Primitive Decor

Using Open Spaces

When it comes to rustic décor sometimes less is more. There are many decorating ideas out there that tell you how to fill a space but very few tell you how to leave a space open for maximum effect. Here are some great ideas for using space creatively in your home.

1. Focus on the Heat – A wood burning stove can be a great room accessory. A focal point that is hard to miss, the heavy cast iron heater sits prominently in the middle of the room. Simple wooden walls and equally simple wood and leather furniture complement the rustic décor. Throw a skin rug on the floor and you have the perfect setup for a room that will bring to mind the (Read More.....)

How To Antique Your Furniture Yourself

Antiquing furniture can help you change a typical piece of furniture that is found at a mass production location into a unique piece that looks like no other furniture item that is on the market today. While some companies can make your furniture into an antique-looking piece, you can do most of this work yourself. In one weekend, you can dramatically transform your furniture. Follow these steps to give your piece an antique and distressed appearance.

Bang It

Furniture that has been around for several decades or centuries is not likely to have made it through various eras unscathed. Bang the piece of (Read More.....)

Rustic Decorating Ideas For Your Primitive Styled Home

There are so many beautiful decorating ideas that sometimes it’s hard to decide. Styles change throughout the years but we all gravitate towards our favorites. I have always fluctuated between styles. I guess you could say that my style would fall into the eclectic category of design. Regardless of your style or taste I hope you will enjoy some of these beautiful decorating ideas.

A pretty little sink above is made from reclaimed wrought iron and black and white marble. A bathroom done in vintage style predominantly in turquoise with white washed floors and dried flowers brings the feeling of being down on the farm while (Read More.....)

Shockingly Beautiful Butler Pantries

Shaker style kitchens from Plain English in England

Butlers Pantries are not a room that you find in most common homes in America and Canada. Although today if you were to walk through some of the new builders homes, the butlers pantry is becoming more of a feature. A pantry is a room where china, linens, tableware and food are stored and serve as an additional storage space to the (Read More.....)

A Rustic Beauty Comes To Life Again

Bastion & Lark posted on a very unique 200 year old house that was restored and brought back it's former glory by antiques dealer Patrick Dunne. Dunne owns a very popular New Orleans antique store named Lucullus. This beautiful home was featured in the magazine Garden & Gun.

Here are several tips to getting the primitive look in your own home:

1. Consider investing in wood floors. If you already have wood floors, consider sanding them down and waxing them to bring out (Read More.....)

4 Ways to Make Laundry Your Favorite Chore

For most mothers, doing the family’s laundry is not on the top of your favorites list because it’s time consuming and just plain boring. Your children’s clothes may be small but the quantity almost doubles your adult sized laundry loads, making laundry your longest and biggest chore. Here are 4 ways to make laundry an easier task on the entire family:

Laundry bags:

Remember during college or summer camp when your mother sent you away with a laundry bag? Buy each family member their own laundry bag and then place a hook in their rooms, (Read More.....)

The Perfect Floral Painted Chest For A Early Amerian Home

Ralfs Antiques has been operating from the same Los Angeles location for more than 30 years. Having launched with a modest inventory of mainly English and French antiques, it has since expanded to offer one-of-a-kind Spanish and Italian furniture, art, silver, and books as well, with some of its more than 2,500 pieces dating
back to the 15th (Read More.....)