Decorating My Old House With Vintage Finds & A Vintage Field Trip
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Time to FINALLY get some decorating done in the my "new" old historic rental home! We're working on some kitchen shelves and making an open linen cupboard out of a free bookshelf to display all my vintage afghans, quilts, and blankets. Then we'll be going on a field trip to a vintage car show at the Gilmore Car Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We're going to see a groovy Volkswagen bus and eat lunch in a 1940s diner.
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0:00 Intro
2:35 Decorating in the kitchen
6:17 Vintage kitchen shelf reveal
6:55 Vintage bedroom decorating
8:08 Vintage blanket shelf
9:20 Bookshelf linen cupboard reveal
12:23 Vintage car show
13:54 Gilmore Car Museum
15:30 Vintage 1940s diner
16:27 Volkswagen bus
18:03 Stray cat update
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I hope you enjoying watching me decorate with my vintage and groovy decor and coming along to the vintage car show!
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Emily, you spark joy in our house ❤ just so ya know 😉 lol
Aw thanks 🥹🥹🥹
So much fun! 1 - no one cares if you wear makeup, we are here because of your personality (and you are pretty without it). 😊 2 - I love old cars, my dad had an original Beetle, and I still miss it. 3 - the linen cupboard is perfection. Decorating in small increments is what most normal people do. 4 - cats do understand, she is learning to trust. I suggest a water bowl. And you might want to hang a bird feeder outside for your other friends. 😂
I have a bird feeder and of course I have water out! Cats prefer water away from their food so it’s in a different location. Thanks for sharing your input about the decorating!
This video is full of so many wins! I'm so glad you got to sit in a VW bus! And decorate/organize some of your house/and made progress with Blossom! And girl, ain't nobody care what you wear when you do projects! None of us get gussied up when we do house projects. We appreciate your realness! 💕
You can try the bonding sock trick with Blossom! Put a sock near the food bowl that you have worn and it can help her get used to you! I had a friend who is involved in pet rescue recommend that to me 😺
Excellent idea! Now everyone will see a random sock in my videos ☺️🤣
Love the video!!! But I think you sell yourself short - what I love about your channel is YOU! I love your content. I don’t come here to see you all dolled up or giant HGTV type of reveals. We would never know (at least I wouldn’t) when you are wearing make up. I appreciate you show your house as a lived in real house, not a faked staged house to make you look perfect. Keep doing what you are doing cause it’s great!!! TFS and keep going with Blossom - she loves you too!❤❤❤
Aw thank you so much! I agree with you, I like watching content from people that show their real houses with the messiness included. So I want to be more like that too! Thanks a bunch for letting me know that’s how you feel it’s great info for me ☺️
I love your decorating style Emily. Retro is my favorite and you are inspiring me to add more colorful items in my house. 😀
Aw thank you so much 🥹 Yay bring on the color! 🌈
This video made me happy beginning to end! You are so genuine and authentic. Be kind to yourself-we love everything you do, big or small project, makeup or no makeup. It makes you so relatable.
I laughed out loud at your sweet Blossom commentary.♥️
When I was four years old, in 1971, my parents planned a family trip to Germany where we were going to pick up our brand new VW bus, tour around, and then have it sent back to the states for us. I remember going to the VW showroom and sitting in one-and it had one of those raising-roof-beds! Shortly before our trip, my mom found out she was having my brother and the trip and car were both canceled. It’s 2023 and I’m still not over it.
Thank you so much for your kindness! OH MY GOSH THE WORLDS BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT! Is it too late to return your brother and get the bus? 🤣
I love your videos, I don’t care if you have makeup on or have a pile of stuff on your dresser. Those things make you more relatable. ❤
I remember back in my younger years when decorating my 1st home. I bought a toilet seat cover and small bathroom rug. It gave me a new lease on life!! Was so happy kept walking past bathroom and seeing how good it looked.
Emily, what about a cedar chest? That would be awesome storage! Love your stacking hack in the kitchen, and i love your linen library. Looks like there's room for one more blanket. Don't worry about the mess! We are watching YOU! So happy to see Blossom venture onto your porch. Pretty soon she will be hanging around your feet.
