The above pictures are why I loved Mary Engelbreit Home Companion. Sarah Kammlah's house was sooooo much like my own at the time, I gasped when I saw this feature! The state plates, Oriental designs, all put together in that certain kitchy vintage way!She is from California and now lives in Texas, works as a designer for Homestead. This was from a May 2001 issue, and she is also featured in a Romanic Homes article that I will show in a future post. Her house has changed slightly, she now has two children, and yet it's still the same awesome mix of vintage coolness! Hopefully, Mary Engelbriet will return with more Home Companion, at least that is the rumor! While she could be sometimes a little too "sweet" for my taste, she featured awesome homes and ideas. Let me know if you have heard of Sarah! I love her style.

Bar talk

The brown veneered bar in the backroom is my weekend find!! $20.00! For a gal that doesn't drink (anymore), I sure am bar happy! This is the second one I have found lately (see the black and white in my header)! They are so so midcentury, I am expecting Don Draper to be standing there with a martini in his hand.LOL! The coffee carafe is one I have had for a while, and the telephone table, too. I can't resist these things, so that's why I have been thrifting a little less...and the fact that I work til late and can't always get there before they close. Well, just wanted to share that! Hope all my blogfriends are great!

After Christmas, it seems to take a few weeks to know exactly what to do in the rooms that once had tons of decor. Any one else feel bare? I mean rooms, silly! Anyway, I took time to clean my kitchen well yesterday, and did pretty well on the stove burners. I need to shine them up more, they get black from cooking, and it's hard to get off, so one more cleaning should get it! And, I love to put out all my bright plastic and metal cannisters again, with my chalk fruit. So bright and clean! If I didn't rent, though, I'd do something with these brown counter tops. Blah~. Also, the guest room is now all birds, etc...take a look see!

Ch-ch-ch-cha-changes...

This is just a few pix of the "dining room" where all the Christmas was. Quite a change, wouldn't you say? More later, I'm getting ready to go to the Englewood and see "My Week with Marilyn!" My daughter is taking me! Later....zoot

The old Opium Den bedroom, Thoroughly Modern Zootsuitmama

I switched the living room oriental to my bedroom. I was a little tired of the stuff in there, so...flamingos went to roost in the living room and the "Asian" (Oriental is not really proper anymore) is now the zootsuit swinging bachelorette pad!

Reposting to allow comments...living room redo!

Out with the old in with Tropical flamingo pink Living room!

Well bloggers, it's almost a new year. The Christmas came down last night and I am still working on it, changing rooms etc. which I do every year (at least once) after Christmas holidays. I needed something different, so here it is! So far, the living room is pink flamingo tropical, and my bedroom is now the opium den oriental style! (more later).

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas Day

Hey all! Computer problems all last week prevented me posting. I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas...Mine was fairly low key, but nice. Last weekend my friend and I did our annual visit to Weston Missouri!

yes the middle aged woman to the left of Father Christmas is me. My friend Meri

Today the local theatre the Englewood reopened, and it was free! They showed "The Sound of Music"  on the 50 foot screen. The inside is decorated like the Radio City music hall.

 some vintage decor.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

more christmas at the Zoot house...

Santa and deer Christmas table scape

Not sure about the brightness of these pictures, because my computer color etc...are way off for some reason! Anyway, wanted to let you know what has been up around here.

More will be revealed- Be Merry!!

wall of santas

Monday, November 7, 2011

...Christmas ?

Somehow, the blo mold pumpkins turned into snowmen over night! I noticed a whole family of snowpeople blo molds on my kitchen cabinet!

Perhaps Frosty had something to do with it? He has, after all, been in the family for over 5o years!

Now, the are starting to multiply on my stove! What will be next? Stay tuned, and you'll soon find out!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Halloween party over at Lisa's Creative Design

http://www.lisascreativedesigns.com/lisascottageblog/2011/10/decorating-for-halloween-a-sneak-peek-and-haunted-blog-party/

Joining the cool decorating for Halloween party at Lisa's!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Whooo wants to see more ?? Kitchen Halloweening.

I got a cute rug at the Dollar Store with a hoot owl and the moon, for$1.00! The chenille pumpkin rug was a gift from my daughter last year.The Holiday Cookbook has a cool Halloween section.

My "colonial" Fall colored curtains are perfect for the kitchen window over the sink.

One of my latest blo molds...Pumpkin head on a hay stack...

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Some Autumn ramblings...

This was a good day to go to the thrift stores, piddle around, bake my Cinnamon friendship bread...really pretty weather!A tablecloth I really love for this time of year -cannot find as many as I would like. I wish I had a whole set of Fall leaf dishes and glasses, but, you know how we are, can't pass up the cool odds and ends, either! I cannot find my crows from last year, I love this crow sign. I ordered some more crows, and hope they come soon!

I had intended to start my owl collection so that I would have a bunch of them before Halloween, but I did get a few. I had collected them for my daughter, but I saw a really cool idea at a bed and breakfast last Halloween, and it gave me the inspiration to collect them. The owner of the B and B had tons of owls on her side porch. Also lots of frogs. They looked really cool. Oh well, always next year I hope!