Makely

Today is Day 22 of a 31 day series on creating and cultivating an eclectic home. For some crazy reason, I have accepted The Nester’s challenge to write on the same theme every day for the month of October. This may end up killing me. Or you. But, I appreciate you reading and welcome your comments.

Today, I bought a few new-to-me light fixtures (imagine that!) at a vintage show. My parents are in town visiting, and we started reminiscing about some of the decor they had in their childhood homes.

They told me about Cypress Knee lamps (my mom’s parents had one; my dad’s parents did not), and I had no choice but to find them online. These lamp bases were made from the roots of the cypress tree.

Sometimes, it’s okay not to bring back certain vintage trends. I’m going to go out on a “limb” and say that Cypress Knee lamps would be a good one to skip.

Am I right or am I right? What other decor trends do you think should be skipped?

Today is Day 21 of a 31 day series on creating and cultivating an eclectic home. For some crazy reason, I have accepted The Nester’s challenge to write on the same theme every day for the month of October. This may end up killing me. Or you. But, I appreciate you reading and welcome your comments.

Kitchens are my downfall in more ways than one. I can’t cook. I can’t bake. And I can’t decorate one.

I have a hard time looking past the utilitarian aspect of a kitchen to create a good design. I don’t want to sacrifice any counter surface for decor. As beautiful as glass cabinet fronts and open shelving look in photos, I know that my space would never stay organized enough that I wouldn’t be embarrassed for the world to see my eleventy billion plastic sippy cups.

However, I need to get past my fear of styling a kitchen. These designers did, and they had great success with their beautiful rooms.

Eclectic Traditional Kitchen