. Being the quilter and gardener I am, colors and textures give me a lot of inspiration........I am trying to get a spare room fixed for my husband at this time. He is due to have a knee replacement and so our spare room downstairs is getting a big makeover.............. I am useing some of these colors in these photo's for my inspiration. One thing that I have done that I always have been wanting to do is paint a concrete floor all white. My husband agreed with me and we were so happy with the out come. I would highly recommend the new BEHR with primer in it to anyone, we painted the floor the color porcelain. IT CAME OUT WONDERFUL...............I am off to get more done today and when the room is done we will post the photo's. HUGS MARY

Why do we love VINTAGE so much

Hello everyone and hope you are enjoying the start of Fall. I have been asked alot from my friends what makes me like or thrive to buy VINTAGE. I have always liked the look of vintage. I liked the thought of the wear and tear that it had gone through. I remember long ago that I was buying a new table for us to have dinner on and the thought of the kids scrapping the top made me nervous..................everyone said to put a table cover over it, well now why buy something that had to be covered up. I stumbled on a vintage oak table and chairs and it has out lasted the kids growing years and the cost was less for vintage verse a new wood table, imagine that. How do you view the look of vintage? Hugs mary

Colors Mother Nature Gives Us

Hello and happy first day of Fall. I know other areas around blog world are still having summer, here in the PACIFIC NORTHWEST are seeing and feeling fall. I have been taken back every time this year on the colors that Mother Nature provides for us. Being the gardener I am and quilter colors and textures and prints are always in my head. I hope you enjoy the photo's and take a few moments thru out your day to enjoy the colors around you. Hugs Mary

Vintage garden tools and mini greenhouse

Hello all and hope this was a good weekend. Do you know how much I like old garden tools, well I do. I have a garden shovel just like this and it takes me back everytime I see it, first off who made the handle and where was it made. I love old garden buckets, I have been collecting them for some time and when I look at this photo of the bucket resting on the lawn it makes me want to go and gather one of mine up and use it.......................now for the little make-do green house, is this just fabulous. How many of us get those old windows and have x-tra to spare...............alls you need to do is use some wood or bricks or cinder block like this photo and you have a mini green house. Now that fall is in the air would it be cool to have a lot of these. Have a good day. Hugs Mary

VINTAGE LAMP CREATES A SOFT GLOW IN LIBRARY

I wanted to share my vintage plastic doll lamp. I purchased this a while back at a Antique store and just loved it. She had no shade and no dress.............I am sure in the day she would of been dressed just fabulous. I then purchased this shade and vintage veil for pennies.....................and I thought what would happen if I made these into a shade.................my husband told me to place the 5 watt bulb inside for safety reasons. I placed this beauty in my vintage armoire..............and at night I turn this on for a soft glow in my library.........Hope you enjoyed my visit. HUGS MARY