Vintage Enamelware

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

Vintage enamelware
is a great treasure to find no matter where you find it
 but finding  a few enamelware pieces in Paris
was a dream come true

Have you noticed that enamelware
 never seems to go out of style

Being a fan and collecting enamelware for ages

 it is placed all through out our home

From our kitchen as well as in our garden

 and all around our house

You all know that 

we really do

 USE

everything in our home or  it gets donated

The great thing about vintage enamelware is

 it is so sturdy and functional

 it only gets better with use and age

{Love}

Vintage enamelware is a beautiful way to add

vintage charm to any space in your home

This fabulous vintage enamelware bucket and funnel

 are sitting in two large vintage white ironstone bowls 

in the front entrance to our home
the  enamelware bucket will soon be filled with candy
for Halloween
We don't buy any candy
 until the 31st
that way we are not tempted
 to eat it
I used to try and hide it but that never worked
someone always found it!!!



romantic saying for today

"Your Kisses are a better fate than wisdom"
E.E. Cummings

♥

Pam

Coronado Remodel update

Hi Everyone

 Happy Thursday

♥

The Coronado remodel 

is starting to come together 

The siding for the entire house started going up this week
 deciding between shingles or siding was a big decision 

 The inspiration for the siding came from this house 

we chose a traditional 5 inch siding

The siding will be painted white and shutters 

will be added 

 the dutch door will be installed soon and

a new brick walkway will replace the existing cement 

{ desperately trying to save all the beautiful rose bushes}

So fun to see the kitchen with its drywall and mudding complete 

now we wait for this to dry 

the small half wall will have the original turquoise built in seat  and table 

We added a window on the back wall to draw your eye to the back pantry 

this helped to add light as well as dimension

{Love}

 that the kitchen is right off the patio to the backyard pool

 the subzero glass refrigerator goes on the right wall 

next to the Carrera marble counter top and farmhouse sink

The raised ceilings in the living room have transformed the entire home

We were able to raise the ceilings in the entry way and the dining room too

Can't wait to add chandeliers everywhere

Hardwood floors will be installed

 throughout the entire house

I am excited to finally be able to share with you all

 that I was asked to audition

 for a new HGTV design show

it has been the most exciting opportunity 

fingers crossed I will get the chance to move on

 just being asked to interview has been a blessing 

Thank you all for your emails and comments of encouragement

I guess my hint was pretty good LOL

This came so out of the blue

 it was not something that was even on my radar so to speak

 but it has been thrilling to step out of my comfort zone and learn and grow

I would

{Love}

 to know what is
 your

 favorite design show on HGTV

romantic saying for today

"I give my heart to you and only you forever"

Chandler

♥

Pam

Wax Flower

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

When we planted our wax flower bush
 this time last year

 it was with our fingers crossed

Here in Southern California wax flower  is one of those shrubs

 that either grows like a weed or ends up shriveling into nothing

{Love}

the tiny clustered little pink flowers and its mild fragrance

The flowers grow on a very sturdy branch that stands tall
 and the flowers are fabulous addition
to any flower arrangement

 they are also pretty all by themselves

Our little wax flower shrub is growing great
We were surprised that a year had past since
 we had planted the little 1 gallon container shrub
Our garden is filled with family memories
planting plants together, watching them grow
weeding and watering
 and best of all being able to cut a few flowers for a bouquet
all these collected memories bring
 such a Joy to our Home


Do you have a favorite flower in your garden


romantic saying for today

 "All, everything that I understand, I only understand because I love." 
 Tolstoy


♥

Pam
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 I accidentally deleted my previous post
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Vintage shaving mirrors

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

One of the 

 vintage treasures

 that I am always on the look out for 

 besides

{White Ironstone}

 is 

vintage shaving mirrors

While we were in Telluride 

 last week 

we took a drive down

 to Montrose 

There are quite a few

 antique shops there 

and we had a few minutes

 to take a peek

Handsome husband still uses 

one of these  vintage mirrors when he shaves

 it works great because it has a stand on the back

  that can also be used as a hanger

Vintage shaving mirrors have become very popular

 so the prices have gone way up selling for as much as $75 or more

 The first vintage shaving mirror we found was

at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena we paid $5 dollars for it
 that was 22 years ago

