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Stop Watching All of those French-inspired Films: Go Wash Your Dishes

Following up on my Saturday-morning post about Valentine's Day, I kept hitting the remote and discovered the TCM channel was running a marathon of old French-inspired movies. I kept thinking, "Okay, watch this and then go find something to do... " The line-up was Casablanca, Midnight in Paris, GiGi, and Charade. I love all four of these movies for different reasons. Like, who else wants to stand up and sing La Marseillaise and drown out the tune of the Germans in Casablanca? This movie is more than Rick and Ilsa. I think the moments when Rick gives the band a nod to change the music and the French stand up to sing are the greatest scenes in cinematic history. It's a fun journey as screenwriter Gil Pender meets Hemingway, Cole Porter, Gertrude Stein, and Scott and Zelda in 21st-century Paris in Midnight in Paris. Gil is sitting at the steps of the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont when an old Peugeot limo picks him up and whisks him away. I also sat on those same ste...
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Tacky Antiques Are Now Untacky

According to Merriam-Webster:  TACKY (adjective) not having or exhibiting good taste, such as marked by cheap showiness: gaudy. (In defense of the tacky, YMMV)

Every generation that sets up housekeeping has its own opinion on what is tacky and what is not so tacky when it comes to decorating their space. Sometimes "tacky" can be all about survival: the only chair in one's apartment is upholstered in country blue and mauve goose fabric, used as a cat-scratching pole, and was found on the neighborhood corner with a "Free" sign. Freebies are especially important if you're new to setting up housekeeping on a limited budget. Also, every generation is allowed to change their minds about household decor. 

There was a stretch where my mind changed about decor every 15 years or so. However, I finally stopped and am now happy to stick with my decor from the last 20 years, with some "spillover" from a few of the other years. 

House Beautiful magazine published an article online a few weeks ago about "Tacky Antiques That Will Be Everywhere in 2026," and I am ready for it! (Even though 2026 is technically half over). 

Here is the list of the "newest" cool Tacky Antiques according to House Beautiful. 

1.) Skirted Sofas and Chairs - As I looked around my house, I don't have any skirted furniture, and it's not because I don't like it. It just never happened, unless you count a removable bed skirt - which I have, but want to change out to a new skirt- but I cannot lift the mattress to accomplish my skirted goal. 

2.) Ornate Gilt Mirrors - Now, don't be shaming me for the love of ornate mirrors. I packed one (mirror on the left) around my underwear and socks, all the way home from a Paris flea market. I have a friend who shops at the Paris flea markets a couple of times a year, brings home ornate mirrors to America, and sells them at her brick-and-mortar antique shop. There's an acquaintance who lives in France and sells them and other beautiful decor (like ceramic figurines) online to Americans. 


3.) Ceramic Figurines - Where do we start? I have a lot of those ceramic tchotchkes, especially around the holidays. I think I can switch out a few ceramic Christmas trees for Arbor Day decorations.


4.) Landscape Art - Guilty as charged. 




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