Decorating styles have changed so much over the years.  There are your tried and true traditionalists, but in this decade, there are many new looks to behold.  I fall somewhere in-between.  I love mixing new and old pieces together.

In my apartment, I have incorporated a few accessories from my mother’s home.  The small cast iron cat bank was my mother’s as a child.  The bank is from the 1930’s and was produced by the Hubley Manufacturing Company.  I cherish this bank, and it sits on my nightstand in my bedroom.

The other items I hold dear are the old photographs of my mother and her father.  My grandfather was a chef, and his portrait shows him in a chef’s cap holding one of his decorated cakes.  The large horizontal black and white photo is of my mother at a Christmas party in 1956.

I think the smallest photo was the biggest surprise when my mother gave it to me.  My mother is pictured with Gene Autry.  Mr. Autry was nicknamed the Singing Cowboy; he was an actor, songwriter, and singer. He was visiting the military base where my mother was living.  She was thrilled to meet him as a young girl. 

I am thrilled to have such meaningful items that add history to my home.  What do you treasure from your family’s home? Let me know!