Loving: Collections

I’m jetting off to NYC today to have some girlfriend time with my BFF — woo hoo!  After dealing (still) with our roof rat issue and taking care of all my boys/men, I’m ready for a pink apartment on the Upper East Side, sleeping in, Broadway shows, champagne, a little antique browsing, and lots of visits on the sofa. 🙂

But don’t worry, I’m not leaving you high and dry! I did a post a couple of weeks ago over at Fancy Little Things about collections in decor, so I thought I’d share one of my favorite collections with you today, in the name of all things feminine.  I’ve also put together a pinboard of ideas for displaying collections, so check it out HERE.

I have a small collection of tea cups that I’ve picked up here and there and received as gifts from my mom and my grandmother.  I love stacking them up!  Not only can you see and appreciate their patterns and shapes, but it makes a nice vertical accent on my Mom Cave shelves. {The Emily Giffin book is an autographed copy– love her!}.

This little girl had her saucer broken by the aforementioned males of the household… so she now holds my few pieces of hotel silverware.  I hope my teaspoons and demitasse spoons outgrow this little vessel soon, but for now, she’s perfect.

This pretty lady on my desk has a fab purpose — other than looking gorgeous.

Ha ha — I just noticed the push pin in her saucer!  Anyway, I like to put my collections to work…

I mean, why not make beautiful things functional, too?  I have a few others I’ll be assigning useful functions to soon.  My Mom Cave continues to take shape. 🙂

So contemplate what pretty collections you could put to use in your own space this weekend.  I’ll be immersed in “Girl World” in the Big City… try not to hate me.

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Happy Decorating!