Scenes from Home: Signature Style Home Decor Pieces

It appears my blog posts this month have a scenes from home refreshed theme going, and I can’t think of a more Louisiana centric topic of conversation than interior design and signature style home decor pieces associated with the interiors of homes in the New Orleans Garden District.

After all, home is where the heart is.

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Rivers Spencer Interiors

Distinctive details and visual contrast along with signature style home decor pieces uniquely characterize the charm of New Orleans.

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Pair of Antique Louis XVI Style Chairs Upholstered in Irish Natural Linen

Creative leeway, contrast, varied price points, and brilliant juxtaposition work in unison with signature style home decor pieces to represent the decorating styles expressly associated with period homes and signature NOLA style.

LOUIS XVI french antique style mirror

LOUIS XVI Style French Trumeau Mirror

Antique French Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Commode

Antique French Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Commode

Uttermost Maris Plated Antiqued Brass 2-light Table Lamp

Uttermost Maris Plated Antiqued Brass 2-light Table Lamp

Antique French Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Commode

Antique French Louis XV Bombe Marble Top Commode

Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Paint Decorated Commode

Vintage French Louis XV Style Marble Top Paint Decorated Commode

When I take a visual inventory of the curated style in my own home and the home decor pieces featured in this post, I’m reminded of the spaghetti sauce ad from campaigns past that proclaims, “it’s in there!”

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Over the years, pieces that detail and define our rich and eclectic Louisiana history, inspired charm, varied provenance, and distinctive architectural elements have found a home within our home.

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gilded headboard

Big, Easy Style by Bryan Batt on Pinterest

We like to use the term spot accessory.

Painted and Upholstered Bergere Chairs in Linen

Spot table.

Marshfield Tray Top Cross Legs End Table

Tray Top Cross Legs End Table

Contemporary spot pieces such as a small gold accent table(s) elegantly lends a modern twist to a predominately classic interior.

“There are two things that make a room timeless: a sense
of history and a piece of the future.”

— Charlotte Moss

Spot on in size and style, the accent table is perhaps the most genius of home decor pieces.

French Style Painted Center Table with Roses and Marble Top

Infinity 54" Gold Console Table With White Marble

Infinity 54″ Gold Console Table With White Marble

Rosia 36" Genuine Marble Console Table

Rosia 36″ Genuine Marble Console Table

Unique pairings work the room introducing current styles of trend to the timeless classics.

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Architectural Digest – Photography by Nicole Franzen

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6-Light Cluster Glass Globe Bubble Chandelier – 25in – Black

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Architectural Digest – Photography by Nicole Franzen

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The Cottage Journal

VINTAGE ANTIQUE Bookmatched Mahogany Victorian Traditional Empire Style Sideboard

 Bookmatched Mahogany Victorian Traditional Empire Style 46″ Sideboard

Alexander Home Sara Antique Ultra Plush Area Rug

Alexander Home Sara Antique Ultra Plush Area Rug

Triumph Channel Tufted Performance Velvet Sectional Sofa Corner Chair - Pink

Triumph Channel Tufted Performance Velvet Sectional Sofa Corner Chair

Dorado Bergere Chair

Dorado Bergere Chair

Adela Accent Chair

Adela Accent Chair

Taupe Aledo Linen Arm Chair

Taupe Aledo Linen Arm Chair

London Street Yoke lantern

VerandaBevolo Gas & Electric Lights

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Clarksburg 4 – Light Lantern Geometric Chandelier

Large Giltwood Lantern with 4 Lights, Hand-Carved Reproduction

Acclaim Lighting Kingston 4-Light Pendant

House Proud Valorie HartFrom House Proud: Unique Home Design/Louisiana by Valorie Hart with Photos by Sara Essex Bradley 

Italian Florentine Vintage Gilt Painted Chest of Drawers

Italian Florentine Vintage Gilt Painted Chest of Drawers

Vintage Florentine Wall Shelf

Louis XV French style bench in gold leaf

Louis XV French Style Bench in Gold Leaf

Italian Florentine Coaster Set

Italian Florentine Coaster Set

Absolutely fabulous detail, and therein lies the beauty.

Livex Lighting La Bella Hand Painted Vintage Gold Leaf 12 Light Chandelier

Livex Lighting La Bella Hand Painted Vintage Gold Leaf 12 Light Chandelier

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Butler 12-Light Clear Crystal English Bronze Chandelier

Karlton 6 - Light Candle Style Empire Chandelier with Crystal Accents

Karlton 6 – Light Candle Style Empire Chandelier with Crystal Accents

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Southern Home Magazine – Photography by Sara Essex Bradley

Mercer 10-Light Olde Silver Crystal Chandelier

Mercer 10-Light Olde Silver Crystal Chandelier

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Corbett-Standard Aveline 20 Light Chandelier

Mixing and mingling modern with vintage inspired pieces appeals to visual interest- the lead component necessary when building the character of the space.

