One thing I love to do is decorate. The 4th of July is a great excuse to sprinkle on the red white and blue.
The sunporch at the beach house gets a dash of red white and blue from some old pillows, I bring out this time of year.

My favorite vintage tablecloth comes out 

And the little red striped lighthouse.

my sweet little pillows with the red anchors.

The window down at the Cape, was looking a bit shoddy at the North End Antiques,
Basically because the window recently broke so has been a little understated in the decorating department.
 I decided to go ahead and add some Patriotic flare, anyway, so I gathered all the different Patriotic items I could find and went to work. I love the Land of Liberty plate.

Excuse the fact that the glass is broken as we wait for a new piece to arrive.
This flag below was crafted from recycled lathe.

A few whites for pop and red and blue vintage books

I wish the pictures were better, the glare from the glass is impossible to avoid.

It's a multi dealer co-op in Cape May NJ.
Here are a few shots of some of the pieces I've recently sold from my booth below.

And here is the table in my booth set for 4th of July, but that platter is sold now too!

I started this decor on Memorial day and you can see that post and

 another window display here

And a peek at my booth at North End Antiques

 Happy Fourth!!


come join the 4th of July party at Common Ground 

White Hutch for White Wendesday

Just a few pics of my hutch and a pretty new turn of the century pitcher i found recently.

The one right in the center. It's a genuine Victorian era pitcher

Sorry the pic quality is not so great, it is getting dark 6 pm wednesday, and this is from my phone.

Below is a piece of white Hull pottery, and one of my favorite blue bowls

I hope all are having a good week!

thanks for poppin in.

Eileen

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

Project 13 and 14 of 2012 French Desk & Cottage Book case

I have to admit I have fun with these projects. I still jump in without taking before shots  quite a bit.
I'll have to work on that!
Here is my latest  2 bits of creativity.
A pretty French Provincial Desk.

I am a bit behind on my posting this picture is under the Valentine's window

 That window is actually dressed for Saint Patty's Day now and looks like this:

And now lets peek at one wall of my booth and that bookcase I re-did

 I did take before pics of that.. a skinny shelf with good bones..and a dark side.. He needed help in being repurposed.

He had been used and abused.

And just a coat of white beachified him enough for me to fall in love

 I hated to part with this one, but i am sure he will find a happy home

With lots of aquas and greens in my booth for  the coming spring.

Pretty soon the adventures of Picky and Pickier will begin again!! Yippee!!
 With my upcoming annual trip to Florida  and I get to hang out with my sis, drink mojitos, and hit every junk shop on the eastern seaboard!!
hmmmnn maybe one of these is in my future...

Happy Trails to you!

Joiing Linda's Party at Coastal Charm! Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays

Just a quick post about some of my favorite white things.
First and foremost.
White bed linens,
The crispy ones from Rachel Ashwell's shabby chic line at target.

 And the texture of her white chenille patchwork quilt.

 I adore.

White table linens

White Pitchers

White slipcovers

and vintage white chenille blankets

with a splash of color

And pretty white garden gates 

What's your favorite white thing?

Join in with me at the party held by Kathleen

White Wednesdays at Faded Charm

Project 10 of 2012 Distressed Desk

I know at this point you may be tired of reading post about Annie Sloan chalk Paint. But i am passionate about the whole concept of making it easier to distress a piece of furniture. And Chaulk Paint does that.

Before Annie came out with the white that is currently offered, I was trying different things that I read about on the blogs for making your own chalk paint, simply because I wanted white, not off white or beige, but a nice bright white.

The formulae I like the best is 2 parts flat paint.. ( or eggshell finish if you have it and are in a pinch)
 and one part plaster of paris. It actually is a little less than that but you'll figure out what concistancy works best for your technique!
So here is my latest victim before I attacked, which I gave a peek at in my last post.

Well you can see I had begun by the right hand corner leg. I really have to retrain myself to not be so excited and stop for a second to take some before photos.
I am definately a jump right in the water kinda gal.

So what'ya been up to?


Places I  pop in to party this week are below:

http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/ 

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

http://missmustardseed.com/ 

The Shabby Chic Cottage - Transformation Thursday 

French Country Cottage - Feathered Nest Friday

Miss Mustard Seed - Furniture Feature Friday  


Furniture Friday - decoratinginsanity

My Romantic Home - Show And Tell Friday

The Shabby Nest - Frugal Friday

Common Ground-Vintage inspiration Friday