What to Do with Vintage Dishes • Thrift Flips • DIYs • Styled in My Home • Raising Cain

[@StitchingStories7246]

I almost didn't watch this because I can't bear to watch beautiful old dishes destroyed for modern decor, and that includes putting them outside as decorations and bird feeders. Thank you for respecting the past and the lives of these beautiful dishes.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

😊 Glad you decided to watch! I'd only use them for a mosaic if they were already badly broken. I couldn't stand to take a hammer to a gorgeous old plate!! 💔

[@Marygold25]

Thank you for the wonderful video. I was just chuckling along with you and your down to earth comments. Loved it! when you said that about the minimalists lol. Love all the charm you bring to your home.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

So glad you enjoyed watching! 😃 💕

[@angelgardener2748]

What a lovely video. I thoroughly enjoyed sitting here tonight watching it. So many wonderful ideas. Thank you for sharing.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Angel, I am so happy that you enjoyed this video!! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! 😃 ❤️

[@lydialangfordjoiner765]

I’ve always loved plates- they are beautiful. I truly enjoyed your program. Thank you. Your displays and ideas are beautiful. Miniatures are especially sweet and I love trays, as well. The music you chose also made it a great pleasure to watch and listen to.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you for all your kind words, Lydia! 💕 😊 I have had a lifelong love affair with old plates. I think they stir in me the feeling of family, shared meals, hospitality, togetherness 🙌

[@peggyduncanbaggenstoss5380]

My paternal grandmother gifted each granddaughter when we were about 9 years old, with a China tea cup set. Mine was left in a quick move when I was about 19. I am currently using mismatched plates from both my grandmothers and my parents. I love reminiscing as I use them. I love the tour of your home.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Peggy! 😃 I love vintage dishes so much. It brings back the most special memories of spending weeks in the summer at my great grandmother's house, and see all her 1940s Era china and kitchen utensils. I feel sure it's why 1940s vintage items are my favorite 😍

[@thechickincharge1073]

Nothing is ever crooked, dear! It just has ‘character’! I have grand ideas that often end up wonky but I love them anyhow. You are a master of displaying and give me endless inspiration. Just love you to bits!💕

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I'm so glad you're getting ideas from my videos! And I am the first to admit that I go really fast sometimes, and that tends to result in less than perfect pieces. 🥰 I am who I am, and I'm ok with being a little wonky sometimes! 😆 ❤️

[@janefisher576]

Thank you for the blessing 🙏😌.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Janet, you are very sweet! ❤️ 😃

[@MsJet1]

I love old dishes too! I have a complete set of violet transfer ware dishes that are probably over 150 years old. I love all these ideas!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

JoAnn! Violet transfer ware!?! 150 years old?!? Be still, my heart ❤️ you've got to send me a picture of them! [e-mail] and tell me more about how you came to own such a treasured set!

[@amysminis]

Hi Marla, so cute! Love your ideas. I , too, am a lover of vintage crockery and China. Love all your ideas! 💕💕💕 Today I am stacking Liberty blue China in a wicker basket with accessories. Gonna set in a bench. Idea from you💕

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Aw, so glad my ideas sparked an idea for you! 😃 💕

[@sooziessugarshack6695]

I am obsessed with old dishes too. Blue willow has my heart. But they are all beautiful. The blue willow calls to my heart from my childhood in West Va when my grandma had them.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Aunt Bee had blue willow dishes in her kitchen hutch, and some in her dining room hutch. Next time you watch Andy Griffith, watch for it 👀 ❤️

[@almawalker6617]

I love that platter like your grandma's China! The name of that pattern is Mildred, and I believe it was made by Mount Clemens Pottery and other potters. I helped a friend look for those once for her collection. Thanks so much for the video and the great ideas!

[@kathleenetchison7539]

Oh Marla! I adore your aesthetic! This just delights my soul.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Kathleen, your comment makes my heart smile! ❤️ 😃 💕

[@cindyhancock5261]

I love all the ideas you shared! I love Blue Willow as well! Your home is so pretty!!! Blessings!💙

[@marlacainraisingcain]

You're very sweet, Cindy! 😃 ❤️ I've loved Blue Willow all my life 💙

[@lindamorgan7568]

A real pleasure to watch the presentations in your video and listen to you provide details.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you so much, Linda! 😃 ❤️ I am very glad you are enjoying my channel!

