Thinking Spring

Happy Wednesday! I'm thinking spring! How about you? I have managed to keep a little green alive since December when these little pots of ivy arrived on the scene. Thank goodness they don't need much attention!

I've been really drawn to every garden style vignette that I see lately, so I thought I would start one of my own. And nothing warms my heart more than a little chippy vintage mixed in with my usual china and linens.

I have quite a few little bits of linen that have a spot or a hole but still have the cheeriest snippets of lace attached and are ready to peek out here and there. I find them just as cheery as flowers!

I just have to show you the paper whites that I potted in early December too. They did absolutely nothing for weeks. But when I went to toss them after Christmas, thinking that I had just gotten duds, I spotted a single bit of green popping out on one of the bulbs.

Here they are just really only starting to take off. I'm thinking that there is a problem with the gravel medium I have them in. Any ideas? They have been so slow growing that I wonder where they will end up. Anyway, they have all finally sprouted and I am feeling a little redeemed!

I am cheating with a pot of faux something from Ikea that I had in the shop. It's a good stand in until I can get to the nursery.

I'm due, too, for some cut flowers for my pitchers that spend time in my wicker plant stand. Sometimes I enjoy seeing the chippy lattice, but for now I have just changed out the linens that drape over covering the side.

I am also enjoying a new chippy cement planter vase that I found last summer. I am just crazy about vintage garden stuff, but haven't used it inside very much.

 Not many days left in the month. And our forsythia is already in bloom! But we have lots of windy, cold, and unsettled days ahead.  think just a bit of green here and there is going to get me through!

Happy Hump Day!

And a happy White Wednesday too!

So glad that you stopped by!

Jacqueline

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Decking Up the Bathroom and Our Little Shower Redo

We are doing some entertaining this weekend. Are you having company too? I thought I would dress up the bathroom just a tad. Not something I usually do. But I have always loved the idea of a touch of Christmas in the powder room. I suppose I am usually busy running around getting other things ready!

Turns out that it doesn't take much to do. I hung up some of my prettiest linens and then tucked in a sprig of greens. I spent a minute chasing down a bit of red ribbon, but I'll have to add that later if I come across it soon enough.

These were tucked away in a drawer just asking to be brought out for a party!

The light is coming from a skylight directly overhead lending an unexpected softness to this corner of the bathroom. This little stool is usually here with a more utilitarian look.

I brought out a small embroidered cloth that I had kinda forgotten about since I only use it during the holidays. Perfect for the theme.

I have a mini renovation going on in here that started out slick and spare with a sort of spa vibe. What was I thinking? Ha ha! 

After I added a ruffled curtain to go with the new shower stall, I realized what direction I really wanted to go.

We had a glass shower door removed along with pink and turquoise ceramic tiles. I would show you the before pictures, but I wouldn't dream of ever having anything so ugly put up on the blog! But here are a couple of "after" shots.

The river stones add a nice earthy vibe. (I have called this a little shower redo, but in reality we learned that two exterior walls had to be rebuilt in order to re-tile. OUCH!!!)

Greens in a pitcher fit here nicely.

And a little Frasier Fir soap and candle add to the ambience.

A few vinatge linens can add so much!

A nice and simple way to say welcome in the loo!

Lots of activity going on from here on out!

 But at least there's a little tranquility to escape to! 

(only half  kidding . . .)

I hope it's a wonderfully festive weekend for you!

Jacqueline

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Sweetness & Light

It's blustery, cold, and windy, and the sky is filled with a dusty haze. The house is turned upside down, and buzzes with an electric youthful energy. We need a big dose of sweetness and light. So I'm sharing just a few Sunny Morning in Spring essentials. . . . 

 

Are things sweet where you are?

(We've been hacking into the buttercream frosted cake all morning! Shh...)

Sending Sweet Sunny thoughts to you....

Jacqueline 

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