So I did not win the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint giveaway on From the Right Bank, but that is OK as there is no need to paint the cabinet after all…

Now that it is here with me at home I am loving the mellow wood, but I do need to style the interior as well as change out the paper backing. I never like to use the word “pop,” but I think a little is called for to highlight my grandmother’s china. Right now I am considering everything from stripes, which I recently saw at The Upper Rust (more on that in a moment)…

to Farrow & Ball wallpaper…

or Min Hogg wallpaper.

And in the meantime, FTRB has posted a gorgeous Danish country lodge from the Italian edition of Marie Claire Maison, including the painted stairway in this entryway. After having the carpet guy over and being told all the ways I CAN’T have a sisal-type runner on my stairs, I am back to thinking about painting them. I keep returning to the idea of painted treads, just like these.

Loving the kitchen and the tightly hung artwork elsewhere in this charming house too.

On that note, the art arrangement in my elder daughter’s room is coming along nicely – I just have to get up the courage to start making holes in the wall. A mixture of Japanese paintings and prints, with some fun memorabilia thrown in for good measure.

And I picked up this vintage letter print for the guest room at The Upper Rust, which I re-discovered via Habitually Chic. This East Village antique store is a perfect compendium of the best pickings, all in one location. Imagine you combed estate sales and flea markets everyday for a year – that is a great description of the shop. For more great photos, be sure to check out Heather’s post!

If you are looking to decorate a casual place in a hurry, shopping here could save you years…
Image credits: 1-2 & 7-8. me, 3. via Farrow & Ball, 4. via Min Hogg, 5-6. Marie Claire Maison via From the Right Bank