Vintage Kitchen Decor

We have a vintage 1958 kitchen so finding fun vintage kitchen decor is always top of mind. This blue vase has been in this house for decades so we mixed it up with some polka dots and cherries for vintage decorating fun.

While wiping the kitchen down and playing around with my shelf when I put everything back, I decided all the pokie dotted things needed to live together.

My kids and their friends are making fun of my funny blue vase but I think she looks good up there by the little pitcher.

What is it about dots? I love them. But I love a lot of stuff and that my friends can be a problem.

Vintage Christmas - Blogmas Dec. 4th

Today I was able to do some girl time shopping with the Queen of Vintage Christmas, my friend Shelly.

This is the darling display outsider her door. Or really just one small part of it.

We went by her booth at the Pomona Antique Mart, space 16. It is always filled to the brim with vintage goodies. If you are in SoCal you should stop by.

Sold Our Trailer, Now To Pick A New One

What will we choose as our next trailer? We sold our beloved trailer in May and our daughter married in June and now it is July and I really want to get our new trailer. Hubby is dragging his feet but I am of course obsessed with finding the right one.  That's half the fun is shopping for a new trailer.

We love the look of vintage trailers but we would never buy one. We just want a new one without the need or remodeling and restoration. And you know me I love a touch of red...

I have missed camping so much this summer we have thrown around the idea of going in our little tent but my arm and shoulder issues this summer will prevent that.

So here is a real contender. These are new trailers called Vintage Cruisers and they have a real vintage look and feel but with all the new amenities. A/C a bathroom and a bed that fits my 6'4" husband is a must and one we can walk around as our old trailer had a bed we had to climb up into and now in our 50's we are over that. So I will keep you posted on what we get and of course a tour will be involved and let me know if you have ever seen one of these trailers??

A Quick Visit To Shelly's Bliss Cottage

As always one of my highlights of the holiday season is a visit to Shelly's vintage Christmas cottage. I apologize that I did not take more pics of her cute vintage holiday decor but we were talking and sippin' coffee and time got away from me but it is too cute not to share even after Christmas. I visit every year and you can see part one of last year's vintage holiday home tour.

Vintage Christmas Cottage

Her tiered tray is filled with darling Christmas cups. So cute with those vintage deer cups. Have you ever seen those? 

This was my favorite corner and her husband was the inspiration for the little tree in the corner and it nestled in the red enamel pot set on the old red vintage stool is just perfect.

Her jadeite collection is huge and just a bit of it is on this cute red kitchen cart. I wish I would have taken more pictures of it.

How cute is this Christmas doily valance? Retro red and green canisters and kitchen items top her darling shelf. Make sure to click here  see all of her Christmas home tours as she changes it all up every Christmas.

This pic I stole off of Shelly's instagram. Her sweet vintage red and green Christmas bedroom is so adorable I had to share. Hop on over and follow her on instagram as she does not have a blog but posts pictures of her decor and antique booth regularly.

2017 Christmas Kitchen Tour

Welcome to our 2017 Christmas Kitchen Tour! Woo-hoo the kitchen is decked out in traditional red and green Christmas decorating ideas.

Our Decorating Agreement

As always, I buy and collect the holiday decor and Dean decorates. In fact on my Instagram I gave him his own hashtag #deandecorates. How's that for a hoot. They guy has no social media but has his own hashtag. Come follow and see his decorating skills at work. Lol! But first, check out his doings in our Christmas kitchen this year!!

Picking A Christmas Kitchen Theme

From our Christmas cookie baking center to a nod to our love of camping, our kitchen really represents our family. I have some old pieces of my mom's and things my kiddos have given me. It is where I spend all my time and I love what he did this year.

Video Tour Of Our Vintage Christmas Kitchen

Please also take the video tour of our kitchen (click the arrow below) and click like and subscribe while you are there. We would so love that!! Thank you everyone!!! You are always so kind to Dean and I with your comments about our festive decorating.

Vintage Drainer Becomes Under Sink Organizer

When you find an antique dish drying rack, and it is in red you know you must have it for something. I knew it would be perfect  and so a vintage drainer becomes under sink organizer.

Week of 6/25 in the Home and Garden - June Garden Haul

This week in the home and garden has been marked by hot weather and garden abundance. This is just one picture mostly of my garden haul for one day. Every year we struggle with pests and blights that affect things. I have not been able to grow any good cucumbers in my front garden for a few years. I suspect it is because I grow so many tomatoes out there and they are not good garden companions.

We have watered a lot to keep the yard going during the triple digit temps but things have cooled. Our house is ready for the fourth of July with some patriotic garden decorating and as always lots of vintage goodness. I hope you enjoy this montage...

Rustic Valentine's Day Decorations

As February is just around the corner I am gathering some rustic Valentine's day decorations to tuck here and there. I love to take down the Christmas but after a couple of weeks I am ready to decorate for the next holiday and am starting with some rustic Valentines day ideas.

Rustic old graters and galvanized buckets and watering can were brought into the kitchen to add some rustic decor.

Prim heart ornies are tucked into a bowl in our dry sink. I love their old feel and continue the rustic decor trend for Valentine's day.

We keep up our little winter tree and add red hearts to the red mittens for a Valentines tree idea. See our Valentines cookies recipe to bake up some Valentine treats.

