The back wall of dining room. On the wall are three frames, the left features a piece of vintage paper tablecloth, with Jack O'lanterns and witches, the middle piece is a witch and skeleton with a guitar, the right piece is also a piece of vintage paper tablecloth with images of a haunted house. Sitting atop the three frames are three black cat die cuts. Below, atop the secretary are various Halloween decorations, including a die cut of a haunted house, skeleton dressed as a pirate, and skull, a small blow mold Jack O'lantern, a ceramic skull mug, a spirit board, and a pirate costume in the box.

All Decorated for the Spooky Season

September 29, 2021, 7 Comments

Here we are, at the end of September and, honestly, I can’t believe how quickly it has has gone by! With October in sight, it’s time to share with you how I’ve decorated our home for Halloween. Each year I add more and more, and was extremely thankful to return to antique malls on the…

Myself, standing in our backyard, wearing a pink and white gingham peasant top, blue shorts, gold gardening gloves, holding a pink garden hose that is curled up with a handle.

Behold! Garden Glory!

March 24, 2021, 3 Comments

Over the last few weeks Patrick and I have been working on revamping our backyard a bit, including having fresh concrete poured to expand our patio. Then, scrolling through Instagram one day I received one of those oh so delightful sponsored ads. Usually I get clothing companies and jewelry, but this was for garden gear…

A buffet piece sits on the back wall of the dining room. Atop the buffet is a diecut owl, cat atop a skull, a skeleton wearing a pirate costume, in the middle a spirit board themed to the House on Haunted Hill, with a woman screaming, skeleton, and Vincent Price, to the right of it a plastic jack o'lantern with a black party hat with an orange cat atop it, and next to it a diecut skull. Hanging above all of it are themed framed pieces. On the left is a framed segment of a paper table cloth featuring an illustration of a haunted house. In the middle framed witch and skeleton, on the right a framed segment of a paper table cloth with witches and pumpkins. Sitting atop each frame is a diecut black cat.

Halloween is Creeping in Early

September 16, 2020, 6 Comments

Normally I don’t share my Halloween decor until early October, because despite decorating mid-September, I tend to spend the remaining weeks of September combing antique malls and flea markets for fresh vintage finds to add. But, this year obviously is much, much different. I’ve taken COVID-19 extremely seriously, and despite many antique malls reopening, and…

Looking into our kitchen from the dining room. Cream and pink tile counter sits atop cream cabinets with copper hardware. Upper cabinets, also cream, sit against green walls. Text overlay reads "Our 1954 Home Kitchen"

Our 1954 Home: Kitchen

September 9, 2020, 13 Comments

You’ve seen the kitchen here and there on the blog, in the background of various posts and in my Cooking with Vincent series, but today we are finally giving it a proper post all its own because we recently did a (partial) kitchen redo! Our kitchen is directly behind our fireplace, which sits in the…

A vase in the shape of a woman's head is off to the right, make-up brushes sit inside. Text on the left reads "5 Vintage Things You Can Repurpose"

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…

Two orange and black sofas sit in an L shape. A painting above one sofa features a modern desert landscape. A pillow on one sofa reads "California" and features oranges on it. Pillows on the other sofa are abstract modern designs of maroon and teal. A square, step table sits between the two sofas. Text overlay reads "Our 1954 Home Living & Dining Rooms"

Our 1954 Home: Living Room & Dining Room

April 16, 2020, 12 Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a look at our home, and it’s for a variety of reasons. We only have so much money that we can put towards home improvements each year, and I was waiting on two very specific things before sharing our living room, and while everything isn’t exactly how I would…

An orange, black, and green decoration of a haunted house sits on a shelf.

Trick or Treat

October 9, 2019, 4 Comments

Per usual, I’ve had the house decorated for Halloween for a few weeks now, but have been procrastinating because I keep stumbling upon new items! But seeing as it’s almost mid-October, I’d say it’s time to share. Recently Patrick and I scored this beautiful vintage atomic shadowbox. It was in shambles, but we restored it…

Santa waves from his sleigh full of toys as he appears to take off, pulled by three reindeer.

Deck the Halls…er, Yard

December 11, 2018, 6 Comments

Growing up, my dad always went all out for Christmas, both inside and outside. When it came to the outside, we had a combination of vintage wooden pieces lighted by flood lights and the lighted classic blow mold plastic, and the roof was edged in those iconic large bulbs, which I later learned were called…

Below a painting of a desert scene hang two skeletons and a black cat above an orange and black couch. On the couch spirit board pillows sit.

Hooray for Halloween

October 12, 2018, 14 Comments

While this October makes the second Halloween we have celebrated in our first house, it is the first year I have been able to decorate! It’s hard to believe we have been in our home a year now, and due to the chaos of moving last year the Halloween decoration boxes remained in the garage. So…

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…