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The art of repurposing

April

During a recent day of leisurely window shopping with a friend, she gifted me the sweetest little antique salt cellar that I had been admiring in a kitchen shop.

The original purpose for this little dish was to hold salt at an individual place setting.

I fell in love with the design and the smallness of the piece although I never did consider using it for salt! After all, is there anything better than finding new uses for old things?

I’m having so much fun styling this cute little dish! I am finding it has so many more applications than I had originally imagined! Can you guess which way I am currently using it?

I hope I have inspired you to use something you love in a new way!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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a trip to marvin gardens

March

Today’s Friday field trip is to Marvin Gardens in Wilton, Connecticut.

If you are a decorator or designer in Fairfield County, you probably already know about this gem of a place. It houses an amazing array of all things decorative. Inspiration lurks in every nook and cranny; indoors and out.

As it turned out, I probably didn’t time my visit the best for photo taking purposes, since the shop was in the middle of a move – moving the entire inventory to a new space a few hundred feet down the road. The nice part about the timing of my visit was that a huge moving sale was in progress (through April 1^st) and some items were reduced as much as 50%. Very bad temptation…especially at this time of year when so many items were just crying out to be put in the garden or used as a container to plant something in!

Today I will share a few of the items that inspired me…I will need to make another visit when the move is complete so I can share some photos of the new space.