How Your Home Decor Can Be Both Old and New

Does your home decor express who you are now or who you were ten years ago? Have you been wanting to replace the lamp in the hallway? Get some new throw pillows for the guest bedroom? Making small updates to your home each year to keep it in style can be easy and affordable. And the Pink Pig is here to help. 

According to this article on Yahoo, the top home decor trends for 2012 fall into three categories. The first is French Market. This casual, elegant look can be achieved by choosing classic furniture pieces, opting for natural fiber fabrics and incorporating organic wood elements. It's as though they skimmed the Pink Pig website and saw the hotel key rack and the cliffhouse day blanket and used them for inspiration.

The second category is Global Chic – the World Travelled. For this look, they suggest utilizing bright, exotic patterns, like on our sari patchwork ottoman.  Ethnic statues made from reclaimed wood, and wood accent tables like our grain sack table also contribute to this feel.

Finally, the less is more look is still in; Yahoo's article calls it "Clarity Contemporary" because clear elements are the focus. The pieces they suggest using to highlight this style are ceiling fixtures, dining and side tables, and table lamps. Our iron gate table and mercury glass lanterns fit this category well. 

It just goes to show that the old adage is true: everything old is new again.Contact us to find out how we can help make that true for your home's decor.

Vintage Jewelry for Valentines Day

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to fall in love with vintage jewelry. Whether looking for an idea to suggest as a gift, the perfect gift to get or just something to show yourself a little love, antique jewelry is the perfect solution.   
Pink Pig carries the one of a kind and timeless jewelry of Gigi & James. Founder Jamie Anderson collects antique jewelry from across the world and modifies it using semiprecious gemstones, vintage beads and African beads. The results are elegant pieces that can be worn for any occasion in today’s world. Content customers of Gigi & James wear a stylish piece of the past that won’t be found anywhere else.

Creative and stylish bracelets, earrings and necklaces from other passionate designers can be found under the jewelry section of the site. Beth of Beth Quinn Designs  reflects her love for the old, worn

                                                               
                                                                     

and shiny in the jewelry she creates. She combines these textures to create pieces that often carry beautiful messages and are cherished for years. Blee Inara founder Ivonne Kino also strives to make
jewelry people find meaning in. Ivonne reflects the perfect combination of design, comfort, and beauty, all inspired by a sense of harmony, bliss, goodwill and peace in the jewelry she creates.
So instead of buying just any jewelry this Valentine’s Day, and the days to come, purchase beautiful and thoughtful jewelry with heart and soul. Contact us to discover the wonderful pieces that are waiting here for you.

Shades of White in Home Decor

Shades of White

 Bringing shades of white into your home decorating theme with the help of a few simple idea's here from the Pink Pig

This display was featured on the most recent cover of Country Living Magazine and we are happy to announce that they are available for purchase at our shop from the HomePort Collection.  White with texture.. we love it!

Porcupine Bank

Decorative ceramic birds and pretty white cake plates from our Bianco Collection.......

For the French Inspired.... Ooh La La have a look

Floral Edge Crown

Simple ways to give white a chance in your home decorating scheme. So fill up those dark spaces with some pretty white!   Visit our shop in Essex, NY or online for more ideas

Best to you!
Debbie

Romantic Bedding At Affordable Prices

A new bedding line is born.... Meet Reve.

Do you remember the awestruck feeling when you rented a cottage for a romantic getaway? The homey vintage appearance of the pristine bedding can just take your breathe away as you stare at it for an extended period of time. You can re-create the same feeling in your home with our new ruffled, white and cotton bed linens for bright, cheerful days and sumptuous nights!

Pink Pig is introducing a new line of Romantic Bedding.  Our new bedding line called "Reve" which means dream in French - will have you doing just that.   The linens are fabricated with the highest standards of quality in cotton for the crisp, comfortable feel of Grandma’s house that helps you to have a restful night’s sleep or a romantic evening for two. You can add a matching duvet, pillows, pillowcases and shams in many different styles to suit your country cottage appeal. The luxurious clean lines with large ruffles for trim accent any bedroom.          

There are also lamp shades and crisp chair covers to match your bedding and tie the entire bedroom together into your own vintage style. You can transform your bedroom or a guest room into the bedroom of your dreams with top quality bedding at affordable prices. You can mix and match antique bedding with shabby and chic accessories to create a look in the style you love.
Contact us for all of your romantic bedding needs and accessories. We can help you decorate your bedrooms and offer expert advice on products to suit your needs.


Visit our new Etsy Shop to view more of this collection from Reve....

Cottage Furniture

Sink into cottage furniture ... spring’ll get here soon enough

These are the months — as the snow quietly drifts outside — when the warmth of a cozy hearth draws us inside. When cottage furniture made of sturdy wood and soft cushions muffle thoughts of spring.
We’d rather be in here, watching the flakes fall. Here, where time doesn’t matter.
In small, comfy spaces like this, furniture should be simple, yet adequate. It’s the charm of efficiency, practicality.

It’s a spirit we brought with us from the Old World — and it’s a style that is re surging, according to RealtyBizNews.com.                            
So how, we wonder as we watch the snow continue, do we furnish it?
We look back, RealtyBizNews says.

“Look to flea markets and antique stores,” a recent post on the site suggests. “You don’t have to worry too much about having a matching furniture set. Look for comfortable, functional furniture, and accent the room with antique picture frames, ornate mirrors and vintage ornaments.”

Consider the rest of your decor, too, the post urges. Pastel colors tend to work best — coral, green, pink and yellow make for dainty, country-style rooms.
And think creatively:
“If you can’t find an antique lamp, consider converting a vintage jug or vase into a table lamp for an authentic look,” RealtyBizNews says.
Mmmm. Yeah, maybe.
Have some more hot chocolate first — then contact us.