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  1. I collect white pitchers too! And I dust and rearrange shelves and tabletops like you. Plus sometimes I don't remember how it was before I dusted. Depends on the time interval. Ha! Sheila

  2. The shelves in my office are a mishmash of sentimental things mixed in with books. I haven't shared a picture of them for a reason lol I do plan on painting them at some point, so I'll use this as a guide when I put the stuff back.

    xo

  3. Brenda, you are the master at this, I love looking at your decor. I've been following you for years, have been lax in commenting, but you are an inspiration. In many ways! xo Paulette

  4. These are great examples. I love books and I love shelves and all the cool ways you can display the things you love. When we started painting room by room recently, I realized I had multiple shelves in 4 rooms of my house—including the bedroom. Unfortunately the effect was more cluttered than interesting so other than my reference books, i.e., gardening, decorating, non-fiction and cooking, I got rid of everything. I can be brutal like that!! I had no need for all of the non-fiction books I've read, I did keep a few for sentimental reasons but there is a time when you have to let it go and let someone else enjoy them.

    I love your eye for color on your shelves-funny how the white pops like that. I saw you have Summer Rental, I just finished that a few weeks ago and want to read more of MKA's books. I love the Outer Banks but I'll probably never get there! lol!

    Jane x

  5. I am terrible at this so I appreciate all your pictures, and I'll have to try what you said. Take everything off and put back on one at a time, that's what I need to do. I'm really bad at keeping things the same way too long.

  6. Thank you so much for compiling all these great ideas or styling shelving. I love vignettes but haven't mastered them yet. A work in progress! Thanks again for the great inspiration!
    ~~Carolyn @ Our Gilded Abode

  7. I change my shelves fairly often.
    I think the shelves in the baby room are so attractive because she used the 3 or 5, any uneven number, making it very pleasing to the eye. Sometimes, too much on a shelf ends up looking more like clutter and doesn't show the objects on the shelf as well. I really have to watch myself to make sure I don't end up with too much on my shelves.
    I just LOVE shelves and these you show are nice.

  8. I love looking at other peoples bookshelves and stuff.. Makes me smile knowing I don't have to dust all that lol

  9. I change mine up all the time with the "stuff" I have around the house. I interchange all the time. I find I get bored looking at the same things all the time. I would love to have open shelving in my kitchen. I guess I could take the doors off my kitchen cabinets. I would be satisified with just one open cabinet, with all sorts of cuteness on display.

  10. Brenda, I just happened to pull out some of my older Country Sampler magazines today.. The first one I started looking at was the one that showed your "little blue house" and how you had it arranged.. That was the July 2014 issue.
    You sure have had the ideas for decorating in all kinds of spaces.. You had an arrangement like the one shown with a table next to your book shelves..
    I'm so glad I saved that issue.. Your color preferences have changed a bit and you've gone a bit bohemian in your styling. All of the decorating that you've done has been so creative and you've used what you have on hand..
    I enjoyed this portion of your blog………..am always looking for ideas..
    I'm really hoping for cooler weather and Fall decorations.
    Thinking of you.
    Charlotte

  11. I'm a go with the flow gal, and as I tire of certain items, off to Goodwill they go for someone else to buy and enjoy. Sometimes I just get tired of dusting all of the little items in the house so I downsize my vignettes a bit. I really don't do any shelves, but rather table top decor. Love the looks you have chosen to show us.

    1. I'm with you. I have several tables that I make little vignettes on. I only have one shelf and it is above the sofa. I treat it like a mantel. My book cases are just full of books, no room for anything else!

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