Browsing Category 'Home Decorating Stores & Sources'

Grasscloth

ShareI’ve always loved grasscloth. It got a bad wrap due to some unfortunate usage in the 1980′s, and many of us are trying to erase any peach & seafoam green memory from the decade. However, it is one of those classic items that, if used wisely, will always add texture and elegance to your space.  Although I [...]

damask

ShareThe charming little village of Glen Williams is home to one of my favourite antique haunts, The Beaumont Mill. Across the Credit River and around a bend sits the very large and very old Mill, and though somewhat impressive in size, pass by too quickly and you will miss it as its quiet and unassuming [...]

Re-Purposing Antiques

ShareI bought this tabletop stand from an antique shop for a song. While I had originally intended to use it to display a piece of pottery, I discovered the proportions were a bit off; the stand was too big, the pottery too small. So, right now it’s sitting on my library table displaying a framed [...]

ShareIf you are starting a room from scratch, there is never a budget big enough to meet your entire wish list. There are rooms that cost $40,000 and upwards, but for most people’s reality, I am going to say that most of you want the nicest looking room having spent the least amount of money. [...]