Monday, July 30, 2012

" Renovated Whites "



RENOVATE

{to make new or like new}

So much of the Dior home furnishings

are repaired, restored or recycled...






{Vintage items transformed into stylish pieces}




{Wall Art from produce flats}





Since I use a neutral pallet

everything works throughout our home...






{ love adding vintage shutters }






A "pop" of black and white





{ Chalk Black and white }




Salvaged Whites old windows




Rustic Whites with reclaimed wood




I will be linking this week to

some of my favorite gals in blogland...








{ old wood planter box placed on the buffet}





Much love to all of you!

Have a beautiful week!
XOXO

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Something Old, Something New & my winner



Sometimes you just have to take the OLD

and transform it into that NEW special treasure

that you will cherish forever...






I'm one of those gals who loves to

rescue the unwanted!

I scooped up this OLD trunk headed for the trash.

The trunk was covered in a black covering that was

cracked, warped and just plain yuck!







Mr. Dior has such patience and he razored

off all of the outer shell to reveal

the beautiful weathered wood underneath

New to me coffee table...



There you have it rusted hinges

and OLD weathered wood

Love at its finest...





Later I found an OLD wood crate

that made my heart leap

along with another OLD vintage dresser that

was in need of some New love.



Then I added my NEW pillows that

my friend Loretta sewed for me out

  of an OLD cement bag

that I have been holding on to

with such love for a year now!






Since the cement bag was large enough Loretta

was able to make me two pillows

with zipper enclosure and down inserts...





 Gracie girl just started looking at Pinterest

 and fell in love with

the Union Jack!



I grabbed a few old produce wood flats

that I purchased for 3 dollars

at the flea market and we got busy!






Gracie was so excited to help and

make one for her room as well...

  I think she kinda got Union Jack fever!





 Now for the winner of my Summer Giveaway!


The lucky winner will receive


{2 vintage metal locker baskets}

{coral & driftwood}




Congratulations to...

The very lovely Melinda of the beautiful blog







Thank you to each of you who entered

and shared on your Facebook!


I will be hosting another giveaway

before the summer ends!


Last but not least by far

To my Super Hero

Mr Dior, I love you endless

without you I would be nothing!




Linking up to Kathleen's White Wednesday # 161




Have a beautiful week!

XOXO

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Kate's Summer Giveaway




To celebrate summer

and my love for all of my readers

I have put together

a giveaway that includes

my signature touch of our Dior home..



My giveaway winner

will receive


{Two vintage metal locker baskets}


{Coral and Driftwood}


Adding that small touch

of the coast from my home to yours!





To enter leave me a comment saying

what you would fill the locker baskets with.

If you add my post to your Facebook wall

you will receive an extra Three entries to win!





{Giveaway ends Thursday at Midnight}




My precious Gracie will be drawing

the lucky winners name!




Thank you so much for each and everyone

of you who support me through

this beautiful journey

here at Salvage Dior

Best of luck to each of you!

Much love
XOXO

Sunday, July 1, 2012

One man's trash...



There she was sitting amongst the

trash cans begging me to love her...




A simple yard sale made

my heart skip beats as the gentleman

said I could " take the trash off of his hands "





She was missing much of her back and yet

she held her beauty with chippy remnants

of paint and beveled drawers...





Even with her weather beaten top

I knew I could not leave her behind...


Mr. Dior spent many hours along side me

as we worked to bring new life

back to her...




She fit so perfectly in the Dior home...






Along side my rusted

clocks and coral...





I was so delighted that

she still had her original hardware...





I'm sure that I will

dress her up throughout the summer...





With driftwood

and gifts from the sea...





Isn't she lovely...




I gave her my signature

dry brushed gray white mix

and sealed her with clear wax...

One man's trash

another woman's treasure!!!

I will be linking later this week

with my favorite gals!








Much love to all of you

XOXO