Decorate with Me! Using my Favorite Vintage Finds as Unique Home Decor

[@vickyroberson2441]

Love your decor! I can hear my mother when I tell people I don’t want my home decor to look like everyone else. I also enjoy the hint for the perfect piece! Thanks for sharing!

[@LostFoundDecor]

your welcome! thanks for watching as well :)

[@JerrySongy]

Love the lost and found videos!! She finds such unique items at a great price. Especially like her ideas for decorating my home with special finds that you don’t see everywhere!!

[@mitzicausey5675]

Thanks for share your beautiful home.

[@LostFoundDecor]

You are so welcome!

[@sharonsmith3755]

Enjoy your videos & sharing. I always learn something

[@jeaniemarkel360]

I love Canton!!! Enjoy all of your videos...please keep them coming!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you! Will do!

[@leochavez7184]

Wonderful stuff loved it all

[@metesarabi9273]

Buy a loaf of cheap sliced white bread, tear off the crust and wad the bread into a ball and use it to gently " scrub" the oil painting. You'll be amazed how much dirt and grimecome off. I enjoy your channel very much and your home is lovely.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Wow! I will give that a try for sure. Thank you!

[@switchkittykarla2123]

Great stuff. Glad I found your channel.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@pamwalsh729]

Yes, we all have to make our homes comfortable for us!!

[@daynasumler5536]

Love your videos!

[@janjenisch9489]

Love the advice to take time collecting

[@kathyball554]

I have been looking for a Sunday school attendance board forever. Love yours.

[@arlenelovelace18]

I love the Church attendance board! ❤

[@susanfjelinek2806]

Love all your amazing finds. That's what makes a house a home.

[@pollyporter-campbell7493]

Love the stories of the pieces! Thanks for sharing.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sharonhendricks9706]

You know what I liked best about this video? Learning about your husband's ministry! I knew you had a passion for anything with the Lord's Supper but I didn't know the connection with the ministry. Pretty cool! I also LOVE that old ladder. I inherited an old step ladder and it meant a great deal to me, but then someone decided they liked it better than I did and it disappeared. Hang on to that one. Thanks for sharing your lovely home.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Love that!

[@traceygartrell3419]

Loving your inspiration

[@redtrain210]

I have just found your videos and have literally binge watched all day....hopefully getting a booth soon and the shop owner suggested I watch you

[@LostFoundDecor]

Wow! I take that as quite a compliment :) I hope they’re helpful!

[@joanne_t22]

I love your collection of pitchers!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Joanne!

[@tammiwood3937]

Love eclectic so much…the thrill of the hunt … beautiful home decor ❤

[@christineroe3887]

I love your decor style

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks so much Christina!

[@lorijonerad857]

Your style is the very same as our style. My husband and I have been collecting what we love to decorate our home with now for almost 50 years. We still have the old mirror we found at our first sale! Also, an antique wheel chair from the civil war. Both pieces are amazing and have just become a part of our family: it’s just us!! We still collect and thrift together to up cycle and resell in our little store in Michigan. Sometimes pieces just “talk” to you wanting to go home and be a part of your life. Then, the time comes and it’s time to pass it on to another family. May God bless you and your family as you “hunt” for the just right pieces to be a part of your decor♥️

[@LostFoundDecor]

Wow! those ARE a lot of treasures. And yes, they do "talk" to us sometimes...for sure

[@SarahsOctoberHome]

I Love the Map picture.😍😍

[@LostFoundDecor]

:) :)

[@jayneparrott7680]

Enjoyed this very much. Some inspiration for displaying my vintage inheritance items.thank you

[@noricoleman8988]

Great finds! Lovely home!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you!! 😊

[@kheart73]

I have a little Bible, just like the one you showed, that was my Grandpa’s when he was in the military. I have a couple of more old, small ones from family too, and I have them all tied together with a pretty piece of lace. I absolutely love looking at them out on display in my home.

