Bits and Bobs

Category: Home decorating

  • My Kitchen Travel Souvenirs: A Curio Tray Full of Stories from Around the World

    Here’s the small kitchen curio tray where I display travel souvenirs and family heirlooms collected from Greece, Norway, Thailand, Ireland, Alaska, and beyond. Let’s take a little tour around this curio tray of travel souvenirs I made for my kitchen. (The stain color is a regret, but let’s not focus on that. If you’d rather…

  • How My Pantry Will Never Live Up To Martha Stewart’s

    How My Pantry Will Never Live Up To Martha Stewart’s

    I’m reading a Martha Stewart Living article about “Walk-In Pantry Ideas for a More Organized, Stylish Space.” I always appreciate some tips and tricks, but I can’t stop giggling. Goddess love’em, apparently, the friendly folks at Martha Stewart HQ think everyone has a walk-in pantry the size of a small ballroom and that having a…

  • “Shopping Your House” Decorating Scheme

    Or it costs almost nothing to just move your stuff around. I’m an avid trash-to-treasure kind of gal. Whether I’m searching through thrift shops, hunting yard sales, or cruising my neighborhood to see what people have kicked to the curb (yes, I am that person!), I keep a very open mind. My ultimate mission is…