Vintage Outdoor Garden Sink

I have wanted to install a useable vintage outdoor garden sink for years. With all the gardening, barbecuing and kid play in our yard, a garden sink workstation would really come in handy. We looked for inspiration at all the outdoor garden sink ideas but I knew I wanted something vintage.

This summer on vacation in Oregon, a vintage hunter's dream store, was not far from my brother's home. Hubby and I went crazy in there. They had an entire room devoted to old sinks. I think we spent an hour and decided on this antique sink from the 1920s for our garden sink DIY project. It came with the mounting piece it was originally set with. Lucky!

To me, working in the garden is healing and now I can work outside without coming in to wash up. I rinse vegetables in the garden sink faucet and we put the old drinking fountain on the other side. The drinking fountain had been in this garden since my hubby was a boy. Now our youngest gets a cool drink whenever she wants one.

The antique garden sink sits right next to hubby's barbecue so he can quickly wash up and rinse things like our special corn on the cob recipe. We have the old rubber stopper and plug that came with it and we can soak things out here as well. I've even seen a few Barbie's using the sink in the summer. Talk about a multi-purpose outdoor sink.

We knew our old sink would go in this spot because we had an old water spigot that was no longer in use. Hubby made a few trips to the hardware store for a garden hose sink adapter but he actually plumbed it like a regular sink but just with cold water. We searched the garage and found an old piece of rigid PVC pipe to drain the sink into the adjacent planter, but you could use flexible tubing. 

The only additional garden sink plans we have is to seal the under part of the iron sink. You can see it came with some rust but being outdoors we do not want to see it damaged from moisture. A clear sealer will take just minutes to apply.

We do not use any harsh cleaners that would drain into this planter but when I do scour the sink we just pull the flexible hose into a bucket and can dump that indoors in our stationary sink.

Cost of DIY Outdoor Garden Sink

• $45 vintage 1928 sink
• $20 one sink faucet
• $24 hoses
• Total: $89

Get more of our garden posts here.

Shabby Chic Christmas Bedroom

Part Two 

Part two of my visit to Bliss Cottage is her pink and blue shabby chic Christmas bedroom.

Oh this darling pink room is so cute and Shelly is an expert at shabby chic bedroom decor ideas. I love this vintage girls in the old silver creamer. 

The top of this dresser is so wonderful. All decked out in pastel Christmas decorations.

Shelly is a master of display and this little tray with the blue and pink birdie tea set set with PINK Santa mugs is perfect.

Just look at the darling little pink vintage radio.

Who wouldn't want to curl up in this cozy pink chair in this darling vintage shabby chic bedroom. The shabby chic bedroom furniture all goes perfectly together.

Thank you Shelly for letting us all visit your darling home and if you missed part one of my cozy cottage tour make sure to check it out.

Cozy Christmas At Bliss Cottage

Another wonderful little tour of the cozy Christmas cottage of my friend Shelly. Every year I look forward to an invite to come and see her delightful home. It is beginning to be a tradition and I have shared Christmas pictures of her home since 2011.

Shelly has the most darling cozy Christmas house I have ever seen and I could have taken many more pictures than the few I took today but the time is about friends and we had a nice time just visiting and catching up. Here are a few of the quick photos so you can take a peek at her Christmas decorations for 2015. She has her darling tree set up on a table and on the shelf behind, she used old green shutters as the backdrop for loads of vintage Christmas decor. Love the vintage red thermos collection against the green.

But this is the cabinet we all love and every year it is different but always a bit of jadeite. You can find the previous years  and see which one is your favorite.

Shelly collects vintage Christmas deer out of a love for those that her momma collected. She said this was her favorite vignette this Christmas and it is darling for sure.

I didn't even get into the kitchen and take pictures this year but you can see a lot of it in last year's tour.

I did snap some pictures of the cutest pink shabby chic bedroom all decked out for Christmas and I will share those tomorrow. Hope you enjoyed a little peek into Bliss Cottage all decorated for Christmas.

A Very Vintage Christmas

Our home is so cozy this year for Christmas and I'd say it is a very vintage Christmas. Hubby pulled out all the stops to make every little section just so. I don't even know if I will get to sharing the rest of the house because I am busy making Christmas merriment and wrapping this week and I want to feel that slow build up to the holiday like I did when I was a child.

Today I went to Target for a last few things and now I am done! So relieved. I will not step into Target until sometime after Christmas. I literally cannot handle the crowds. The thought of long lines and crowded aisles gives me such anxiety. I wish I could say it doesn't. I don't enjoy long lines and crowded stores at all. So I shop early and get it done. Now I will only visit the market between now and Christmas.

I love how the yellow and red vintage toy truck was the decision maker for the color scheme of this shelf. Those are hubby's toy trucks from his childhood. I told him I wanted little trees in them so he grabbed some at our favorite little store.

So we are set. Now I will finish the wrapping and then begin the baking. My youngest has a cold so we have stayed in and had to cancel a couple of things but I have honestly loved it. Not her cold but the staying in. That sounded wrong but staying in and turning on the twinkly lights and wrapping gifts is all the better for me. Though my poor girl. She is on the mend so I am hoping we are all well for Christmas.

So that is the kitchen nook all dressed for Christmas. I just love the yellow walls this year instead of the old bandaid beige I had before. The little sign hanging says, "Wanted: Jolly men bearing gifts." Isn't that what we all want? Have a very Merry vintage Christmas!