New items at Finderskeepers in February...

All items have arrived and will be in stock when

we reopen in February. They items look even

better in person. I can't wait for you to see

these lamps!

Another Nice Paint Color...

I have been looking and looking at paint swatches for

several days now — trying to decide on the 2010 colors

for Finderskeepers. While browsing, I came across this

handsome color from Benjamin Moore called

Creekside Green. Kudos to designer Amelia T. Handegan

for using it so flawlessly in this dining room.

House Beautiful

Bubblewrap Snowdrifts...

Genius window display at the Seattle

Anthropologie! I love the animals with

their knitted headgear — and the bubblewrap

snowdrifts lit from within are a great

inspiration to repurpose whenever you can.

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Color Combinations...

Nice color selections by Jeffrey Bilhuber for

this Pennsylvania farmhouse. The walls are

Van Deusen Blue by Benjamin Moore.

Lonny Magazine Issue Two

The second issue of Lonny Magazine

(http://www.lonnymag.com/) premiered Dec. 10th.

For all of you that deeply miss Domino,

Lonny provides so much comfort. Enjoy!

Dolly Tubs were once used for washing clothes... and children.

After the clothes were washed, the children

would line up and then come out smelling like Dreft!

Now, the Dolly Tubs are great, functional accent

pieces. They make great side tables, firewood storage,

or planters like the one showed in the photo.

Look for them soon at Finderskeepers.

Vintage Desk Accessories...

Stylish and functional vintage desk

accessories are popping up everywhere.

I especially like the wire letter trays.

Finderskeepers is putting together

a nice little collection to share with

everyone in February.

Merry Christmas...or, Why Do We Eat Like Pigs?

We shared a wonderful, blessed Christmas

with Randy's family in Morehead, but boy

am I feeling the results. I've consumed

way beyond my reasonable limit this holiday

season and feel the need to get back on track

with healthier eating habits. Still, we

sure had a lot of fun. We celebrated Christmas

Eve at Glenna's (Randy's sister) house with

some game playing, tons of nibbles, and more

laughter than you could even imagine.

Christmas day started off, once again, at Glenna's

house with Christmas breakfast, unwrapping

presents, and a cozy nap beside her lovely

tree. Later on, we headed to Mitch and Patty's

(Randy's brother and sister-in-law) house for

Christmas dinner.

I feel so blessed to be a part of such a

wonderful, loving family!

Here's wishing you all the same sense

of love and acceptance this

holiday season and all the year through!

Counting Sheep Not Necessary...

The layered rugs, the shirred armoire, red and gray —

and those beams! There is something both contemporary

and homespun about this space... and I love it.

I'm soaking in it...

I wish.

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