Vintage with a Modern Twist
It's party time! Time to show off your colorful side. Like my Washi tape keyboard. Andrea's cuter than cute pink framed animals at The Cottage Market. Linda turned thrift store fish (with scary eyes!) into bright beauties at it all started with paint. Kari saved a horribly damaged desktop with cork … [Read more...]
My Mac Air got a facelift ... and I was the surgeon! Washi tape to the rescue and the keys. I simply measured the key, then drew a tiny square onto cardboard and used that template to cut each piece of Washi tape. for the case ... Easily removable when she needs a change. My Mac is now ready for her close … [Read more...]
Do you have fantasies of escaping to a Caribbean island, drinking mai tai's while lounging poolside and drifting off to sleep to the sound of ocean waves lapping at the powdery sand? Well, Karah from the space between is living that life. She is lucky enough to live in Curacao where they just filmed The Bachelorette. This … [Read more...]
Remember my Brimfield Adventure? Well, I spotted these beauties there. Vintage railroad steps ... to help the well heeled traveler step onto and off of the train ... probably while carrying a small dog and a hat box. Don't you just love it when you spot something fabulous ... and overpriced ... then realize that you already … [Read more...]
I vividly remember my confirmation in 6th grade. Wearing my navy blue and white polka dot dress, I marched into the confessional to reveal all my deep, dark secrets. Two minutes later, I emerged! Hey, at 12, a girl doesn't have that much to confess! But boy do I have some things to confess now! So join me (and Hometalk, At the … [Read more...]
Remember the show The Nanny? Hum along with me now: she was "the lady in red while everyone else was wearing tan". Leopard print, chartreuse, hot pink stilettos ... no look was too extreme for Fran the Nanny. So, while we may not be rocking head to toe red jumpsuits while squeezing grapefruits in the supermarket aisles, we can let … [Read more...]
Your hubs calls with this announcement: his buddy and family are coming to visit in two days! Once the initial shock wears off and you've stopped ranting & raving, it's time to get busy. Quick, check the bathroom to make sure it's guest ready. After you clean like a mad woman, it's time to access the bathroom situation. 1) … [Read more...]
Colorful. Whimsical. Beachy. Kella MacPhee, photojournalist extraordinaire, has style to spare! Her Jersey shore (I told you Jersey girls rock!) cottage was built in the 1930's ... by boy scouts! By the way, here's the before. She really knows how to mix in vintage style. Even her tp holder is … [Read more...]
There once was a girl with burnished flowing locks (with no gray roots!) and hazel eyes. She loved nothing more than scouring her kingdom for antiques and vintage finds for her cottage. A happy life she did possess but for one small desire. To travel to the land of Brimfield. A magical place where people would journey in the hopes of … [Read more...]
Have I got a treat for you today! Cassie from Primitive & Proper is crashing my blog to share some of her fabulous furniture makeovers! That girl has style I tell you. So without further ado, here's Cassie ... Hi all! I am Cassie from Primitive and Proper and I am so excited to be here at Eclectically Vintage! I share a love of well, … [Read more...]
I heart thrift shops, tarnished silver, cool collections, margaritas and vintage anything!
Join me as I fill my 100 year old home with personality.
