This is my final Living Room post for transitioning into summer. I've pared down, and added bits of modern with my vintage thrift store finds.
All the items on the vintage trunk above are thrift store finds, except for the reindeer moss!
The trunk serves as a coffee table as well as holding a TON of off-season decor items.
For spring/summer, I've focused on whites, pale grays, beiges and tucked the bronze, rusty metal and darker grays into the chest and primitive cabinet.
The shelving that flanks the fireplace is another place I've
tried to work the modern in with the vintage. I already had some of it going on with small modern art pieces hanging on the wall.
I placed a pretty glass vase in the front window next to a vintage brass lamp that was painted to look like an antique finial.
A small side table holds yet another mod, simple vase, a faux vintage frame with "antique" mirror made with Krylon Looking Glass paint. Another vintage brass lamp painted in silver sits on a stack of vintage books.
Though I am enjoying incorporating some clean, modern shapes into my living room, my true love is the vintage, rusty, chippy items with patina. If I had to choose one over the other, old stuff wins over new.
But thankfully, there are times when new is best.
Word for the Day:
Lamentations 3:22-23
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;
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Sunday
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Monday
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Masterpiece Monday
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Make it Pretty Monday
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Mod Mix Monday
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Tuesday
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Vintage Inspiration Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Wow Us Wednesday
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Thursday
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Thursday Open House Party
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Time Travel Thursday
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Treasure Hunt Thursday
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Share Your Cup Thursday
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Friday
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Feathered Nest Friday
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Frugal Friday
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Fabulously Creative Friday
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Rustic Restorations Weekend
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Weekend
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Saturday Nite Special
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Get Schooled Saturday
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8 comments:
Beautiful vignettes! Love your trunk too! Oh yes vintage rusty and chippy items make my heart sing :-)
xx
Anne
You have a gift for putting it all together...Great job!
I'm amazed at how you can change things up so much. I'm such a stick in the mud. Once I like it, I hate to change it. I love the look.
Liz
What pretty and fresh updates! I like the mercury glass lamp. I've made some changes, too, but probably won't blog.
Everything looks so pretty! Love the trunk.
Jeanette
This so beautiful! I have a couple of old trunks I'm looking forward to doing something with. Thanks for sharing and blessings, Patti
Your vignettes look great! I especially love your trunk coffee table and how you have it styled :)
Susan
Oh my goodness! I love all of your vignettes! Vintage is a favorite of mine too but I do like change. I can't believe it's summer already. Time is flying by.
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