As a collector of vintage ironstone, I've come across some pieces over the years that were less than white. Some ironstone can be a bit yellow, or even have a blue tint depending on when it was produced. But what about when your vintage ironstone pieces have some brown stains on them? Never fear, there is a way to -- if not fully remove those stains -- make the stains much less noticeable. 

So how did my ironstone cleaning experiment go?

I've always wanted a built-in plate rack to display some of my favorite ironstone plates and platters. But a built-in plate rack was not meant to be, and the wish remained just that -- a wish. That is, until I realized I already had a vintage French farmhouse wire vertical wall mount plate rack.

The only question was: how and where was I going to hang it?

I'm a sucker for all kinds of scalloped decor -- whether it be trays, baskets or lamp shades, you name it -- I'm a fan! I'm just not a fan of the high price tags.  

To the contrary, I've come up with a way to circumvent some of those exorbitant prices -- with my DIY high end scalloped trinket tray.  

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One year ago, almost to the day, I snagged a beautiful swan chair at a local estate sale -- for only $35! Unfortunately, the seat needed to be recaned. Fast forward to this year and the beginnings of a restoration for this awesome Hollywood Regency Swan Chair.

As explained in my prior estate chair reveal post, my husband agreed to help me figure out a way to "fix" the seat of the chair that needed to be recaned. Due to the exorbitant cost of sending it out to be recaned, he instead went ahead and crafted a new seat altogether -- solving the seat problem and saving a lot of money in the process. 

However, even with a new seat, I'm left with two different restoration dilemmas and I need your help!