Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Vintage Linens on the Line

Vintage doily's, tea towels, table scarves and just about any vintage linens are my weakness.  Anytime I see them at a flea market or yard sale, I gobble them up - I have drawers full of them.  And I don't just store them away, I use them.  I love the feel of the old soft dish towels - especially the ones with the calendars on them from the 1960's.

I use the old embroidered table scarves on my buffet and side table in my dining room.  I use the pretty little round embroidered linens under my table centerpieces and sometimes drape the pretty tea towels across the back of my dining room chairs.

I recently came across a blogger who was using her vintage linens in a unique way and an idea was born for using mine.  Angie, at the Knick of Time used some of her linens as a window treatment as you can see here!

I had always had a window over my sink until we bought and renovated our 1920's cottage style home.  Alas, the only placement for the sink was an inside wall since there was a huge bay window on the outside wall.  I decided to solve that problem with a distressed "window" with a rooster painted on the glass - it made it much more pleasant to be at the sink washing dishes.  Now with a little ingenuity and Angie's idea floating around in my head, I went to work making it a little more pleasant.  I added a clothesline to display some of my collection.  I plan to pick up some vintage style clothespins to give more of a "fresh breeze clothesline" look, but for now I've just draped them across the line.



Thanks Angie!  I loved the idea!  I'm no longer remorseful over the lack of a sink window.  With a view like this, who needs a real window anyway?

If you want to see some more photos of my  rooster themed kitchen, read this older post.


Linking today to a few link parties:
  Thursday's Favorite ThingsWow us Wednesday, Vintage Thingies Thursdays, Thrifty Things Friday
 ,Make it Pretty Monday , BNOP's Met MondayNifty Thrifty Tuesday  Feature Friday and Knick of Time

14 comments:

  1. You've done a really good job there Glenda. I love the rooster and the line looks great with all those vintage things on it. What an excellent idea!

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  2. Sweet! Nothing I like better than vintage linens and use mine all over too. You made your sink area so cute with the rooster & linen clothesline.

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  3. Love the Rooster window. I love old linens too and you are making good use of them.
    Thanks for visiting Timeless Treasures. Hope you will visit more often.
    Audrey Z. http://audreyzumwalt.blogspot.com/

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  4. loving the line with all your colorful stuff! great idea!

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  5. uhm.....love!! I am a sucker for vintage linens too! Stopping by from Katherine's Favorite Things Blog Hop. Come by for some puddin n pie.
    http://georgie-hornpuddinnpie.blogspot.com/2012/09/time-travel-thursday-september-13-2012.html

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  6. How cool is that?! I love the window and vintage linens over it! Great idea!

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  7. Vintage linens are one thing I thoroughly enjoy. I have so very many. I have them throughout my house.

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  8. Hi Glenda! Love the 'clothesline'. I have created a border in my laudry room using old clothesline, clothes pins, and vintage textiles. Great minds..... I love the old textiles soooo much I save and use them in my designs. Hope you can stop by www.brownginghamcreations.com for a visit to my blog and website!

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  9. So, so cute! And easy to change out as the mood suits you!

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  10. Love your rooster and garland over your sink, so charming!

    Happy VTT!

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  11. What a great idea - I can see many places where a 'banner' of doilies could be displayed. Thanks for sharing.
    I am following.
    Joy

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  12. Your vintage linens are beautiful! I am a total sucker for vintage linens as well. I can't seem to say no to them when I find them out thrifting! Thanks you for sharing them with us at TTF this week. have a fun weekend!

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  13. beautiful. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. Your participation helps make it a success.I'm sorry I am slow to visit this week as I am fighting a nasty head cold and my time on the computer has been limited.Wishing you a beautiful day .

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  14. Hey Glenda - You are one of the winners of the sets of Packaways storage containers I hosted at Knick of Time!! Send me your full name and shipping address within 24 hours!

    Thanks!
    Angie @ Knick of Time

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