The Jamestown Exposition was held at Sewell’s Point in Norfolk, VA to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. The celebration was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907. At some point relatives on my mother’s side of the family visited the Jamestown Exposition and my mom inherited their souvenirs. Mama displays…
I am so happy to have my living room decorated with spring decor. Now I just need Mother Nature to cooperate so that it will start to feel like spring here in Virginia. I did decorate for Easter but didn’t take the time to take pictures to share with you. Easter is packed away for…
We had quite the weekend! Harsh winds moved into our area on Friday and as a result of having downed trees on the power lines in our neighborhood, we were without power from Friday morning until Sunday night. It sure was great to finally have lights and heat! St. Patrick’s Day Vignette Last week when…
Recipe cards are becoming a thing of the past. We now look online for a recipe rather than in a cookbook or in a recipe file. I love looking at vintage recipe cards for meal ideas and particularly enjoy the card if the handwriting is a relative’s. At Christmas my friend, Richella, from Imparting Grace…
I’ve been doing a bit of Valentine’s Day decorating and crafting and pulled out my collection of Vintage Valentine’s Day Postcards and Cards to display in areas around my home. I’m calling these postcards Valentine’s Day postcards, but they all weren’t officially sent for Valentine’s Day, some that I’m sharing are somewhat romantic which fits…
Decorate a kitchen hutch with vintage farmhouse decor. The hutch in our kitchen is a favorite spot to display some of my vintage collection. After I removed the Christmas decor from these shelves, I decided to display some favorite vintage kitchen items, many of which belonged to my grandmothers. Vintage on the Kitchen Hutch Shelves…
Decorate your kitchen for Christmas with vintage. Hello, friends! The countdown is on for Christmas! I love collecting vintage Christmas decor and want to share how I’ve used my collection to create vintage Christmas displays in my kitchen. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. For full disclosure go here. Kitchen Shelf Displays The…
Christmas is getting closer and closer! Our family room is where we spend every evening relaxing. Our tree is in this room and I love having this space decorated for Christmas. Come on in and let me show you around! The wall over the sofa used to hold a large vintage map. This summer I…
The Christmas season certainly is the most wonderful time of year. I love Christmas decor and today am sharing Christmas in my living room. I love vintage and I’ve incorporated lots of my vintage things into this year’s Christmas decorations. Yesterday I shared my vintage inspired porch decor and I invite you to join me…
Welcome to the Christmas season! Today I’m taking you on a tour of our Christmas porch. My porch is part of a two day porch tour hosted by my friend Amy of Atta Girl Says. Be sure to check out the porches shared by my friends today and come back tomorrow for day two of…
It’s time to change fall decor over to Christmas. I’ve been busy putting fall away and getting out my Christmas things. An area of my family room that I knew needed a change for Christmas was the Vintage Virginia Tech Memorabilia Corner that I shared this fall. We put our Christmas tree in this area…
I’ve got a second lake house update for you this week! I shared my mom’s vintage inspired guest room at the lake and now I have an update in our family room, a framed vintage Rocco feed sack. My mom gave me several Rocco feed sacks and I picked the one with the most vivid…