me and my mirrors...

 I know. I know. I'm supposed to be looking for furniture and accessories for my husband's newoffice space.  But what's

black garden accents

?in my gardenI love black accents in the garden, so I'm crazy about these huge black Chippendale style planters

hey, that's my bar cart!

design sponge I saw this bar cart recently on Design Sponge.It's just like the one in my living room.... my bar cart I

my "new" bergere chair

 my thrift store bergere chair - after annie sloan and I took over A few months ago, I found a square-back

vintage christmas ornaments

    My husband wasn't exactly thrilled when I lugged home a vintage 1950s tinsel Christmas tree a few years ago,

excuse my tears...

my son's height measurements and hand printsfrom age one to 17 Next month, as my only child turns 18, we might be

nate berkus and bamboo blinds

Nate Berkus DesignArchitectural Digest I'm a good little design girl. I do what Nate Berkus tells me to. Check out those square windows.

gray cabinets: mine and sally wheat's

well looky there. I got those antique bronze sconces up, too. I bet I never even mentioned it. The paint

this little guy...

 ...lives in my dining room.

the little things

the original blue and white paper lining in the drawers of the antique chestwe made into a vanitya little

trophy cups

via tear it outI'm such a nut for old engraved trophys or loving cups, as they are sometimes called. Love the

painted dining room chairs

from Circa Antiques on One Kings LaneI spotted these chairs recently and loved them. They have such a wonderful

no place like it

sometimes I just need to remember to love my own home. wishing you a wonderful weekend in the home you

first look: my master bath vanity

I caught the sun making some nice shadows on my "new" master bath vanity yesterday, so I snapped a

special request -your advice

via simply natural decormy heart skips a beat for old, stripped and scrubbed interior doors like these...via my scandinavian

at the auction!

Do you love a good antiques auction? When I dealt in antiques, I used to go to auctions all

this keeps me coming back...

my dining roomI found this chandelier at a thrift store recently for forty dollars. I just added a few

hey, that's my chair...

chair from the Tony Duquette Tastemaker Tag SaleOne Kings LaneI've recently discovered a new blog that I like, Sybaritic. William

antique engravings

scout designsI love a grouping of antique prints or engravings like the one above from Scout Designs.Here's a set

vintage christmas ornaments

a couple of years ago I found a 1950's era silver tinsel christmas tree at a vintage/junk shop for