Collections…
Do you collect anything? I don’t consider myself a collector. But I guess I am in a way. And it’s usually only vintage things… milk glass, Pyrex, red handled kitchen utensils, fabric, tableclothes and linens. But really, I buy whatever catches my fancy. I’ve always loved antiques and went antiquing with my Mom countless times growing up. I didn’t start thrifting until just a few years ago. And let me tell you, I love it!
Every item in this photo was either thrifted or bought at an antique store. The shelf is actually part of a hutch that I picked up from a small roadside flea market. It’s a cream color that someone had started removing the paint from. I have considered painting it, and I still may, but I love it as is for now. The milk glass hobnail pitcher and 5 matching glasses is something that my mom and I spied on one of our thrifting/antiquing outings. I loved it and she insisted on buying it for me. I adore my mom! She is so much fun to shop with. And we love to do that kind of stuff together. I hope that one day my kids will enjoy those kinds of things with me as well. The daisy salt and pepper set I found at a thrift store. And the milk glass chicken and doily at another thrift shop. I make it a point to use these items all the time. And every time I do, I can’t help but smile.
I’m curious… do you consider yourself a collector? What do you collect? And do you find more joy out of displaying it or using it?
If buying vintage clothes counts as a collection, then yes. Haha. Hitting the antique stores is such a fun activity, which I too got the passion to from my mother. That milk glass pitcher is adorable! I don’t think i’ve seen any pitchers before (odd, considering my great grandmothers insane amount of milk glass pieces)
I love your milk glass collection. I’ve just started collecting it myself
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Your collection is so pretty, love the white milk glass against the yellow.
Loooove milk glass, although I think that’s the one thing I havent started collecting. I’m trying to scale back, but I have a huge weakness for vintage bowls, any kind.
I collect books. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of books! Mostly children’s books, but all sorts of others as well. We have a room in our house that we call “The Library”… bookshelves from floor to ceiling!
this is a beautiful collection!! i love the white on cream with doses of yellow. i love that you use your items. most of the time i am a little too nervous, because i am a bit clumsy and break things easily. so breakables i usually leave on the shelf, but i do enjoy using vintage linens and furniture. i especially love finding new uses for traditional items. like doilies, pillow cases, towels, etc… They make great window treatments.
I LOOOVE YOUR COLLECTION!!! the milk white and the yellow… perfect combo.
i collect artsy roosters for our kitchen. lol it’s an inside joke between my husband-to-be and i. When i was a news anchor back in texas and he would fill in on my weekend morning show as the meteorologist, we had a story about a cock f fighting bust. I refused to say cock on air and said rooster fighting instead
since then, we’ve collected them for our kitchen. lol
i also collect postcards and different covers of the classic, Lolita.
I love milk glass — especially the hobnail. And I can’t resist enamelwear especially coffee and tea pots.