Eclectic, quirky, and sometimes edgy…this is how things look from my front porch.




Sunday, November 22, 2009

Corners of the Dining Room








Here are ome pictures of my vintage dining room. The one green chair's cover was made in needlepoint by my grandmother, Helen. The pottery pictured is called Majolica. It was considered old-fashioned and out of style when Helen collected it, but is now sought after by collectors.

http://www.majolicasociety.com/matters.htm

The shelf they sit on is in a style called "tramp art." It was made by itinerent workers durng the Depression out of found objects, in the case of my shelf, it is made of wooden spools for thread and wooden cigar boxes.

http://www.folkartisans.com/sup/tramhist.html

I was buying some other vintage items in a thrift shop in Norfolk, VA and the owner threw in the tramp art shelf for free. Enjoy!