[@velmamendoza1120]

I just love how you display your dishes, everything came out beautiful. Your displays do not look cluttered at all. The way you use wooden boxes and shelves. I also have the idea of making pin cushions, by using cups and saucers. I liked the idea of hot gluing the cup to the saucer. See you on your next video.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you so much, Velma! I have always had a real affinity for old dishes, and I love having them everywhere in my home 🏡 😍 💕

[@dragonsspreng]

Swan, I collect them stunning, your #1 favorite of mine 🤗👏 beautiful.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks so much! 😃 ✨️

[@nancyferguson9765]

Thank you so much for the great ideas!! I am adding greenery and more hand stitched "old" handkerchiefs my mom and her sister stitched from the 1930's!!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I'm so glad you got some ideas to use in your home! Makes my heart happy 😊

[@kelby8268]

I just came across you on KZbin and watching some old videos. I love, love, love your style. I love old dishes too, but you can only put so many displayed on easels. These ideas are so beautiful.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks so much, Kelly! And so glad to meet you here on my channel! 👋 😃

[@carladelrose7303]

Great ideas! I’ve been on a vintage plate kick lately. Now I have ideas on how to enjoy them😊

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I'm so glad, Carla!! Let me know which ideas you decide to use in your home! 😃 ❤️

[@patriciahagan3652]

You provided so many wonderful ideas for dish displays in this video - just loved them all. And your personality is just delightful. As they would say in Cloverdale, Alabama where I grew up, you just tickle me! I never fail to smile or laugh when listening to you and what a gift that is in this world right now

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Patricia, I am honored to be a bright spot in your day! I grew up saying "tickled" too ❤️ and your comment has tickled me!! 😃

[@giorgismama8024]

I love your china cabinet and the gorgeous pieces you have carefully placed together. I have a similar style and taste in that I am an eclectic. My house has everything from antique to just cute. If I like it, I find a place for it. You have so many beautiful ideas here. Thank you for sharing these with us.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I always feel like a little girl "playing house" when I put dishes in my china cabinets. Such a visual treat to arrange my favorite items together! 😍 I'm always ready to switch out for the seasons. Blue willow is next!! 💙

[@juliafeliciano5372]

Love all these ideas 🌷💕🌺🌸now if I could find some beautiful vintage dishes 😊

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Julia! Happy hunting at yard sales and flea markets and thrift stores!! 😃 ❤️

[@juliafeliciano5372]

Unfortunately here there are no yard sales and only I real thrift store and her prices are ridiculous and I have never seen beautiful vintage dishes 🌸🌷🌹🌺 at the flea market 🥲😩😭😫 your collection is just gorgeous 💕

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Julia, tell me again where you live... I'm trying to imagine a world without thrift stores and yard sales! 😪 💔 We've got to come up with a source for you!!

[@doggiemama7192]

Beautiful dishes and beautiful vignettes.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you so very much! 😃 ❤️

[@rachelmccracken1326]

Great ideas, friend! I have a slight obsession with plates, specifically ironstone

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Rachel, let's justify our obsession by pointing out that plates are useful in dozens of ways, PLUS they are little works of art! 🎨 🖼 😍 ❤️

[@rachelmccracken1326]

@@marlacainraisingcain i like your thinking lol!!

[@wandablaylock3352]

Just found your channel and I so enjoyed the video on ideas for vintage dishes displaying♥️

[@marlacainraisingcain]

So nice to meet you, Wanda! 👋 And I'm very glad you enjoyed the vintage dishes video! 😃 ❤️

[@sharenp3839]

Oh I loved this! You have wonderful treasures. I have several cloches all decorated different, they are fun.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Sharen! Cloches really are special 😃 ❤️

[@christinemoniz8998]

I love it 👍💓 love how you style everything the small touches colors it's really something I love to stage things and style em ..so fun I only have a small apartment but every person who comes always say I love you're place it's so warm and cozy .. it is I really love my little place .. love all the ideas I get from you keeps me busy 🙏💓😘😘😘

[@marlacainraisingcain]

That's the best compliment, when someone says they feel at home when they come to visit! 🏡 ❤️ I've made my medium sized home fit a ton of people over the years, and I also think when it's not perfect, friends can relax and relate a bit more. The love in a home is the best decor! 🙌 💕

