Flea Market Style Magazine

Check out the newest Flea Market Style magazine - it's a fantastic issue.  Be sure to look at the section on the best vintage sales from coast to coast.  Right there, listed on page 17, is Calamity Janes of Lake Mills, Wisconsin.

I featured Calamity Janes on my post dated October 8, 2011.  Mother and daughter team, Stefanie and Lynne, have a created a wonderful shop with a great selection of vintage, industrial and primitive pieces.  If you are in Wisconsin, be sure to stop by Calamity Janes.  You can also visit their website at calamityjanes-antiquities.com for more information and shop hours.

Vintage Bovines

Discover the fun of collecting vintage bovines - in various shapes, sizes and mediums.  I do not have a large collection, but following are a few that I have throughout my home. You can start or add to your own "herd" with some of the offerings available to purchase on Etsy.

My Collection: 

Etsy Selections:

from theCandyShoppe

from momentofnostalgia

from ReminiscencePapers 

from CabinetOfTreasures

from HighPointFarm2010

Love is All Around

More Etsy Valentine listings - with a canine theme:

from vintagebarrelgreet 

from KerrysBungalow 

from Kleymannscloset 

from SeeSpotPose 


When you purchase this card, you are helping homeless dogs find their forever homes. 

from EvelynnsAlcove  

Put a Little Love in Your Heart

There are lots of wonderful offerings available on Etsy for Valentine's Day.  Put a little love in your heart with some of these items:

from newnanc

from TheLonelyHeart

from thecupcakekid

from elizabethwrenvintage

from overthetopoverstock

from Gracie'sCottage

Living Room in Full View

I provided bits and pieces of my living room, now I am showing you the full view.  What I love most about the room is the checkerboard floor.  I removed old green carpeting and found a better quality plywood underneath (although I was hoping for hardwood floors).  Since there were no splinters or rough spots, I decided to paint it. I painted the outside perimeter black and then painted the middle of the floor white and then added the black squares.

Of course, the black and white dictated the color scheme for the rest of the room.  I love ironstone, white bird houses, vintage signs, and anything with a nice graphic quality.  I have a mixture of Ikea, flea market and Ethan Allen furniture.  The bookcases were built by my father and have followed me to every home.  I hope you enjoy the tour...

     

Mini Tour Continued...

Additional mini view photos of my living room.

Mini Tour - Living Room

I am featuring a mini view of some of the vintage items that reside in my living room. I will show the full view at a later date per encouragement from Jan at Gracies's Cottage. It's obvious that I love the graphic quality of black and white. Stay tuned for more photos.