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A Place For Inspiration

A New Place For Inspiration I love antique stores, especially ones that have a certain vibe. A little French, a little Swedish and totally unique. When I came across these pictures on Tumber I just had to share. I especially love the blue patina on the chest in the...

Saved From The Burn Pile

Saved From The Burn Pile One of the really fun appliqués we introduced last year was our Bird Appliqué (CT2). When we first found it in an antique store, I really thought of it as a country piece. Yet for some reason, we never quite found the right piece of furniture...

The Top 10 projects for 2016

2016- A Great Vintage Oh my, I looked at the calendar and it’s the 27th of December. The year is officially over. Time for the annual best of posts and what’s up for next year. But wait…. I’m not there yet. I would swear there are at least two weeks left in this...

Christmas at The Manor

The English Manor in Winter One of the slight advantages of being sick is that you can binge watch TV with impunity. Between, The Crown, James Before Bond, and now the Midsomer Murders I have parked myself in every great English series I can find on Netflix. For all...

Merry Christmas

Christmas Is In The Details As we roll though this week Merry Christmas to All. May the New Year be blessed and peaceful for all. Merry Christmas From Lydia and the Efex Team Photo from Janet Metzger at The Empty Nest.