POSTS WITH TAG: vintage

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    Three kids in one room? It can be done -- and quite successfully too. The secret in this shared space from A Bit of Sunshine is to maximize and utilize all available square footage -- and if that means the crib goes in the closet, then that's exactly what you do! Paint that nook a bright color, add some scallop detail and a few more girlish touches, and you're in business.

    Here's more about how two brothers made way for baby sister below:

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    You all know I'm a sucker for Scandinavian style and this sweet room for little Thelma in Finland has me smiling ear to ear. What girly girl wouldn't die for bubblegum pink floors?

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    This baby's room inspires a sense of old Hollywood with gilded gold accents mixed with black and white staples and a few fun surprises too. Mom Deidre put this nursery together for daughter Daphne last year, and I have to say, I definitely like how it came together.

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    In stark contrast to the last black-and-white toddler's room I wrote about, here's a bold and bohemian space for little Marlowe. Mom Drea runs a popular blog called Oh Dear Drea and put together an eclectic and happy spot for her sweet little girl.

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    I don't know about you, but over the years, I've picked up plenty of odds and ends at garage sales (which are never really held in garages, when you think about it -- usually they're more like lawn/driveway/front stoop sales). And so I see no reason why what happened to an unidentified bargain-hunting family in New York couldn't have happened to me -- maybe there's still hope! Sure, my odds of getting struck by lightning while being attacked by a shark are probably better, but a girl can dream!

    Anyway. Here's the story: The aforementioned family was at a garage sale one day when somebody (maybe the mom?) spotted a simple but elegant glass bowl. Hmm. There were a few nicks and scratches here and there, maybe a tiny crack or two, but it was pretty and simple and she'd been looking for something to put on the mantelpiece.

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    If my Facebook feed is any indication, we are a nation of women that's Downton Abbey OBSESSED.

    Seriously. We cannot get enough of the Downtown Abbey crew, from the plotlines to the costumes to the enormous estate. What better way to show our love for all things Downton than with a well-chosen bracelet or Downton-inspired dress?

    Several websites like the Wardrobe Shop now feature reproduction dresses in the Downton Abbey style. This repro empire dress is $178.

    See more fabulous ways to show off your Downton Abbey style after the jump!

     

     

     

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    Maybe it has something to do with being pregnant, but it looks like Kim Kardashian has crossed over to the seriously classy and glam side, guys! Sure, she's done plenty of gorgeous modeling work in her day, but she almost always looks like a total vamp. It's all about the sex.

    Well, not sure if it's Kanye's influence, but back when he and Kim had only been an item for about five months, he did try to give her wardrobe a makeover. Maybe that move is actually starting to pay off? Or we can just thank Nicola Formichetti (yep, Lady Gaga's former stylist). Either way, in the March issue of ELLE, Kim looks completely stunning in several retro styles!

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    After writing a recent post on things I'd never know if I weren't a Gen Xer, I came to realize that I'm some kind of Generation X genius. I mean, I could be the "Rain Man" of the Gen X set. Seriously, throw some quotes on the floor, I'll tell you who said them. OK, that test may not work as well as it does with toothpicks in the movie.

    But I now see that I'm somewhat stuck in the '80s, and I kinda like it there. So I thought I'd share some of the most random stuff I remember as a Gen X poster child.

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    I wear fur. Well I have fur coats and I used to wear them a lot more than I do now. I have four of them. All vintage. The one I'm wearing in this photo I purchased for $40. It's the warmest coat I own, but I don't wear it that much because it's feels showy, maybe too glamorous. And if I wore it to pick up my kids from preschool it would feel as if I was wearing a ball gown with a tiara.  Sure the tiara would be a hit with the kids, but would the dead rabbit annoy some of the other parents? Do I need to sew a button on it that says "It's okay. It's vintage."

    Because I do feel that makes it okay. The animal has long been dead -- we're talking gone for 30 or 40 years -- and the coats are just floating around in vintage stores and Etsy shops waiting to keep someone really warm in the winter. Wearing a vintage fur coat is just like recycling. It's eco-friendly in it's own way.

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    In the past 30 years, many accepted practices have changed. What people considered normal and safe back then -- transporting your newborn in the front-seat, having a latchkey kid at age 6, and letting them explore the woods with no parental guidance -- is pretty much grounds for arrest these days. But, in that simpler time they call the '80s, there were some great ideas that I'm thinkin' we should totally revive -- the way Disney Channel stars have brought back overly-sequined attire, off-the-shoulder shirts, and leopard print day-glow leggings!

    Thanks, Shake It Up, I can barely look at my daughter without retinal strain!

    Let's be clear: some of these suggestions could possibly get you arrested (by Joan Rivers and the fashion police), but I think they're worth bringing back, or are they? You decide ...

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