I don’t know about you, but decorating my home, for me, is more about using the items I enjoy rather than buying items that go together. My favorite decorating style is what I consider a layered look. These days it seems the most common look for decorating is anything goes, which I love! Although farmhouse… Read More
Awhile back I wrote a blog post on butter spreaders and butter knives. For some reason, when I wrote the article, I called the bread plate a butter plate. Thank goodness for the proofreader extraordinaire who caught my error. That led to researching butter plates and their uses. These little plates, which are generally 3-4″ in… Read More
Majolica is a pottery that has a rustic or monochromatic design painted or molded on the surface of the pottery. To me, majolica has a Spanish look about it. When I did a bit of research as to the origins of majolica, I found that the original version was from Italy and was known… Read More
I mentioned in an earlier post that when we stay at a vacation rental house, there is always something we like that we take away. At the Key West house, it was the remote control LED lights under the kitchen shelf. The strip could light up in just about any solid color, or they could… Read More