SAFAVIEH Couture Ella Clear/ Black Acrylic Dining Chair

SAFAVIEH Couture Ella Clear/ Black Acrylic Dining Chair

6 Light Chandelier by Minka Metropolitan

6 Light Chandelier by Minka Metropolitan

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Architectural Digest – Photography by Nicole Franzen

6-Lights Glam Antique Gold Crystal Beaded Glowworm Firefly Sputnik Globe Pendant Ceiling Lighting Chandelier

Antique Gold Crystal Beaded Firefly Pendant Ceiling Lighting Chandelier

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Ceiling Medallions

Signature style home decor pieces include, but are not limited to:

Antiques

Lanterns

Ceiling medallions

Dupioni silk drapes

Decorative objects d’art

Chandeliers dripping in crystal prisms

Decorative mirrors and frames scrolled in gold leaf

dupioni silk drapes

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Antique French Curtain Tie Backs

Storm Grey Ruched Vintage Textured Faux Dupioni Silk Curtain

Storm Grey Ruched Vintage Textured Faux Dupioni Silk Curtain

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Decorative Drapery Hardware

Hickory Manor Home Floral Wreath Tieback, Antique Gold

 

French Double Caned & Carved White Twin Bed with Rose Swags

French Double Caned & Carved White Twin Bed with Rose Swags

Antique French Louis XV Style Painted Bed

Antique French Louis XV Style Painted Bed

“New Orleans makes it possible to go to Europe
without ever leaving the United States.”

—Franklin Delano Roosevelt

 

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Court Vintage French Upholstered Fabric Dining Side Chair

Picket House Furnishings Regal Accent Armchair

Picket House Furnishings Regal Accent Armchair

Cream Colored Key Tassel w Looped Ruche

Cream Colored Key Tassel w Looped Ruche

19th Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers

19th Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers

Inspiration is everywhere, and the New Orleans influence comes home through signature style home decor pieces.

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A Fetching Friday: Dog Days of Summer

Today’s Fetching Friday is a take on the dog days of summer.

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Ancient Egyptian and Roman astrology links the Dog Star, Sirius, to the hottest weeks of the year of July to mid-August.  The oppressive heat of the Dog Star coupled with the sultry heat of the sun creates the extra cruel and brutal heat, ergo the dog days of summer.

According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, July 2019 now ranks as the hottest month ever recorded.

Welcome to the dog days of summer.

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Country Living

“Home is where the dog runs to greet you.”

-Unknown

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Alex Papachristidis- Photo by Lesley Unruh

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”

– Sam Keen

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Country Homes & Interiors Magazine

“Summer, with its dog days, its vacations, its distractions, is over.  We have had our holidays, our rest, our recreation.  The fall season, with its new opportunities for effort, enterprise and achievement, is upon us.  Let us rip off our coats and get down to business.”

-B. C. Forbes

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Traditional Home

“Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”

– Henry James

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William McClure -Photo by Frank Tribble

“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.”

-Wilma Rudolph

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 Philip Mitchell

“People love dogs. You can never go wrong adding a dog to the story.”

-Jim Butcher

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Country Living

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Take heart- the dog days won’t last forever, and before you know it fall will be here to excite and renew.

I hope you all have a cool and refreshing fetching Friday.

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Souvenirs: 21 Design Features From Hotel To Home

Part II of the Souvenirs series takes a look at 21 design features from hotel to home.

The purpose of the well-appointed hotel room and the design features within is to make your stay convenient, comfortable and memorable- a thoughtful and inspiring souvenir.

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Hotel Chic at Home: Inspired Design Ideas from Glamorous Escapes ~ Sara Bliss 

Design and decor features of a stylish, chic and well-appointed hotel room is full to capacity with ideas to use in our homes.

I keep the camera handy and a small journal in my purse for exactly that reason.

See it.

Shoot it.

Commit to design features from hotel to home memory.

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To illustrate the point, I am using some from our Las Vegas trips in this post.

Some of the rooms have been remodeled since our last stay, but we will work with what we have.

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Where a hotel room for some is just a place to sleep, for me it is as much a part of the vacation as a special dinner at a gourmet restaurant or seeing a top-tier headliner show.