[@christinemoniz8998]

@@marlacainraisingcain absolutely it is 🙏

[@tcoladonato]

You’ve taught me how to just enjoy my things. I have a nice collection but just kept them in an extra set of cabinets I had built in my garage.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Ah, my crafting style borders on the irreverent at times... I allow my finds to serve in all sorts of ways, mostly because I'm trying to justify owning the discarded old junk! It's so pretty to me! I want it out where I can see it 😍

[@tobiwells8380]

I love what you did with the plates in the frame. I’ve got so many more projects to do now after watching this. Thanks for the inspiration!!! WAR EAGLE!!!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks Tobi!! 💗 Very happy that you're motivated to do your projects now! And yeah, War Eagle!! 🐅 😃

[@hopealdridge1134]

Hello Marla and Happy Monday ! I love old dishes...I use them as decor mainly...and as jewelry organizers. I love your 3 tiered plate hanger....you did a great job !!! Hope you have a great week ! 😻🌼🦋

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Hope, I grew up enjoying my momma's dishes, which she rotated out often. My momma also nurtured my love of dishes by providing sets of play dishes, which I used in my playhouse in the back yard. I started stocking a hope chest with dishes for a future household of my own when I was a teenager. Dishes represent a home where a meal is shared every night at supper time, and is the background of love and comfort. Dishes = family ❤️

[@miggyxo]

Warms my heart to see someone with my exact style love your style hun I love my dishes and Lil animal figurines lol ❤

[@marlacainraisingcain]

So glad you enjoyed this video! And your name made me holler! My lifelong nickname is Miggie, given to me by my daddy who still calls me Miggie. And it is my grandmother name ❤️ I don't think I've ever met another Miggie/Miggy!

[@miggyxo]

@@marlacainraisingcain omg that's the coolest thing ever it's also my life long nick name given to me by my sister she's 11 years older then me and when I first learnt to talk I would call her wiggy instead of wendy so she started calling me miggy instead of Melissa just our cute Lil nicknames together now lol.

[@leobardochavez7190]

Beautiful plates and trays loved it

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you so much! 💓 😃

[@michelleneuman579]

Sweet ideas! I like to use the dollar tree candle holders and make tiered trays with various size dishes. I use glue dots so it is not permanent.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks! 😃

[@donnaendres3235]

Thanks for all the wonderful ideas! I am obsessed with dishes. Now you have me getting my cloche out and looking for a plate to showcase a piece. Love your videos!!! I always feel like I’m chatting with a friend.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Donna, that's the best compliment ❤️ because I really AM chatting with my friends!! Thanks so much for your sweet words! 😃 🤗

[@donnaendres3235]

@@marlacainraisingcain You are welcome!

[@robynbohbot3709]

I am beyond thrilled to have come across your channel. It is so refreshing to find a person who decorates as I do - I love all my little finds, dishes, knick knacks, books - and color. White is pretty but so not my style. Thank you for sharing all your ideas - love them all.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I admire white, but raising 5 children and now having 4 grandchildren, white just wasn't doable for me. Besides, I love color!! So glad you enjoy the same things that I do! 😃 ❤️

[@aseretstudio1724]

I would love to have that bundle of flour sack fabrics! I have a lot (read "way too much") of fabric, but I don't have such a nice assortment of flour sack fabric! LOL I am too cheap to order off of Etsy for any...one of these days I will... seeing your collection makes me think I may look for some today. Making a sweet tea cup pin cushion has been on my list of "to do" for a long time. Your hanging plant holder (what a fun idea) could hold birdseed as well! Keep sharing your wonderful ideas! Have a wonderful Sunday, Marla.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

The vintage flour sacks came from a yard sale about 10 years ago across town. A sweet white haired lady had these perfect flour sacks washed and folded in a milk crate. SO MANY FLOUR SACKS. When I asked her how much she wanted for them, she said, "oh $3, it's just old flour sacks." I told her they were beautiful and worth more than $3, but she said she was just getting rid of things. Because I felt like a robber for the crate of fabric, I paid her $15 for a plastic table that wasn't worth $15. I wish I had asked her the history of the flour sacks! I use them sparingly but enjoy any project they are part of. 😃 ❤️

