White "PINTEREST" Wednesday

This week for White Wednesday,  I'm showcasing just a few of my favorite "Whites" from my PINTEREST Boards. 

If you haven't already joined the  PINTEREST craze, you don't know what you're missing.  So much inspiration, so much to drool over...you'll see!

I'll try to give credit to the original blogs or sites these pics were found on...when able.  So pull up a chair, and enjoy some extraordinary eye candy with me.

The shades of white here are over the top gorgeous.

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This is such a perfect room...dreamy and restful, don't you think?

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Who doesn't love vintage enamelware?

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Sure wish I had one of these...very French!

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 EVERYTHING about this display is dreamy...but especially that door~

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I would move here in a heartbeat...and wouldn't change a thing!

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A beautiful place to dream...

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Hope you enjoyed this small tour of some of my PINTEREST pins.  If you'd like to see more, jump on the link on my sidebar....or click  here.   Until next post, may all your Wednesday's be white!

Mantel Vignettes?

Happy White Wednesday Everyone!  First I wanted to show off  this lovely book my friend Mary gave me for my birthday.... (she created it) You can visit her at her blog Chanels Shabby Rose

 My white selection is short this week  but I just HAD to show you a close-up of my new (old) mantel

 I've never had a mantel before, so I'm beyond excited to decorate it

 Pardon the mess you see below. This is just where I've been shoving  placing everything while I'm fluffing up each room for Spring.  Can you see underneath, I've placed a huge mirror behind the mantel?

I'd love to hear any of your ideas for sweet mantle vignettes or links you can show me for ideas. You know...with varying heights, etc. I love shabby, french, cottage, romantic, etc. I do have a mirror above the mantel too, but I may be replacing that one since it was already there and the height is not quite lining up.

Well, time to  link up with Kathleen at Faded Charm Cottage for White Wednesday. Can't wait to see all the fabulous whites! Thanks for hosting Kathleen!

A little paint, makes it what it ain't

I haven't much to share today for White Wednesday except for two small projects I undertook. I found this gold Syrocco style mirror with such beautiful lines. Now she's gold... Now she's white! Amazing what a paintbrush can do. The detail looks sooo much prettier now, don't you think?
Below, I found the simplest embellishing project on the planet. I found a shabby white tin box with handle. I affixed a vintage rhinestone earring to the front, added some pinkish lace to the handle, filled it with tissue paper and sold it in my booth space as an elegant gift bag/easter basket.

It sold the same day I brought it in. I love thinking up simple, new things to create... And of course I also get other ideas from some of the amazing bloggers and Etsy sellers out there.

I had to snap a pic of it as it sat on the counter waiting to go out the door.

I'm linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm. Be sure to stop by and see all the wonderful whites!

For now....Happy White Wednesday, Happy Spring (even though it's going to SNOW here later this afternoon). Boo hoo! Well, as I always say...it's Spring when GOD says it's Spring, not when our calendars say it's Spring :)

Blessings and Hugs,

Karen

Sweet and Simple

What do you suppose this is? Look at those shabby sweet scalloped edges....

Ta Da! It's my vintage cherub wall shelf...although it sits nicely on a table or dresser too! This beauty has lived in my bedroom for a few years now. It's the perfect shade of creamy white, and the cherub's are some sort of iron or metal that someone affixed to the shelf.

As much as I've enjoyed this piece, I'm thinking it might be time to pass her along for someone else to enjoy. The Cherub on the left has a broken wing (poor babe), but that just makes it all the more precious to me. He won't be doing any flying...but he can still play his little harp just fine. The Cherub on the right keeps busy with his little trumpet....announcing good news...I'm just sure of it! I think this piece will go wonderfully in our "At Home with White" Under the Tent Event. Hope to see some of you fellow bloggers there! For now I'm linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm. Happy White Wednesday everyone~

Blessings and Hugs,

Karen

White Wednesday Make Over

For White Wednesday, I wanted to show you a sweetie we came across three weeks ago. I wish I had taken "before" pics of this old nightstand. She had a dark brown finish and was in need of an update. Upon closer inspection, my hubby and I saw the pretty detailing of this vintage nightstand. Very heavy solid wood with beautiful dove-tailed drawers. We took it home where it received a much needed white makeover. (pardon my basement background, but that's where my pieces usually get their work over)

See inside the top drawer... the Link Taylor logo? Blurry pic I know!

Hubby wire- brushed the hardware, which brought it back to it's lovely original state.
What I really love about this piece is it's lines and detail! Just look at the curve of each drawer. The legs are very graceful and the front edges of the piece have design running up the length of it which you can see in the pics. Overall, I think it has a french look to it. After much TLC and shabby white paint, I've placed this beauty in my space at WCS for someone else to enjoy.

Hope you've enjoyed my White Wednesday Makeover! I'm linking up with Kathleen at Faded Charm. Be sure to pop in and say hello to her!

White Wednesday at the Wrentham Country Store

Ahhh...it's that time of week again ~ The coveted White Wednesday. For this post, I thought I'd take a cue from my fellow shop girl Sandi, (aka A Cottage Muse) and post a few whites for sale around the Wrentham Country Store. First I'll show you two little whites residing in my space at the moment. Look at the detail of this shabby, chippy, white shelf adorned with roses. Isn't it precious?
In case you can't see, it's all wood except for the handles which are metal...just waiting to hang something sweet in a kitchen, bath, or entryway!
Next, here's a vintage cherub holding a wicker basket. Very chic to store a few of your favorite things!
Check out this adorable dresser from our shop girl Mary. She's my WCS neighbor (as her space is right beside mine) She is also offering that sweet vanity style mirror on top of the dresser. Beautiful whites!
My other neighbor ~ the lovely Sue, is directly across from me. She has this gorgeous white little pie safe up for grabs.
Look at this beautiful hall tree and mirror from Maureen and Peter (too bad I'm in the mirror) Plus...all the little goodies they have decorated it with. I sooo want that lamp!!
And yet another exquisite piece from Maureen and Peter... (and there I am in the mirror again! Note to self...photograph from an angle when taking pics near mirrors!)
This cherub bird bath is for sale out on the porch. Can you just imagine it all surrounded with flowers and watering cans? oooooh!
Sandi (A Cottage Muse) has this lovely vintage luggage for sale; all wrapped in a coat of white. Sandi always has plenty of whites in her space and I spend more than a little time sifting through her latest finds.
And now that I'm running short on time, I'll move us along a little quicker!
Here's a sweet cupboard from Betsy...
A garden shelf from Jeannie...
And lastly, a glass front vintage cupboard (maybe medicine?) from shop owner Mary Ellen.
We have so many more whites, I could never take pics of everything. Hope you found something to make you smile. Link up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm to grab some white inspiration ~