Dress Yourself in Handmade - Summer Linen

I love wearing linen in the summer, even though wrinkles usually drive me crazy, there's something about light and airy linen dresses and tunics that is so relaxing even my OCD can chill.

Clockwise from the top:

Scoop Linen Tunic by pamelatang, $115

French Nautical Navy Striped Purse by ikabags, $44.67

Golden Bell Flower Charm Ring by kathiroussel, $68

Eco-Chic Ballet Flats by TheGeneration, $60

Dress Your Home in Vintage - Setting Your Holiday Table

Set your holiday table apart with vintage and handmade serving dishes and decor - makes your home feel cozy and loved.

Inspiration Silver Plate Set from sadieolive, $180

Set of Four Pretty Napkin Rings from AlicesLookingGlass, $14

Set of Five Diamond Etched Glasses from RedRubyRetro, $15

Silver Magnetic Chalkboard by HerMajestysPug, $12

 

Set of Six Yellow Glass Dessert Plates from OldCoot, $19.99

Full Linen Apron by pilosale, $60

Charming Varnished Gravy Boat from Garden22Vintage, $10

More entertaining and decorating ideas can be found in my Set Your Holiday Table treasury on Etsy:

Dress Your Home In Vintage - Farmhouse

My kitchen is still a work in progress, but after 5 years, it's almost where I want it to be. It has a farmhouse, vintage feel - cozy, warm, lived in.  I'm not talking sheep and doilies, but I do have a penchant for barn stars.  I've limited myself to one big red one over the kitchen table.  We're in the Midwest, deep in the prairie, I can't help my country tendencies, but I've tried to use authentic, vintage finds instead of mass produced, Chinese, fake Americana decor.  I love having vintage pieces in the kitchen - it makes my 1980s cookie cutter home feel more personal, more loved, more lived in.  Each piece has a memory and history, adding to our family story.

I found this vintage bowl in Garden_22 Vintage shop and had to have it.  It's creamy and warm; it feels like it's been held in many hands.   Right now it's on my counter holding a tower of mail my husband never seems to sort through.  I'm thinking about reclaiming it and putting it on the kitchen table.  It would look great full of apples and pears, but I don't eat apples or pears, so that would be a waste.  I might fill it with potatoes, which we eat a lot of and would still look lovely. 

 Here are some other pieces I'd love to add, but am hoping you buy first so that my kitchen doesn't start to resemble one of those rooms on Hoarders.

Vintage Baking Set from ethanollie - I wouldn't even want to hide these in a cabinet

Petite Bundt Cake Pans from AlicesLookingGlass - perfect excuse for eating an entire cake yourself

Enamelware Canisters from TheFancyLamb - wide mouth for scooping flour and sugar

Primitive Wooden Stool from bellalulu - I'd love this in my kitchen if I wasn't sure my 4yr old would crack her head open falling from it

Early 1800s Homespun Flax Blanket from theprimitivehome - imagine turning this into a lovely tablecloth or runner

Metal Film Canisters from SlothArt - could be used for storing spices

Biscuit Cutter, Scoop and Sugar Sack from AnnaBelleVintage -  the sugar sack would make gorgeous linens or a pillow and nice, big scoop for baking

Vintage White Batter Bowl from jenscloset - perfect for small batches of pancakes

Wire Egg Basket from findingfabulous - definitely wouldn't get hijacked into holding mail

I'm headed to the Kane County Flea Market this weekend - can't wait to share my new finds!