Christianna’s London home is graced by a lovely Ercol day bed reupholstered with charming Designers Guild fabrics, which are a pretty respite from its original tan color (cleverly disguised in the “before” photo with a turquoise throw).  Blessed with a capable friend who kindly reupholstered the vintage 1960s piece, Christianna opted to replace the stiff back cushions with comfortable, relaxing bedroom pillows — smartly covered with removable (and reversible) covers.  With a flick of her wrist and a change of her mood, Christianna can revamp the look of her vintage Ercol day bed by flipping over her pillows.  Paired with matching Ercol armchairs, this set is perhaps one of the best charity shop finds in all of London!

May this New Year bring inspiration to revamp, repurpose, and reupholster!  Happy 2009!

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The mixture of nature and vintage-inspiration is a reoccurring theme throughout my home, and the holidays are no exception.  Bringing together wood, moss, pine branches, glittered pine cones, and a strand of rechargeable battery LED lights from Ikea, my table centerpiece is a reflection of my winter wonderland inspirations — complete with a vintage Scandinavian carved deer.  My mantle features my collection of antique apothecary bottles filled with pine branches and dangling silver ornaments.  For Christmas wrapping this year, I opted for faux bois contact paper (which is easily reusable), topped with a vintage letterpress block for the recipient’s first initial.

May your holidays be naturally jolly and happy, and I can’t wait to visit with you regularly again in 2009!

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How I have missed enjoying the holiday spirit with you!  Although my blogging hiatus officially ends at the close of 2008, I wanted to share with you this week a few last-minute, vintage-inspired ideas for your holiday celebrations.  Stay tuned for additional posts on quick-and-easy Scandinavian and vintage inspired centerpieces, mantle decor, and wrapping ideas.

The entire theme for my holiday decor this year has been “au natural” meets Scandinavian lore.  I was inspired to incorporate the same theme with my greeting cards, using vintage Bingo cards adorned with glittered snowflakes, which were cut from Trader Joes’ charming brown paper bags from this season.  Inside each card, I glued a strip borrowed from the same fantastically useful brown bags, each typed on my vintage Royal typewriter with its own custom message.  A bow of jute finishes the interior of these cards…bingo!

I would love to hear about the holiday greeting cards you made this year and your inspirations!

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My friends, I will be taking a small break from blogging for the next few weeks to focus on professional endeavors and to care for health issues.  Thank you for your kind understanding, and I hope to be back before the holidays with decor and tabletop ideas!

In addition, Happy Election Day on this day where we shall (hopefully) make history!

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