[@aseretstudio1724]

@@marlacainraisingcain Oh my! Yes, giving her more $ was the nicest thing to do. I have done that before at our local thrift shop where proceeds go their children’s preschool for families that are struggling. ❤️

[@minniegonzales9861]

Great videos love your home just beautiful great ideas beautiful family god bless

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks, Minnie!! 😃 💕

[@sandrawilson1335]

I like things that make me smile also. I love whimsy and things don't have to go together to make me happy. I will try some of these ideas for sure. I'm glad I found you and I subscribed to your channel.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Sandra! I'm so glad you subscribed and are enjoying your time with me! 😃 ❤️

[@peggyduncanbaggenstoss5380]

I have collector plates from a friend’s mom’s estate. I use some under potted plants. I periodically wash with bleach. I use some under a glass dome cake cover.

[@feliciasilvera2256]

I love all ideas,I can’t choose one

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you so much, Felicia! 😃 ❤️

[@denisehaddon2223]

Thanks so much for making this great video! Fantastic ideas for plates ! I have collected many plates and tin trays over the years time to take more out of the cabinets

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I'm so glad you got some good ideas! I am constantly trying to find more ways to use and display my vintage plates 😍

[@cassfonnesbeck8057]

Omg. I've never known anyone who loves dishes as much as me! I have lots of china and even more depression glass! Love how you decorate!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Cass, it might be in my Fall Tour video, but there's a view of my big shelf that holds 300 vintage dinner plates. I love old dishes!! We seated over 200 guests using my vintage dishes at two of my daughters' weddings! I am over the top about vintage china and I admit it ✋️😆

[@cassfonnesbeck8057]

@@marlacainraisingcain wow!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I'm a sight 😜

[@ambermoy8147]

I was finally able to finish this video tonight and I absolutely loved it‼️ I really enjoy seeing photos of your home 🏡 You definitely have a talent for decorating Marla ❣️ I have always been asked since my very first apartment after college, who taught me how to decorate and people were always shocked when I said no one and that I just threw things together lol. I still just throw stuff together to this day and thankfully, it comes out looking alright haha 🤣 I see your decor and I feel like it has been more "planned" out... so gorgeous 😍❤️

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Amber, there's less planning than you think! 😆 I do think my stuff tends to coordinate and play nicely together because all my favorite things are "old world" and vintage vibe 😃 ❤️

[@almawalker6617]

I used to sell vintage dishes such as the ones in this video when i had a booth. I still have boxes of them stored away. Nobody wants them anymore because you can't use them in the microwave and dishwasher. Plus some have lead in the clay they used and really aren't safe for everyday use, I am told. They often sit unsold on the shelves at thrift stores, and employees say old dishes and glassware get thrown out if they don't sell quickly now. It's kind of sad that the ones leftover from my booth will probably go in the landfill when I am gone. So I actually did think of using them for bird feeders and garden accents. At least someone could be enjoying the bright pretty floral patterns right now😊. ❤

[@bridfeeney7428]

I was able to walk away before claiming lack of space. What have you done to me now.! All straight up beautiful.Thank you.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Brid, I am an enabler! 😆 ❤️

[@martythomasg]

Marla, you have so many beautiful things. Thanks for sharing you ideas!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Brian! I have been collecting curiosities for decades, and happen to enjoy having a lot of them on display together 😆 because I am a rescuer of ancient things 🙌 😃 😍

[@pollyporter-campbell7493]

Beautiful displays.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Polly! I love dishes!! 😃💕

[@joancreekmore5754]

Your ideas are so beautiful. I think I'll change out my white china for my grandmother's blue & white Tonquin china....or maybe I'll mix them. I need to find some of those long wooden boxes......

