Awww! I feel the LOVE!
Awwww, how completely sweet! That’s right. Frugally Retro has awarded me the “I Love Your Blog” award and is making me BLUSH! So, I am passing it on to seven other bloggers. If you are one of the recipients and you want to participate, here are the instructions: A winner can put the logo on […]
Mixing my worlds
If you read my “other blog” you realize I love to stitch. I’m a crazy quilter and a self-confessed fabric-o-holic. However, I think I’ve found the perfect blend of my love for midcentury style and my love for fabrics. This past Friday I had the chance to help a gal in our neighborhood mount a piece for an […]
Retro isn't always right – ha, ha!
I won’t take credit for these…a friend of mine sent them in a joke email: There are more on my flickr site! Enjoy the giggle!
Mid Century Color – or why 50's TV was black and white
I can hear Pam screaming in argument, but I really think one of the issues with incorporating TRUE 1950’s decorating styles into our lives today is that the colors were SO bright. In their defense, I don’t even think these two rooms are really that bad. The bottom one is supposed to be a little […]
Just when you thought Christmas was over…
This was spotted over on Boing Boing, but I love this idea of custom gingerbread house to look like your home! And it’s midcentury (whoopee!) I think I like this one even better than the modern one I posted before! 🙂 There’s more to the kitchen sink saga but I’ll post it later today. Sigh, […]
Final Trading Spaces Post
Ok, so I finally got over to take photos of my friends completed home…the 2nd of the Trading Spaces houses: The piece of furniture they built! It looks great…not sure if you can see in the picture, but there are lots of little details (like the one on the upper left on the ceiling). It […]