Confession time. Remember when I told you about the vintage milk glass for sale at Solstice Home a couple of weeks ago? I meant to let you guys have it all. Really, I did. Best intentions and all that. But then I started imagining how pretty it would look on my turquoise chest in the dining room and couldn’t get it out of my mind. So I ordered several pieces of the milk glass for my own greedy self.
I guess the moral of this story is that if I recommend something I like, you’d better buy it fast before I beat you to it!
Have you scored any good vintage pieces for your house lately? (You can see more photos and read all about my turquoise chest here.)
P.S. Solstice Home is one of my blog’s sponsors, but I wasn’t paid to talk about how much I love the milk glass I bought there. And don’t worry–I left plenty of good things in the shop for you! (If you don’t believe me, click here.)
Don’t forget–I’m hosting a new blog party at the end of this week called Freaky House Photos Friday! You can read all about it here.
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Ooohhh, those pieces do look really great on your turquoise chest! And by the way that chest is gorgeous!!! I am loving the look
PS. I can’t wait till the first freaky house friday party!
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Wow simply stunning on the turquoise chest {and the pop of yellow too!}…gorgeous!
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I’m totaly hooked on milk glass too!! Currently have 28 bud vases… LOL! (am collecting for the wedding though, so I’m excesed
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Love it and love the turquoise chest. Don’t think I’ve seen that yet in your house.
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Love those vintage milk glasses!!
I haven’t purchased anything recently, but i did get a vintage wooden fork and spoon for my kitchen wall a couple months ago.
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Hope you don’t mind the two links-I wish I had these all in one picture-but, my diningroom has “dried fava”(light green) walls, and I am accenting with white-I just wanted to share with you since you like the white touches too! My vase for my diningroom table is a Haeger vase. My quilt was a gift from my realtor last year. I like a lot of color in a home, but the touches of white give a light, fresh, airy feel.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46077966@N06/4251257616/
http://achocolatebouquet.blogspot.com/2010/03/socks.html
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Love the milk glass you greedy thing!
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I collect milk glass too! I have the white hobnail patterns and the opalescent blue hobnails. your’s are gorgeous and I love how you have them displayed. So fun to see what’s in peoples homes, more specifically how they display their collections! always fascinated me! xoxo
I am so with you there Julia. I recommeded Katie Armour Home on Etsy in my blog and I kept buying her stuff. Fortunately she updates often with new vintage treasures. Best, Lynn
I have milk glass pieces and here’s a hint…there are many to find in the local thrift stores! You can score beautiful pieces for under $5. People just don’t know what they have!
~kristin
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I really like touches of vintage throughout a home-it seems I must be maturing! Over time, I’ve come to love older things, and count them as found treasures! We lost our home last year to a house fire, and when we were looking for a “new” home, I didn’t think I liked older home styles. We rented an older home with old fashioned wood trim, and as I lived there, I totally fell in love with the older style-old fashioned doors with skeleton keys, glass chandelier type lights, and other older touches combined with modern day decor. We bought a house a few months later-the woodwork is the same style, along with the feel of an older home, since it was built back in the 40′s, and I LOVE owning an older home! It was VERY hard for me to move out of the other older home, but it wasn’t quite what we needed for our family of 5. But anyway, vintage items have SO much to offer in originality, charm and quality!
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Would like more info on that chest. I was hoping to re-do a piece and was wondering if you painted that piece or buy it as is? I would like to do something similar…
Kat–
I wrote about my chest here:
http://hookedonhouses.net/2010/02/04/my-birthday-came-early-this-year/
I love it! -Julia
It’s been a long time since I bought any great vintage pieces — but luckily yard sale season is just around the corner!
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beautiful! I have an unstylish sideboard that is just waiting for paint and turquoise is one of the possibilities. Your color is making me lean toward it even more.
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You made excellent choices…love that vase!!!!
Becky K.
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You would DIE if you saw my mother’s milk glass collection. She has 5 shelves full and boxes and boxes in the cellar. She inherited this collection when my grandmother passed away. Maybe I’ll take a few pieces today to stage for our open house!
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You are too funny. I also love milk glass but I want the greenish one–I hope there is some of that over at Solstice Home.
