I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara
Greetings, sweet cherubs!, We have a number of antique lamps here at the Treasured Home. Well, officially, they may not be antiques (100 years old) because electric light wasn’t all that common in 1912…was it? Whether vintage or antique, a good lamp will usually outlive the shade that came with it. Often you’ll be able to find a replacement shade that looks great at your local Lamps Plus. Other times you have to go to more extreme measures. Many of our old lamps came from family. I’ve been more successful with some lamps, than others, in finding the appropriate shade…
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Oh my! I absolutely love a good estate sale and today, Lora, the Head Honcho at Veranda Antiques called, to let me know there was a great one, close to home! I dropped everything and made a “bee line” for this wonderful home on the American River! Does the picture give you any clues as to the treasures I’d find inside? No, I didn’t photograph the home itself, but the backyard, looking out on the river, with a small pool below, is my vision of heaven! After grabbing these two lamps, I returned home with as much a I could…
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Is there anything in your home that bugs you, every time you look at it? I see my “thing” every day, when I go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning. For ten years. It’s the ceiling fan in our bedroom, complete with polished brass. The problem for me is the polished brass. Yes, I know many of you would suggest replacing the whole darn thing with a gorgeous chandelier, but I live for air circulation in the summer months! So, it stays. During my last trip to Home Depot, I saw replacement brackets for fans and…
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If you were here for my last post, showing you the fruits of shopping for my spring wardrobe at Target, you might remember that I mentioned that I’d rather buy something new for the home, than a new designer sweater. That’s me. Everyone sets their priorities differently. There’s no right or wrong. Only a few of us can have everything, so most of us are happy choosing our favorites. With all of that said, I found a new (antique) pendant light for our home. Mr. Wonderful spent a day or two, figuring out how to convert a recessed light, so…
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Today, while at The Enchanted Home, who was my wonderful guest host today, my eyes came across an interesting sounding blog on Tina’s blog roll. First of all, it was about “older” women and secondly, because it was French! A Femme d’Un Certain Age. The blog, is the work of Tish Jett. ( Don’t you even just love her name?) she writes about staying gorgeous, healthy, well dressed, well traveled…and that’s as far as I’ve gotten! Her story is one I’ve imagined in a fairy tale. She has worked as a life/style writer and editor and “moved to France for…
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Greetings, dear friends! I think it’s safe to say that many, if not most of us, here in Blogville, are a bit in awe of Tina at The Enchanted Home. She has a special contract with the “gods of time” and has negotiated a deal where she actually gets 48 hours in each day…when the rest of us get a measly 24! No, it isn’t fair, but what can I say, other than the rest of us need better contract negotiators, representing us! Not only is she putting the finishing touches on her new (“Architectural Digest” worthy) home in New…
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A few weeks ago, I spied a cool chalk board at a shop in the area. Mr. Wonderful said, “I can make that!” Before I knew it, I had one just like it! He finished it today, and we’ll be able to give tomorrow’s shoppers a last minute reminder about Sunday’s first-ever “Veranda on the Lawn”. Hopefully, you won’t need your umbrellas! By the way, I’m so proud! My pinwheels are having babies and there are more on the way! I’m joining the Spring Craft Party at Centsational Girl!
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Annie Sloan, move over dear. I need to make room on the shelf for my new friend. Sherwin’s his name. Sherwin Williams. This little beauty is looking lovely, if I don’t mind saying so myself! I shopped at Sacramento’s Madison Avenue store and Craig, the assistant manager, couldn’t have been more helpful! Sherwin sells quart samples, for $6.69! Paint comes in these great plastic, wide mouth jugs with a screw on lid and convenient handle. $6.69! I primed the piece first and then, two coats of the latex enamel were needed for complete coverage. Here’s a sweet little shelf I…
Read the rest >>Oh, top of the morning to y’all! I’ve just finished visiting my new girlfriends here in blog-land. They’re country types, and it leaves me feeling like I should be talkin’ that way! It’s only 6:33 in the morning. I’ve been up since 5:04 and immediately started worrying about a file I’ve miss-placed! I knew i wouldnt go back to sleep. My sub-conscious mind must have told me to wake up and start looking! Instead, I’m having coffee, visiting my blog-friends, sitting in bed. It all started when I signed up for The Haven conference for bloggers, in Atlanta, in June.…
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Greetings, dear friends! Once again, we look into the lives of the blog stars, near and far. This week, we’re taking a peek into the busy life of Barbara from Haus Design, who’s busy settling her young family back in the states, after living abroad for some time. Welcome home, Barbara! I’m glad you’re here today! Hi Everyone! I’m so glad to be part of Barbara’s series…I just hope I can come up with some interesting things about me to entertain you! Here goes… 1. I thought I’d start out with the thing that you may not know, but would…
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