Thank you! I haven’t found a cedar chest that I like, the ones I see are wood and I have TOO MUCH WOOD in my house 😂 but I’ll keep my eyes peeled!
I love the bugs and busses! I decorate a little at a time as well. I get too overwhelmed otherwise.
Yay glad I’m not the only one 😄
I *love* how you chose to display your blankets! Simple sure but so much better than putting in a drawer or closet where people couldn't enjoy them. :)
I knew you could do it! Sweet Blossom is starting to learn to trust you, like Holly did with us. Even though there's water outside, you could put a water bowl next to her food. It may encourage her to trust you if you're taking care of her needs. I love the blankets as decor. I would call that practical decorating. Just like the shelves in the kitchen. Everything is usable, easy to get to and practical. The car show looked like fun. When I was a tiny girl, in the late 60's-very early 70s, we has a VW bus. I wonder if it's still around somewhere. Don't worry about putting together contrived videos. Just come as you are, and do what you do.😊
I find that she doesn’t drink the water if I put it next to the food! So I’m just doing whatever gets her to drink 😂 I hope your VW Bus is still around ☺️
That diner was sooo cool! We don’t care if you decorate in your bathrobe with curlers! We love you no matter what :)
HAHA I can’t figure out curlers to save my life but I might do the bathrobe 😂
That is a great idea to fold the blankets long ways. Yours are so pretty and colorful! I loved the shelf and the little suitcases on top.
My dad had an orange VW bus in the 70s just like that one! Before that he had an older model VW bus that we used to go camping in. I slept on top of the motor in the back as a child- sometimes even when we were driving. No seat belt laws back then. I still love the hum/whine of the motor when I hear a VW. ❤ When we got engaged in 1970, my hubby to be drove a bug. Then my oldest son's first car was a rebuilt red '62 bug.VWs are the coolest. 😊
Oh my gosh what incredible memories you have of VWs 🥹🥹🥹
Fun video. I love the blanket bookcase and the car show was great.
Thanks so much for watching 🌈
I'm so glad there is someone else having 20 blankets...😅❤
We have a problem 😌🤣
Loved the blanket shelf. Colorful goodness! The car show was fun as well and definitely not boring. 😊
That’s a relief! Thanks for the feedback ☺️
I really appreciate and enjoy a slower more realistic approach to decorating and styling. If it helps, whenever I watch videos where they do it all in one go I actually feel kind of sad because when I go to watch videos I like coming back for more inspiration and ideas, and that only means I know it will be like several months - year before they maybe revisit decorating that space (because duh), so it’s much more fun for me to have little bits here and there and watching it grow 💛💛:)
Love your blanket bookcase❤
Thank you! 😄
Yes I love your linen cupboard/bookshelf! 👌🏻👏🏻
the wallpaper in your kitchen is so perfect 💛💚 i love it so much. i love your little snippets of decorating, you’re so right it’s much more realistic. happy you finally got to sit in a vw bus! 💛
That pink frog sponge holder is so cute! 🐸
Agreed 🥹
Last summer my mom, sister, and I did a mystery bus trip. Our second stop of the day was the Gilmore Car Museum. Now.. at first we were NOT thrilled but decided to keep an open mind. And honestly i LOVED it!! I could have spent so much more time there. Especially with the 20-40's areas. And we ate at the diner as well. The food was great!
I'm fairly new to your channel and love your videos!
Thanks for still taking time to share your life and home with us. I know you are busy with the new job and stuff. It’s so nice to see you so happy. Love the blankets and afghans. I have a bunch too. 😊😃
You can never have too many blankets 😌😂
Your home is so charming.❤
Why thank you 😄
Yay! Congratulations on getting Blossom to come into the porch!😽
Thank you 🥹🥹🥹
I always had to live in a new space before I decorated. Take your time and do what feels right!
Yes I completely agree 😄
Have to tell you - your flower pot S & Ps were made by Shawnee Pottery from Zanesville, OH. Used to have a HUGE collection. Love seeing people on social media just be real - bare faced with messes on dressers - it's refreshing!