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In the spirit of Vegas lucky 21 I have selected 21 inspiring design features from hotels to home for your design and decorating implementation consideration.

Master Bathroom Features

1.  His and Hers Sinks

Better yet, his and hers bathrooms.

Since the his and hers bathrooms may not be in the cards, we will keep the focus on a design feature that is more in line with traditional bath design- his and hers sinks.

Two is better than one in the name of convenience and personal space, and storage allocation.

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Medicine cabinets, storage tower(s) or center shelving offer excellent storage options.

traditional bathroom ideasDaniel Contelmo Architects

2.  In-Bathroom Television

Who doesn’t love a television in the dressing area of the bathroom?

I am a big fan of this design features from hotel to home idea.

Getting ready for the day, client meeting or an evening out can find us pressed for time.

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Tim Barber Ltd.

Having a television in the bathroom makes it easy for us to get our news, weather, traffic updates, sports scores (his) and music choice channels (hers).

 

LG Smart HDR LED TV

 

3.  Lighted Makeup Mirror  

More the rule than the exception in today’s hotel room bathroom amenities, a lighted makeup mirror (hardwire) magnifies the magnificent you!

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4.  Dimmer Switch

Call this a bonus lighting feature that adjusts to the task at hand.

The dimmer control allows me to add to or take away from the ambient lighting.

Control up for an extra layer of lighting to optimize the lighted makeup mirror or down for a soft night light effect.

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5.  Double Entry Doors 

Design of the wonderfully dramatic kind.

double door bathroom entry 3 North ~ DecorPad

6. Decorative Molding Accents

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7.  Stylish Bathroom Faucets

Virture bath faucet pfisterVirtue Bathroom Faucet

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8.  Decorative Mirror(s)

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the statement making fairest of them all?

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Peggy Pagoda Oriental Shaped Navy Glossy FinishPeggy Pagoda Oriental Shaped Navy Glossy Finish

KlingJ K Kling Associates ~ DecorPad

The design and decorating elements of a ranch style house giveth and taketh away.

Eight foot ceilings fall into the taketh away category, but layers of light, color, accents and accessories gorgeously guide the eye and giveth style to the overall look.

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G P Schafer

9.  Marble

Marble is the material of choice for showers, walls, floors and vanity tops.

Why?

 Because marble is just so pretty.

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marble tile shower bench

10. Lighting

Layers and layers of task, accent, ambient and decorative lighting.

wall-sconce-lightingCushman Design Group ~ Houzz ~ Photography by Susan Teare

11. Vanity Stool

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Honaker Metal Fabric Hair Stool

Sitting pretty.

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12. In-Drawer Electrical Outlets

Convenience comes home!

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13. Stylish Hardware

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Chrissy and Co

When the preliminary remodel/decor strategy session (eloquent words for the thirty minute “this is what I want, and how are you going to make my remodeling suite dreams come true?” conversation with Dave) began, my mental Rolodex flipped to I for inspiring design features from hotel to home.

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Caesars Palace Augustus Tower Hotel Room

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Caesars Palace Augustus Tower Hotel Room

The implementation of inspiring design features to further enhance the look and design of our master bathroom is presently on hold for two families under one roof reasons.

 The upside is time- time that allows me to source, study and gather inspiring design features information.

Hotels roll with the what’s on trend flow when it comes to updating the interiors of rooms, and what a difference a contemporary update makes. Which do you prefer?

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14.  Unique Headboard

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Height, color, pattern and texture- all present and stylishly accounted for.

I like the look of the diamond tufted upholstered headboard.

JSchoenberger_MasterBedroom2Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

I ask myself “is the tall upholstered headboard on its way out?”

I tell myself “if you love the look, it’s in style.”

15.  Floor Mirror

For checking your look from head to toe.

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bella mirror

16.  Above the Bed and Bedside Lighting

bedside lighting House Beautiful

Bedtime readers know the value of good lighting.

May I suggest adding Places In The Home and Hotel Chic at Home: Inspired Design Ideas from Glamorous Escapes by Sara Bliss to your bedtime reading list. 

sarah richardson design decorpadSarah Richardson Design ~ DecorPad

The beside swing arm sconce lamps are perfect additions in size, function and balance.

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swing arm wall with sconce shade

Lamps  Plus

17.  Bedside Light Switch

Convenience again makes an appearance on the list.  I love the convenience of being able to turn out the bedroom light(s) from bed.

Does that sound right?

You know what I mean.

18.  Bed Curtains

This design feature falls into the category of maybe, maybe not, but it is well worth considering.

