Under a Blue Moon

Decor, cooking, organization, all the pretty things

Last linen post

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For a while anyway.  Seriously, Kelly is going to call me up and tell me to give everything back if I don't come up with a different topic now and then. 

Rick and I took all the assorted china out of this cabinet and then lined it was some old grey and white striped wallpaper I have been hanging on too (Laura Ashley circa 1991). 

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I would love to paint that cabinet white but Rick's mother gave it to us and there is a matching piece floating around somewhere. 

I want to find some of that paper lace trim for the shelving.  Where does one buy that?  I covered the shelves with white paper (and you can see on the top shelf) so that the linens on the bottom of the pile don't get discolored.

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I only put table linens and the hankies in here.  I figure since it is in the dining room that putting sheets or pillowcases wasn't really appropriate….

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The hankies are so pretty I couldn't hide them away, now could I?

I promise the next post will be about Christmas decorating.  I am going to bring out the silver tree tomorrow.  I just need to figure out what to put on it, if anything.  It is about three feet tall and I do have some small, vintage glass ornaments I could use.  Or I could do all crystally things on it.  Or maybe nothing at all.  Just have it be naked.

One last linen shot:

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  3. Judy says

    I will never tire of your linens, they are so beautiful. You can have linen posts all you want. I love the way you are displaying them, the cabinet is beautiful. Again thank you so much for my special gift.

  4. Adrienne says

    Hi –
    I love seeing all the old linens. I don’t think I would get tired if you showed some everyday! Your cabinet is a wonderful place to store and display them. I like that wallpaper. I just bought a roll of the same Laura Ashley paper in yellow and white. I thought I might do the back of my hutch but my yellow depression glass doesn’t show up enough with that paper. So, guess I’ll have to find another spot for it.
    ~Adrienne~

  9. wanda says

    The linens are so lovely to look at,I would love to take them out one by one and seperate them into piles of favorite, very favorite and extra very favorite. TTFN

  10. Mari at Once Upon a Plate says

    Andrea, you are a genius! I love the way you can give things a new look.

    I adore what you’ve done with the cabinet ~ it looks like a different piece entirely ~ ingenious! (I like the dark wood, it makes such a statement with the LA wallpaper.)

    Please show us your linens anytime, I never tire of seeing linens, and almost any fabric. Vintage pieces especially steal my heart. 🙂

  11. Ferne says

    I love what you did with the cabinet. I inherited my Grandmothers and have thought of papering the back of it because it is so dark inside. One thing I did though was to use the lace that hangs over the edge of the shelves and that was really pretty. It was not paper though. I got it at an antique store that was also selling Heritage Lace products. You can find Heritage Lace in a lot of places even at Amazon.com.