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Sounds gorgeous! 😍 My long boxes came from a yard sale for $1 (the authentic vintage one that had been in a barn for over 50 years) and the other one was thrifted for $7, with some sad looking raggedy florals and foam super glued inside it... 😄

[@beverlymcmackin8994]

I’m so glad I came across your channel. I love old vintage dishes and those rose dishes that you have in your hutch are beautiful... along with all the others dishes you have. You have given me some ideas for using my dishes for decor. I’m enjoying your videos and look forward to each new one. God bless!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Beverly, it makes me so happy to hear that you got some ideas for your vintage dishes! They are like pieces of art, each piece is gorgeous 😍

[@brendaduty4903]

Good afternoon Marla, you have such a knack of putting your special treasures together. Thank you for the great ideas, and I love old dishes too. Your home is gorgeous. Have a wonderful day God Bless and take care🤗❤️

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Blessings to you, sweet Brenda! Thank you for your kind words! It's a true encouragement to read your comments! 😃 ❤️

[@brendaduty4903]

@@marlacainraisingcain thank you Marla that means so much to me🥰🌷I believe God led me to your channel, sometimes life can be so hard, and you have a way of making it a little more chearful, have a nice night and see you next time, take care and God Bless!!🤗

[@dianesmith9512]

Loved them all!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Diane! 😃 ❤️

[@winnysneece694]

Wow! Great ideas!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks! 😃 💕

[@susanweekley1770]

I LOVE this video!!! I’m into cloche and vintage dishes. Would love to see more of vintage videos. Great ideas you have! Thank you!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Susan! I love vintage dishes so much, you'll see them in a lot of my hauls and flip projects 😃 ❤️

[@debbied3116]

I just subscribed to your channel. I loved this video. I really enjoy seeing how others display their vintage finds. Thanks for a very educating video!!!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

So nice to meet you, Debbie!! 👋 😃 Thank you for watching and subscribing! You've come to the right place if you love old timey pretty things ✨️ 😍

[@maureenrosewag4099]

Oh what great ideas love it

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Maureen!! So glad you enjoyed my ideas! 😃 ❤️

[@heatherhoward4289]

Easels.. "you can put birds on plates in your bathroom, if you want to. Its your house, do what ya want!" LOVE that. I giggled out loud at that! Loved allllll your decor pics! I cant pick any one vignette. All were beautiful. And your hanging plate rack.. cute! Crooked or not. :)

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Heather, you made me laugh! I am an unscripted content creator and I just hit record and let 'er rip!! 😆 so what you hear are the unfiltered opinions of my brain, on the spot. I do enjoy using unexpected items in surprising spots ❤️

[@CrepeMyrtleRow]

I love all of the ideas! I have an obsession with plates and platters myself. They are so easy to decorate with! Another idea for you (and I have a video showing this, its called tea party garden) is to line a flower bed with them. I just dug a little trench around the edge of a flower bed that circles an old oak tree, and just stand the plates up all around the tree. I just looked for colors that would stand out from a distance. After making my video I had several people having fits because apparently some of the plates I used were very expensive so I decided to replace those with less expensive ones 😂I also collect state plates and have them hanging all over my guest bedroom wall. I only need about 9 states to have them all. My mom collects the dog figurines too. They are so adorable!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Tea party garden sounds so cute! I will go watch! I have a few transferware plates with state motifs (Mississippi, the Ozarks) and I think they are gorgeous. I'll bet your state plate display is a treat for the eyes! 😍 Thanks for your encouragement and support, Lisa! You're a precious soul and I love you!! 😘 ❤️

[@CrepeMyrtleRow]

@@marlacainraisingcain you are so welcome!

[@kellyq8132]

If you like the bead board look but are looking for something lighter...there's a vinyl beadboard paintable wallpaper at home depot. I keep a roll on hand . I've also used it for the back of my book shelves.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Kelly, that's a fantastic idea, and I will look for that at Lowe's (or Amazon) because you're right, it is perfect for countless ideas!! 💡 ❤️ 😃

[@sooziessugarshack6695]

I ordered some from Amazon but haven’t used it yet. The book shelf idea is great.

[@alicechristian2980]

Lovely. TFS 🙏🙏🙏🙏🤣💐👋👋🌼🧚🦋

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Alice!! 😃 ❤️

[@mehrit1648]

Absolutely so beautiful I ilovet thanks for.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

So glad you enjoyed, Mehri! 😃 ❤️

[@hoosiermink]

I have blue willow plates in my bathroom along with blue bottles. The other bath has ruby glass and chicken salt and pepper shakers. Dishes are my weakness and are not just for the kitchen.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I agree, Christine! I have plates all over my house because I am just crazy about old china 😍 ❤️

[@leochavez7184]

Great ideas

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks! 😃

[@PCHPatti]

Inspiring!

