French perfection...

Photo: Gilles Trillard

Measure with style...

The wonderful blog http://www.honeyandjam.com/

is featuring these quirky measuring

cups, currently available at Finderskeepers.

The taller version works great as a vase

for a simple arrangement of flowers or a fun

desk accessory.

Inspirational Photos for the New Year...

I have been pondering many ideas for the annual

revision of Finderskeepers. We always close the entire

month of January while we tackle the big makeover,

attend the January market in Atlanta, and shop

the Scott Antiques Show (also Atlanta). These images

feature a collection of inspirations and ideas I've been

toying with. Notice the casually draped sofa. This

treatment keeps popping up everywhere, and I love it.

Robert Gervais

I wish my plaster walls were more forgiving so

I could experiment with new ways to

hang artwork.

Never too much gray.

Sally Conran

Decorate outside the box. Wwaaaayy

outside the box.

Sibella Court, Interior Stylist

Masculine vs. Feminine — and both win.

Sibella Court, Interior Stylist

Great displays like this one really get my creative juices flowing.

Julie Reed

Still longing for worn walls...

Lexington Herald Leader features Finderskeepers...

The Lexington Herald Leader newspaper

featured some of our vintage trophies

in their annual gift giving guide.

This boy scout swimming trophy (sold)

from the 1930's got a lot of attention.

Here is my favorite from our current

collection. It features a great figure

holding a wreath and an inscribed

banner/ribbon on the base.

Here is the treasure(sold)! It is a giant

pinochle trophy from the 40's. I love

its patina against the faded and dried

lamb's ear.

These great hourglasses were also
featured in the gift guide.

A big Thank You to Stephanie Lyell
for taking the lovely photographs and
to Harriet Hendren for featuring
Finderskeepers in the Herald Leader guide.

My current little obsession...

... tumbleweed. Yes, I have some

on the way.

Sarah Jessica Parker's Hampton Home...

My grandparents had a wrap-around

porch, so a porch like this always

makes me happy.

Not very Carry Bradshaw, but

stylish just the same.
SJP's boudoir. Feminine, pretty,
and light-filled.

Work Hard, Be Nice to People...

... and give thanks.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

Added to my "Must Have" list...

... numbered postal bins.

Isn't simplicity beautiful?

I'm a New Victorian Ruralist...

photograph by James Merrell

According to the December/January

House Beautiful, I am a New Victorian Ruralist!

The found object, atmospheric, layered.

Edison bulbs and smokiness.

Global country, pure, artisanal, handmade.

Miles of linen and tumbleweed.

I think this amazing photo

by James Merrell speaks to

many of those adjectives.

Dwell Bedding...

Both designs currently available at

Finderskeepers. Just let us know

if you'd like to shop the

entire collection.

Gentlemanly Bathroom...

I rarely get excited about bathrooms like I do

with other spaces — but this masterpiece

calls for a little of my attention. Bathrooms

are usually either outdated and neglected

or updated and sterile bores. This clean,

eclectic space beckons with vintage oil paintings,

gorgeous fixtures, industrial storage, and

graphic textiles. Perfect.

See what a sense of play and a neglect

for "what everyone else is doing"

can create. Personality always wins.

Dangar Island Real Estate

Foundry Objects...

Dan Davis repurposed several foundry objects

(like those sold at Finderskeepers) to create a

genius stairway. The hollow-centered pieces

make great mirror frames.

$28 - $44

For Pam Foster...

Interiors from the movie The Holiday (2006) starring

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black.

I like a lot of things about this eclectic room, but I

especially like that drum table.

Thanks for shopping Finderskeepers today...

I'd just like to thank everyone for shopping

today. Busy, busy, busy!!! I thought

it was Open House day all over again.

We sure do appreciate our customers!

Oh how I miss Domino...

June 2006 Domino

You just don't see fantastic, daring rooms like
this in any other design oriented magazine
(what's left of them). I love all the artwork
crowded onto the smallest wall in the space.
It is risky — but it sure works. I love that the
floor lamp is bigger than the chandelier.
And everyone knows how much I like
a painted floor.

Michelle Adams, who served as market editor
for the now defunct Domino, has launced an
online magazine called Lonny. Still, I miss
holding the hard copy in my greedy paws.
http://www.lonnymag.com/

Ago Laceless Boot by John Varvatos...

Like the Bowery Button Boot I posted before,

this boot looks extremely comfortable and has

a great worn-in aesthetic. I really like the laceless

opening and elastic gore.

The exterior is an Italian reversed calfskin.

Tonal stitching and hand stitched double "V" insignia

on the lateral side. Details, toe and heel are

slightly burnished.

Made in Italy.

johnvarvatos.com / $450

Lonely Little Bird — needs to know you are here...

If you are reading the blog — please let me know

you are here. Just click the "comment" prompt after

each posting and leave any little message.

I'd certainly appreciate it.

Little Feet/Naturemandalas etsy shop

Santos Hands...

Usually Mexican, a Santos is a carved wooden figure of a saint.

This tiny pair of Santos hands are currently available

at Finderskeepers. I think they would be great

tied with ribbon and attached to a package

containing a special Christmas gift.

$12 each

Unconventional Christmas Wreaths...

Wreath by Saskia Havekes of Grandiflora.
Unconventional, but beautiful.
Succulent wreath by April Hiler

A Rarity...

... horizontal striped wallpaper.

Amanda Nisbet

Livable Industrial...

This Ohio home, recently featured in Country Living

magazine, shows how industrial details can still

take part in a warm and welcoming home.

Excuse me for neglecting the industrial elements

in this first photo while I obsess over that

tufted leather chair (accented by a great floor lamp).

I'm a sucker for simple "floral" arrangements

like this banana leaf and antler still-life. That

great little metal cart just punctuates the whole

scene. A natural rug and that great graphic,

grass green Thomas Paul Pillow finishes

things off perfectly.

Where to begin? The stools! The lamp!

That table or file box!

We have a small dentist's stool in the shop

right now that is almost identical to all-white

stool pictured here.

Clean, organized, handsome bath. Check out

that glimpse of cowhide.
Brilliant study. I want it all.

Photos: Country Living magazine

Perhaps the last of the Christmas Open House photos...

Pam Foster's cupcake creations were a tasty hit!

The display was so pretty no one wanted to eat them.

Eventually, they couldn't fight the urge.

More murcury and some funky Cody Foster garland.

I especially like the vintage French postcard tucked in

the mirror. I have a great collection of them

scattered about the shop right now.

Gorgeous white faux bois mirror.
I love vintage team photos — and the stunning
John Derian gift wrap makes for the perfect background.
Antique fishing pole, sold.
Vintage brass reindeer, sold.

We repurposed a giant wisk from an

industrial mixer into a funky lamp (sold).

Photos courtesy of Pam Foster

Still more Christmas Open House photos...

The lovely winter canvas is the perfect

backdrop for mercury chalices and

Wendy Addison ornaments.

My friend Dave Campbell created this perfect bouquet

of roses for our antique leather top hat box.
Wendy Addison angel (sold).

I love this collection of vintage winter photographs.

The frosty winter thorn glasses/votive holders are

one of my favorite items at the moment.

Cheerful felted robins (sold). Copper trimmed antique

trunk, still available.

Pretty white vintage reindeer sit beneath a giant glass cloche.

The mercury ball garland is so unique.

Once again, photos courtesy of Pam Foster