SNEAK PEEKS AROUND THE HOUSE

I'm often accused of having too much stuff.  My response is always guilty as charged.  Sometimes I'm inspired to take advantage of my collected objects.  I just walk around the house and snap sneak peeks of my treasures.  Hope you like my spur of-the-moment post. 

I have no explanation for having a fencing foil on top of my bookcase.  

FENCING FOIL

This is a sneak peek of some shells in a shell.

SHELLS IN A SHELL

I always love my Santos.  This one is on the mantel in my sun room.  You can see some of the room reflected in the Greek Key mirror.

SANTOS ON MY MANTEL

My family has switched to cloth napkins.  We love using these bee napkin rings with them.

BEE NAPKIN RINGS

Sometimes  my husband adds some of his stuff to my decor.  This is the top of a bookshelf with one of his vintage car trophies used as a bookend.

VINTAGE CAR TROPHY BOOKEND

I thought that my leopard flatware was too pretty to hide in a drawer.  I jammed it into a large vintage apothecary jar, then layered it in front of a stenciled bread board in my kitchen. 

LEOPARD FLATWARE

My new file box is a magazine container.  It's the perfect size for my folders.

MAGAZINE CONTAINER AS FILE HOLDER ON MY DESK

This art is waiting for a spot.  It's been lounging on the chaise for a while.  I may just leave it there.

ART WAITING FOR A PERMANENT HOME

I have many vintage wooden bowls.  This one is chestnut.  The copper repair makes me like it even more.  Where else would I put some lemons and a vintage oil?

LEMONS IN A LARGE VINTAGE BOWL

This is one corner of the shelf in my dining room.

A CORNER IN A CORNER CUPBOARD

Do you have "collections"  you love in your home?

Vignettes At The Co-Op

It's our first sale of 2017 at Buckeystown Design Co-Op.  Here's a sneak peek at my merchandise.

To see more go to the Co-Op's Facebook page here.

Vignette Fragments on My Nature-Inspired Mantel

Yes, I'm back to that family room mantel that I never seem to get quite right.  I have to say though that while it gives me fits, it also pushes to me tackle it one more time.  It remained empty after Christmas, but I seemed to have accumulated quite a few nature-related items
 and started playing with them until I came up with this.
It's a mix of antlers, turtle shells, glass floats from Pottery Barn,
 and framed book plates, with some covered demijohns, vintage books,
and an iron grate for a back drop.

I decided that I like to photograph snippets of arrangements.  This mantel was no exception.

Enjoy my vignette fragments.

Do you like to use nature in your decor?

Kathy

My Vignettes

If you totally have had it with me talking about my new space, skip this post.    If you'd like to see more, I have some photos of the accessories I added to the booth.

See you this weekend.  I promise no more about this.  Sorry if it's too much.   I guess I'm having too much fun.

Kathy

Stylish Patina Barn Sale

Address: 4051 Stanford Ct. Frederick MD

DIRECTIONS FROM 15

If you're coming from Frederick on 15, turn left at the light onto Mountville Rd.  If you're coming on 15 from Leesburg take a right at the light onto Mountville Rd.  Next take the 1st left onto Winchester and wind through the Stanford Industrial Park.  Take the second right onto Stanford Court and follow the road to the barn.  

DIRECTIONS FROM 85 (BUCKEYSTOWN PIKE)

If you're coming on 28 through Dickerson to 85, make a left onto Greenfield.  If you're coming from Frederick on 85 make a right onto Greenfield.   Then turn right onto New Design, turn left onto Mountville and follow it through Adamstown.  After you go through the stop sign at Ballenger Creek (stay on Mountville), turn right onto Winchester (the street before is Howard Stup).  Wind through the Stanford Industrial Park and take your second right onto Stanford Court and follow the road to the barn.

Dates: Nov 18, 19, 20

           Dec 2,3,4

Times: 10am -5pm

 We are just 3 miles from Chartreuse & Co (they are open the same dates), 11 miles to Lucketts, 6 miles to downtown Frederick, 18 miles to downtown Leesburg.