[@lesliemchugh8729]

Wonderful video : )

[@memesfarmhousedesigns9254]

I love your purposefully decor!

[@bethanydoan3742]

Thank you for sharing your favorites!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for watching!

[@nancywood2630]

Really liked your show today. The back stories were charming. I have a few old pieces too n my dad would say the the same things, "why do you want that old thing?". I can't believe what viewers write on comments. Let's assume they're envious.or jealous. Tata!

[@sandrasanders9290]

Just found your channel this morning and I love your style. You decorate exactly how I try to and am still working on it. I want things to have history and a story.

[@janelleyelton3828]

Janelle from Indiana here! I am enjoying your videos so much! It has been fun to see that some items from Indiana have made their way to Arkansas. You showed a picnic basket from Peru, Indiana. That is a city near me. I sell tons of picnic baskets that look just like it in my booth!Today, I saw a James Whitcomb Riley book in your video. He is probably the most famous author from Indiana. We have toured his house in Indianapolis. He lived next door to Johnny Gruelle, the creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy. Your poetry book probably has a famous poem from Indiana called the Raggedy Man. Your videos are inspirational to me, and I have already incorporated some of your ideas in my booth.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for all that info Janelle, I love hearing the history of the book author 😊

[@59lkm]

I really enjoyed this! You could have had an hour of this and I’d still be here watching!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Lisa!

[@cherylgoff8955]

I so enjoyed watching this video this morning with my cup of coffee. I was not getting notifications but this came up in my feed this morning. I am much older than you and have collected for many years and I always enjoy the treasure hunt!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for watching Cheryl, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@smoothsailingmp]

Growing up our church in the 1940's 1950's 1960's and later after we were married and both on our own (twins),. Our church used each open space for the gym s to be sund during the service

[@lelman5462]

Amazing!! I too love old maps and would probably faint if I found one as large and as old as yours. Your videos always inspire me!

[@LostFoundDecor]

I’m a sucker for old maps too :) Maybe we’ll both find some more big maps soon!!

[@louisesuffolk]

Always love your videos

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Louise!

[@sherryg7722]

I have just found your channel. It was very informative and enjoyable. God bless you and your family! Looking forward to watching existing videos and new ones. Sherry from Alabama.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Sherry!

[@janinedevilliers510]

Great collection, love your finds. 💕 I just subscribed for you. 😁 You are so right, it takes time to hunt for treasures that suit your own personality and style. You never know what you will find. Funnily enough I live in Germany now. I go to as many flea markets, or village held flea markets, thrift shops, etc, I can get to in the summer months. I picked up an original oil painting with an old frame which I fell in love with at a village flea market. I paid 10 euros for it. I think the dollar to euro is 1 to 1 at the moment, so it would be 10 dollars. 😊 I mean really, how could I leave it?? 😂 Lol. The lady had all the beautiful paintings leaned up against her wooden fence outside, with a wonderful collection of German pottery. I got 2 pieces too which I love. I came to Germany in 2019, and stayed. Life is weird. I arrived with my suitcase so I had to start my life all over again and almost everything I own is thrifted. I buy what I love and everything brings me joy after a few tragic events in my life. Thanks for sharing, best wishes 💖

[@LostFoundDecor]

Wow, thank you for sharing that! It sounds like an amazing experience and opportunity for you 😊

[@denisemcnabb]

That was super fantastic! Your channel is one of my favorites and I decorate just like you, with found treasures.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you Denise!

[@tracybarnes6608]

You have some lovely treasures thank you for sharing. Xxx

[@LostFoundDecor]

glad you enjoyed ;)

[@marilynmckelvey2361]

Love your painting. Wonderful story. Consider taking the painting out of the frame , flip it in the frame so now the chipped corner will be on the bottom and more easily covered with decor. Or use some air clay to repair then run and buff

[@LostFoundDecor]

Great idea! Thank you!

[@jansears6175]

Love your home and enjoyed the tour

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Jan!