Paul Corrie Interiors bedroomPaul Corrie Interiors – DecorPad

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19.  End of Bed Seating Options

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Elissa Settee

Barnes Upholstered Bench

Barnes Upholstered Bench

A pair of upholstered stools, bench or settee placed at the foot of the bed round out my idea for extra seating and stylish function.

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Barnes Vanze Architects, Inc.

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Amy Berry Design ~ DecorPad

I gave my friend a bed bench for her birthday, and it was the missing piece of her decor puzzle.

The next time I saw her husband he thanked me for supplying her with a lovely and convenient piece that now served as housing for their folded laundry.

I can lead my friends to stylish home decor, but I can not make them use it appropriately!

20.  Bed crown – Bed cornice

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A bed crown cornice can be custom built for more length, and work beautifully in conjunction with an architectural piece headboard- the best of both worlds scenario.

Rococo Bed Corona18th c Ornate Rococo Bed Corona

 

Floral Wreath Bedcrown

Floral Wreath Bedcrown

 

Hickory-Manor-House-Bed-CrownHickory Manor Bed Crown

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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s Bedroom, White House

21.  Bed Curtain with Decorative Tiebacks or Holdbacks

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Emmy Curtain Tieback

Bed curtains, bed crowns and decorative holdbacks and tiebacks carry the look, the space and the eye to a regal level.

Benjamin Dhong BedroomBenjamin Dhong – House Beautiful

Don’t shy away from pairing two or more statement making design elements.

You will know if the two cross each other out.

There is a lot of trail and error involved in the process of making things beautiful, and plenty of fun, too.

Stylish, smart and luxurious hotel room features provide a comfortable and unforgettable experience.

Forget the soaps and shampoos- bring inspiring design features from hotel to home with you and make them your design and decorating souvenirs.

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Bold Home Decor

Making a bold home decor statement is a bold move in the right and decoratively daring direction.

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Better Homes & Gardens – Photo by Katie Charlotte Fiedler

Steven Gambrel

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My Domaine

There’s no time like the present to test the bold home decor waters.

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My Domaine

Taking an all in approach to bold home decor produces bold results.

Miles-Redd-interiorsMiles Redd

Bold home decor statements in bold and living color are alive and done very well in New Orleans style as illustrated page after unique page in Valorie Hart’s book, House Proud: Unique Home Design/Louisiana.  

There’s no place quite like New Orleans, and Ms. Hart recognizes and features the interior design and decorating so expressly unique to New Orleans.

house-proud-louisiana-homes-1-xlnElle Decor

New Orleans based artist Ashley Longshore’s studio is a gallery of bold expression.

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Elle Decor

Bold color incorporation on a grand scale boldly colors the world of some, where as a gradual color progression better sets the tone for others.

bold-home-officeNuevo Estilo

Rather experimenting on a small scale or full-on bold color saturation, working with bold home decor colors may be easier to do in baby steps for the decor timid or undecided.

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Janie Molster Designs – Flower Magazine

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Domino

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POPSUGAR

From floor to ceiling, a brilliant contrast created through bold color, pattern and texture combined with distinctive accents and home decor accessories notes a truly unique design and decor visual experience.

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 “Fiori Di Como” by artist Dale Chihuly in the lobby of Bellagio Hotel Las Vegas

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Domino

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Better Homes & Gardens

blue-beaded-chandelier3R Studios Wood Beaded Chandelier 

Kips-Bay-ShowhouseKips Bay Showhouse

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Amanda Nisbet

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Lindsey Coral Harper Interiors

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DecorPad

Bold color combinations and pattern selections capture the modern twists and turns of today’s tastes, yet stay true to the core appeal of classic designs.

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Southern Living

LOVE Needlepoint Wool Throw Pillow

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Pinterest

Neutral walls more of what you have in mind for the space?

Introduce bold home decor to the space through spot accessories.

Subtle boldness is not a firm contradiction of terms, but more a design approach to keep in mind.

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Kirsten Kelli

Traditional styles mixed with bold color choices strike a palette balance and speaks to the unique personality of the space.

Take your look boldly where no look has gone before.

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Family style time in the home of fashion designer Kim Bachmann as featured on One Kings Lane

Revisiting and refreshing vintage posts is the norm for most bloggers in these slow and easy summer months.

Readers utilize every moment of these summer long days and outdoor living nights to get the most out of their summer season, and I totally respect that.

While I hope these new reads and range of topics keeps us engaged during the summer, I also hope you will enjoy the updated posts as well.

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