white porcelain

French Country Living; Graceful Interiors; Fresh & Traditional Design

I am over-the-moon today to be a part of CHEZ NOEL TOUR OF HOMES. I’m especially thrilled because I don’t really have any French decor. And I am in such “magnifique” company with the “tres bon” group of bloggers participating. So, this Christmas I decided to decorate my dining room in a sorta French more »

Tranquil, Comfortable, Modern Country Living

ironstone strainers

Hey there! Welcome back for the second part of the "What's Your Style?" Series!!! Over the next two days we will be taking you on a tour of our kitchens! If you're visiting from Eclectically Vintage then welcome! I'm so glad you're here. Our kitchen is probably my favorite room in our house so I can't wait to share it with you today! Before I get started I also want to mention we are having an amazing HomeRight Giveaway!!! And the best part? There will be TWO winners!!! One winner will…

Jeanne d'Arc Living - French style with Nordic palette

French Terrine

Square Vintage Ironstone Bowls - Scarlett Scales Antiques: Some of the cutest ironstone ever

I live only a couple of miles away from where my Grandmother lived when I was a girl. But the fifties in New Mexico were longer ago than they are for most other places in the country. By that I mean that visiting my Grandma every weekend was more like visiting the thirties. We were that far behind the times then, and in many ways still are. We pumped a handle for a drink of cool water from a communal tin cup. That was the only plumbing on the premises. Dish water drained to the flower bed…

The little built in hutch in the dinning room is decked out for fall. White pumpkins and soup tureen. Soft and simple… Some of my soup tureen collection fits nicely in the curved shelves. Soup tureens speak to me. They usually say, “Take me home!” And I often do. This is a vintage ironstone soup more »

You can`t use up CREATIVITY..the more you use ,the more you have....

A beautiful, vintage Red Cliff white ironstone round footed compote dish with lid, in the Sydenham pattern, a reproduction of a very early ironstone pattern. SALE PRICE $35 - Originally asking $45 The Red Cliff Company from Chicago, IL, in operation from the 1950's - 1980's, produced white ironstone that replicated patterns of early antique ironstone, like the Sydenham pattern shown here. Not antique, but a collectible vintage ironstone piece with an early shape. Beautiful pure white glossy…