21 Friday Apr 2017
Posted in Brooklyn, Our Etsy Store, Shop, Vintage
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Brooklyn, Brooklyn Flea, Dumbo, Etsy Jeanne Rondeau, flea market, flea market finds, vintage finds
Come out and say hi this Sunday, April 23 from 10 am to 6 pm at the DUMBO location of the Brooklyn Flea. We will have tons of fresh, beautiful and useful vintage treasure. Brooklyn Flea Market, Manhattan Bridge Archway, 80 Pearl St., 11201. Have a great weekend and we hope to see you there!
02 Thursday Feb 2017
Posted in Our Etsy Store, Shop, Uncategorized
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children, Etsy, Etsyjeannerondeau, ironstone, linen, living with kids, paint by number, vintage, vintage linen, winter
We have a bunch of new listings up in our Etsy shop. These pieces are great for brightening up cloudy winter days:
* Antique Ironstone Tureen – Has a lovely blue tint, octagonal shape and was made around the 1880s. The tureen is still sturdy and ready to be used again.
*Five Vintage Children’s Pillow Cases – Each has a different handmade detail.
*Set of Unused Vintage Linen Tablecloth and Napkins – These ten napkins and tablecloth still have their original “Made in Belgium”labels and are made of beautiful quality linen.
*Paint-by-Number Winter Scene – The colors of this little painting are bright and calm.
05 Wednesday Feb 2014
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Brooklyn General Store, cashmere yarn, diy hat, easy knit hat, knit child hat, knits for kids, knitting pattern, Lyalya Etsy, Lyalya Hoodie ABC Pattern, ribbed hoodie pattern
Chris has been begging me to knit him a sweater for years now. I am sure I will get to his sweater one of these days, but there are so many sweet knitting patterns for children to get through while our kids are still small…This is one of my favorites: The Lyalya Hoodie ABC Pattern. The pattern comes with directions for ages six months-adult. I knitted this one up in Brooklyn General Store’s cashmere. I splurge on this amazing yarn once in a while and it is the softest, most beautiful yarn I have ever knit. (Even the letter-pressesd label is gorgeous). I made Ada a couple of hats made from the yarn and they still look beautiful after years of use. Lyalya’s pattern knits up quickly and it is fun to watch the ribs build as you go. The result is a snuggly hat that does not require tying on to a wiggly three-year-old. The cashmere is so soft that scratchy-hat whining is completely avoided.
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
Posted in Our Etsy Store, Shop, Vintage
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Etsy, Etsy Jeanne Rondeau, flea market finds, home, home style, vintage finds, vintage juice glass, vintage medicine cabinet, vintage style, vintage toy truck
Hello and happy First Week of the Year! I hope you are all weathering the crazy cold in a cozy spot. We have been staying warm inside, and staying busy posting new vintage finds in our Etsy shop. (I am having a really hard time not sneaking the two sets of juice glasses into our own cabinets). I will be putting up new listings this week, so stay indoors and keep checking back for fresh treasures!
06 Monday Jan 2014
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bunk beds, DIY stuffed bunny, diy teepee, duvet for kids, home, Ikea, life with kids, linen duvet cover, printed duvet cover, PS 2012
One of our favorite gifts from Santa this year was this spotted linen PS 2012 Ikea duvet cover. (Yes, Santa and Ikea do work together at times – see our DIY Teepee post). I was looking for something that would make it easy for the girls to make their own beds and these covers are so pretty and bright. The multi-colored dots make our white bunk beds look so cheery. There may be lumps of stuffed friends under the covers, but the girls have been sleeping soundly and then making their own beds in the mornings. (Here is the post for this cute little DIY Stuffed Bunny Toy).
02 Monday Dec 2013
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bluebird, Bluebird of Happiness, Bluebird of Happiness lyrics, Etsy bluebirds, Great Depression, home, Jeanne Rondeau Etsy, look on the bright side, vintage housewares, vintage linens
My Gram had collections of these happy little blue birds. I remember them scattered on linens and dishes and tea cups. The motif became popular in 1934 when this song was played in homes across the country. The lyrics reminded people to look on the brighter side, stay positive and to find peace in the knowledge that happiness was on the horizon. This must have been a welcome message for a country still struggling with the remnants of the Great Depression. The little birds make me smile. I recently found the lot of bluebird linens and they are for sale in our Etsy shop. Our own collection of bluebirds reminds me of my great-grandmother and how life must have been for her when she was my age. Some days we all need a reminder of how lucky we are.
25 Monday Nov 2013
Posted in Likes, Shop, Uncategorized
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ballerina tights, Brooklyn, Christmas gift for kids, flower tights, fun uniform tights, gifts for girls, screen-printed tights, uniform socks, uniform tights, Wovenplay
Ada started a school with uniforms this year. I have gotten used to it now, but the first week I cried while I hung up her colorful summer clothes on the line. Luckily, Wovenplay makes sweet screen-printed, (more or less) uniform-compliant socks and tights. And luckily, they are cute enough to make a child smile instead of groan when she opens socks on Christmas morning.
20 Wednesday Nov 2013
13 Wednesday Nov 2013
Posted in Our Etsy Store, Shop, Vintage
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Etsy vintage, flea market finds, flea market home, Jeanne Rondeau, Jeanne Rondeau Etsy, Nichol Kola sign, vintage home, vintage model airplane, vintage on Etsy, vintage treasure
Anyone who knows me knows that I cannot walk by a stoop sale or drive by a flea market without stopping to take a look. Well, we here at Domestic Space are excited to announce the addition of vintage treasures to our Etsy shop! We will be updating our shop with fresh finds as they come in, and I will post alerts so our readers can be the first to know. Let us do dusty digging and so you don’t have to. We hope you will enjoy shopping our new curated collection of flea market finds as much as we enjoy finding them!
01 Tuesday Oct 2013
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family time, flea market, flea market bargain, flea market finds, flea market style, flea markets with kids, life with kids, Todd Farm, Travel with kids
There is pretty much nothing I like better than spending the day at the flea market. Chris asked me what I want to do for a 40th birthday party next year and I told him I wanted to spend the day at the flea. I wasn’t kidding. This past weekend I got to spend a few hours in beautiful fall weather at my favorite flea, Todd Farm in Rowley Mass. We gave the girls $2 each to spend and they were (relatively) well behaved for a few hours while we all searched for treasure. I have an idea to give the girls a larger amount of money when they get older in order for them to buy something of value, resell it and use that money to buy something else…a bit of a financial lesson which they are in no way interested in at the moment. Todd Farm is an outdoor market with over 200 vendors. It is full of amazing vintage and antique finds (and only a very small amount new items, too many of which ruin a flea market in my opinion). The grounds at Todd Farm are grassy and surrounded by trees and parking is free. It is one of my all-time favorite spots. Here are some of our finds from the day:
*Heavy Glass Sugar Shaker (To add to our vintage bar ware) $1
*Spotted Juice Glass (To add to my collection. This just barely made my $3-$4 limit for juice glass purchasing, but it is in perfect shape) $4
*Wicker Trash Basket (To be painted white and put into the bathroom. It will replace a plastic one that has seen better days) $1
*Wooden Beads (For the girls to make into necklaces) $1
*Large Galvanized Metal Watering Can (To water the plants behind the bee hives, out of my reach with the hose. This will replace the ugly plastic one we currently use) $10
Total amount spent on these treasures: $17. Add in the $4 we gave to the girls and the grand total comes to $21. A bargain price for a few hours of outdoor family time and a happy Mama.
