The "Forever" Table
Have you ever thought that you could live without a certain item in your home or maybe even just thought that you could move it to another spot - but once removed from it's original location, something just felt wrong? So much so that you finally moved it back and then all was right with the world again? Yes. Me too.
A few years ago, I found the sweetest little white table at the flea market for just $20. I brought it home and tried placing it in the living room, the bedroom, and other places, but ultimately it ended up in the kitchen at the end of the counter. This has been a good spot for it because it seems to soften the abrupt, hard lines of the side of the cabinet, plus it's a great surface to decorate! This table has been adorned many different ways...like this soft romantic look compiled of tea pots, doilies, old plates, and a decorative dessert display.
A couple of weeks ago, I thought I'd take the table out of the kitchen - you know...to free up a little space and to provide a visual change. Well, I don't have to tell you that that didn't last long! The space seemed so "off" without my little old white flea market table. So back it went, nestled into it's permanent home at the end of the counter.
I seem to be drifting toward a kind of French cottage style - rustic meets elegant. So this is what I've recently come up with for my "forever" table...
I just love straw hats! I only have two {thanks, Goodwill!}, but I'm going to keep my eye out for more and start a little collection. The white dish towel is actually very, very old but has been preserved well throughout the years. I found it on Ebay. Linens - another weakness! I like the look of it layered on top of red and white towels (clearance at Wal-Mart). And nothing says French cottage like a nice basket! I have three of these baskets (thank you Goodwill!), but one I reluctantly gave to my birds once I saw how much they loved playing in it:)
My trusty old teapot you see in my photographs all the time coupled with an old chippy guilded box that I've had for years...and a bowlful of ceramic eggs!
In case you haven't noticed, I'm really into layering lately! I layered an old Italian gold mirror {another thrifty find!} on top of an antique plate for a little extra sparkle.
Do you have a "forever" piece in a permanent spot in your home? Tell me about it! I really do understand!
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Edited July 2009 to add that I'm adding this blog entry to Rhoda's weekly Thrifty Finds Link Party. I decorate with just about only thrifted treasures and need to take some photos of my most recent goodies, but I hope you enjoy these just the same!
13 comments:
Love your forever table....I have several pieces like that. I don't think I will ever tire of my white pitchers...I collect them and they seem to go with everything!
I adore your table and especially the way you've decorated it. I just found two darling straw hats at a huge Salvation Army sale and have decided to collect a few more. ♥
I love your forever table!! I have a coupla pieces that must remain where they have been placed, but everything else is always at risk of moving. it drives my husband nuts. He never knows what the house will look like when he gets home. It makes you wonder how those people long ago lived with their furniture in the same place all the time. I would go nuts!! :)
Your forever table is just perfect where it is! I have a little lamp like that. It is on my kitchen counter and I've tried to move it. For a little while it was in the bathroom but it wasn't long before I decided I needed to find a new one for the bathroom and move it back to the kitchen...where it belongs. :)
~Michelle
wow! what a lovely blog you have. your photographs are wonderful! love the forever table post -- what a sweet title.
thank you for your sweet comment on my blog!!!
xo
This is such a great read and I love your forever table. I have an old trunk that my father bought for me years ago at an auction. It sits in my family room and it is not the prettiest thing, but I didn't want to redo it because it had so many travelling stickers on it, it is rusty and just plain old, my husband thinks it is a piece of junk, every time I move it out, it is back in within 24 hours, so I guess it is a "forever" trunk.
Debby
I have a few pieces like that myself so I can totally understand :0). Love that old teapot of yours and strawhats make me think of a time when my girls were little and used to romp around the back yard...Time does fly...way to fast.
Kim I love all your posts..very good decorating. I was wondering do you have a favorite white paint? There are so many options out there and it is hard to say which is best. But I love the white on your furniture.
thanks,
tammy
http://yarboroughhouse1929.blogspot.com/
Thanks for visiting and for leaving your comments and stories about your own "forever" pieces! I enjoyed reading them!
Love that table and your display is soooooo pretty! Love the hat there too!
What a lovely old table --no wonder it is a favorite of yours. And you have decorated it beautifully -- Love the hats!
Cass
Kim, that's an adorable table & you've really made it special there in your kitchen. Love it! Thanks for joining the party this week. Your blog looks great!
Hello Kim - thank you for sharing your fabulous forever piece! I love it. I especially like that box - so neat!
Blessings,
Marie
http://emmacallsmemama.com
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