Book 'em Sunday - Vintage Vavoom

Today for Book 'em Sunday we are going to do Vintage Vavoom, Romantic Decorating with one-of-a-kind finds. This was published in 2007 and was written by the Editors of Romantic Homes Magazine.This book showcases the idea of using vintage and one of a kind items in your home. Be it items you have inherited, or items you collect yourself. Basically it teaches you to live outside the box. Believe me, I am so far outside the box that I can no longer even see it! See this book works.

It will provide you tricks of the trade and show you new ways to use items. Also it helps you to make a home that is cohesive and not cluttered. Now I never really took that clutter part to heart, but you can, or do as I do and ignore it.
The pictures are wonderful and it is always nice to see what other people collect. Plus it gives you ideas for displays using components that you already own.
I love to live this way, so this book is right up my alley. I'm not really into china or knick-knacks but I adore linens, books, and vintage kitchen items. This book has all of that and more.

So give it a look through.

Bed

One of the best things about being single is getting the whole bed to myself.

I adore vintage linens (well, I just adore vintage anything) and have quite a stash. You can pick them up at garage sales, Ebay, antique stores and estate sales. They are usually very inexpensive. A little soaking, a little sun, a little seltzer down your pants (just kidding about the seltzer) and they are like new.

So I like a cozy bed. Almost like sleeping on a down filled cloud. I use a new fitted sheet. The old time mattresses were not as thick as the new ones. Especially mine, since it is a pillow top. So the old fitted sheets don't really fit. But you can use vintage top sheets and vintage pillowcases.I have vintage top sheets that are monogrammed, embroidered, crocheted, and just plain hand made. This week I am using an embroidered one. I use six down filled pillows. Two have vintage chenille pillowcases, two are cotton embroidered ones and two have a patchwork pillowcase. I have a 1920's Amish quilt on top and folded at the end of the bed is a comforter that is encased in a velvet duvet cover. It is new.
The dog likes to lay on the bed with me at night while I read. Since he is black and hairy, I need something that can go into the wash pretty regularly. New linens are great for this.

Large pillows, small pillows, a long pillow, and a lovely red heart shaped pillow reside on the bed during the day.

I used to sleep just in one spot. Always on the left side of the bed. But now I take the whole thing. Delicious! Right in the middle of the queen size bed. I can still reach the clock radio to beat it to death for the extra five minutes the snooze button allows. The bedside lamps now all have lower wattage bulbs in them, since I look prettier in 40 watt bulbs than I do in brighter than the sun bulbs that the ex liked.

No one breathes on me during the night. The dog doesn't count since he doesn't spend the night with me. He sleeps with the kid. No one kicks me, or hogs all the covers.

I turn on the pretty pastel lights on the mantel, have the fireplace going and sink into a down filled hug. Lucky me!