Plumbers Toolbox?

The plumbers toolbox is a favorite find for both of us. 

We have been calling it a plumbers toolbox anyway. 

Correct us please.

Joe wants it for actual tools. No way is that happening lovey. 

I enjoy piling platters in it or books.

I am beginning to think I need some sort of cloche intervention. I found this one Saturday and I really need to stop buying them. 

I found the large Williams Sonoma platter at one of the stores I consign for.

Yet another cloche. I found three of the basket weave cloches at a yard sale for fifty cents each. You see why it is hard to stop?

Urn love.

I have it bad.

The one on the right is Italian.

 We found that vintage frame on the far wall at a local flea market.

We are not having Thanksgiving at our house so the plumbers toolbox can stay here until the Christmas decor spills out happily.

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I will check back with you, my peeps, later today as I am going down to our town square to deliver some goods and shop a bit.

Linking with the delightful Debra of Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday.

may joy and peace surround you

Olive

~vintage linens and stain removal~

I have been ironing vintage linens.

Enjoy.

It is not unusual to find single pillowcases.

I do not fret about that. I pair them with another one in similar tones.

These pillowcases are terribly soft and I have two or four on our bed at all times.

I sell matching pairs when I find them.

This little table scarf will be sold on consignment. 

It is in perfect condition. I soak all my vintage linens in OxyClean and hot water. 

Be patient when doing this, sometimes I soak them for twenty-four hours and change out the water and OxyClean. I use several scoops of Oxy depending on the amount of stain present. 

This does not damage embroidery or fine fibers like Clorox does.

If I have a persistent stain I make a paste with OxyClean and put it directly on the stain. I already have a stain so what do I have to lose? 

This large rectangular table cloth was stained a lot. 

They are gone now but it does have some holes which is fine because that means I keep it.

I had a helper.

You can pick up stained vintage linens at tag sales, estate sales, and garage sales for a few dollars or less and turn them into beautiful accents for your bed or tables. If you have not tried the Oxyclean method I encourage you to do so and let me know how it worked for you.  

Linking with Sherry at No Minimalist Here for Open House Party.

may joy and peace surround you

Olive

Do you buy furniture with no idea of where it's going?

It is a glorious fall day here. 

I started off with a small fire in the wood stove and now I have the doors open.

I have been dusting and moving Joe's chair around I showed you on Saturday.

This room, despite it's windows, is dark so these photos are dark much to my dismay.

 

 

A reader remarked that she liked the chair but it wasn't her colors.

Same here lovey. 

We have a faded cabbage rose sofa in green and pink in this very room. 

One day we want a neutral cream colored sofa.

We paid all of twenty five dollars for each of the two sofas we have now. 

Spending more than that is going to be difficult.

 

The chair does blend with our old crocks. 

The butter churn was my mother's and the lamp was Joe's mother's. 

We recently got the old pickle crock, beside the chair, at an estate sale.

The unframed oil painting, on the left, reminds us of our trip to Italy.

The art glass vase was a gift from one of my patients.

Please ignore my terrible hair but I adore this image of Joe.

I recently let my grey fly and will have some profile shots soon I hope.

This is my view of the fall leaves as I type.

 I am still in a pickle as to where to put Joe's chair.

We will work it out. 

We always do.

Do you buy furniture with no idea of where it is going in your house?

Linking with Marty at  A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday.

may joy and peace surround you

Olive

Curvy Country Road

Curvy road.

The crepe myrtles in our yard continue to show off and we have decided they have never looked this good before.

I realize I am jumping from fall to Christmas but I have made a commitment, to myself, to post photos in real time as often as I can. So if you are dizzy from this I certainly am too. 

Take in beauty where you find it whenever you find it.

may joy and peace surround you

Olive