No, No: IN With The Old
Earth day. The economy. I have the word REUSE on the brain. Though you want to shop fresh for certain home items, it's amazing how many used materials can be given new life. Whether you're shopping at a flea market or digging through your own storage, you can revisit the Old and Used with panache and class. You'll help save your money, save the earth, and create more individuality than you ever would have otherwise. Happy refurbishing.
White is perceived by some as bland, but in the kitchen, white allows for a cleanly random assemblage of your own state-of-the-art platters with your grandmother's cake stands and gravy boats. This sort of butler's pantry corner shows a variety of lovely serving pieces, many of which can be found at estate sales for a steal.
Old maps, photographs, children's art, and many under-five-dollar (seriously) flea market finds can easily be converted into classy art. A friend once said that she never paid more than fifty dollars for any art, and her savvy apartment was filled with beautiful paintings that I would have placed as thousand-dollar-heirloom acquisitions.
Q