Wisdom From Grandma » Decorating Tips and Hints http://wisdom-from-grandma.com Household hints and tips on life, cooking, and cleaning. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:31:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Decorate For You, Dear http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/decorate-for-you-dear/ http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/decorate-for-you-dear/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:34:46 +0000 kthomas http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/decorate-for-you-dear/ When you walked into Grandma’s house for the first time, you may have been a bit surprised. Tables, chairs, and even bureaus were several inches shorter than normal, because Grandma sawed off part of the legs. When someone asked her why she had cut the feet off of all of that beautiful furniture, Grandma always said, “I’m a short woman and I don’t see any sense in having trouble using the furniture in my own house. Your house is the only place you can be comfortable, Dear. Don’t decorate it to make other people happy.”

I now have a beautiful tiger eye maple table that is two inches shorter than normal in my kitchen. It may not be worth as much to antique dealers because grandma lopped off a few inches in the middle of the supporting column and then put it back together, but to me it is even more valuable. That table reminds me to decorate my home to please myself.

]]> http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/decorate-for-you-dear/feed/ 0 Grandma’s Recycled Clothing Crafts http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/grandmas-recycled-clothing-crafts/ http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/grandmas-recycled-clothing-crafts/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:13:10 +0000 kthomas http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/grandmas-recycled-clothing-crafts/ Grandma used to make absolutely gorgeous braided rugs out of old clothing. I had a bunch of old jeans sitting around, so I thought I’d give it a try using them. I ripped them into long narrow strips. (They are a bit dusty to work with.) Then I braided the strips and stitched them together. The rug turned out pretty good for a first attempt and the different shades of blue looked really nice. I think Grandma would be proud.
Other ideas for re-using old clothing:
Cut clothing into strips and use the strips as yarn for knitting.
Cut the clothing into 4 inch squares and make a simple quilt.
Make small throw pillows.

]]> http://wisdom-from-grandma.com/grandmas-recycled-clothing-crafts/feed/ 0