[ charming white shelves ]

I LOVE A white kitchen and I especially love little white shelves displaying all kinds of pretty kitchen goodies. Even a tiny spot where you can squeeze in a little shelf can add some great personality - do you have a spot for a charming little display?

lisa

[via me and alice; hyllepraten; lantlif; kjerstislykke; bo; kjerstislykke]

[ taken with transferware ]

THERE'S SOMETHING about transferware that brings to mind simpler days and old-fashioned goodness. I think many of us have grown up with transferware at some point - whether a platter for the turkey, grandma's pie served on dessert plates or maybe that special teapot for afternoon tea.

Not only do I love the idea of a wall of these beauties on display, I also love the idea of using them everyday just to add that little bit of pretty to the table.

Do you have any treasured transferware? If you do, what colour do you have and do you use it?

lisa

[via pinterest; maisondecor8; country living; rosegardenromantic; unknown;

warrengrovegarden; theinspiredroom; birchandbird; acountryfarmhouse; leah-theinsidestory]

[ my shopping bag wall ]

IF YOU are anything like me, receiving something from a designer shop is an exciting event {perhaps if I shopped there on a regular basis, the novelty would wear off}. And to me, the shopping bag is just as exciting as what's inside - the giddy knowledge of what treasure it contains.

I don't have many but any that I do have, I've collected over the last few years and haven't wanted to part with them {that's the hoarder in me}. I knew that I would eventually want to display them and have recently come across a few examples of how to do just that:

a framed grouping...

or simply hung from their handles...

or grouped into a collage... 

I decided to go the framed route since I had a great spot in my bedroom crying out for artwork...

I gathered up my collection and decided to add in my vintage advertisements I picked up at the Nice antique market {see post here} just to mix things up a little bit...

Off to IKEA for some frames...

I decided to play around with the arrangement on the bed, trying to get the sizes to fit well with one another...

Then the tedious task of framing them and transferring the arrangement onto the wall {using my favourite 3M Command Strips}...

Finally done!

I'm really happy with the random arrangement which also leaves room in case I happen to receive any others I want to add to the group {are you reading this, hon? hint hint...}

lisa

[house&home; tumblr; swansisland; via alexandrastylist; via inmyownstyle] 

[ charming tin displays ]

I LOVE interesting little tea tins and how they look displayed together on a kitchen shelf. Their intricate, colourful patterns make a charming little display.

lisa

[bolig magasinet, design*sponge, apartment therapy]

[ ribbon ribbon everywhere ]

I'M ALWAYS looking for clever ways to get organized and dealing with ribbon is high on my list. It's one thing that seems to get out-of-hand for me, with all the rolls and remnants that I can't seem to part with.

I think I need to implement a new storage solution. Maybe one of these...

How do you store your ribbon?

lisa

[pinterest; michellewooderson; creatingkeepsakesblog; centsationalgirl; everythingetsy;

spunkyjunky; martha stewart; centsationalgirl; pinterest; country living]

[ fab find ]

POTTERY BARN in Dubai is run by a local company {unlike the corporate stores in North America}. And while they may not carry everything that Pottery Barn offers elsewhere, the one thing I love is that when they have a sale, it's a BLOWOUT sale!

I've recently had my eye on these...

...vintage oversized wine bottles from the early 1900s from Europe. Available in a few sizes, the medium size has been retailing for $149 {way out of my price range}. 

Imagine how excited I was to snag one this weekend at... hold onto your hats....$25!

And a rare turquoise glass one at that! With such delicious old grungy patina...

I think it's a pretty addition to my vintage bottle collection...

Have you snagged any fab finds lately?

lisa

[ art grouping progress ]

SO I'VE made a bit of progress on my art grouping over the sofa - I've narrowed down the pics I'll be using (all but a couple were taken by me over the years). After a bit of playing around in Photoshop, I'm happy with how they look grouped together.

Now to frame them and the gruelling job of measuring them out on the wall!

Thank goodness for these little guys since our walls are concrete and no nailing is possible:

I think these will be a godsend since the pics can be shifted around a bit to get them all aligned afterwards (my pet peeve is groupings like this where they don't line up).

Wish me luck! So that's what's on my plate this weekend - whatcha up to?

lisa