Sweet Clover Barn December Sale

I think I first heard about

the Sweet Cover Vintage Barn Sales

at Lucketts a few years ago.

I have been wanting to visit there ever since.

They hold a sale once a month

on the third weekend of each month.

On a recent trip back from Washington DC

My husband & I stopped by

during the November sale.

It is a bit tricky to find, our car map

directed us to the parking lot

of a industrial park business!

Once we got out the old fashioned map

we went a bit further we found it.

They are holding their final sale for 2015

tomorrow thru Sunday 10-5.

 Outside was setup with this great vignette

of white furniture & accessories.

 Inside each booth was meticulously decorated

for Christmas.

I'm not going to comment on each photo, but

enjoy as we take a tour of just a few of the booths on

the first floor of the barn.

 Love the Blue & White!

 A second close to blue & white

is my love for brown transferware.

 There is a lot of furniture for sale if you are looking

for a special piece for

a holiday gift or yourself!

Keep in mind there is an entire 2nd floor
of goodness we did not visit!

Even if you are not in the Washington DC area,

 I hope you can add it to your shopping list if you ever are visiting.

In addition I hope these great booths gave you

 a few display ideas for your tabletop, vignettes or booth space!

As always I note the accessibility for those like me

that have limited mobility.

Ladies, it is a barn with a gravel parking lot.

Be prepared to park and walk, although we did

not have to park very far away, maybe 6 cars.
When leaving even more people were
arriving so the parking was getting further
away/and more limited.

I am not sure if there is a restroom onsite, but if not it would be

several miles to locate one from the way we came off the interstate

onto a state road and into the industrial park.

It was cool (my husband says cold) in the barn. 
I am always hot so it was great for me,

but if you are temperature sensitive plan accordingly, again it's a barn.

Please visit their website for 2016 sale dates
if you can't make it this weekend!
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Draper James

On the way home from our trip

to Atlanta for

The Country Living Fair

We stopped by Draper James in Nashville. 

This is the flagship store for Reese Witherspoon's

Clothing, accessories and home items.

It is located in a neighborhood

Full of lots of quaint charm and southern hospitality. 

It is a really cute store
And I highly recommend you added to your list of shopping destinations
the next time you visit Nashville. 

Some of my favorite entertaining items are:

Hearts Place Card Set of 12 $8.00

and Candy Cane Placemats $29.00

Southern Sayings Cocktail Napkins Set of 4 $85.00

 And the Navy Coaster Set of 4 $35.00

More pictures and information on the store
and to shop everything online
Visit their website at

http://www.draperjames.com

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Thanksgiving Table

Don't you just love a table with a story?

Today I'm sharing my Thanksgiving table from 

several years ago.

It's quite a contrast from the Thanksgiving

Blue & White table I did this year.

I used this beautiful glittered turkey as the centerpiece.

Along with red roses in my Great Aunt Helen's 

mint julep glasses.

Vintage blue glasses pulled the blue from the dishes.

But the dishes are the story of this table.

My husband surprised me that year 

and bought an 8 piece set

from one of our favorite antique stores!

They are marked Heritage Hall and have scenes

of New Orleans on them.

They are not Thanksgiving in the traditional sense

but I love the brown and cream 

with the muted other colors

and it speaks fall & Thanksgiving to me.

I look forward to using these on many

tables in the future.

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and are ready for however you celebrate

the Thanksgiving holiday!

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Thanksgiving China Cabinet

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Hope you are doing well.

As I mentioned in my Thanksgiving

Blue and White post

I updated the china cabinet a little

and wanted to share it with you today.

This was a pretty simple

update one because I feel like

Christmas is breathing down my neck,

and two because I have been

struggling with my health

and have to conserve energy.

I found some faux pumpkins on Amazon

and added them in the tea cups & saucers

I boosted them up a little

with faux and mercury glass acorns.

Then I added these real pumpkins

from Fresh Market.

I like the pops of orange against

the blue and white.

Next I will pull out all the blue and white

and add my Spode Christmas collection

for the holidays.

I will be sure to share that with you later on this month.

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Thanksgiving Blue & White

Welcome to my November table!

I decided to mix blue and white with traditional

Thanksgiving colors this year.

