Destrehan Plantation House Tour

 

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I’m sharing another home tour from the River Road trip that my husband and I took a month or so ago.  Today, we will be visiting Destrehan House.  This plantation is really the main reason that we took our River Road tour.   

In the last couple of years, I have gotten really interested in genealogy.  While researching my husband’s family, I discovered that this gggggg great grandfather was the original owner of the indigo plantation.  Robert Antoine Robin de Logny had the home built in 1787.  Robert and his wife had three children Pierre, Jeanne, and Marie Celeste.  My husband’s ggggg great grandmother was Jeanne.

Robert passed away in 1792 .  As was the custom back then, the property went up for auction.  It was purchased by Jean Noel Destrehan, the husband of Marie Celeste.  Destrehan was involved in politics and was well known in the area.  Thus, the plantation went from being called the de Logny plantation to the Destrehan Plantation.

 In more recent years, Destrehan Plantation has been known for it’s role in the movie, Interview with the Vampire.  Louie, played by Brad Pitt, was the plantation owner and he burned it down early on in the movie.

 

 

And that’s not all.  Brad Pitt has already filmed another movie here called Twelve Years A Slave.  It is an upcoming historical drama that will be released later this year.  Ok, enough about history and fame!  On the tour!

 

 

 

 

 

To me, this is very unusual!  A granite bath tub and it’s original to the house!  Most of them from time period were metal!

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the tour!  Be sure and stop by on Wednesday for Part 2!

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Noritake First Blush–A Thrifty Find

 

I know, I know!  I said I wasn’t going to buy anymore dishes BUT I just couldn’t pass them up!  Last weekend, while thrifty shopping, I stopped in at a few yard sales.  I found a large set of Noritake china for $35.  I fell in love with the sweet floral pattern.  After a little price negotiations, I came home with the set for $25!

 

 

The pattern is called Noritake First Blush.  It was made from 1976 to 1982. Replacements.com has it listed at $14.99 for one plate!  So I think I got a really great deal!

 

 

It has a few serving pieces, such as this platter.

 

 

On the another find….  I have been wanted an Oreck vacuum cleaner but didn’t want to pay the high price.  I’ve used one before and have found that they work really well on hardwood floors.  Most upright vacuums just blow the dust around but the Oreck just sucks it up!

 

 

Well, I just one!  Instead of paying $300 or more, I pay $1!!!  The lady said that it has been stored in the garage for years and that it worked when they stored it.  She didn’t like it because she had all carpet and it doesn’t have a real wide suction area.

 

 

After getting it home, I wiped it up and plugged it end.  It had a new bag already in it and it started working immediately.  It worked like a charm!  I still can’t believe she only wanted a dollar for it!

 

That’s just a few of the finds I found last weekend.  Have you found any treasures lately?

 

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Galvanized Beverage Server

 

Hello, everyone!  I wanted to share a simple way to spruce up a galvanized tub and use it as a beverage server.  I purchased a plain galvanized tub last summer from Old Time Pottery for $10 with the intentions of using it for just this purpose.  Galvanized tubs can also be purchased at places like Tractor Supply or Farmer’s Co-Ops.

 

 

Hunter removed the two galvanized handles for each and enlarge the holes.  I simply inserted a piece of rope on each end and knotted it on the inside.  I found the iron bottle opener for a dollar, half price at Hobby Lobby.  We had a few Coca Cola openers mounted in the outdoor kitchen but my husband wouldn’t let me have those!  It was simply screwed in and secured with washers and nuts.

  It’s a perfect size container to hold individual bottles or 2 liter bottles, as I did.  I found that using 2 liter drinks for larger functions is less expensive than buying individual drinks.  Individual drinks were too wasteful!

 

 

When not being used as a beverage server, I use it as a container for a fern!

 

 

 

This was just perfect for our outdoor, casual Memorial Day fish fry!  It kept the drinks cool while providing a convenient way for the guests to serve themselves!  Do you use anything special for your beverages?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

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Sweet Chocolate Birthday Table

 

 

A couple of week’s ago, Savvy turned 16 years old!  I asked her how she wanted to celebrate and she chose to have a family dinner.  Can you imagine a teenager turning down a party?

 

 

She couldn’t even decide on a theme!  So I picked up a pretty bouquet of flowers and just kind of went from there!

 

 

I arranged them in this deep rose vase that I found at a yard sale last summer.  I placed it, along with the 4 votive holders, on an oblong silver tray for the centerpiece.

