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Filed Under: Family Room, Home Decor, Home Tour Tagged With: anthropologie, antique, art, better homes and gardens, books, candle holder, chalk paint, chippy, chippy dresser, chippy paint, corbel, corbels, cottage style, crate and barrel, diy, farmhouse, farmhouse decor, gathered style, home decor, house and home, milk paint, neutral decor, old books, painted dresser, painted furniture, pottery barn, primitive, project, rustic, rustic style, saguaro, silhouette, thrift store, thrifted, vintage, vintage style, wall art, white decor, white walls

Thank you for all of your sweet comments on my newest print that I added to my Etsy Shop. I am so in love with it. While I may have too much decor, I definitely wanted to find a great space just for this photo. This photo already gives me all of the serene feels but when I listened to “100 Billion Times” by Hillsong UNITED probably 100 billion times while putting this space together, now it rings that memory for me too. If you haven’t heard that song yet, I highly recommend!! It’s a fav of mine for sure!

 

I talked a little in my IG stories of how I rip the covers off of some of my books to give them a more neutral look. While I love books (I didn’t say I read them) and to be honest I do value them, especially older books, I do tear the covers off of newer like novels that end up on the sale rack at thrift stores…those books that no one reads anymore. I don’t tear my older books. I just want to clear that up before I start getting hate mail. I love the texture and the calm feel that books give to a space. They can offer so many different height variations for decor too.

 

 

 

I’m pretty sure that old chippy frames are a fav of mine too. I get a lot of questions about where I find these big old chunky frames. I mostly find them at thrift stores, sometimes antique stores, and then I chalk paint them if desired. I also leave many unpainted. It depends on the photo that is going in it, what color the frame is initially, and where it is going to be placed in my home. I just tapped a nail right into the front/top ridge of my shelf to hang the frame. I’m sure that command hooks would probably work too, but if you know me…I ain’t got time for dat. I just use what I have.

 

I painted this one with my chalk paint recipe and then lightly distressed it with 100 grit sand paper. I did the same thing with those candle holders right there. I also added vintage jewels to those to spruce them up. It’s amazing what a little paint can do and how it can TOTALLY change the whole look of a space!

 

 

Ok guys, this space does KIND OF make me want to read. I just love the look and feel of a library looking space.

 

 

I also found these “corbels” at a thrift store and painted them with my chalk paint. And you know what? They are actually wall shelves/sconces. I love how so many different things work as a “corbel” to give that old look for way less money than buying those true old corbels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will always be in love with these silhouettes of my kids made by Miss Thistle Shop. My hubs and I put these chippy frames together out of old chippy fence pickets. You can see the DIY here.  I painted this dresser with milk paint and used this dark wax to seal it. Milk paint chips naturally in pretty much whatever areas it feels like chipping. I wrote a little post here about tips and things that I have learned from using milk paint.

 

 

The day that I shot this photo, was the most gorgeous cloudy day. We don’t get those a lot in Tucson but God knew I needed it. He always knows. I love every piece of beauty that He has created.

 

I’m so glad that you have chosen to stop by and visit! I love connecting with you and love hearing all of your beautiful opinions! Please let me know in the comments below what you think of my saguaro art and where I hung it.

 

 

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  1. Susan says

    March 14, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    I was wrong this looks great! Better than the first one I liked.

    • My Vintage Porch says

      March 15, 2018 at 10:27 am

      Thank you so much Susan!

  2. Julie Boswell says

    March 14, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    I so love watching you and seeing all your post. What an inspiration you are to me. Love your style and I love learning a few things too. Goals of mine would be for me to be your twin. Lol no really goals of mind are to take a few of your ideas and implement them in my new home at the beach. Oh and get a blog finally at my age….

    • My Vintage Porch says

      March 15, 2018 at 10:28 am

      Thank you so much Julie! You are so sweet. So fun that you would start a blog too.

  3. Hayley says

    March 14, 2018 at 3:19 pm

    I LOVE everything about this! seriously I look forward to your post every day! you are my absolute favorite person to follow on instagram, i love everything about your style. I am 27, live in CA and currently renting and I can NOT wait to be able to purchase a home and do all your DIY’s, especially the faux brick wall! dont ever stop posting haha

    • My Vintage Porch says

      March 15, 2018 at 10:29 am

      Thank you so much Hayley! That means a lot to me. So sweet.

  4. Jessica says

    March 14, 2018 at 6:38 pm

    I adore it over the shelves! I’ve never seen that done before and that’s my favorite option of all that you showed us in your stories. ????????

    • My Vintage Porch says

      March 15, 2018 at 10:21 am

      Thank you so much Jessica!! So sweet of you!

  5. Bonnie says

    March 15, 2018 at 10:15 am

    Love your cactus print hanging from your shelf. I follow you on IG and really enjoy your stories and decorating. Thank you❣️

    • My Vintage Porch says

      March 15, 2018 at 10:21 am

      Thank you so much Bonnie! That means a lot to me!

