vintage decor

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

How Your Personal Wardrobe Can Inspire Your Home Decor

January 31, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 10 Comments

Happy Monday! Today the amazingly-talented Annette Tatum will be guest-blogging for me. Annette is a textile designer, author of The Well-Dressed Home, and mother of four. Her design philosophy stems from her belief that your home should be a reflection of your lifestyle, which includes how you dress. Her lovely blog features inspiring fashion and home decor ideas, as well as trends and fun decorating tips. Annette helps you explore your inner “fashionista,” bringing a piece of the catwalk into your home! Enjoy this wonderful post and check out her special offer at it’s conclusion:

“As outlined in my book, The Well-Dressed Home , my design philosophy is all about layering. I believe that your home should be a reflection of the styles you wear and the lifestyle you enjoy. So instead of choosing this season’s latest fashion craze when deciding on a design theme, why not allow your own personal wardrobe to inspire the décor?

For example, in my closet I have a lot of vintage and romantic pieces. I love vintage for its gently faded blues, floral-inspired periwinkles, and delicate silver accents. And then there’s romantic… a heartfelt Romeo and Juliet fairy tale of tea-party florals, Rodarte dresses, and pink pastels paired with their voluptuous color palette counterparts.

Vintage Easter Downloads

April 3, 2010 By Kristie Barnett Leave a Comment

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend with family and friends! Wanted to share a few of my vintage Easter postcards. You are welcome to download them.

I like to print them on cardstock and use them as decoration, tucking them in framed mirrors and under glass top tables.

Or, you can use them as gift cards in Easter baskets or with small gifts of chocolate or such.

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Happy Easter !

Filed Under: Seasonal Meditations Tagged With: downloadable easter, easter decor, easter postcards, free easter downloads, vintage bunnies, vintage decor, vintage easter cards, vintage postcards

Handmade Vintage Pedestal

January 13, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 2 Comments

Last weekend I received a special gift from a very special friend! I love it when crafty people find a way to repurpose vintage items to make something really cool.

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.