[@lisalowe7679]

Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas Texas

[@desanders12]

This is my favorite video thus far snd I missed the bedroom make over, so I’m going to watch it now.

[@LostFoundDecor]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@carolschnick2163]

I very much enjoyed your antiques and your home is lovely

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you Carol!

[@Anna-zp9vc]

So enjoyed you sharing your treasures and stories about your favorite items. I too had my grandsons when they were small play with anything they wanted. I always looked for multiples in everything from marbles, dominos, blocks, and buttons so they could play with the items. On more than one occasion when I was changing a diaper, I would find a stray button or two. Such good memories of how much they enjoyed playing with Grandma's treasures.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@wilnellialima9944]

I really enjoyed this video!

[@LostFoundDecor]

thank you Wilnellia!

[@darlenepaulden9512]

Hi, I just came across this video and I just love your style! It's so much like my own eclectic interior. Unique and personal. I'm a transplanted Pennsylvanian living in England for over 40 years and I've been collecting for almost that long! I'm looking forward to seeing what other treasures your beautiful home holds 😊

[@LostFoundDecor]

Hi Darlene! Glad you stopped by :) I LOVE England, think it would be fun to live there for a spell myself. I bet you can find some amazing treasures there!

[@cathiespalding2083]

Beautiful!

[@cardellacalhoun5532]

Check museums about how they clean art pieces.

[@jill.yesterdaysmemories]

Beautiful ironstone pitchers!

[@cindymitchell3834]

Love your style, love this video!!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you so much!!

[@tammyballowe9648]

We used thieves clear from young living to clean my father’s oil painting! It was gentle and the painting looks brand new!! Find your essential oil friend and ask about Thieves Household Cleaner!!! It cleans everything (and the frame :) )!!

[@kimkelly9046]

I love the ladder story. So sweet! You have some wonderful treasures

[@LostFoundDecor]

thank you Kim!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Kim! Appreciate you watching :)

[@donnastarnes3306]

Your style is unique and I too decorate the same way.

[@tracymcreations]

Great finds. Thanks for sharing your home with us

[@LostFoundDecor]

You’re so welcome 😊

[@kayhenderson7040]

Love your collection of Ironstone ❤❤❤ And I always enjoy your videos!!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you so much Kay!

[@mariae9584]

You have so many beautiful collected items! I especially love the the German painting, the Japanese butterfly dish, and the ironstone pitchers. Thank you for sharing your home decor!

[@Vine-Vintage]

Beautiful home❤

[@gaylemccarter7170]

What a delightful home and such beautiful pieces 🇦🇺

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you!

[@cindyhancock5261]

I love all your vintage finds! The little New Testament is so sweet! Your home is beautiful!!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you so much!

[@johnandkitty]

My decorating goal is a "curated home."

[@lifeonhuckleberryhill6052]

Thank you for the fun video! It's always interesting to see how different people like to decorate their homes, especially how they incorporate vintage pieces. Blessings to you and yours!

[@LostFoundDecor]

You are so welcome!

[@delightfuldaisy1]

You have some GREAT vintage items and you've displayed them in your home so beautifully! I'm drawn to ironstone pitchers, too! Such a sweet and funny story about your father-in-law's ladder! Thank you for sharing with us!

[@jillbruce3624]

Love your favorite finds. I, too, do not want my home to look like everyone else's, and it definitely does not. Always like to see when you post.

[@LostFoundDecor]

thanks Jill!

[@carlaking3459]

Loved seeing your special home treasures and the stories behind them!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Carla!

[@4littlepilgrims]

Oh my goodness, I used to live in Collierville, TN! Miss it so much. I wonder which church it was in? And I love that antique mall!😊

[@LostFoundDecor]

I grew up in Collierville! Small world :)

[@4littlepilgrims]

@@LostFoundDecor NO way!!! Oh my gosh, all four of my kids were born and raised there. We moved 7 years ago.😪

[@JShow78]

Another thing about decorating with vintage items is I think you can have a very defined, unique style.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Yes!

