Welcome to another creative opportunity to showcase photos, via our weekly Saturday Snapshot event, hosted by Alyce, At Home With Books.
This past week, I’ve been having some fun tweaking things around the old homestead. Rearranging stuff is what I do these days instead of buying new stuff for the house.
In the dining room, I decided to change the chairs a bit, and discovered that I now have a better view of my stuff in the cupboards.
One thing led to another, and I moved some stuff from various places to create a new vignette on the Baker’s Rack.
When I sat down at one of the chairs near the other cupboards, I had a better view of the seldom photographed cupboard just opposite.
Just in case you’re wondering if I came to this compulsive place all on my own, think no more. I blame it on Nate Berkus’s book The Things That Matter, which described and showed his passion for creating spaces. He also talks about constantly moving stuff around in his place, and how everything looks new again, while at the same time, he remembers how and where he came upon each object. For me, that has been true this week as I traipsed down memory lane while changing things around.
Do you find inspiration in the books you read?
Now I’m off to see what the rest of you are spotlighting today.
SNOW SPARKS 
I was going to say that Nate inspired you, but then I scrolled down and see that you blamed his new book! (I do love that Coke table and chair set.)
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Ha-ha…Yes, I “blame” the book, but in a good way. Thanks for stopping by, Leslie, and I enjoy the Coca Cola stuff, too. I hadn’t planned to have a whole theme around it, having started with the table and chairs while living in the foothills (They were in my guesthouse). But in my smaller space, it made the most sense.
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What a wonderful collection you have. A walk down memory lane whenever you enter that room! Love the Coca-Cola theme on the chairs!
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Thanks, Barbara…when I moved the chairs just a bit, I could sit and look at the various collections. Some are mostly sentimental, like the beaded necklace hanging from the jelly cupboard. I wore that to a party in 1970, where I met my second husband.
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You’re so creative! It must be time-consuming to rearrange your collections – I just do that with books.
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I don’t rearrange the little things as much, as it is time-consuming; but when I do, it’s like a whole new vignette. Thanks for visiting, Margaret.
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I have a cousin who collects Coke-related things. She’d be envious of your table set. Thanks for stopping by!
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I bought many of the Coca Cola things in a shop nearby that has “rooms” for the various collectibles. Thanks for visiting, Bev.
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So much to see – what fun!
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Thanks, Sim….glad you enjoyed it.
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I’m also a fan of the table and chairs – I’ve never seen anything like them before, but they look really good with your collectuons and the Coca Cola sign on the wal. Thank you for visiting my blog.
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Glad you liked it, Christine…I had fun putting it together and adding pieces. Now I just rearrange it periodically.
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What a fun collection you have. I redecorate my place often, too. It’s ever changing as my moods! Thanks for sharing!
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Yes, I like the idea of changing things with my moods, too. Sometimes I see something on TV, or in a movie, and I’m off changing stuff. Thanks for stopping by, Zara Alexis.
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I know someone who would love to own a table and chair set like that!
Here’s My SS
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Thanks, Vicki…glad you could stop by. I am enjoying this stuff.
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Love your coca cola chairs, and you certainly have stuff. I’ve been trying to re arrange my work room, I get so caught up in doing inventory, things don’t look different soon enough.
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Sometimes I stop noticing stuff if I don’t move things around. Thanks for visiting, Irene.
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Your dining room looks like a fun cafe!
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Thanks, Kathy….I do like the feel of it, but hardly ever eat there unless I have people over. Sometimes I read and have coffee there in the mornings…and also sometimes bring the laptop in there.
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You have so many collectibles. You could display different ones every week! Here’s My Saturday Snapshot
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I do try to rotate a few of them….thanks for stopping by, Paulita; glad you enjoyed them.
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It’s always fun to see how much a room changes with just some small tweaks, or moving things around. 🙂
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I agree, Cheryl….and I have to remind myself of that. When I haven’t changed things in awhile, I tend to not notice them.
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I’m not a redecorator, but can see how you could enjoy looking at your things again, and remembering- that’s important.
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Especially after reading Nate’s book…he inspired me to take another look at everything. Thanks for stopping by, Louise.
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I’m that way when I’m moving my books around – I love rediscovering them, or remembering which ones I’ve been eager to read.
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That reminds me….I need to reorganize my books! Sometimes I can’t remember where an individual book might be; they’re alphabetized within each bookshelf, but I have lots of shelves. Thanks for visiting (and hosting), Alyce.
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You could open an antiques store with all of your treasures. I am just the opposite and have never been a collector (books excluded). My mom called nicknacks – dust collectors, so I never got the bug.
Your table set is adorable.
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Diane, I have cut down on the number of collections since moving from the bigger house (with a guest house) in the foothills. My daughter is a minimalist and calls me a “hoarder,” although I know that I haven’t crossed THAT line, yet….lol
Thanks for visiting…and sometimes I do wish I had fewer things to dust!
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Yes, rearranging makes for getting in the cleaning mode and giving away stuff mode♫ Happy weekend♥
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The only time I feel motivated to clean is when I’m rearranging…lol
Thanks for stopping by, Laurie…enjoy your weekend.
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Ah, love the wizard of Oz memorabilia!
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Kaye, those are some of my favorites. They are so symbolic of life journeys. Thanks for stopping by.
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My SIL would love your Coca-Cola table!!
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Oh, that’s great, Staci…glad you could stop by and share in my obsession! lol
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