Thank you for your kindness and your info on the salt and pepper shakers 😄
Love, love, love your afghans and blankets !!! SUPER CUTE !!!! also, when tou said car show, I thought ugh.....BUT, vintage cars are another story, I LOVE THOSE !!!!.
OH YAY I’m so glad you still enjoys the car show! I saw UGH about cars as well 🤣
I decorate small areas too. It usually coincides with some sort of exploration I'm doing. For example an area for flowers I'm drying mixed with handmade and vintage decor. Smaller areas of my place are always changing. I look at it like a studio. It's always in flux. I also mix in vintage decor with the shelving of practical useful items. Then I see my practical items and use them plus they are beautiful. I like your ideas and your place is looking lovely.
Oooooooh that sounds LOVELY 😍 thanks for sharing!
I was surprised to hear you say you stress over decorating? You are so good at it! You look the way you want to, be yourself. Love the linen shelf, so pretty!❤😊
Yes I definitely stress about it! It became my whole brand and job and a lot of people count on me to decorate each season and to watch what I do. So I find myself stressing about it now 😂
I really enjoy seeing your collections and how you arrange things. I have been collecting for so long now that my style of decorating or way of decorating is just to find an appropriate spot for any new addition. I love vintage cars or new, fast cars! You are fun, Emily!
Thanks a bunch for sharing, Diane! ☺️
Love the decorating, the car show and the diner. All awesome as you yourself are. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank YOU for caring and watching ☺️
Your purple cabinet pops against that gorgeous wallpaper! Love it.
Yay so glad you like it 😄
Just bought a 1980 vw vanagon a year ago! It's that dark orange color. 😊🧡
OMG that sounds amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩
@emilyretro it is! I'm loving it 😍
😂 You’re just soo funny. Fun to be around. Everything you film 🎥 for Us makes Us soo happy. We don’t care about make up or messy. Who cares! 😂 Let’s JUST hang out together 🙂. And we have Blossom now as well 😊. SWEET!!!🎉
Haha thanks for the feedback!
Just my thoughts, but I always have messes when I decorate. Especially when I set up/ take down Christmas. I actually relate better to folks who just keep it real. Love your collection of vintage!!
Hi Emily 🇬🇧
Decorating......I would hang some of your vintage sheets to cover the walls. It would brighten up the walls and match all your decor. X
I just love a lot of your items.
I am (mostly) into 60s&70s bright colors, Tupperware, floral, owl, hippie type decor.
I love your Spam!
I also have a set of those colored stacking spice tubs. My favorite color is orange and brown and my entire kitchen are the colors of those tubs.
I also have an entire drawer of almost entirely orange baking items. Like the vintage orange Tupperware measuring cups. I have 2 different orange color sets. One set was even my moms.
You should look into getting a vintage Lane hope chest. Its a god send for blanket and pillow storage.
We have so many that we had to get space bags to fit them all in it,lol
I also love VW Buses!! Great video!! Don't worry about make-up!! You are beautiful without it!! Love your decorating!!
Thank you so much!
I do decor one section at a time, not a whole room. Love the groovy skirt! Keep doing you!
Thank you, I made the skirt 😄 Thanks for sharing how you decorate ☺️
LOVE your linen library / cupboard idea. Looks super cute and the colors would 'spark joy' every time I saw them.
Aw yay I’m glad you like it 😄
Emily, I always appreciate your cute outfits so know your effort is noticed! Your Oma's housedress is cute too! I liked the small decorating you did for sure. I am also really intrigued with your plan to make useable space not just decorative. What a fun video!
Thanks a bunch for your feedback and for watching 😄🌈
Looks great Emily! I agree with u on being practical with everything. Linen library made me snicker and it is so true too.
Haha glad you got a laugh 😂
We just went to a Volkswagen car show in our area. It was so cool! Mostly old vans and beetles, all vw. They even had vendors, I got a few ads from the 60s I plan to frame soon.
Love your linen bookcase!
