Merry Christmas

Wishing you a beautiful time with your family and friends.

Merry Christmas!

photo of Madonna and child statue owned by Lisa Gleason

Creating Beauty

My friend Lisa created this magnificent piece for her school auction. I am glad it sold for a high price because she put so much time into gathering and collecting the jewels and creating this treasure.

More Vintage Christmas

As promised, here is more of my talented friend Lisa's holiday decoration style.

 Below is a shot of her eating area off the kitchen.

 A Latin America inspired Nativity scene. She has others but could not resist the brightly colored pieces and chose it as this year's crech.

Thank you Lisa for letting me share all of this with my people.

Vintage Holiday Decor

My sweet friend Lisa is a design force to be reckoned with. Her style is all her own and it is one BIG confident style. In her home, everywhere you look-a visual feast. Almost overwhelming to take it all in. I phoned and asked if I could photograph her decorations on my pathetic point and shoot camera. I love these images. Imagine what they would look like if a real pro had taken them.

 I love that she has a vintage baby Jesus under the tree in a rustic crib. A reminder of the reason. The ornaments are just so cool with their unique personalities.

Stay in touch because tomorrow I will show you more of Lisa's holiday style. If you want to read and see more of this amazing design maven then go here and here.

My DIY Bulletin Board

I first spotted the beginnings of my bulletin board in the back of my girlfriend's garage.

Brought it home and painted it. Then added the cork in the frame. I admit I did a lousy job with the cork but soon my pictures will completely cover it.

The VERY beginning stages of my collage. Check out George Michael, so dreamy. I've had that photo since the 1980's.

Soon you will see photos of my entire studio as I add, edit, decorate and hang this enormous board.

My Inspiration

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So fun to run into this photo online. This is the inspiration for painting my dining room table a high gloss light blue, the chairs a high gloss white and the upholstery different on the end chairs. When I went in search of the discontinued Martha Stewart paint color I found out that it is actually a GREEN! So I went in search of my own blue.

Would love to dazzle you even more with professional photographs. But you get the idea. Love that I took a risk-believe me it was scary. If the blue clashes with one of my sets of china then I add a cool heavy upholstery-grade white vinyl table cloth. It creates a modern twist with the ornate-ness of it all.

My dining set was found at auction by Lisa Gleason. It was a 70's stained wood with red crushed velvet upholstery.

Add to your contacts

My friend Lisa is an amazing woman. She has an eye for treasures. Her story of finding a beautiful diamond ring in a pile of costume jewelery is just one of her many adventures. Phone her to view the ever-changing collection she has set up in her garage. I have also attended the Estate sales Lisa has conducted. Below are some of the things I saw today while I was picking up a mirror for my sweet salon.

I thought of my stylist friend Kamie. She would love this!

This pretty mirror sits on the porch waiting for a friend of mine. How lucky.

The "mirror" against the wall is going in my studio. I am painting it a high gloss white and using it for my idea board. It's almost as tall as me.

Lisa found this mirror for me. I had to paint it and add glass but even with that it was a steal!

My dining chairs and table came from Lisa.

This summer I picked up this pretty little canvas from her. I'm telling you she has treasures galore!

Call her to fancy up your home.