My Dining Room ~

Today, I am taking you inside my dining room for closer look at some of my collected treasures. {You can click on any photo to enlarge the picture.} All my white dishes were purchased at Salvation Army, Flea Markets or Garage Sales.  

My brown transferware is on display year round 

but is especially perfect for Fall decorating!

I have a soup tureen addiction...

Lucky for me...

I have found each one 

at a flea market or garage sale

A pair of old tole lamps grace each side of my hutch. I have very low watt bulbs in them. I turn them on in the evening as night lights. They are brass and have porcelain flowers. Many of the flowers are chipped and glued. I had them rewired at a lamp store. I always have them use silk cord. 

The shades came with the lamps. It looks like silk cording is wrapped around them. When I purchased them the inside silk liner was all ripped and tattered, so I removed it from the shades. I like some wear on my items, but I really dislike tattered shades.

This tureen was purchased over the summer at my favorite flea market. I debated buying it. The lid handle has a repair. The repair was done well and I went for it. I'm so happy with my decision.

A pair of alabaster pedestals are stacked. 

They hold delicate paper napkin rings which are shaped like roses.

A little creamer all stained from age...

it holds some porcelain and brass antique utensils

A chunky old pair of salt and pepper shakers

picked up at a Thrift Store...

I have two of these old chairs in the dining room...

I honestly know nothing about them....

other than I LOVE THEM!

A vintage tole chandelier of hydrangeas... 

with great patina..

not too rusty

I purchased this from my good friend Liesl

I added the antique bulb covers which my mother gave me...

Here is another view of the dining room....

If you peek closer, you can see my laundry room and wet clothes hanging....

simply lovely! ugh....

A gold gesso mirror picked up at a garage sale...

This was another item I really debated... I was at a garage sale with my husband and we apparently didn't want to spend the money on it. When I got home, I thought about the mirror some more and decided it would look really good in the dining room. I got back in the car (alone) and hoped it was still there.... when I pulled up, my heart was racing.. it was still there...whew...disaster adverted! {Edited to add: My husband loves the mirror.}

Antique cobbler's shoe cart

 turned tea cart...

 you can read about that by clicking here

Two antique bird botanicals purchased from a friend's garage

A peacock and a turkey (I think...)

I have a pair of vintage ivy tole sconces... 

they grace each side of an arch

My farmhouse table...

View looking thru the dining room and into the kitchen...

My centerpiece changes all the time...

Today, 

I have an old wood crate

filled with drift wood

some antique bottles

and an ivy thrown in for good measure....

I also have this...

I have been breaking so many things lately!!  

I guess that's what happens when you move stuff all the time!

Do you think I can glue it??

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Rhoda at Southern Hospitality for Thrifty-Treasures

 Jennifer Rizzo's  Hook Up Your Hutch Party.  

Artie at Niagaranovice Vignette-Fridays

Cindy at Romantic Home Show-and-tell-Friday

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