Showing posts with label shades of white. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shades of white. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

...true confessions...

...there are no towel bars...
...there is no door...
...but...


...lots of stars on my dreamy shower curtain...

...a couple images of Dad...
...he was so young on the left...
...he was so young at heart on the right...

...creamy white drapes on the doorway...
...and shelf above...

...the suitcase I carried as a child...
...my brother took me to Washington DC...
...my initials are still there...
...SJB...

...on the narrow shelf above the pegs...
...a lovely photo of my husband's class as H. S. seniors...
...sweet white pitchers...
...a tarnished old silver bud vase...

...on the wall...
...a wonderful heart motif carved in wood...
...which used to be part of some old Victorian house many years ago...

...it is a tiny bathroom...
...but I do love it...
...cozy...
...white...
...complete with chandelier...

...the bathroom tissue holder is unique...
...doubling as a magazine rack...

...my favorite piece..
...this little gem is perfect for storing treasures..
...jewelry...
...make-up...

...I'm a shameful 'stacker'...
...even in my bathroom...

...from old Old Spice to a shoe last with my name on it...
...vintage platter and one more star...
...another little shelf doing double duty...

...an old wire basket with crisp white wash cloths...
...reminds me of childhood summers at the pool in Brook...

...do you recognize me...
...a friend gave me that sweet little frame...

...the miniature dress form on the left...
...is covered with white buttons...
...all sewed on my hand...
...true confessions...
...yes, I did it...

...the tiniest little little cherub...
...in the right hand corner...
...is in charge of keeping order...
...and serenity in this little spot...
...I only wish she could clean my sweet bathroom, too...

"All life is an experiment. 
The more experiments you make the better." 
Ralph Waldo Emerson 


Monday, October 29, 2012

...shades of old white...

...I adore everything about old paper...

...the color...

...the smell...

...the texture...

...the edges...

...the fonts...

...recently, I found these papers in an antique shop...

...what a find...

...there were two bundles like this...
...both came home with me...

...I also adore everything about vintage sheet music...

...this shadow box once was a kitchen drawer...
...a garage sale find many years ago for only fifty cents...
...it got quite a make-over...
...and those beautiful music notes grace the back and sides...

...I could share an abundance of photos of my sweet white pitchers...
...but instead will end with another couple of my favorite things...

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Henry David Thoreau

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

...now back to my favorite fall color...

...ahhhh...
...how many shades of white are there...

...just try 'Googling' that...

...I'm so in love with all shades of white and cream...

...vintage...

...or not...

...chippy...

...or not...

...then there are all the shades of taupe...

...as in dark tarnished silver...

...back to shiny white...
...love those vintage white ironstone bowls...

...corner of a ceiling tin mirror...
...did I say 'chippy'...

...yes, chippy...
...and rusty...
...sigh...

...oh, and my sweet little pumpkins...
...as iridescent as fresh water pearls...


...chippy and rusty...

...and sometimes being a bit broken adds to the charm...

...old book, old sunflower, old table...
...it all makes my heart sing...

"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other."
~Douglas Everett

Sunday, July 22, 2012

...sunflower love...

...wow...so much enjoyment from just five gorgeous sunflowers...
...a bouquet purchased at Trader Joe's...
...the best bargain in the store...

“The sunflower is mine, in a way.” 
~ Vincent van Gogh