[@joycesnyder2988]

Wonderful❣️❣️

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Joyce!! ❤️ 😊

[@queenyork4117]

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you! 😊

[@joycebryant7837]

Love your content

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thank you, Joyce! 😃 💕

[@charlesamboy7287]

My wife says: "Instructional and inspiring with artistic ways to decorate with dishes."

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks! Tell her I said I'm so glad she enjoyed watching! 😃 ❤️

[@feliciasilvera2256]

Gorgeoussssssss

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Thanks!! 😃

[@maxinestone4264]

I love old dishes too ok and Alabama are too far apart for me to go shopping together ,😪love and prayers. Maxine Ok

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Maxine, you'll have to scout out all the old dishes in your state and I'll keep searching in Alabama 😉 💕

[@pattyredden5123]

Since you no so much about vintage dishes.i been looking for a set of Korean eyes green prints for wear some of them have different things on the plates and different things on the saucers and cups my mother had a set and my niece has them but she won't let him go she's got them boxed up in her basement

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I actually don't know too much about them except that I dearly love them! I will ask my sister if she knows of that pattern 😃

[@KirestenK]

I have the same rose China they where my grandmother s the rose.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Kiresten, having your grandmother's china is WONDERFUL!! Mine are Johnson Brothers but new reproductions of that old pattern. So so pretty! 😍 ❤️

[@PoohBah]

Vintage things especially for dishes are the best. What part of Smokey Mountains you from ? I live in the SM reason I ask .

[@marlacainraisingcain]

I live in north Alabama, near Guntersville, but we vacation in the Smokies every year! We love Gatlinburg, and my guys love to kayak on the NC side at Nantahala, Bryson City. I grew up vacationing in the Smokies. You are blessed to love in such a beautiful place! 😍

[@PoohBah]

@@marlacainraisingcainGatlinburg is 20 minutes from me when low traffic but can take over hour is traffic is heavy . Yes we are I love it it’s our home . Alabama is a nice place to live as well . Thank you for reply . Hope all is well take care.

[@apriljohns7181]

HI Marla, My mom and I are from Albertville and she loves thrifting and she loves watching your videos. Her name is Janet and if you see this comment, I would love for you to say hi to her in one of your videos and y'all might run into one another thrifting some day. God bless you and your family.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

April, I will definitely be saying hi to you and your momma, Janet! 👋 I am tickled that you are my hometown neighbors and that you have found me here on KZbin! 😃 💕 How did you find my channel?

[@apriljohns7181]

@@marlacainraisingcain ​ My mom loves watching thrifting videos and found you and was so excited to find out you're from around here and visit a lot of the same stores that she does. We hope to see you one day on a thrifting adventure. Thank you for replying to my comment.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

You're so welcome, April! The comment section is my favorite thing! It feels like I get to know so many kindred spirits! 😃 ❤️

[@jill.yesterdaysmemories]

Can you explain what you use to change out the background of your china cabinet. I have 2 large bookshelves in our basement that I want to make the background light and bright without painting it. I’m wondering if the shelves will fit if I put something in the back of the cabinet???

[@deannanderson2033]

You could use pieces of foam board or any stiff cardboard and either paint or cover with fabric behind each shelf. It could all be the same or different for each shelf. You could change it out for each season too!

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Jill, my china cabinet has fabric as a background, and I do switch it out seasonally. In my older Duncan Phyfe china cabinet, my shelves do come out, so I used an upholstery stapler to attach the fabric. I also used that method in my larger china cabinet for the Buffalo plaid Christmas fabric (it's a tablecloth from Walmart). But then I realized the entire back of my larger china cabinet is made of a thin Luan board that comes off easily. So I took that back panel off, covered it with fabric, and put it back on. This was a lot easier than putting it on from the front. Depending on how your cabinet is made, you could do this OR as Deann has suggested, insert painted/wallpapered/upholstered panels from the front side 😊

[@colleenkarayiannis8814]

wow, must take you hours to dust and clean. some pretty items, just way too many for me.

[@marlacainraisingcain]

Colleen, here's my secret: I love old things, I love visual abundance, and I love to switch decor seasonally. So by the time it's dusty, it's time to rotate the vignettes to a new look 😃 I appreciate a minimal decor style in other people's homes, but I love my "Cracker Barrel wanna be" style ♥️ 😆