  6. Kay says

    March 16, 2018 at 7:13 am

    I just love your post 🙂 Your home has a welcome and comfortable look about it, I have a sister that is a all White walls person…..and all of my past few years I have been much more dramatic with my walls ~ Our living rm wall in our other home ….are you sitting down??? Was Ralph Lauren’s Rustic RED, yep, RED ~ sounds a bit over kill I know, but to me it was warm, cozy and peaceful 🙂 Then……….. I happened upon you!! I was turning towards beige before finding you…… but…….. Now I can not get over your Whites!!!! LOVE em!~ I did txt you on your removal of book backs suppose I was curious as to the why emotion of your doing this 🙂 ……. Do you like the tidy look it offers, or color pallet if more workable?? I can not understand why anyone would send negative vibes or hate opinions ~ As you age you will not feel the need as much to explain your likes ~ I at 69 fully realize we are all unique individuals How Beautiful is this!~! Oh my we could have sooooooooooo much fun in those thrift store searches together…… 🙂 we are 2 peas in a pod…….and to find that steal of a deal and turning it into a loved object is so thrilling~ To Sum it all up in one sentence ~ Your the BOMB!~!~

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 16, 2018 at 8:04 am

      Kay, thanks for your sweet comments! I love the clean, crisp feel of white! The colors and wood tones I choose all pop against it! Love thrifting too! 🙂

  7. Lynndee says

    March 16, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    I’ve been so inspired lately by your creativity! I found myself ripping the covers off some old books. And I love this look so much. And your art is beautiful! It totally motivates me to make more art too.
    xoxo – Lynndee

    • My Vintage Porch says

      June 16, 2018 at 8:01 am

      Thanks for your sweet comments Lynndee! Would love to see some of yours!

  8. Julia G says

    March 16, 2018 at 4:15 pm

    This is why I like your blog – I would have never thought to hang a picture on my shelves! Thank you for the inspiration!

    • My Vintage Porch says

      March 16, 2018 at 4:16 pm

      Thank you Julia! So sweet of you ????

  9. Anne says

    March 21, 2018 at 4:23 am

    Looks amazing! Such a great space! Thanks for the inspiration ????

    • My Vintage Porch says

      April 30, 2018 at 8:05 am

      Thank you so much Anne!

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I found this old painting for $2 at a rummage sale I found this old painting for $2 at a rummage sale last weekend…I didn’t love it “as is” but with it only being $2, I wasn’t as scared to try this technique on it. I darkened the gold on the frame with some rub n buff and added glaze to the painting to make it look antique. It turned out exactly how I desired…I love the the after so much! ♥️ (more details in stories) #library #books #bookstagram #book #painting #paintingart
I found this old coffee grinder in an online aucti I found this old coffee grinder in an online auction, and I didn’t pay only $2 for it. I’m pretty sure it was one of those things where I was like, “Trav, this is going to be my birthday present” …it was months before my birthday so he forgets and still gets me something…of course I didn’t do that on purpose. 😁 I don’t buy pricey things like this often but it was something that I had been wanting for a while and they can go for $400-$500 online 🤪Lots of you ask if we use it, the answer is, I want to, but I just keep forgetting bc Trav is the one that drinks coffee and I don’t want to remind him that we have it or I might not get a birthday present this year.🤔And, I honestly don’t remember how much I paid for it but it was in the $200s …but it seems I really got it for Trav bc I don’t drink coffee🤔, but don’t tell Trav. #antiquecoffeegrinder #coffeegrinder #kitchendecor #kitchenremodel
The mantle is up! Trav made this mantle out of a b The mantle is up! Trav made this mantle out of a bed side rail 🤩 Trav once said we have too much stuff in the garage…but I found our mantle in the stuff 🤔…if we didn’t have stuff, we wouldn’t have this mantle😁 #mantle #mantledecor #brickfireplace #woodceiling #antiquepainting
Just some photos I’ve taken recently, that’s a Just some photos I’ve taken recently, that’s all, oh, and I wiped off the oven tops today (I’m saving the insides for Trav…we all know how he would appreciate some extra savings from me) 😁 I hope you all had an great day!!!! 😘 #brick #brickhouse #home #homecooking
I thought I would paint the swan …but, nope, not I thought I would paint the swan …but, nope, not after seeing it in here 🤩Oh, and the lights are back in stock and listed in my profile. 🏃‍♀️ (they are pendants but we pulled the cord through to make them flush, I love them!!) #swan #laundry #laundryroom #vanity #farmhousesink
Thanks for reminding me that I have stuff in the g Thanks for reminding me that I have stuff in the garage 😁 We covered our TV with art stuff from the garage and metal pipes and, it worked 🙌🏼😁 (see stories) I can still see the tv from the side but when we get the new wall bracket for it, that should help bc we can push it back more. It’s a good temp fix to have some cool art instead of a black box! Oh, and who remembers when I stripped this dresser? #tvart #brickfloor #oldpainting
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