Looks so colorful,pretty, practical, and organized to admire.🥰❤️
Thank you! 😄
Great video! Love how all the decorating turned out... I enjoy seeing how you do it on a small scale!
Yay, Blossom!! I am the same way with decorating... I get easily overwhelmed. I do one area at a time. Same with cleaning, actually! I loved seeing the vintage cars. Here in the Chicago suburbs we have the Volo Auto Museum which has lots of vintage and famous cars as well as more than cars (multiple vintage Showbiz Pizza/Chuck E Cheese animatronic bands!) and even has an antique mall. I plan to visit soon ☺
CHUCK E CHEESE ANIMATRONIC BAND?! Omg I’m only 3 hours from Chicago I HAVE to go! I loved Chuck E Cheese when I was a kid 🤣🤣🤣 thanks for sharing!
Fun video! Such a wonderful blanket storage idea. So pretty. How about also using your colorful suitcases for storage. Cute storage for cloth napkins. Suitcase on the bottom needs a little something to fill it up so we can see it in all its colorful glory! Looking forward to your next video.
You know I used to put items in those suitcases and then I forgot what was in them 🤣 so now I try to do open storage haha!
Hi Emily! Another Mi gal here! Love daisies and green and yellow are my favorite colors!! Stay strong many of us have been where your at, keep moving forward!
Wow we have so much in common! And always nice to meet a fellow Michigander 😄
Love all your purposeful decorating! I too am going through a transition and am taking a critical eye at what I have for each season/holiday. Only the joyful get to stay😊 As I decorate from one to the next I pack away things in a certain area together and label. Then the next time around it ready and easier to decorate. Love your content❤ I hope your new job is going well!
I should watch your videos all of the way thru before commenting. But I'll leave multiple comments as I watch instead 😂 Your outfit is so adorable & I'm loving seeing all of your stuff. I've gotten rid of most of my vintage collections & I hope one day I can start it back up again.
Aw thank you! I made the skirt so that’s a high compliment ☺️
Emily, do what works for you. You’re very authentic and don’t need to worry about your makeup or what you’re wearing.
Thank you! ☺️
You have got to check out the vintage VW car show in Frankenmuth. Its during the Bavarian festival and is a lot of fun.
I 🧡 VW bugs!
I saw a glass-doored cabinet on FB Marketplace today and thought it would be a perfect place to stack my quilts, but I DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO PUT IT!! I was still thinking about it when I watched you stacking your blankets in this video, and now I'm thinking I should get it!
Sorry not sorry for being a bad influence 😌🤣 that would be so cute for quilts!
Both the linen cupboard and the kitchen shelf turned out so nicely! Pretty to look at and also practical. Most of the storage in my house is all practical and I'm not so good at making it pretty. 😂The car show looked magical. My uncle used to collect and restore old Volkwagen cars. Your footage brought back some memories!
Awwwww I’m so glad it brought back memories of your uncle! 🥹🌈
Don't stress yourself. We love what you do and how you decorate. We enjoy watching your happiness with every small step you make in your new home.
Thanks friend ☺️
Laura here,Hi Emily love the outfit ! Everything looks so cute love your VIDS! Have a great summer!
Thanks a bunch, Laura! ☺️
My high school boyfriend’s family had a bug AND a VW van. He preferred to drive the bug, unless we were going to the drive in!
That’s incredible I’m so jealous you got to experience that 🥹
My childhood home 🇨🇦 was built in 1975- Looking back, we had an interesting amount of closets for a 3 bedroom bungalow (4, plus all the bedroom closets, and a linen closet inside the bathroom!) but I remember us keeping potato chips in the narrow “vacuum closet”.. along with the vacuum. Lol 👀 You go ahead and keep those Doritos wherever you need to! 😆
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love that story so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My Oma and Opa always kept Squirt in a bedroom closet… 🤣🤣🤣
@@emilyretroohmygoodness… 🤣 I had to look up what “Squirt” was.. I had no clue, which made your comment even more spectacular!! 😂😂😂
I love your decorating. It is so retro but fresh & inviting. You inspire me!