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Not to brag, but I’m gonna brag. Check out what I found!
http://holyokehome.blogspot.com/2009/12/goodwill-find.html
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Just found your blog, and I LOVE it! I just blogged about my exterior house transformation, starting with today’s ‘before’ shot, and loved reading your posts for more ideas! Thanks!
ahh the milk glass devil. My particular evil is jadeite. i have a lot and i keep buying more.
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Girl, you would have had the best time with me at the Estate sale I went to over the week. The little rambler was PACKED with vintage stuff (and some crap). I came home with a vintage plaid Thermos metal lunchox, some awesome wooden spools, and some cute fabric. There was a load of milkglass, but I left it there b/c I am TRYING not to buy stuff I don’t have room for. :s
It was heaven.
Ah, Julia you made them look so lovely on chest with the spring flowers. Thank you!!
If you remember I spoke about how good they looked in my blue cabinet and I hated to let go. The chest and cabinet are almost an exact color match
Thanks again
Sue
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Ah, such are the dangers of blogging. A few items have somehow found their way into my possession, after I blogged about them and then couldn’t get them out of my head!
I like to think of it simply as putting my money where my mouth is
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I LOVE milk glass…I have lots of it too!
Here’s a sample of my collection.
http://thedomesticfringe.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/my-milk-glass-collection/
-FringeGirl
Those pieces look really cute and nice sitting there on your table. That could be something I could see myself owning.
I have recently become a milk glass fan. But… some of my online purchases have been a bit disappointing. I’ll have to get better and get back out there.
I should add that I’ve never purchased from Solstice Home. Maybe they can restore my confidence.
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That milk glass is so pretty! I should go take a look. The only vintage find in our house lately are the martini glasses we found last summer. So cute, and so little, you forget that portions really were so much smaller back in the day and the glassware reflected it. We found them at a big multi house yard sale in the historic district, I hope they have it again I have a feeling there are a lot of treasures in those houses that I would love to buy!
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Okay I wasnt sure where to post this,but I think you should put the houses from the old tv show everybody loves raymond.its so cute.thanks
Oh gosh, I have an unhealthy love for all things milk glass. Like everyone else has said, they look great on your turquoise chest!
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Oh so pretty! Love those sunflowers too:)
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I saw some milk glass vases at the thrift store the other day but they wanted fifteen a piece for them, I was shocked. Is that a deal? I would mix it with my mccoy. And I like everyone else loves the turquoise chest. It is the hot color right now in terms of paint color. My clients are still neutral you never know.
Annelise–
$15 sounds like a good deal to me! If it was in good shape, I’d pay it. -Julia
YES! I adore milk glass. Actually, the blog on that chest was the first one I had read and subscribed right then. I actually didn’t recall that it was your same blog but I recognized it in the photos. It is a very memorable piece.
My obsession with old lamps has branched off to include candelabras. I scored one at an estate sale that is made up of wired glass flowers and leaves. It’s gorgeous!
What a lovely collection. Looks great w the sunflowers too.
xo,
cristin
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LOVE milk glass! I have four vintage plates hanging in Audrey’s nursery!
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I actually gasped when I saw this post with the sunflowers in the milk glass! I just bought a few pieces myself, including a vase and what did I put in it? Sunflowers, of course!
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Love it!
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Hi Julia they look beautiful so now that you’ve had them for a few days send them over I won’t say no anyway enjoy you have great taste – love vintage….. Regards Esther from Sydney…
This is so funny because I have a milk glass serving bowl that I think has been around since way before my time…which I’ve always used as a serving bowl for dinner and such – cucumber salads, veggies, etc. I’ve never thought to use it for decorating!! I may have to try this!!
Thanks! Happy Easter!
~angela @ peonypatch
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I love old turquoise glass Ball jars. I put flowers in them all over the house, and they look fantastic with everything. Much like your milk glass….
I HAVE to know what paint color was used to paint the turquoise dresser in this picture! I’ve been wanting to paint and antique an old dresser for the longest time but have been looking for the right color. Please tell me you know the color!! Thanks!
Sorry, Katina, but the dresser came like that so I don’t know what paint color it is. I love it, though! It came from Arhaus if that helps. -Julia
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