[@laurajohill3035]

Thank you for sharing your home and collections! I love the church bulletin board. It looks like the one in my childhood church, a Georgia Methodist Church. It really brought back some childhood memories. I wonder if it's still in the church. It's actually still active even though there's probably only 5 to 10 people that attended. It was and is one of a three Church charge which has one preacher for three churches, they had to juggle the different services!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Wow, yes! That is a lot to juggle :) I’m glad my board brought back that memory for you.

[@tresilewis5925]

How lovely! Love your electic style, which is so personal, interesting, and unique!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you so much!

[@ginamaria2579]

Great collections I can totally see why you love them 🤗💕

[@LostFoundDecor]

Yes! Thank you!

[@gloriaburton6213]

Interesting video!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for watching!

[@pamcadd8658]

Love your home - thanks for the tour! Yes, I remember Craigslist, and bought and sold there in the days before Marketplace. I wish I still had my dad's old wood stepladder. When I was a child and he was painting my room lavender, we also painted that ladder. Your ladder story is precious.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for sharing!! That's a precious story ;)

[@LostFoundDecor]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s funny the memories that stick with us, right?

[@george.carrasco]

Loved that backstory of the ladder Melanie! Thanks for sharing ! ❤

[@sallymoffit3751]

Thanks for sharing your treasures with us. I think everything in my house has a story. I think that is special. ❤❤❤

[@LostFoundDecor]

You are so welcome!

[@gatekiller]

Melanie, thank you so much for sharing your home. Shame on youtube for burying your videos! I always enjoy them. 😊 I wonder if you ever went to Round Top/Warrenton when you lived in Texas...I live less than an hour from there. Love your channel! 😍

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you Caroline! Funny thing-I lived in Texas for 11 years, but never went to Round Top until after I moved 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ve only been able to go once, but can’t wait to go again!

[@jeane561]

I love all your treasures especially the ironstone. I did subscribe. My hubby and I have been married 60 years and we love to go to yard and estate sales. Love and blessings ❤️❤️❤️

[@LostFoundDecor]

That is awesome!

[@ReinventedDelaware]

It was fun to peek into your home and see how you use vintage pieces to decorate with. I was drooling over the ironstone - it is one of the main pieces that I collect. BTW, my views are down too! I don't know why!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks Cindy! I don't know what's going on with YT lately . . . hard to figure out :) But we'll just keep sharing and serving the folks who find and enjoy what we have to share. You have so many amazing videos!

[@doloresrose371]

I totally agree with your design aesthetic, collecting over the years, buying inexpensively and finding my style, started in 1971. I have items purchased since then along with new and originally designed furniture, along with painted furniture that I have refinished. I LOVE the 1904 Map!

[@marilynnicholson3894]

Love what you’re doing, your style, your take on unusual things and helping others to see the beauty in them.

[@BetziBateman]

Love Craigslist! I just got the cutest salesman sample chest of drawers and mirror from there. It's so cute! Looks like full size, but the whole thing is only about 40 inches high.

[@LostFoundDecor]

I LOVE salesman samples! Maybe I need to Hope back on CL and see what’s available …

[@peggysweeney8]

Say "How-t" haut I love your sight I am starting my own space at the antique mall in Ashland Oregon and you give me great advice...thank you ❤

[@chattykathie7129]

I have a lot of old oil painting on canvas.I have one like yours, same genre. You clean dirt off oil painting with mild soapy water. You only need a professional if you need to have the old varnish off.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Great tip!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for the tip!

[@rachelmadsen6237]

Thank you for the tour! I, too, love old Bibles. I recently purchased one that I found a sweet love note in from wife to husband (it was the husband's Bible)! My 11 year old daughter suggested we frame the note, which I think is a perfect idea!

[@LostFoundDecor]

That is a great idea!

