Vintage Bottles

We were getting very low on old bottes in the shop.
Then we hit the jackpot.

We had a "in the right place, at the right time" moment.

Those brown ones are cool. I have no idea what they are. Beer bottles maybe?

Ah, these I know. Coca Cola.

So much character in each bottle.

And that tray (strainer?) above them ain't bad either!

Old green bottles may be my favorite.

Which ones are your favorite?

Grandma's Kitchen

There's something about vintage kitchenware...

Sometimes we get something in, and I have no idea what it is. Such was the case with the scissors like item in the front. Thanks to several followers on my Facebook page, I learned it is a meatball maker. Why didn't I think of that?

Love, love, love blue canning jars. Clear ones too, but blue? Be still my heart.

So pretty in pink, despite the crack. That just adds character.

I can almost smell the pies and cakes baking.

And the cookies.

The old metal utensils had so much more charm that our modern day plastic ones.

Ahh. Grandma's kitchen, a walk down memory lane.

Country Life = A February Ice Storm

It was a dark and stormy night day. Cold. Rain. Sleet. Fog.

It was supposed to warm up enough to turn to rain.

Yeah, yeah. That clearly didn't happen.

We don't get this much ice all that often. It was beautiful. And thankfully, our power never went off (though some folks in our area did lose theirs for several hours).

"What is that?", George just asked as he looked over my shoulder. It's a roll of electric fencing that hangs on one of our garden posts. Electric fencing coated in ice.

If it was outside, that was it's story. It's always interesting to walk through grass that is encased in ice. Every. Single. Blade.

We had the ice for a couple days, and then it warmed up enough to melt. And now it's raining. Again.
Maybe I should take a picture of the mud.

Nah. Nevermind.

Spring - we are patiently waiting on you!!!

Modern Farmhouse Style

We have been busy adding lots of white farmhouse style pieces.

Such a clean, fresh look! 

I admit I'm a little late to the party of watching Chip & Joanna Gaines on Fixer Upper. Customers kept telling me about them, but somehow I never managed to catch an episode.

But I have finally seen a few this winter, and of course, they (and their style) are all over the place online.

It fits in perfectly with our shop already. We have always described the vintage items in our shop as "farm style". When we go to auctions, we typically buy the stuff that came straight from a farmhouse kitchen. Or barn. Usually with the barn dirt intact. We have become quite proficient in water hose cleaning. 

So, we are just adding more white. And gray. I have learned a new word. 

GREIGE.

Beige + Gray. Greige. 

Who knew? 

Not into so much white and gray? Don't worry. We are adding more, but it won't take over the shop completely by any stretch. We will still have black, red, and mustard for the primitive decorators. And other colors as well. I like a nice mix! 

I will say I am more than happy to add some white. Another admission: I was getting a little a lot tired of painting black! So white is a nice change of pace, especially going into spring.

I absolutely love how this photo came out. A happy accident. I was taking a picture of the mirror itself, and the bench photo bombed it perfectly. 

Our weather forecast is calling for a nasty mix of snow/sleet/freezing rain/back to snow mix tomorrow. So, my plan as of now is to close the shop tomorrow and stay home. 

So good to be home indeed.

I will be happy to do some more painting, right beside the wood stove.
Maybe I will catch another episode of Fixer Upper!