"I'm Dreaming Of A.....?!"

     I'm thankful for the opportunity to share in my blog what truly brings me JOY. I have been collecting for a long time and probably dreaming just as long too! I love the anticipation of what I might find when I go thrifting...and rarely return home empty handed. In my home we live side by side with these finds...mixing the old and new and always something blue. 

      I appreciate each time you pause to read...leaving me a sweet comment acknowledging that something here has spoken to your heart too.

     So here's to dreaming of...

 beautiful chandeliers

 Vintage blues

 Vintage ladies

 Frames

 Frames...

and more frames

 Dishes

and more dishes...

Mirrors

Lots of mirrors

The Blue Farmhouse

"Who's That Lady?"

Who's that lady? 

Who's that lady?

Lovely lady

Who's that lady?

Real fine lady

Who's that lady?

~Song by The Isley Brothers~

     You may not have ever heard of this song [oldie but goodie]...but I'm very ecstatic about this fine lady! I've always wanted one and thanks to my hubby I now have one of my own! I look forward to finding a very special place for her...but as for right now she can help to welcome everyone into our "Home Sweet Home".

     Until next time happy collecting, thrifting and finding a beautiful lady...just like this one...

The Blue Farmhouse

 Vintage dress form

She is ~Home Sweet Home~

"Pure Love..."

     What can I say...except that I love finding these old mirrors and frames. They add instant character into a home no matter your decorating style. Looking back I never really thought much about collecting them but going forward...well they truly are irresistible.

     I'm very happy about finding these pieces... and now I'm off to clean them up and store for a future show. Until next time happy collecting, thrifting and finding "pure love".

     The Blue Farmhouse

Saturday's finds

"Filling A Void..."

     Do you have a space on your wall that's just missing something? And you don't want to put just anything. If you find yourself in this predicament as I do at times my solution is to just wait until I find the perfect piece. Well I've had things in this spot but nothing seemed to fit the bill except... for this find..it's perfect!

     I'm in love love love with these over-the-top ornate clocks. I've only seen 2 in all my times of thrifting [that I can remember] or either someone had one in their hands [oh man...that actually happened at a Goodwill store] before I could get there first.

     This one had the time hands bent off by you know who....yes...Painted Toe...but it's okay because the hubby will take care of it for me and I love her too much to be upset...well at least for too long.

     So until next time happy collecting, thrifting and "filling the voids" in your home, on your walls or wherever.

The Blue Farmhouse

The culprit
~yes I did it~

 Before

 Umm...nah

 Mid century decorative clock

After
[love how it picks up the gold color in the gold mirror and white mirror behind it]

p.s. mirrors, frames, pictures stored there only...no more space:(

"New Look"

new dining room chairs

Old look

     I loved the old look of the dining room with the ladder back style chairs...but I'm also in love with the nail heads [reminds me of chairs we saw growing up] and color of the new dining room chairs.       Actually these chairs aren't new at old but they came from a local bank that closed in my area. There is a total of 7 and they are leather and quite comfortable for dining.

     I spotted some newer chairs in similar style to these at Pottery Barn but thankfully mine were freebies. In fact everything [except new rattan chairs] in my dining room are fabulous finds that have been repurposed in some way or another.

     I love mixing the old with the new and defining my own personal space I call....

The Blue Farmhouse style

ps. thank's for dropping by and please do come again!