Thanks so much, friend! ☺️
❤Sherbet!❤
The most delicious summer treat! 😄
Emily, first congratulations on 5,000 subscribers! Yay! Glad you got to sit inside the VW bus; how fun! The best part was seeing the stray cat come inside your porch to eat. I've been feeding a feral cat on my back patio for several months now, but he still doesn't trust me to be outside on the patio with him while he eats. But I can watch from the other side of my patio door. =)
Yes we’re the same with the feral cats!! I don’t know how to get on the other side of the door without scaring the kitty. Best of luck to you and your cat ❤️
Great video! Im glad you were able to manifest the VW van. 🙂 And by all means, be yourself. Makeup and a cute outfit are nice, but we all know how it is when at home decorating. We're not worried about all that, right? Regarding decorating, I only do small areas at time, too. Otherwise it feels overwhelming! 😺
YAY I’m glad you’re the same way with decorating! And I’m not the only one getting overwhelmed ☺️
i was probably your age in the 70's and a new bride and mom. I love seeing the things i use to have and the way you display it brings back so many good memories for me. i truly love your style. God bless
Awwwww what amazing memories 🥹❤️
I don't love modern day cars but i adore Vintage Cars 🥹 and Ofcourse the retro American diner, i even decorate my house to mimic American Diner 😅 . Anyway, i love your content and have been a loyal subscriber. Keep up the good work Emily ! and so Happy you finally gotta be friend with Blossom, as a fellow kitties owner ,I'm happy for you 🌼✨️😻
Omgggg so cute you decorate your house like a vintage American diner!! It’s such a cool aesthetic 😄
@emilyretro i know right 🥹, and i can't wait to see your house's progress✨️. Never skip your videos 😘💫
Give the cat a bowl of fresh water also. I have 4 outdoor cats I take care of that consider themselves mine. They came and stayed.
I have water outside but it is on the pathway away from the food. Cats generally like their water separate from the food
Love your decor! I enjoy watching your videos (and don’t care if you wear makeup😊)
Haha thanks ☺️
Hi Emily, I ❤your style!
I’m a single mom on a budget so I understand you 💯.
I enjoy your videos so much.
Have you thought of wallpaper for your living room or bedroom?
I know they have renter friendly wallpaper now.
You mentioned that you can’t paint the walls, just a thought ❤
Snacks are very important!
SO TRUE 😂
I like the quilt library! It's a great idea to display the things you love and use. I understand you don't have a lot of time with your new job. So why not decorate first and present the end result later? Saves you time and stress and it still be a great video! 😊 can you put up a shelve above the microwave? At the same depth as the cupboard? I saw adhesive shelves would that be a solution for decorating? You have to check the weight of course I also saw people hanging picture frames with command strips. I know they're a bit pricey but it's an alternative and it can brighten up the living room?? Lovely video!
I find that when I just do the end result people don’t like the content as much, unfortunately. It makes sense, I prefer to watch people decorating instead of the finished project. But I’ll keep it in mind ☺️
Hi, Emily! I love watching your videos because it takes me back to that era you love. I look at what you collect and I see lots of things I used to have. Loved it! Good job, Emily! Stay well!🥰👍💜Also loved that purple cabinet in the kitchen.👍
Thank you so much and I’m glad my videos take you back 🌈
You always make me smile! Loved the way you stored your throws.....just beautiful! Thanks!
