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Six Vintage Things You Can Repurpose

May 27, 2020, 7 Comments

When it comes to vintage home goods, a lot of “shabby chic” magazines are into the idea of repurposing old items. I’m all for that, but sometimes that means destroying perfectly good vintage items in order to make new items, which I’m not about. So today I bring you six vintage items you can repurpose…

How to (Mostly) Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree

December 13, 2018, 3 Comments

Every year around Christmastime, the internet is flooded with pictures and stories of cats terrorizing Christmas trees. I had cats growing up, and they simply loved climbing up into the branches of our trees. We had both fake and real trees over the years, and the cats loved both equally. The following is a guide…

Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

December 6, 2018, 4 Comments

It’s the holiday season and that means it’s also the gift giving season. No matter what holiday you celebrate, you’re going to be wrapping presents. Now, call me old fashioned, but I much prefer a good ol’ wrapped present as opposed to one in a gift bag. But, I get it, sometimes wrapping can be…

Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations

October 16, 2018, 6 Comments

If you have frequented antique malls or flea markets this fall then you’ve probably noticed some vintage Halloween decorations for sale, most of which are made of paper, card stock, and thin cardboard. This rather delicate and disposable nature of decorating for Halloween meant a lot of decorations were easily damaged and often tossed after…

How to Restore & Reupholster a Dining Room Chair

How to Restore and Reupholster a Vintage Wood Dining Room Chair

May 31, 2018, 3 Comments

When my dad came to visit back in February, he brought with him four of my dream dining room chairs, the “dog bone” or “dog biscuit” style chairs by Heywood-Wakefield. The chairs had some issues, but they weren’t too far gone! Most of their iconic finish was still intact with some wear in a handful…

Our 1954 Home: Dressing Room Tour & Storage Solutions

April 20, 2018, 11 Comments

Awhile ago I did a tour of my dressing room on Instagram Stories, and I got loads of requests to do it as a blog post. So I am happy to say I am finally here with that much requested post! There was certainly a lot of photography gymnastics on Patrick’s part to photograph this…

How to Tell Vintage from Repro Halloween Decorations

October 11, 2015, 6 Comments

Halloween in around the corner, and with it many people are shopping for Halloween decorations, including vintage lovers who do their shopping at antique malls. However in recent visits to antique malls I have noticed some dealers selling items that look old, but are in fact new! So, how are you to tell the difference?…

How To Organize with Stocking Boxes

February 18, 2014, 12 Comments

Recently Julie of V is for Victory Rolls was lamenting on Instagram about the difficulty of organizing many of her vintage accessories, and asked fellow vintage loving Instagram’ers to share their organizational tips. What is funny is that I had been thinking of doing a blog post on this very subject actually! I organize using…

How To: Remove Sticky Residue

July 27, 2012, 6 Comments

Lately it seems the price tag stickers from thrift stores have become, well, more sticky, leaving behind annoying sticky goo after removing the price tag. So, I’m here to tell you how to quickly remove such annoying goo with one of my favorite products: WD-40. I learned about WD-40 from my dad, who, like many…

Drive-In Tips

July 6, 2012, 5 Comments

Earlier, I blogged about going to the drive-in with some of my friends. I also encouraged those of you who live near a drive-in to attend, so I figured I would also give you some tips for your next trip to the drive-in. -First things first. Don’t let the above image happen to you! I…

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Home & Decor Tips

Six Vintage Things You Can Repurpose

How to (Mostly) Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree

Secrets of Wrapping Glamorous Gift Packages

Safe Ways to Display Vintage Halloween Decorations

How to Restore and Reupholster a Vintage Wood Dining Room Chair

Our 1954 Home: Dressing Room Tour & Storage Solutions

How to Tell Vintage from Repro Halloween Decorations

How To Organize with Stocking Boxes

How To: Remove Sticky Residue

Drive-In Tips