Transform your coastal home with cedar shake shingle siding. Learn how to restore and maintain these classic and long-lasting wood shingles. Traditional Cedar Shake Siding Cedar siding is exterior cladding made from wooden shingles or shakes cut from cedar trees, unlike the popular yet low-maintenance vinyl cedar shakes. It is a popular choice for homeowners…
Learn how to create a stunning vintage centerpiece using a cute wire basket and fresh-cut wildflowers. This centerpiece will add a touch of rustic charm to your home decor. My favorite second-hand shop, The Cottage by the Brook in Walpole, NH, recently reopened for the season, and I was thrilled to stop by on a…
Today I want to share all about this cottage and vintage style master bedroom at our family home here in coastal Maine. I say, this as this was quite a project pulling it all together. This master bedroom is very small with a bathroom and a small closet. AND we really needed to fit a king bed…
If you love candles as I do, I’d love to introduce you to Icy Palmer Vermont Candle Co. I love supporting local businesses here at Dabbling & Decorating and Melissa over at Icy Palmer Co. is no exception. First, who is Icy Palmer and why is there a Vermont candle co. named after her? Icy Palmer: A…
Welcome, friends, to the second decorated guest bedroom here at our coastal cottage home in Maine. To see the first guest bedroom that I completed back in the fall, click here! This guest bedroom is on the main floor, with a bathroom across the hallway. I decorated this bedroom with old family nostalgia and a coastal home vibe. …
Explore the beautiful world of transferware dishes in my mother’s Maine home. Discover the history and charm of these antique treasures. Vintage Transferware Vintage transferware refers to a type of pottery or porcelain that features intricate designs and patterns created through a transfer printing technique. This technique involves transferring a design onto the ceramic surface…
I’m starting to get the Halloween decorating bug! I picked up a few fun Halloween decorating ideas while antiquing from Maine to Vermont a few days ago. And then with a visit to the Vermont Vintage Market Days over the weekend, my mantel decor concept was complete! Welcome to the “Halloween Vintage Mantel” In collaboration with Lindt…
This fall has offered us the most beautiful weather ever here in Vermont! Therefore, I’m still hanging onto the last of my garden flowers and I decided to display them in an old vintage sugar tin for my weekend centerpiece. Soon I will be bringing out the pumpkins and so much more. But for now, we…
I have been looking for a white sectional for our sunroom for some time now. I envisioned white, cozy, and comfortable. After all, living in Vermont requires cozy rooms three-quarters of the year… So I searched, and I searched. And the one sectional that kept coming up was the Ektorp Sectional from IKEA. It is under…