Modern House Minimalist Design

I am so behind on my posting that I am just getting around to showing you my Summer mantle!  You may remember when I did a post about visiting the charming town of Smithfield, Va.? I found this great architectural piece at one of the many antique  shops in town.  It was love at first sight!  I knew the piece was just what I needed for over the mantel.  It was in excellent  condition,  just really dirty.  I spent hours cleaning all the little crevices with Q-tips. Seashells were added to the mantle, including my new blue coral.   One of   my hand dyed sea fans was also added to the vignette I'll be partying at: Common Ground   My Romantic Home   French Country Cottage   At The Picket Fence   Coastal Charm   Savvy Southern Style   From My Front Porch To Yours   The Charm Of Home    The Lettered Cottage xo, Sherry

Hi everyone. Do you remember this frame I showed you recently? I added two intaglios  to the frame. I am still making reproduction  intaglios  from antique molds and selling them on Ebay and Etsy. Last week while out antiquing I found three authentic 19th century intaglios. They are in fabulous condition and you can still see some of the writing on the back. These will be  listed on Ebay next week,  but if anyone is interested in them just shoot me an email.      Our oldest son and his family from Orlando will be visiting next week.  We plan on spending lots of time at the pool, cooking out and doing activities to keep the grand kids happy.  You'll find me in the yard helping build a  fairy garden and dinosaur park, making cupcakes, cookies and watching  Beauty and the Beast for the fiftieth time. Being a grandmother is the best! Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Sherry I am partying this week a...

I hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to a fun weekend. The Open House party will be going on Spring break for a few weeks.   I'll still be posting and visiting you, the party will just be on a short hiatus.  I need a little breather and the time to catch up on reading my favorite blogs, returning emails and finishing some long overdue projects.  I'll be returning soon with more beautiful homes to share and a fabulous giveaway! ................. A couple of weeks ago I went to an auction liquidating the inventory of a very expensive home decor shop.  I was the high bidder on two beautiful Italian pottery pieces.  They still had the original price  of $395.00 each on them!  You all know I am  rather  very frugal and there was no way I would pay anywhere near that amount.  I filled one of the urns with seashells and a white sea fan from my Etsy   s...

When Summer approaches I love to pull out my shell collection and start decorating.  I found this metal bucket at a garage sale for $1.00 and knew immediately what I would use it for.  The bucket had a shiny white finish and a few scratches so I gave it a coat of leftover white paint. On Microsoft Word I found a font I liked and printed out the word Seashells and then copied it to the bucket using carbon paper. The shell stencil is one I have had for years. Since I already had all the paint and supplies this quick and easy project cost me just $1.00! The shell canvas was created for me by Easy Canvas Prints   from a free graphic found at the Graphics Fairy . Of course I had to add a couple more pictures of seashells and my vintage glass fishing floats. Most of my shells have been bought at garage sales, junk shops or just picked up for free at the beach.  The shell above was my latest garage sale purchase at fifty cents and the glass floats ...

I wanted to make some changes in our family room and bring in some summer decor. This gorgeous canvas art piece from   Easy Canvas Prints  was just what I was looking for.  I have always loved this vintage shell print from the The Graphics Fairy   so when Megan of Easy Canvas Prints offered me a free canvas I knew immediately what print I wanted to use. Putting this print on canvas was no easy job because of the odd size and me wanting to keep the printed text on the top and bottom.  Megan worked wonders and achieved just the look I wanted. The photos don't come close to showing you how vibrant the colors are.  Thank you   Easy Canvas Prints  for this wonderful gift!  Please take a moment and visit their site by clicking on my sidebar.  They can create a family portrait on canvas or just use your imagination and they can make it. The urn is freshly painted and I added a glaze and a combination of brown and red paint to create t...