Girls’ Tea with the Hazel Atlas “Ripple” Pink

It’s time for tea at the little cottage in the woods! The girls and I “took” tea every day last week. What fun, and work, it was but worth every minute! We are sharing our…

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Duncan Phyfe makeover…

What do you see cluttering up the corner of my dining room?? Eight, yes eight antique mahogany “Duncan Phyfe” dining chairs!  If you saw a post a few months ago, you will remember that Luis…

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Aunt Jody’s Hydrangeas…

“There is no happier way of entertaining one’s women friends than at a luncheon. (Men, as a rule, are not devotees of this pleasant sport.) Naturally, if one does not have a maid one does…

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April Cornell and vintage Hull…

I found a beautiful runner at April Cornell and wanted to do a table with it for a while. The only floral options I have right now are my lilies, and since they are just…

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Vintage Melmac anyone??

I am now on the hunt for vintage “melmac” dinnerware! I’m not sure what prompted this obsession, but I am looking on ebay for vintage sets of this dinnerware from the 50s. Honestly, the colors…

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