Displaying Family Heirlooms in Your Home

Have yall seen the HBO Documentary “Nothing Left Unsaid where the social icon, Gloria Vanderbilt, is interviewed by her son, Anderson Cooper. I am constantly drawn to it and seem to watch it every few months. I am positively in awe and fascinated by Gloria Vanderbilt. Her innocence, style, love and honesty is positively charming. You can tell through the hardships she has endured that she has done a tremendous amount of soul searching and is such a strong woman.

(And as a mother of a son, it is about the most precious thing ever to watch how much Anderson not only loves but ADORES his mother.)

One of the things you learn in this conversation is how she uses her art as a form of therapy. One of her most striking mediums is what she calls “Dream Boxes” where she assembles these fabulous acrylic boxes with items to display an emotion or tell a story.

This one stopped me in my tracks.

What is the difference between Wicker and Rattan?

I was going to post something the other day on my Chairish shop and described the item as “rattan”. Then I stopped and said “wait, is this wicker.” Then I realized I didn’t really know the difference and I, incorrectly, use them two terms interchangeably.

I wanted to share what I learned from the ole Google machine because, you know, we can’ know everything.

Resource Guides, Vintage Home Decor, InteriorsStacy HarvieOctober 23, 2018wicker, rattan, IdentifyComment

How to Use Vintage Lamps in Your Decor

Interiors, Resource Guides, Vintage Home DecorStacy HarvieOctober 1, 2018vintage lamp, lamp, DecorateComment

Using Vintage Portraits in Your Decor

I remember when I first saw this image I gasped. This collection of vintage portraits of George Washington was just everything to me. We are major history buffs over in the House of Harvie. And, personally, I love vintage portraits.

Vintage Home Decor, InteriorsStacy HarvieJuly 30, 2018vintage art, vintage portraits, DecorateComment

Mah man, Hemingway (author and dog)

If you have followed me for awhile, you know we have a 6 year old Havanese named Hemingway. As the name suggests, Havanese are from Havana, Cuba. We wanted a name that captured his homeland but were a little worried screaming something like "Castro" at a dog park on Capitol Hill might raise some eyebrows.

We are those crazy dog people. Which is fitting because our dog is crazy. I don't mean, quirky. I mean...he is on Prozac for separation anxiety and escapes most enclosures kind of crazy. Bless it. He is so sweet and so nuts.

I was cleaning out my phone the other day and came across some pics of our trip years ago to Key West and was laughing at how we just HAD to go see Hemingway's House because of our dog. Turns out, it was and is one of my favorite and most inspirational spaces I had ever seen.

Home Tour, InteriorsStacy HarvieJuly 25, 2018Hemingway, Famous Interiors, DecorateComment