Overnight Guest Preparations

When preparing for
overnight house guests,
what do you do
to make them feel
extra special?

 

Fresh crisp bed linens?

Maybe some chocolates on their pillows?

Do you pre-scent the room with perfume candles?

Do you add an etched crystal water carafe to their bedside table?

Have a little collection of bedside reading selections -- magazines or books?

Do you add a fresh stack of towels on a chair in the corner .....

....with some fabulous guest soaps?

Please tell me, what are your secrets for ensuring happy, content guests???

Men in Plaid

Mad for plaid.

Tartan.

Plaid.

Whether you love it 

or hate it.

It has been around for

a very, very long time.

Here are some plaid images

I have been drooling over lately.

Ralph Lauren

Home of designer extraordinaire Scot Meacham Wood

 Time for me to crawl in bed and sleep. Have been sick since Wednesday so posting
 just hasn't happened this week. Need my rest. Good night! :)

The End

Silver Linings

From the moment 
I laid eyes

on this photo, 
I fell in love.

Simply divine.

Guess I just have a soft spot

in my heart for shiny silvery elegance.

Do you?

Antique silver calling card boxes.

Have you ever seen such a tub?

Can you imagine serving from this punch bowl during the holidays?

Would like to have a collection of these sterling tipped walking sticks.

I am not put off

by the fact that this wonderful

shiny metal needs a little TLC

every now and then.

In fact, I actually

enjoy polishing silver.

(I know, I'm weird that way)

I'm also very sentimental 

about my inherited silver pieces.

Do you love silver

or is it too 

high maintenance

to you?

Tell me your thoughts?

Where in the world?

Does anyone 

out there know

where on EARTH

I can find 

this wallpaper?

Thanks in advance

for your assistance and or input!

(I found it on Google images.)

 Are you good at tracking

these kinds of things down?

Hope so!

I need HELP!

Back in Tack

It's January,

and for me, that means organizing 

 and swirling around accessories 

  and sometimes

even furniture pieces.

This is the tack room.

(You've probably seen it before?) 

Just moved around some accessories,
and moved two pieces of furniture

and thought I would take some
updated photos.

This old saddle rack is now across from the little plaid sofa.

(Oh my heavens.... seeing this post makes me realize I have a serious plaid addiction.
Might have to seek professional help. CAN'T EVER GET ENOUGH! Please ..... LOL with me!)

I moved the saddle rack from under the window

to the side wall and then replaced it with the

"gadrooned hall table" that came from

 Source Perrier catalog, 

remember that one?

I was so sad 

when it went out of business, 

were you?

I always loved their staged rooms 

with nearly everything in them for sale.

I am such a visual person -- seeing the items

in a vignette is very appealing to me, 

and they did it so well. 

They made me want to buy everything!

Antique tortoise shell binoculars.

Antique brass military horse blanket marker.

Anyhoo... this is the tack room today 

and it's small but cozy and it's my favorite

place to sit and have a phone conversation.

There is that large stagecoach trunk I posted about last week, under the table.

Antique horse snowshoes.

If you like the smell of cedar, 

you would like it here. 

A LOT of the first floor 

is cedar paneled

and even after 72 years, 

it is still very fragrant.

Decoupaged the top frame last winter with left over holiday wrap!

Max came in at the end of the shoot

to remind me to remind you 

about the linky party here 

on the 1st of February,

FAVORITES on the FIRST.

This time the theme is 

your favorite pet(s)!

Hope to see you there.

As always, thanks for coming by today!

Sleepyheads!