Childhood Memories ~ Tasha Tudor

My passion for books began at a very young age.  My mother said I would follow her around the house with an armful of books as soon as I could walk, begging her to read to me (and she did - tirelessly!).  My favorite stories featured animals and had beautiful illustrations, and I especially adored the work of fellow New Englander, Tasha Tudor.  Her gentle world never failed to soothe my soul.  She also inspired my love of corgis; I've had two (very much missed!) of the little darlings.  She was an interesting woman, choosing to live a simple, often solitary life in the country with her beloved animals and gardens.  Though Tasha is no longer with us, her spirit will always live on in my heart.  Thank you, Tasha!

Which children's books or authors still hold a place in your heart?

    

Exquisite Lamps ~ Peacock Gypsy

I've always felt that beautiful lamps are to a room what jewelry is to an outfit.  When I came across these glorious lamps on Etsy, I just had to share them with you.  The colors and attention to detail are extraordinary.  Visit the shop here.  

Have a beautiful weekend!

A Little Something From Lorca

Lorca is a gorgeous line of fabrics. The motifs are often floral, the colors are luscious and the fabrics are usually silk. The fabrics shown here are from the Tanjore Collection. They are sumptuous silks inspired by the powerful beauty of India. 

 The pattern Tanjore features cherries and flowers on a silk ground embellished with appliqued velvet and embroidery.

Radjada is a silk floral designed in a 1930's style.
Gorgeous, luscious, sumptuous, I've already use these words to describe these amazing fabrics. Not much left to say. Get to a designer showroom so you can see them for yourself.

New Jewelry

Had so much fun making these new pieces!  Available for sale on my website.  Hope you're all having a good weekend, and staying cool!

The Blonde ~ Alphonse Mucha

Red Vixen ~ love her so much, I made one for myself!

In The Garden

Summer Lake

Classic Red

Purple Gypsy

TFA The Future Antiques

TFA  The Future Antiques is a mecca for mid century furniture, lighting,  home accessories and clothing. It is, as they call it, A Retro Plex.. I've been visiting and purchasing from TFA for several years.

Recently TFA moved. They are now located in a bright space at 6514 Chippewa St here in St Louis.

I am a fan of buying and using vintage. I like the charm of it, the good lines, the character. I like the reasonable  

prices and I like that it is green.  Renew Reuse

 The space is bright and well lit. The vignettes are well designed and the accessories are fun.

 Vibrant color combinations...

 Such a great selection of pendant lighting. I love the giant hounds tooth lamp shade.

 Modern, colorful, delightful...

 The bright yellow seen and favored this summer is available on this retro chair and table.

 The tile pattern on the table top is a cool detail.

 I love the scale and design of this floor lamp.

 Another great wall art collage. Take one or take them all.

 Do you collect vintage radios? Would you like to?

 Then there is the vintage clothing, starting with this wonderful wall of ladies hats.

 Hats for men as well as other great accessories.

 And again for the ladies.

 TFA is a wonderland of vintage and retro.

 This is a vintage chair I purchased from TFA. It is now covered in a Designers Guild fabric and sits in a client's bedroom.

 I recovered and used this Milo Baughmanesque chair in a designer show house in 2007. The cut velvet fabric is from Designers Guild.

 This chair was a bit of a mess when I found it. After recovering it in another Designers Guild fabric I decided to keep it for myself.

 I used an Osborne & Little chenille to recover this low profile chair for a client's living room.

 Same living room different chair in a Groundworks fabric.

 

The bold stripe Schumacher fabric gives this chair a whole new personality.
If you appreciate vintage TFA is a great place to shop. It is filled with all kinds of trinkets and treasures.