My morning classes were canceled today so I had an unexpected free morning at home (aren’t those the best?). Here are a few details from our kitchen for you today. The black candle holder is a recent thrift store find, I couldn’t resist those three little legs! The napkin holder is from the Iittala Outlet in Haparanda, Sweden and so are the green napkins and the black and white twine. The lovely calendar is of course from Camilla Engman.
Here is (most of) my plate collection – most of them are vintage thrift store finds but some are bought new. I don’t really mind which it is as long as it doesn’t break the bank (most of these have cost around 3-6 Euro) and I like the look of it. The latest additions to my collection are two gorgeous black and white Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha plates (a Christmas gift from Minna’s mom) and the plate with turquoise flowers on the rim (a vintage Arabia plate, a recent thrift store find). I don’t know if ‘collection’ is really the right word, maybe it implies that I display them on the wall or behind a glass because in reality they are in the cupboard with rest of the dishes and are used quite often. Some of them I use mainly outside of the kitchen as little catch-all places for jewelry etc or under a flower pot or to hold a stack of coasters in the livingroom.
Have a good weekend!
Snow on the ground and freezing temperature outside (and a bit chilly inside this old house too), December is already proving to be much nicer than November was. Even though the days are very short, the few daylight hours that we have are beautiful. I found some great pillowcases at a thrift store, this blue and white one is my favorite. Now I’m dreaming (maybe a bit unrealistically) of making a quilt in similar style – I was really inspired by this quilt I saw on Design*Sponge.
Ps. Once Upon A Tea Time… Design Stories featured our home recently, click here to read the blog post. Thank you Priya!
We haven’t had much thrifting luck lately but last weekend I found some lovely vintage photographs at the local Christmas fair. This young lady is my favorite of the five black and white portraits I bought. The small bird is a thrift store find from months ago. Even though it’s not really a Christmas decoration I think there’s something wonderfully wintery about it so I think I will only have it out for the holidays and put it back in the storage for the rest of the year. If I’m lucky to find a few more I could even start a small collection that I would only display around Christmas time.
I came across this photo when sorting out my photo files and I just had to share it with you. This tiny vintage Arabia egg cup is one of my favorite thrift store finds ever. We haven’t had the time to go thrifting in a while so unfortunately I don’t have any new finds to share with you. Have you found anything nice recently?
Ps. Isabel from Decofabulous featured our home on her lovely blog, click here to see it. She also has a really wonderful house tour of Catherine’s home on her blog. Thank you Isabel for your nice words about our home!
