If this is your first time stopping by my blog. Welcome! I have been posting a ton of printable vintage art recently. It’s hard to write something interesting about printables for each post:). I think I started out fairly strong for the first 5 printable posts, but I’m probably up to about 15 by now, and it’s getting a bit…
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What is vintage farmhouse? Think Fixer-Upper! If you love the look that Joanna Gaines creates with her designs, than you like Vintage Farmhouse. I’d like to try to help you affordably get that look for your own home. I’ll give you some suggestions of what types of items to buy, and where to pick these items up. Enjoy! 1. Start…
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My son is crazy about trains! I can say he’s actually probably a bit obsessed. He’s three years old and trains are all he talks about. We’re in the process of changing over his bedroom from a nursery to his big boy room. I’m inspired by the vintage vibe of the boy’s bedrooms in the Restoration Hardware Baby and Child…
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I appreciate the artist’s who created these illustrations so many years ago. There are so many beautiful images available to use through the internet that were created hundreds of years ago. I treasure these images. It would be amazing to actually own one of these journals or books, but the next best thing is having there beautiful images available to…
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While browsing through the New York Public Library Digital Gallery website, I came across these vintage prints of chandeliers drawn and engraved by Henry Shaw sometime between 1800-1889. I think these are beautiful illustrations, and when grouped together, they might make a nice little addition to a dining room or living room. I have provided the jpeg files for these…
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Okay, so I’m just basically stuffing my blog full of botanical art. I found so many beautiful prints on the Biodiversity Heritage Library website, and I’ve recently had surgery so I’m confined to my couch, so to pass time I’m color-correcting and creating groupings of these beautiful botanical illustrations. There’s more to come beyond this one. I love design. It…
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I Note: I have a new set of these printables with the yellow tint removed here I love big gallery walls! I have been a little obsessive about providing free printables for gallery walls, but I get so much enjoyment from finding groups of vintage prints, color correcting them, and figuring out which ones I think complement each other. It’s…
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I was looking through the Biodiversity Heritage Library website last night and I came across these illustrations of seashells. I thought they were beautiful and that they would make an elegant gallery wall in a bathroom or a beach house. These images are archived from old books and journals, therefore, the color was not ideal. I did some color correction…
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I’ve been painting furniture for couple of years now, and there are some things that I’ve picked up through my experience that I’d like to share with you. There is a lot of furniture available to paint. Beautiful pieces. I have decided that there are also some to just walk away from. Since secondhand furniture is so plentiful, and you…
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(Keep reading to the end of this post and there are FREE PRINTABLES to create the gallery wall in this board!) I was looking through Pinterest the other day, and I came across a beautiful photo of a white bed ordained with soft pink and gold pillows. I’ve attached the link for the picture below. It is a gorgeous picture,…
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I love Navy blue! I know I’m not the only one because it’s all over the place. If you love receiving those fabulous Pottery Barn catalogs like I do, you’ll have seen Navy blue galore. They even have a whole Pinterest Board dedicated to Navy Blue (Indigo actually, but I’m considering all darker shades of blue Navy). Pottery Barn Indigo…
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The Missouri Botanical Library provides historic botanical literature to the public. Some of the archived material contains beautiful illustrations. I’ve downloaded these illustrations, color corrected them with photo editting software, and picked out images that I think complement each other. I provided a post earlier in the week titled “What do I do with all of these Botanical Printables???”. This…
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If you keep reading through this post, I’m going to give you ideas of how to use these free printables, how to print them, and where to purchase inexpensive frames. If you check around on my blog, I’ve been posting a ton of free botanical prints that you can print yourself. Below are the links of what I have posted…
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The Missouri Botanical Library provides historic botanical literature to the public. Some of the archived material contains beautiful illustrations. I’ve downloaded these illustrations, color corrected them with photo editting software, and picked out images that I think complement each other. I provided a post earlier in the week with groupings of 8″ x 10″ and 11″ x 14″ images. Click…
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I love gallery art. When you have a large, blank wall in your house, groupings of framed art are a lovely way to fill the space. When a collection of botanical prints are used in a gallery, it, in my opinion, provides an elegant and classy feel to any room. Botanical framed art from Ballard Designs is pictured below….
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I love the train and plane art from Restoration Hardware, but it is an investment to buy for a large gallery wall. Restoration Hardware Vintage Prop Plane Art Using the New York Public Library Digital Gallery, I found two sets of plane art which are somewhat similar. I’m working on organizing them into four groupings, the images provided in…
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I had so much fun putting together this inspiration board. It was done for a dear friend. She already had a great start for a mid-century meets rustic living room with the couch, rug, deer head, framed art in the lower left, and chairs in the lower right. I scoured the online sites of her favorite stores to give her…
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I chose to do another living room today. Next I’d like to do something with more color, but I was inspired by the couch and this is the direction it took me. Again, this series is about providing style at affordable costs. Below are the links to all the things you see in this inspiration board. You won’t find furniture…
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I’ve decided to start a series called “Affordable Design for the Average Home”. Occasionally, I’ll peruse the web and try to coordinate some things that deliver on style, but have a lower price tag. Below I’ve included the links and prices for the things found in this inspiration board. 1. www.HomeDecorators.com, Cream Amelia Area Rug 8′ x 11′ 2″, $599 (shipping…
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I don’t plan for my posts to always include free printables, but I sometimes like to look through magazines and then see if I can find free art which is in the public domain on the web that would give a similar look. I don’t know why, but it’s fun for me. I’m not sure if anyone will ever get…
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