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Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck 2016
Vintage mason jars, rustic enamel ware, ironstone, farmhouse signs, well-loved linens, cottage decor…
The Country Living magazine features all of this and more, and their pages are always full of wonderful inspiration. Reading Country Living is one of those little pleasures for me.
So when the Country Living Fair shows up just an hour away from us in Rhinebeck, NY, once a year, I make a point to visit and blog about it.
You can find all of my previous posts about the Country Living Fair in 2013, 2014, and 2015 here.
After getting Landon on the school bus, I headed to Rhinebeck last Friday. It was raining a bit the whole drive, but when I arrived, the weather cleared up and was just perfect for having a fun visit and finding some treasures I can’t live without.
Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck 2016
Country Living was kind enough to reserve a ticket for me — they know what a huge fan I am.
The fair happens at the Dutchess Country Fairgrounds, which is the perfect backdrop for all the country and farmhouse decor. [Read more…]
My Trip to the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck
I spent the loveliest day at the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck last Friday.
My friend and fellow Newburgh Vintage Emporium vendor Cindy (Little Cherry Vintage) drove us up there in her shiny new CRV. My CRV is almost 20 years old and I absolutely love it, but it will be time to get a new one soon, and it was nice to ride in one.
We saw several tag sales on the way and as addicted thrifters it was really hard to keep on driving, but we were focused on getting to the Country Living Fair.
The weather was just perfect. We met up with Lynn, another Emporium vendor who is also a blogger (Fern Avenue), and we had a quick bite to eat first. I ate a yummy baked sweet potato with goat cheese and scallions. It was so good, I wanted a second one.
Lynn and I are actually going to the Haven conference together! That’s less that three weeks away, wow. I’m still in denial that L’s summer break starts in two weeks.
My first stop was Cari Cucksey’s booth, which was in the same spot last year. [Read more…]
Blue Cottage Christmas House Tour 2013
Christmas House Tour
Finally: it’s time to show off the Blue Cottage with a Christmas House Tour!
I took so many pictures, there’s no space to show you every room, but you’ll get a good idea how I decorated our new home in general and then added Christmas decor.
Our living room fireplace is massive, and I’m having a lot of fun decorating it for every season.
This year I just used Christmas decorations I already had. Except for those accent pillows from Target and Country Antiques.
Oneida Flatware
Here is my latest thrifty find I’m thrilled about:
This amazing set of 71 vintage silverware pieces wasn’t just $5, but such a find!
I already owned 4 knives of this Oneida flatware — and used it in my vintage Thanksgiving table setting — and with some research I was able to find out it’s name.
It’s from 1933, but I’ll save the rest of the story of how I ended up with this whole set for a separate post. It’s too good of a story.