Ice Castles in the Sun!

What an experience!  One that we will never forget for sure.  Driving the winding road up to Mohonk Mountain House was a breathtaking spectacle.  Every curve in the road brought us closer to the ice castle in the sky, the gem of the Hudson River Valley.  We were quite surprised to see what lie ahead of us, from the bottom of the mountain we saw ice glistening, but surely we were not ready for what finally awaited us!

Every branch was covered with an inch of ice with the sun sparkling through!  Even the parking lot lamps were a thing of beauty!  AHHH!

There wasn't much to say except to stare in awe.....

Everyone up there stood in quiet reflection, how could anything be that beautiful?

This bench wanted to welcome you to sit and just gaze....

Even the red winter berries were decked out in their glory....

What a glorious time we had!  One never to be repeated I am sure....

If you love true Victorian architecture, this is the place to visit!

Queen Size Shabby Cottage Chic Beds!

We have added new queen size beds to our website!

Finding queen size shabby chic style beds is very difficult because queen beds are not truly vintage.  Due to the interest and demand for queen size, we have added a limited quantity of queen size beds to our furniture line. 

Gorgeous new queen size beds available in our signature color!  Come take a look, call or email us for any further information.

Juniper Hill Antiques

The love of vintage oil paintings....

It's Show and Tell Friday!

I have a great love for vintage oil paintings, I cannot pass one up if the price is right!  Since it it's Show and Tell Friday, I will show off my unbeliveable find from the Brimfield Mass antique show.  I found this many years ago.  I was wandering the field at May's and stumbled across this beauty.  Being uneducated about art, I was drawn to the subject matter and thought it would look wonderful hanging in my kitchen.

 I was too afraid to ask the price for fear it would be WAY out of the range of reality.  I left for home and couldn't stop thinking about it because I loved it so much.  It tugged at me and I made my husband drive me back up to Brimfield that night at dusk.  It was getting dark and fear struck me that I may have missed it and wouldn't remember what booth I saw it at.  After about a half hour of frenzied running up and down the aisles.....there it was!  Dusty and dirty, stuffed in a corner on the ground.... Waiting for me!  I swallowed my fear and asked the gentleman how much he wanted for it, figuring that it would be in the hundreds....."$20.00"  he said "and it's yours"  I just about dropped dead!

Of course my hand trembled as I bought it, realizing that it must surely be worth more than that!

I did research and found that it was done by a signed artist.....an artist that was well known for doing landscapes, his still life paintings are really rare....

It now hangs proudly in my kitchen as a reminder that there are still wonderful works of art to be found in unsuspected places if you look hard enough!

George Mc Connell biography

Our wonderful trip to Williamsburg Virginia

While going through some pictures of our recent visit to Williamsburg VA,  I was once again reminded of the absolute beauty of Colonial Williamsburg, a piece of history that has been restored for us to enjoy.  I know my impression is one of romance and grandeur, but the reality is that it was a hard way of life unless you were rich.....I know I wouldn't have been rich....but it is nice to daydream of days gone by....

The Apothecary Shop 

I adore the color!

I would LOVE to have the blue and white pottery!

The Chandeliers were breathtaking!

To be a proper lady or gentleman, you would absolutely need a wig....

And of course the finest made dress and undergarments from the dress shop...

(I adore the cabinetry)

Then off to the Inn for some lunch....

I loved this sweet ox:

And his friend the pet chicken (he's 11 years old!)

And if I lived there, I would want this to be my backyard, sheep and all:

If you love history and gorgeous surroundings, plan a trip to Colonial Williamsburg, it is truly beautiful!

Show and tell Friday!

We love show and tell Friday!  Thank you Cindy from My Romantic Home!

All the Leaves are brown and the sky is grey....

The words of that song from the Mamma's and Papa's come to mind every fall.  My sister and I usually will sing it on our gallivanting trips on our way to auctions and estate sales.  Somehow the feeling of brown falling leaves and grey skies brings about a warm feeling of wanting to bake and do some nesting and collecting!  We accomplish both while we enjoy each other's company.  Talk about nesting, how about this luscious pie that we made today?  We added crust leaves to the top to herald in the blustery fall day...

Yummy.....apple cranberry pie, can it get any better than that with a cup of tea?

My sister is an avid collector of Blue Calico dishes, so pretty atop a chic and shabby table with vintage lace doilies!  She has the most awesome pie server to die for in sliver, notice the butterfiles and flower etchings...

My love of pewter drives me to collect all different types of pretties....  How about this really rare cream pitcher with ram heads and legs?  I have left the patina on it because it is so awesome!  I would guess that it is an art deco piece, circa 1920's

Pewter coffee pots drive me wild too...

Sometimes I wish these items we collect could talk.....I would love to know where they came from and know all the secrets they could tell!

And oh yes!  The pie was scrumptious!

The beauty of Victorian pen and ink art!

The beauty of victorian pen and ink art has always done so much to inspire me.  It awakens a longing in me and a fleeting wish for the ability to create such unbelievable splendor.

Can you imaginge having such vision as to create such beauty?

I long for simple beauty such as this in all areas of my life!