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I decided to give myself a design challenge this week. I thought it would be fun to take a piece from our store and incorporate it into two very different bedroom mood boards.

So here’s the piece I decided to start with this week. This red side table is just so poppy, versatile and fun and I wanted to show how it could be used in very different spaces.

First, I tried incorporating the red table into a fun, lively modern yet bohemian feeling room. The room feels zesty yet mellow. I imagined snow white walls with charcoal grey floor to ceiling drapes. The rug, ceiling and headboard are modern in feel, but adding the vintage side table, art work and dresser really ground the space and make it feel warm and inviting. This might actually be my dream room (after all I did just purchase the rug for my bedroom;).

Next, I wanted to create a more sophisticated space using the same table. You’ll notice I also reused the vintage artwork and sunburst mirror since these items are solid design pieces that transfer well into the new space. The walls in this space could go dark or light, depending on the amount of natural light and millwork involved.

I really love the feel the rug gives the space. Everything else just sort of fell into place. I could very possibly obsess over this room as well.

Well that was fun, don’t you think? Let me know if there’s a specific piece you’ve seen in the store that you’d like me to play around with and if you think this should be a weekly post. That’s all I need is another interwebs obsession;)

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

If you’ve been to our store…ever, then you know how much we love scarves. We have them EVERYWHERE. So I thought I share some fun ideas you can explore with vintage scarves.

(All images via pinterest)

Who knew a $7 accessory could have so many uses. Yup, you read that right. Nearly all of our vintage scarves are $7. So stop on by and see what suits your fancy.

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

 

How many of you saw the photos that Julie posted on our facebook page of her amazing collections? If you haven’t already, sneak over there and have a peek. They’re pretty fun.

I’m not quite the collector that Julie is. I don’t have the tolerance for clutter although I wish I did because I do love all the beautiful vintage what nots that I find in my hunts. Instead I tend to collect things that can be put up and out of the way. My collections include vintage purses, vintage jewelry, vintage pastoral paintings, vintage paint by numbers, vintage lamps, vintage mirrors and I’ve recently started a collection of large vintage clam shells. If I can get my act together I post some photos of my collections as well.

Until then, here are some beautiful pictures of other collectors vintage collections.

(all images found on pinterest)

What do you like to collect and why?

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

Hasn’t this week just been glorious! I’ve really been enjoying my summer (I sound like a broken record) and am one of those who dread when it comes to an end. I love the warmth of the sun, days at the pool, going on runs with my kids and taking care of my gardens.

On that note, today we would like to say “thank-you” to all of our terrific customers!

Whether you realize it or not we appreciate your creativity, open mind and most importantly the support you have given us this past year. Actually this gratitude extends to our friends and families as well who have shown us patience, support and storage space. We are so thankful!

One of our great customers, Kelly of KellyAllison Photography, forwarded me some images from a recent photo shoot. She is a fantastic person, mother, photographer and customer and we would like to share her talent with you.

(red coffee mugs from Gather & Collect)

(Red White and Blue tablecloth from Gather & Collect)

(Full blog post here)

Kelly also did the photography for the Apartment Therapy write up a few month back, so you might recognize her name from that blog post as well. So, if you’re in the market for a family, event or commercial photographer she’s your gal! Check her out here!

Cheers to a vintage life well lived,

Jessica and Julie

So here I am again, a few weeks between posts, and so is life. I’ve been enjoying this hot hot summer, minus all of the power outages. That’s not so fun especially when it’s 100 degrees for days on end. But now that things have cooled off it’s a little bit easier to get stuff done.

Here’s a fun house tour y’all might enjoy. I hadn’t visited Apartment Therapy in about a month, but today I found some goodies I wanted to share.

(Full house tour here)

I think it’s a great blend of styles. A little Parisian, a bit midcentury with some bohemian thrown in. Anyhow, hope you are all enjoying the nice weather this week. 87 never felt so good.

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

Since June is technically the most popular month to get married, I thought we could celebrate with some images of beautiful vintage inspired weddings.

(all images from here)

By the way, I’m a die hard car person and am head over heels for this VOLVO. Isn’t it gorgeous.

And although the image below isn’t technically a wedding image, nor is it quite vintage (at least I hope it isn’t;), this IS quite possibly one of the most romantic movie moments of all times, so there!

So congrats to all the newlyweds and newly engaged and cheers to a vintage life well lived!

Jessica and Julie

Hello people! I knew it had been a while since I’d last posted here, but I didn’t realize it had been 3 weeks. Well, summer has arrived and I’ve been taking it as easy as possible. My only goal this summer is to have as much carefree fun as I can and so far so good (hence the long leave of absence from this here blog;).

Well, as I was cruising around my favorite blogs this morning I was quickly reminded of a favorite designer of mine, Kristen Buckingham. Actually, one of my favorite and most repinned pins on pinterest (wow, that’s a mouthful and ironically makes perfect sense) is a bedroom I hadn’t even realized she’d designed.

But now that I know it was designed by her it all makes perfect sense. I think I titled this image on pinterest as “hippie chic” which is the essence of Kristen Buckingham’s design style. Earthy, grounded yet very sophisticated.

 

(All images via Pinterest)

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

 

This Monday morning I’m finding peace in the simple. A mostly white interior seems to hit that sweet spot, so that’s what I’m going with.

I have such a love for European decor and their ability to mix antiques and modern furnishings beautifully. Although this house tour appears Parisian at first glance, it’s actually swedish. Beautiful, none the less.

(emmas blogg)

A beautiful mix of old and new. Happy Monday!

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

This time we’re putting stuff out on the sidewalk! It’s the Taste of Glen Ellyn this weekend and the weather is forecasted to be unbelievable, so come out to see what we’re putting on sale (hint: there will be loads of purses and bags).

If you’ve never been to our store and wonder what sorts of odds and ends we sell, this picture pretty much sums it up. I came across it here and couldn’t believe how familiar it felt. A few books, pottery and general randomness…yup, that’s us.

Makes me want to cozy up on the couch with a book and a nice cup of tea. And…back to reality.

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie

Say what? Yup. You read that correctly. We’re having a STORE WIDE SALE in celebration of our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY this weekend!!! We can hardly believe it. We’ve finally cut our first tooth, begun walking and are ready to celebrate.

So, if you’ve been stalking that certain table, lamp, art, purse…don’t wait any longer. After all, sales don’t happen much around here! You don’t even need to bring in a coupon or say anything silly. Just bring your lucky self in and you’ll get 10% off anything and everything you buy. Thursday, Friday AND Saturday 10-5pm.

Cheers to a vintage life well lived.

Jessica and Julie