Mid-Week Inspiration: Knit Interior

Pretty cozy! 

via: Giant Knitting

Mid-Week Inspiration: French Enamelware

I love the rustic charm of vintage enamelware. 

 Pretty floral painted French coffee pots ! 

I want to fill my apartment with vintage enamelware pitchers and flowers!

These images make me instantly daydream of owning a cottage in Provence.... don't wake me! 

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Mid-Week Inspiration: Floral Wallpaper

Wallpaper is making a big comeback! I am especially loving floral prints lately! If I wasn't renting I would love an accent wall in my bedroom with anyone of these gorgeous prints. 

Asian floral. Traditional and yet seems so fresh!

Peony watercolor. Love.

White flowers on a colored background is the way to go!

I love all of the colors here, mixed together. 

Do you have wallpaper in your abode? What are your favorite kinds of wallpaper? 

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Mid-Week Inspiration: Cottage Kitchens

I live in a big city, in a rental apartment. I'm lucky to have a kitchen the size I have, which means I can actually move in it! Of course, I find myself dreaming of a real kitchen quite often. I love the look of cottage type kitchens; not overly girly and with the right amount of retro mixed in.

Red and white! Gingham...cherries! 

Retro fridge! 

Love the farmhouse sink! 

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My Vintage Vanity: 1950's Liquor Cabinet

You may remember my quest for a bar cart for my living room. Well it has finally been realized! But instead of a cart my Husband and I found this beautiful half moon 1950's buffet. We couldn't resist it and now it serves as our bar and as a room divider to our open kitchen/living room space! We love it! 

Lot's of shelves and mirrored front doors! 

Plenty of storage!

The cheese tray we received as a wedding present doubles as a tray. 

I bought my husband this 1960's portable glass rack when we were dating for drinks on his roof. I love the colored glasses. 

What do you think? What do you use as your liquor cabinet? 

My Vintage Vanity: My Grandmother's Bedroom Set

Last week I showed you my wonderful vintage vanity and stool. The vanity was once part of my Grandmother's bedroom set. Below is the rest of the set. I love the bias wood grain. While the set is rather simple, that wood grain and inlay is what sets it apart from modern furniture.

The wardrobe. It's not that tall compared with modern wardrobes. My Grandmother was hardly 5' tall. I'm 5'10". Times have changed. 

Once again I have doilies protecting the top and more vintage satin glove boxes! Vintage fans, a Jonathan Adler Christmas ornament and a beloved photo of my Grandparents on their honeymoon on top of the Empire State Building decorate the top. 

This is the dresser. I love the large round mirror! 

Another doily, stained glass lamp and my glow in the dark Virgin Mary are on display. Also a photo of me and my hubby! 

My Vintage Vanity: My Vanity

I was going to do this post solely on my new vintage vanity stool I scored on my recent visit to North Carolina. I bought it for $20 and it is exactly what I've been looking for. It fit nicely in the luggage compartment on the Amtrak train home. My husband carried it back to Brooklyn from Penn Station for me. I might re-upholster it but for now the pale pink is nice. 

What do you think? 

But then I thought, why not showcase my whole vanity. It is in fact vintage from the Deco period and belonged to my Grandmother. Here it is above. Stay tuned for next week and I will show you the entire  bedroom set. 

I also have lot's of vintage goodies on the vanity. You may remember my vintage lipstick holders, there they are. I also have a lovely vintage milk glass lamp I purchased on Etsy. And oh yes! I did get the Estee Lauder Mad Men Creme Blush! I love it! 

Here are my perfumes and jewelry boxes. The doily runner my Grandmother made, I have a bunch of them! 

Do you remember my post about my quilted satin glove box collection? Here they are storing all sorts of things from necklaces, scarves, bracelets, and gloves! 

Mid-Week Inspiration: Retro Inspired Kitchens

I have collected these images on my Decor Ideas Pinterest board. I love the cheeriness of the colors and prints in these retro inspired kitchens. 

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My Vintage Vanity: Chenille Bedspread

My bedroom is still a work in progress but I absolutely love (as does my kitty, Coco Pancakes!) the vintage white chenille bedspread I bought last Summer on Etsy from seller, treefarm4. The white velvet pleated pillow is also vintage. Hopefully soon I will have more decorative pillows and a headboard!