NYC Antique Flea Markets!

I have always enjoyed rummaging at flea markets. It is especially fun when you find that special something....You may not know what that is until you see it! Well, there are some great antique flea markets that are worth a visit in NYC! It has been a cold winter, what a fun way to spend a few hours on the weekend indoors and outdoors. I am going to feature two markets below in this post. Over the next few weeks, I will also share with you markets in Brooklyn and upstate NY. Please let me know if you make the trip and if you found something you loved. Email me a picture and I will post it for everyone to see! Thanks to all of you readers, the public ones as well as you private ones! I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to stop by. Please write me if you have any decorating questions or dilemmas lately and I will give some "Denise" advice! Thank you for all of your support! Okay now for the markets.....

THE ANTIQUES GARAGE Located at 112 West 25th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)and open 9AM – 5PM, every Saturday & Sunday, the Antiques Garage has been attracting thousands of shoppers each weekend since 1994 with 100+ vendors on two floors selling eclectic antiques and decorative arts–paintings and prints, vintage items including jewelry, handbags, fabrics, rugs, and furniture, every type of fine silver item imaginable, and more. HELL’S KITCHEN FLEA MARKET Named one of the Top Ten Shopping Streets in the World by National Geographic, Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market sets the standard for distinctive vendors, where collectors and top-notch hagglers including the fashion éclat, artists, celebrities, tourists, and residents shop the market for antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, mid-century modern items–including home decorations and furniture–jewelry, and more. Located on West 39th Street between 9th & 10th Avenues and open 9 AM – 5 PM every Saturday and Sunday all year long (weather pending), Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market includes vendors from The Annex, formerly located in Chelsea.

Art from Etsy!

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home" 

A famous quote that reminded me why every home needs some piece of artwork. Art does not have to cost us a fortune. It could be some personal pieces when you experimented with painting, a friends drawing or maybe a local aspiring artist. There are prints of famous paintings by Vermeer, Picasso and others that can be put on a canvas that are also attractive. Actually, any type of art can be an adornment to your home and make it unique.

These are just a few of thousands of pieces of artwork found on Etsy that I really like!

Great pop art painting for a south western style flare!

Painting on canvas by HamjArt

Loved these pieces for a nautical or coastal themed room!

Pressed seaweed on paper by Alga Net.

Landscapes for the traditional side in some of you!

Paintings on canvas by Doan Tina.

Beautiful prints of original pen, ink and marker drawings, great for a girl's room or craft room!

Prints by Yellena.

Isabella & Max Rooms Giveaway!

So I just have to share this giveaway with you readers because I love Anthropologie like everyone else. The giveaway is great but what is even better is the new magazine that will be coming out soon! Isabella & Max Rooms blog is one of my favorite blogs to follow. So enjoy!

Keswick & Country Giveaway!

A fellow blogger at Keswick & Country is hosting a great giveaway that I just entered. Let's hope I get chosen, I love the items she is giving away. You need to check out her blog and also Dreamy Whites, both are very creative and fun!

Reinventing A 1795 Clapboard Home!

My heartstrings are pulled when I look at these pictures because I love historic clapboard homes so much! Ours dates back to 1849, not as old as this one but the restoration gives me so many great ideas. The down side to these homes is dark wood and low ceilings. Take a look at how these issues were addressed, it is amazing! Please leave a comment on your favorite photo and why, I would love to hear your ideas!

 The owner ripped out the ceilings and plaster off the walls which allowed wider door openings and taller ceilings. Great ideas that make a huge difference!

A gray and white palette and the absence of upper cabinets makes the room feel airy and open.

Less is more. The amazing antique blue mantel becomes a focal point because everything else is a creamy white back drop. Beautiful!

A glass of wine and a hot soaking bath!

Lovely soapstone sink in the mud/laundry room!

(Photos courtesy of Country Living)

Amazing Giveaway to Share!

A Brooklyn Limestone in Progress is having a great giveaway to check out! She is an amazing photographer in addition to her creative design work. I have been following her blog and have been inspired by her work. I know you will be too!

Ohio Farmhouse Revival That I Love!

Country Living is one of my  favorite magazines of all time! We own, as you know by now, a historic colonial and live in such a fantastically quaint  historic area! I just fell in love with this farmhouse restoration below in Ohio featured in Country Living!  It reminds me of home. There is a simplistic, crisp and modern flare that works so well together, it is inspiring! I hope it does the same for you!

These great cabinets are painted a sober charcoal grey (Ralph Lauren's Surrey). Classic marble emphasizes the utility of the Viking range.

I love the french doors that make the outdoors seem like part of the inside. The sisal rug and upholstery keep the feel more casual.

This fabulous dark paint (Ralph Lauren's Grange Hall) really distinguishes this space. Like Kevin the owner, try not to use no less than three and no more than five paint colors in the similar tones to create a flow through out a smaller home.

Dark ebony stained floors are consistent throughout also to create flow.

Salvaged doors and the original claw foot tub add that historic charm but they don't all have to match in the home.

Classic white paint is the perfect choice for the outside!