 

 

The place setting started out with a white round placemat from the Dollar Tree.  It’s topped with a silver tray, which is either from Goodwill or a yard sale.  I’ve been collecting this size to use as plate chargers.  The green dinner plate is from the Dollar Tree and the smaller white dinner plate is vintage Buffalo China, which was in a $3 box deal from the auction.  Topping it all off, are the “chocolate” salad plates.  I purchased them at a yard sale last summer but I have seen them, or one’s similar, at the Dollar General Store.  I used pink napkins to pick up the color of the dots on the plate.

 

 

I chose the 1960’s Danish Modern flatware because the details on it mimics the design on the salad plates.  To read more about that thrifty find, click here.

 

 

Well, maybe not exactly, but close enough!  The brown or “chocolate” handles fits in perfectly!

 

 

Clear iced tea glasses and pink wine glasses complete the table.  No, she isn’t getting any wine…maybe water!! 

 

 

What she is getting, is chicken pot pie!  Yep, that was this year’s request.  She loves it and wanted me to make 4 batches but I trimmed it down to 3!  She wanted to make sure we had leftovers!  To see the recipe, click here.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

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DIY Oyster Candle Holder

Hello, everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful Memorial  Day.  We had an impromptu fish fry and, boy, did we get some fantastic weather for it!

 

I  planned on having a different post for you today but I accidentally deleted my photos.  But never fear, I have a back up!  Awhile back when I was working on my oyster frame mirror, I used the leftover oyster shells for a candle holder.  I first saw a candle holder similar to this over at Uptown Acorn.  Ron is a big fan, too, and has lots of oyster décor in his home.  To see my oyster mirror post, click here.  To visit Ron at Uptown Acorn, click here.

 

 

Hunter purchased a box deal at the auction and there was a set of wooden beach ball paddles and I used one of them as the base.  I glued two rows of jute string around the base to have a finished edge and then started gluing the shells.  I set the vase I was using in the middle as I was gluing as a guide.  I wanted to make sure it would fit when finished!

 

 

I added some sand and inserted the candle!  Such a fast and easy project!

 

 

Here’s a quick peep at the Pottery Barn inspired lamp that I did last year.  For the summer season, I put in some sea glass and driftwood.  To see the PB inspired lamp, click here.

 

I love the blue!!  Don’t look at the messy room in the background!  That’s the screen porch that is currently being renovated into a sunroom.  I’ve been begging my husband to get back to working on it!  I promised him that if he would just get this room finished, I’ll never ask him to close in or add on another room, ever!

 

Have you been busy with any projects?

 

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Sweet Pink Tulips

 

Do you ever feel a little down or a little sad and just don’t know why?  I feel like that every now and then!  The last time I had one of those days, my sweet husband bought me some pretty pink tulips to brighten my day!

 

 

I added some real greenery from the flowerbeds and some faux flowers!  I pulled out my little collection of milk glasses vases to arrange them in.  To break up the white on white, I used a silver platter.

 

 

The pink chargers, which are just some spray painted gold ones, are topped with Summer Chintz china by Johnson Brothers.  I purchased them a couple of months ago at a Goodwill store for a buck a piece! 

 

I used vintage yellow napkins to bring out the yellow in the flowers.  The napkin rings add another silver element to the table.  Both are yard sale finds!

 

 

 

The flatware is a vintage silver-plate that I found years ago.

 

 

The beautiful etched stemware was a recent thrifty find at Goodwill, 59 cents each!  Amethyst stemware is from Old Time Pottery.

 

 

Flowers are just a good pick me up!  I’m so blessed to have such a loving husband!

 

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Summer Coastal Mantel

Well, we’re hitting the 90’s this week so I think Summer is here for us in South Louisiana!  The painting that I got last year is out of storage and back over the mantel.  It’s so much brighter in here since I repainted the walls in this grayish white color.  I think the name of the paint is Mineral Spirit from Behr. 

 

I used the mercury glass that I made awhile back.  To see that post, click here.  The glass cylinder is filled with sand, sea glass, rope and a starfish.  The sea glass is from Pottery Barn, I purchased it last year but they have it for this year as well!  The sand is from Home Depot.

 

 

I splurged this year and purchased the coral from Pottery Barn as well.  Last year while at the beach, I priced it at several different places and they all seem to run about the same price.

 

 

The tall lantern is a recent purchased from Hobby Lobby.  The driftwood filler is from Pottery Barn.  My husband almost had a fit when he heard I bought a bag of “sticks!”  I loved how they looked at the store but I’m still not satisfied with how I used mine so I know this lantern will be looking different soon!

 

 

Have you started your Summer decorating or still hanging on to Spring!

 

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