[@carolmartin8042]

I’ve been to Canton First Monday many times, and love the “old part” great finds there ! From the Heart of Texas 🇺🇸

[@LostFoundDecor]

I need to get back to Canton soon!

[@lifewithsharonb5138]

Just found your channel and so glad! I have a channel that WAS dedicated to reborn dolls (I've been an artist since 2012) but I'm trying to concentrate on home decor and thrifting for vintage things like pottery & glass. New sub here! Thanks for sharing your beautiful home.

[@melaniethielke3454]

Your oil painting artist was featured on Antiques Roadshow as I recall. There may be a way to search old episodes to hear the art historian expert's comments. I love that show, especially the art and art pottery items. It's always been a fantasy of mine to stumble onto a valuable piece of art so I was vicariously delighted hearing your story. Love your styled bookshelf, especially the auction purchase.

[@LostFoundDecor]

I love that show too! I may try digging around a bit more and see what I can find. Thanks!

[@melaniethielke3454]

That particular show seems so recent in memory, but they do show reruns too. I remember the name, and that he came from Germany. I think they said he settled in California.

[@teresabrennan3477]

Love your videos ! So much information !

[@LostFoundDecor]

Glad you like them!

[@joanneschellgell9951]

Love your videos.All of them -- especially your recent one on not over buying inventory when you have an antique business. I think of you every time I am out thrifting and see a Last Supper picture!!!

[@LostFoundDecor]

Yes, those just pop up everywhere, don’t they? 😅

[@moogiecook8889]

Was concerned about you trip to Florida hope all is well.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you! Yes, we are fine as is my family

[@rachellarsen939]

Absolutely love this video!!! My grandfather was a carpenter and I wish I would have thought of the ladder because rhat would have been awesome. Love the map also

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks for watching Rachel!

[@Melody-285]

Your story about the ladder brought back a funny memory for me - about 25 years ago, I bought a pair of old, small (child size) Windsor chairs at an antique fest here in Central Florida - I thought they were just perfect - 4 or 5 chipped colors showing through - in some parts down to the bare wood - I can’t honestly remember how much they were - $65 sticks in my mind, but I don’t know if that was for the pair or each, but I had to have them - the first time my mom & stepfather came to my home after I had bought them, my stepfather looked at them in disbelief and said “you actually PAID MONEY for those ??? They’re ready to go to the dump !” LOL Well, I guess as the years went on, he got more accustomed to the look because one day, about 8 years ago, I bought a black iron headboard and painted it chippy cream color and rust effects with the black showing through & he actually complimented me on it ! Sadly, both he & my mom are gone now so thank you for triggering those memories for me ! By the way, I still have those chairs in a little grouping with a big eucalyptus arrangement in my foyer & if I were dashing out of the house burning down, I would grab them ! Enjoyed your video & stories ! ☺️

[@LostFoundDecor]

I'm glad you could enjoy those memories, it's funny the ones we treasure and how little things can make them come back to us!

[@tobiwells8380]

You tuber vintage bombshell had a video on an oil painting cleaner who cleaned one of her paintings. If this can be of help.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thank you! I have some Lindeed oil cleaner I use to clean my brushes, perhaps that would work

[@tina_miss_da_meana]

Gene Brantley in Harrison Arkansas at The Gallery can probably clean that painting for you.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Thanks!

[@cherievallee646]

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[@diannewinters2380]

Check with a art gallery or museum, they will know

[@DonnaDickens-g7g]

Your videos are great

[@amyweaver7413]

While it May not be worth a ton of money the little lidded jar you are thinking of moving to your bedroom looks like cloisonné. The ones that are backed in that bright turquoise are often older. You might want to check it out a bit more regarding value.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Yes, I think it is cloisonné! It’s a great little piece

[@kathryndeforest9444]

My husband listed his $2.00 bills on Craig,s List about 2 months ago. He sold several the next day. Who knew?.

[@LostFoundDecor]

Well, I guess people are still shopping there! Good to know!