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Decorating for Valentine’s Day

February 1, 2012 By Kristie Barnett 12 Comments

Well, it’s that time again. I just put up my second annual Valentine’s tree! It’s a small flocked tree that sits on the entry table as you come through my front door.

Valentine’s Tree

My decorations include some glittery hearts, small pink and white Christmas balls, and some vintage Valentine’s cards tucked into the branches.

This year I added a few new decorations, including these precious little golden owls that my friend, Lezlie, gave me for Christmas!

Glitter Owl

I found this cool old painting at an estate sale and tucked it in the background – I love the winter scene and the pinkish hues in the sky and tree buds.

Vintage Winter Landscape

In the mirror behind, I tucked in a vintage wedding photo I found years ago – as well as one of the paint chip Valentine’s cards I made last year.

Paint Chip Valentine

Sometimes it’s nice to devote a small space to decorating for the minor holidays.

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Do you decorate (even just a little) for Valentine’s Day?

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A Victorian Christmas

December 19, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 7 Comments

The Christmas festivities have begun – my family and I travelled to my husband’s aunt and uncle’s home yesterday for our annual family Christmas get-together. I just have to share a little of my aunt and uncle’s historic home.

DSC 3040 A Victorian Christmas

They have lived in this lovely Victorian home for the last 20 years, and it has been a popular Bed and Breakfast for several of those years. It even has it’s own fancy name: Academy Place – named for the girl’s school it used to house a century ago.

One of my favorite things about this home is the amazing fireplaces in many of its rooms.

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Christmas with The Decorologist

December 12, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 45 Comments

Today I’m opening my door to give you a tour of my home at Christmas. I’m not big on traditional Christmas color schemes, so get ready a heavy dose of pink and gold!

Serial Furniture Rearranging & Other Disorders

November 18, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 17 Comments

As many of you know, I switched out my living room and dining room a few months ago and enjoyed a change of scenery in my home. As the holidays approach, I decided I wanted enjoy the fireplace (sans books – see here what I’m talking about) so I switched them back.

That doesn’t mean my living room looks like it used to, since I traded sofas in the living and enclosed sleeping porch. This is where the red sofa used to sit:

photo by Heather Spriggs

Trading Spaces – The “New” Living Room

September 9, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 18 Comments

I’ve had several requests from you guys to see the “after” of the living room that now resides in my old dining room. Here it is:

“New” Living Room

This was the room when it was set up as the dining room – as it had been for the last 10 years. [Read more...]

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Vintage Luggage

September 3, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 1 Comment

Time for sharing another one of my collections. I love having collections that are as functional as they are aesthetically-pleasing.

Vintage luggage can be found at yard sales, antique malls, and ebay. They come in beautiful vintage colors, instantly giving away the time period from which they came.

These sturdy pieces are great as attractive storage solutions. You can store paperwork, magazines, paperback books, scrapbook supplies, photographs, etc.

These funky orangey-brown pieces blend perfectly into my husband’s office. They belonged to his grandfather and still bear his initials.

Vintage Colored Glassware

August 7, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 3 Comments

I have a few pieces of green depression glass that belonged to my grandmother. I keep them in a cupboard in my dining room. I saw an episode of Cash in the Attic last week where a couple sold their depression glass for over $1000. They had a whole lot more of it than me, of course!

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Vintage Chairs

July 25, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 1 Comment

If you know me at all, you know I am a sucker for estate sales and yard sales. If you know me really well, you know I am a sucker for vintage chairs of all kinds. My husband thinks my chair obsession is excessive, but I use them all! Now, I’m not talking Aunt Agatha’s matched Victorian set. I love mismatched dining room chairs, funky original upholstery, and painted finishes. I love the juxtaposition of a gathering of unrelated furniture that creates a new and original look. Check out some of my favorite finds below.

This is a very comfortable and sturdy vintage chair I found in one of those never-used formal living rooms at an estate sale. It was actually bought by an antiques dealer before I could snag it – I chased him down the driveway and asked him if he was willing to resell it. Got it for $60. It has original upholstery, not a spot on it.

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