Sunny Yellow Bottles

"How wonderful yellow is. It stands for the sun."

~Vincent Van Gogh

I'd like to introduce you to my latest decorating adventure.
Bottles.
Of course my first color preference would be yellow.

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This is probably technically a vase but it would still work.

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This Mason Jar is my current favorite.
I want one SOOO bad.







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Yellow bottles are out there but they are a little hard to find around these parts.
I have a start on my collection though...
Here it is:

Believe it or not these were at Hobby Lobby.
They only had these 3...
I was disappointed they didn't have more to choose from.
(If I had wanted red or blue I could have had my pick of a dozen different styles.)

I used the following pictures for inspiration.
I got the tray idea from these.
I doubt I would have thought of that myself...

Marianne from Songbird went the blue bottle route.



Good Housekeeping



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Young House Love



House Beautiful



A Beach Cottage


Someday Crafts
Something like this mantel group is my goal!


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I have seen tutorials on painting the inside of clear bottles or jars.
I think I may try it to get some different sizes and shapes.
Here is how Martha would do it.

One last thing...in the May Country Living there is a
page about bottles. It included a link to this website:
Luna Bazaar
Very cool stuff...sadly no yellow bottles though.

Thanks for visiting!

Linking to:
Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

I'm In Love!

I got my Crate and Barrel catalog today.

Don't you just love it?

Betty's Book ~ Interior Design Then and Now

I spent a little time this week refreshing and updating a few spaces.

This is our entry...not much wall to work with.

I replaced an old brass lamp with this new one from Target.

When I got it home it wasn't quite as tall as I thought...

so I raised it a bit with some books.

When I was looking through my bigger decorating books 

I ran across one I had forgotten about.

House & Garden's Complete Guide to Interior Decorating

The cover is tattered and torn.

The book somehow got slightly water damaged.

It belonged to my mother-in-law, Betty Drake.

I never knew her...she passed away before I even met my husband.

I found this book when we were

readying my in-laws house for sale a few years ago.

She signed the inside cover...

I wonder if she loaned it out and wanted to make

sure she got it back?

Here's the interesting thing...

Much of this book, last updated in 1960, 

reflects design and decor that is still found in homes today.

Here are some actual pages from the book:

Classic Blue and White

The Gallery Wall

Traditional meets Modern.

Neutral bedding and antlers!

The tablescape.

A multi-functional space.

Another Gallery Wall and high ceilings.

Layering with a rug over carpet.

Streamlined roman shade.

This Chapter title tells it all.
Stick with classic, timeless decor and you will never go out of style.

Linking to:

Newbie Party at Debbiedoos

Amaze Me Monday at Dittle Dattle

Time Travel Thursday at Brambleberry Cottage

Lantern Love

My little kitchen reno has begun.

I had new lights installed and a new faucet.

I looked and looked and then I looked some more

for a lantern to hang over my island.

The problem wasn't finding one, it was finding an affordable one.

I had no shortage of inspiration.

I started to see lanterns everywhere.

They add a bit of character and surprisingly give off plenty of light.

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Country Living

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This room was designed by Tommy Smythe.

I think the light is sort of big...

but who am I to question Tommy?

House Beautiful



All About

Traditional Home

Cote De Texas

Chelsey Elizabeth Design

Simplified Bee

House Beautiful

So after all that lovely lantern love...
here is my new light.

After hours and hours of searching

I actually found it at a local hardware store.

I had almost decided on something else.

Some things are just meant to be.

Stay tuned.

Linking to:
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Creative Bloggers Party Hop at Homemaker on a Dime
Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here
Inspiration Friday At The Picket Fence
What Have You Redone? at Redoux