Sneak Peek- Vintage Home Accessories

About a month ago, I was contacted by a soon to be open eco-friendly, luxury homegoods store called Necessary ExTRAVagance in Chicago's trendy Andersonville neighborhood and asked if I would be willing to provide vintage quilt and hanky pillows for them. I am thrilled to be a part of this, and am so excited at the timing, as I am getting ready to launch my new line of home accessories soon!


I hope to actually move all of my home line to a new Etsy store called FirebirdhouseHome by the end of this month, but until then, I have snuck in a couple at Firebirdhouse so I could share.


I really love old fabrics, linens, quilts, lace. And oftentimes, I think there is so much work and history in a piece that it would be a shame not to find a way to use it. Even the most humble things like dishtowels were made prettier with embroidered initials or herb pots, and that inspires me :) The idea of reusing these vintage finds seems even more important now, as I try to be more eco-friendly when I create, plus I really love trying to figure out just how to use a piece, or work around stains or damage.


So this is the first of what I hope to be a long line of pillows, tea towels, sheet sets, etc :) This is from my "wedding" line and is one of a kind, as most of them will be. Its Irish linen front and back, with vintage drawn thread and embroidery work, and has the words faith, hope, love on the front separated by vintage pearl buttons.

And I will definitely be sharing more info about the store as it gets closer to opening day in May! For a look at all the really fabulous things that will be in the store, you can find them on Facebook.