this ruffled edge mirror was a real bargain at only $16 dollars 

The best part about collecting

 vintage shaving mirrors

 is that they are small and can fit in a already 

over stuffed suitcase 

or in a carry on bag

We have several vintage shaving mirrors and they all can be found 

 reflecting something beautiful

 in our Home

usually pretty flowers from our garden
linking at Mod Mix Monday
Mix it up Monday
Make it Pretty Monday
Is there a vintage treasure that you are always on the look out for too



romantic saying for today

"Now that we are one my life has truly begun"
unknown


♥
Pam

Grateful

Hi Everyone

Happy  Friday

♥

This past week we have been

 in Telluride Colorado

We woke up this morning to the most beautiful view of cascading snow

a white wonderland

The entire week the trees were full of yellow, red, umber leaves so

when the snow began to fall

the colors from the leaves could be seen peeking through

To see more pictures be sure and visit

 White Ironstone Cottage on Instagram  

So grateful to see such beauty

also a big Thank You to wonderful

Debra at

 Common Ground

for highlighting

White Ironstone Cottage

Debra hosts

Be Inspired

a linky party every Friday

Common Ground is

one of my favorite blogs to visit and link with every week

Be sure and visit Common Ground and link up too

Debra is even hosting a fun giveaway

{Love}

Hope you are all enjoying the beauty of Fall

are you ready for winter

romantic saying for today

"Loving you is like breathing"

unknown

♥

Pam



Vintage Shopping test # 18

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

Are you ready to test your

 vintage shopping skills again
 here are two domed butter servers
both of the butter dishes above have a silver patina 

 One of these  butter servers

is real hotel silver worth $65 dollars
the other is a reproduction and sells for $16 dollars 

The first butter server has a

 beautiful beaded detail all the way around the plate

 The second butter server is smaller 

and has the most beautiful silver shine

{you can see my reflection} 

As you can see both servers have a small knob

 on the top of the dome 

Both servers also have glass inserts to hold the 

small butter pats

It is always fun to serve butter in a dome dish

 it gives the table such an elegant feel

Do you think you know which domed butter dish

 is the

 real vintage treasure 

and which one is the new reproduction

 If you chose the dome with the filigree knob

congratulations
 you chose
 the real vintage treasure
linking for Tuesdays Treasures 

Did you guess right




romantic saying for today

"With one look at you my heart was forever yours"
unknown


♥
Pam

Pink Halloween Decor

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

This morning the garden was abloom with pink

there were pink roses, 

a pink hydrangea

And the first 

pink camellia  of the season
decided to make an appearance too
Wish you could smell the roses they are amazingly fragrant

So our little cottage is going

Shabby chic Pink

for Halloween this year

 The freshly cut flowers looked so pretty 

sitting in a vintage cutting basket
{a gift from a friend}

The one and only tiny white pumpkin 

that was sitting on the mantel in our dining room

got nestled in next to the pink flowers

Proof you can decorate with pink for

 Halloween

{Love}
 the way the vintage pink garden trug looks with the little white pumpkin
how is your Halloween decorating coming along

linking for Be Inspired
Feathered Nest Friday

Pink Saturday

romantic saying for today

"Thou art the book the library whereon I look and Love"

King

♥

Pam

Trash to Treasure

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday 

♥

On our early morning walk

 Handsome husband and I found 

 a broken piano stool

It was sitting in our neighbors trash bin
we knocked on her door and asked if we could have it, she said
 yes but you know its broken right
pretty sure I said yes or maybe just nodded my head   
with a smile

The seat was completely gone

but the top still worked moving up and down

 {Love} 

the  white cast iron base and rusty charm

It just so happens that I was hosting

a small afternoon get together for friends

 I simply added a pretty vintage metal cake plate

 and we had a pretty trash to treasure

centerpiece for the table

I am always looking for ways to add height to our table centerpiece

it adds elegance and charm

 Beautiful red ripe strawberries

 A few individual shortcakes

  Home made whipping cream 

Helped to made a pretty and delicious 

afternoon treat

 Sterling silver filigree

 forks for each guest

♥

 This trash to treasure piano stool was a hit 

 and the topic of conversation all afternoon

So fun to reuse and re~ purpose
grateful this vintage beauty was saved from the landfill
and ended up at our Home
linking at
Tuesdays Treasures
Blissful Whites Wednesday


romantic saying for today

 "I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you"
Balzak


♥
Pam