The Old Painted Cottage Unique Goods and Curious Finds

-Welcome to Curious Finds, where you're sure to find all sorts of unique oddities and curious curiosities. You never know what you may discover here. Visit often to see what we find next!

-The Old Painted Cottage is proud to offer only the finest and softest linen available, from Pom Pom at Home. You will find a wide assortment of luxurious linen for every room in your home that embodies a lived in, elegant look that is still relaxed and casual. It's life's little luxury Pom Pom at Home Organic linen and cotton bed, crib, table and accessories

-Come step inside our luxuries and gifts boutique, where you will find a unique assortment of gift items and luxurious products to pamper yourself in elegance. Here it's all about all relishing in indulgence and beauty.

-Welcome to Comforts of Home, where the living is easy and the look is comfortable and inviting. Here you can create your own comfortable cottage style by incorporating some of these unique elements into your home decor.

-Handmade Goods is all about celebrating creativity through carefully selected handmade items. I've surrounded myself with incredibly talented local artists that specialize in creating unique handmade goods, specially for us here at The Old Painted Cottage. Everything from handmade birthday cards, whimsical gift boxes and paper crowns to craft making supplies. Lots of creativity brewing here daily, so check back often to see what is new!

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Welcome to Sara's stunning home in Tustin, CA...

Where is your home located, and how long have you lived there?

We reside in Tustin, CA. We’ve lived in our home for five years. My husband and I renovated it with the help from our families over the last few years, but it was a great house to start with, as the prior owner was an interior designer. We’ve added a front porch, a master bedroom, and a bathroom, as well as changing the windows, doors, paint and floors all throughout.

What is your favorite decorating style?

I’m always changing my decorating style, but right now I love botanicals and old barn wood, Swedish antiques, and lots of white. I am also big on not having too much clutter, so I try to only display the things I love. I am drawn to items that look worn and well loved.

Where do you get your decorating influence from the most?

I think I am most influenced by magazines and my friends homes. My favorite magazine, Country Home, is no longer in production, but I have several back issues saved, and I look at them from time to time for inspiration. I also adore Rebekah Dortmund’s style of Little Byrd Vintage (http://www.littlebyrdvintage.blogspot.com/), Elizabeth Maxon (http://www.elizabethhouse.us/), and Joe and Jermonne of The Barn House Boys (http://www.barnhousebh.com/).

In 5 words or less, your home is?

A lived-in, treasured retreat.

What is your favorite store or flea market to shop at?

I love to shop at Country Roads in the Orange Circle, it’s a large collection of vintage shops, each with their own spaces, all in one store. I love it because one seller may be really expensive, but the one right next door will have almost the same object for half the price! It’s fun to explore so many different display ideas, and found treasures. I can spend hours there.

Share one of your favorite decorating tricks or ideas:

I try to hide clutter any way I can. I tuck objects away in old baskets, hide them in closets, and I have several old trunks and suitcases that I have filled with treasures. I feel like the most cherished of my collections look best when they don’t have to compete for attention, so I try to pare down the items on display and change them out occasionally to update a room.

Your favorite paint color, name and brand:

Sea Pearl by Benjamin Moore.

What are your favorite things to collect right now?

Wire baskets, old cameras, white ironstone dishes, old alarm clocks, aged baskets, tarnished silver plate flatware and serving pieces, and distressed wood furniture.

What is your favorite room in your house, and why?

My master bedroom. I think it’s my favorite right now because it’s the most recently decorated. I let it go for awhile with all the mismatched furniture that didn’t have a home elsewhere in the house, but this last year I decided it was time to spend some money and start decorating the way I wanted it to look. Now it has many of my favorite pieces of furniture (the dresser and shoe rack are two of my favorite pieces). I love that it’s soft and serene, but still a bit masculine, so my husband doesn’t feel out of place.

Your next project is:

I’m working on a nursery for our first child. We are adopting and won’t know if we will be getting a boy or a girl, so I’m trying to keep the nursery neutral. I’m using old grain sacks and French linens for the crib bedding, and using a lot of natural elements. I painted the walls a very pale mint green, and the wainscoting below a very pale pea green. Then I found a fabulous old wood dresser that happened to also be a shade of olive green. It’s sound like a ton of green, but really they are almost like neutrals in the room. I used a lot of white and ecru to balance the darker shades.

I’m also planning on an outdoor play area for the new baby. It won’t be finished for quite sometime, but I think it will be a great space for an active toddler. I’ve been collecting old wagons and play cars for the space.

If you sell online, have a blog, or anything else you would like to promote, please provide the url's so that my viewers can check it out:

http://www.sadieolive.com– Main Site
http://sadieolive.etsy.com– Vintage Store on Etsy
http://www.sadieolive.com/theblog– My Blog
http://warmwhispers.etsy.com– Photography Prints