I had seen these Godiva turkeys at Fresh Market earlier

in the fall and thought they would be a cute addition.

I love how they coordinate with my turkey napkins

from Mary Lake Thompson.  I pulled the blue

in his head and mixed vintage

blue and white plates with burlap chargers.

Acorns mix in the table on the napkins

with a mercury glass accent added at top

and in the print below the turkey.

Also the acorn end on the spreader and some faux

acorns sprinkled around the table.

These vintage blue & silver salt and peppers add an elegant touch.

For stemware I mixed vintage blue goblets 

with golden hue smaller glasses.

The final touch is this beautiful centerpiece

that mixes hydrangea, roses, berries and pumpkins

for a harmony of autumnal colors!

See the peek of the china cabinet in the background?

Next week I will share my Thanksgiving touches there.

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November Books

Here's my November book

selections.  I picked

two titles that were home living/decor

mostly because I'm still reading

my October books and

because November has so

many great holiday magazines!

Both of these books would make ideal

holiday presents as we all look

to freshen up our spaces 

in January.

Carolyn Roehm at Home in the Garden

is a mammoth masterpiece.

I have all of her other books and loved

all of their photography,

but Ms. Roehm has out done herself

in her current book.

It measures a whopping 

11.4 by 14.2 inches and weighs 7.4 pounds.

Yes I looked that up because

I could not believe how big this book was!

It's an investment to add to your collection~

a Christmas or Birthday wishlist for sure!

On Amazon it is listed at $46.75.

She is also featured today on One Kings Lane.

You can visit Ms. Roehm's blog at

http://carolyneroehm.com/.

Eddie Ross' Modern Mix

is a delightful combination

of vintage and new items, 

just as the title suggests.

I have been mixing vintage

and new for over 20 years,

and followed Mr. Ross on his blog

and now instagram for great inspiration.

One Kings Lane had this on sale

a few weeks ago, which is where I picked up

my author signed copy,

but you can get it on Amazon for $29.83.

The blog link for Mr. Ross is http://eddieross.com/blog.

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Country Living Fair ATL 2015

For years I have seen the Country Living

Fair shows in their magazine

and on Instagram, blog posts etc.

This year my husband and I made the pilgrimage

to Atlanta's fair at Stone Mountain GA.

I had checked the weather the week prior

and it was predicted to be sunny and chilly, 

which is perfect for me, 

however we arrived to 81 degrees and humid. 

 As you can tell from my photos, most of the booths

are in shady areas along a path that takes you from

section to section.

 Definitely a lot of walking, think of Six Flags

for shoppers.

 The crowds were heavy and often to many

people where in the booths to really

go in and shop but I was happy to be there none the less.

 This blue and white display caught my eye at

Cash & Cari's of HGTV booth.

 Along with lots of glassware, silver and other goodies.

 I am a dishaholic so I was mostly looking

at booths with dishes, but there was 

also plenty of art, clothing and food.

 Shopping warriors and bargain hunters

were delighted.  I saw most visitors

leaving with a few/ton of purchases.

 Iron stone, transfer ware and more blue and white!

 The heat ended up getting to me even with

my husband walking around behind me with 

a folding chair for me to sit down every 200 feet.

In addition to the shopping they have a great

line up of guest speakers for all 3 days.  

The day we visited Ree Drummond, 

aka Pioneer Woman

was there to speak and sign her new book.

I also got to see the beginning of Frances Schultz

lecture, author of The Bee Cottage.

I like to comment about 

accessibility & restrooms when I write

about these big event visits since I've an autoimmune disease and

those things are always important to me.

See my trip to Lucketts.

This is definitely a big show and if you have mobility issues, 

unless you have or rent a scooter it will be a challenge.

They did have scooters for rent by the hour/day at the main

gate admission area (see picture above for an example of a rental).

I only went to the main stage area and surrounding booths

and found that it was enough variety and shopping to satisfy me.

The restroom situation is port a potties.  

There is one "trailer" restroom outside the main gate.

The Stone Mountain Park itself is vast and there are many 

hotels, restaurants, viewing areas that also have restrooms.

After our fair visit we enjoyed driving around the park

viewing the lake, mountain and beautiful fall foliage.

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