Pass it Down

by Sarah on December 21, 2012, 2 comments

I decided that I would like to give my oldest daughter DC my dollhouse that my grandfather Craig built for me when I was a kid. A dollhouse was actually on DC’s list in addition to the hideous hunk of fuchsia plastic the Dream Castle. But I can’t complain because I wanted a Barbie dream [...]

Great Books for the Wishlist

by Sarah on November 20, 2012, no comments

Great art and coffee table books have always been a part of my wishlist. I wanted to share a few with you that are sure to be on mine this holiday season. All found on Amazon but don’t forget about Overstock–they have a great selection too. 1. Classic Africa 2. Clarence House 3. Designing the [...]

Happy Holidays from The Estate of Things

by Sarah on December 22, 2010, no comments

Dear Lovely Readers, Here we are friends, another year is nearly gone. I hope that as you are reading this Betsy is reuniting with her family for the holidays and I am snuggled in front of a fire eating massive amounts of my Grandma Morris’ sugar cookies (her cookies are unrivaled) and watching Christmas Vacation on [...]

Light Show: Detroit Garden Works

by Sarah on December 15, 2010, no comments

Deborah Silver, owner of Detroit Garden Works, garden retailer and landscape extroidinaire is about to fire up the holiday light show on her blog Dirt Simple and I will be sure to watch and be inspired. The steel rings wrapped with lights have already got my wheels turning–Couldn’t I make my own wire frame sphere and then wrap it [...]

Holiday Gift Ideas

by Sarah on December 8, 2010, 4 comments

I’m gathering ideas for gifts for my family and friends, December 25th always seems to sneak up on me…I vow to stop the trend. For my Husband, Books-I always select some for Dan. He says I have a knack for it and I usually make great picks. I have already made my picks for this [...]