Beauty Farming Life

  At the house in town, we had these original, built in cabinets on each side of the dining room.  They separated the living room from the dining room.  You might have seen them in the post about the last photos of the house. Jadeite in vintage built in cabinet Since we have a kitchen full of cabinets for our regular  dishware , we used the built-ins for jadeite (also spelled jadite) green glass pieces that we've collected over the years.... Here is the WIKI entry for them . Jadeite Collection Here is one side.   Our collection is a mixture of both new (reproduction) and vintage pieces.  Some (the plates and coffee cups) were from my Grandmother's house, others my Mom collected and some we bought.   Jadeite Collection And here is the cabinet on the other side.  We have just always loved the color and it was easy to find them over the years and pick up a few here and there.  It's not a lot of pieces, in f...

We had this stand that I picked up somewhere once upon a time.  It was brown and I spray painted it white a couple years back.  I still wasn't sure what to do with it but when organizing things a few weekends back, I  ended up putting it in the corner of the master bedroom.  We decided to use it for the blue and white pieces we've collected over the last couple of years.   Most of these have actually been given to us by special friends (a few of you out there!).  It made for a nice way to display them because they mean something.  Blue and White ceramics We have a great little piggy bank.  The star shaped box actually opens and is filled with wax and a wick.  Then there is a pair of candlesticks of course, a candle holder that you can carry around, and one of our favorites, an egg shaped container to put small items in.  Since the bedroom is decorated in blue and white, this seemed the perfect place for it...and it...