vintage collections

Rescuing Treasure – Yard Sale Finds!

August 1, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 12 Comments

I had such a great weekend. A dear friend was in town visiting, and we spent Saturday doing something we used to do together when she lived in Nashville: went yard saling! It’s been a long time since I’ve spent a dedicated morning trolling for sales – I usually just hit a random estate sale if I am driving through a neighborhood on the way to a decorating job. I had to take a quick photo of this gorgeous interior door we saw at one of the estate sales we attended.

I am always more interested in accessories with a history than I am with new items from a chain store. These are the treasures I found on our hunt: [Read more...]

Filed Under: Collective Soul, My Decorology Tagged With: estate sale, garage sale, vintage collections, vintage decor, yard sale

Oh, Deer – Another Collection!

December 6, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 4 Comments

I *heart* deer. I love to display my deer collection at Christmas time, because people aren’t as likely to think I’m nuts.

Vintage Mother’s Day Cards

May 7, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 3 Comments

This is a collection I started by accident. A few years ago, I found a couple of framed vintage Mother’s Day cards at an antique mall.

Egg Cups

March 30, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 1 Comment

Nothing says “Spring” to me like vintage egg cups. That’s because I’ve had a lovely little collection of Easter egg cups for many years. When I get to pull them out of the cupboard, Winter MUST be over!

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Vintage Baby Shower

August 11, 2009 By Kristie Barnett 2 Comments

Baby showers are joyous occasions and don’t have to be generic or boring. I always like to think about the honoree’s taste and style, as well as the baby’s room decor. The honoree of this shower had an older son who was just moving out of the vintage western-themed nursery to make way for baby sister. So I went with a vintage shower theme that heaped on some old-fashioned girliness.

Of course, I love all things vintage. So hosting a vintage baby shower is the most natural thing in the world for me to do. I already have so many of the props, it’s simply about styling it imaginatively and adding some flowers and food.