I've just skimmed a bunch of home style/design blogs, and I have to say, I do not like the VAST majority of what I see.

*  I don't like edgy contemporary. Never, ever have. Anything surreal, stark, abstract - not for me.
*  I don't care for "chic," shabby or otherwise. Shabby looks rundown and abandoned. Things that should be rotting in the barn don' ( Read more... )

Snagged from ladyneferankh. :)

1) What author do you own the most books by? Haha, LibraryThing to the rescue! Although I don't have everything in there yet. Hmph ( Read more... )

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Click all pictures for the Flickr page with high resolution.  I'm doing some tagging as I go, so here are

Millinery
Headdress
Hair

There are many more plates of just bonnets, in addition to the full-length plates.  Currently I have uploaded from 1800-1812.  All can be found at the collection:
Fashion PlatesClick individual year links below to go ( Read more... )