{"id":734,"date":"2012-07-24T08:56:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T13:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=734"},"modified":"2012-07-24T08:57:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T13:57:12","slug":"a-vintage-bike-flowers-instant-vacation-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"A Vintage Bike + Flowers = Instant Vacation Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many times have we seen photos of idyllic small towns in France or Italy that include a vintage bicycle with a basket full of flowers and thought ‘how dreamy’?<\/p>\n

In a follow-up to yesterday’s vintage bicycle post, I thought I’d share this photo that I took last week at Haupt Antiek in Apple Valley:<\/p>\n

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I offer this formula for a wonderful display in your own yard:<\/p>\n

1. Purchase (or dig out from your garage) a vintage bicycle. \u00a0It can be freshly painted, or have that lovely distressed look.<\/p>\n

2. Lean it up against your house or a fence – preferably a place with cascading vines.<\/p>\n

3. Add flowers to the basket. \u00a0For more impact, hang additional flowering plants on bicycle wheels, frame and seat.<\/p>\n

And voil\u00e0! \u00a0Instant European countryside scene, right at home!<\/p>\n

-Katherine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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