Aw thank you 🥹🌈
I think you are really growing with your independence and creating your own new/retro eclectic decor. You are making it all yours, bravo ! I saw a few “familiar” pieces in your kitchen cabinet 🌸😊
Aw thank you, friend 🥹❤️
Thank you for taking us with you ❤and to let you know that I found the same snow man blow mold like yours and the fun of finding it was amazing 😻 take care
CONGRATS HOW EXCITING 🥳🥳🥳
Thanks Emily another great video 😊 your house is just sooooo amazingly cute ❤ and who cares if you have no makeup on or a house coat on 🤷♀️ you are you..the german cars were cool I have german in-laws...ive seen so many things on our local marketplace and i think Emily would just go nuts for these but just a loooooonnng way to post it 😢 anyhoo sending thoughts from over here in Aus 🐨🦘🐨🦘🐨🦘🐨
Thanks for your feedback and for watching all the way in Australia!! 😄🤩
Enjoyed this video
Thanks for the feedback 😄
Just loved this video Emily! I try to wait patiently for your next vlogs! LOL Yes, love your decorating in your new home. What can I say? Love it all. (trying not to do too many exclamation points!). And so happy about Blossom! I wonder if you put a cat bed on the porch for her? Or is that too much? LOL I am half German and have relatives in MI. I hope to be able to get up there one day soon to visit. Hugs! from Mary Ann
Hi Mary Ann! Aw thanks for looking forward to my vlogs 🥹 I put two towels out for her to see if she would sit there and she’s unimpressed 🙄🤣
@@emilyretro Yes, it takes a long time with a feral cat. I adopted one that was in my backyard for a whole summer. i never had a cat before being allergic, but long story short, actualy stories! I took it in and felt like I couldnt deal with it so took it to the SPCA. But I kept looking at the photo of it on their website and the mama in me came out big time. So I ended up adopting it, it ook well to the litter box, but was not friendly, unless I was getting ready to feed it, then of course came the wrapping itself around my legs, but it took a few YEARS to get a bit affectionate, and the first year it did nothing but scratch the heck out of me! I mean it would jump me for no reason, I was so scared I thought Id end up with cat scratch fever. My daughter named her Coasty after a girl band she had been listening to when she first saw her out the window. So thats my long story short cat story! oh I did put a tote on the deck on its side, with a blanked when the weather got colder, I think she did use it. Well, sorry this is so long, but I love your videos! Always looking forward to the next one!. I grew up in the 60's so its so cool to see you embrace the era! Hugs!
Love love your quilt shelves! I’m a quilter and boy did my ears perk up! Love Gilmore’s- makeup? Overrated. Trust me. I’m old. Keep up the videos as you can. We all look forward to them
So cool you’re a quilter! Quilting is hard. I’ve made 3 and that’s all I have in me at the moment 😌😂
@@emilyretro my fave finds are nice vintage fabrics at thrift shops. Just cut out 5 small quilts today for a group home. Also scored a 1950’s chiton donut maker - in the box!! Happy dance!
So here’s a question you may not want to answer. I volunteer at a thrift shop and several vintage polyester and cotton pieces/yardages come in regularly. Would you like them? They don’t sell but I could send them to you if you have a seamstress or use for another purpose? I hate putting them in the recycle bin when they’re so lovely!
Clever blanket storage idea. It looks pretty too. The vintage car show looked cool. I'm a fan of vintage cars & boats. Most today, lack any character. I think you just became a legit cat mom & apparently, a birdie mom. 😉
I love vintage boats too!! If there’s ever a vintage boat show SIGN ME UP 😂
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I moved to a smaller house in retirement and I don't buy any furniture that doesn't have storage space in it. My footstools open and hold yarn, my coffee table is a chest etc. The way I decorate is I see some things that are dusty, then I take them down to clean and put something else there. Then I want to move the cabinet which leads me to moving 14 other pieces of furniture and I destroy my whole house. I actually started this train a rollin today when I brought home a few new pieces of dishes.
That’s so smart! Yes, switching your own stuff around can be so refreshing and doesn’t cost a thing 😄
HOLA EMILY, GRACIAS POR ENSEÑAR,, CÓMO DECORAR Y COMBINAR LOS COLORES. SALUDOS DESDE CHILE
Hola! You’re so welcome! Thank you from watching all the way in Chile ❤️
What did you think of the decorating? Did I bore you with the vintage cars? I promise I'm not a car bro!! 😂
I loved your decorating and your blanket shelf. I think you can squeeze a few more in there! Car shows are fun. I used to live in Pontiac Illinois and they have a Pontiac museum and had car shows all the time. The VW buses are in Florida! My kids live in Venice have a beach bus!
@@poodlegirl55ohhhh I’ve never been there before! I’ll have to go that sounds like fun 🤩🤩🤩
Please don’t say “oh my word”