About Ann, A Home Decor Blogger at Dabbling & Decorating

Hi, I’m Ann, a home decor blogger here at Dabbling and Decorating, a thrifty and vintage home decorating blog from our collected homes in Vermont and Coastal Maine. Dabbling & Decorating launched in 2017 after I retired from a 26-year career in education sales in Connecticut and moved to our dream spot in the mountains of Vermont. Join me here for our Vermont Home Tour.

Passionate about decorating my home since I was a little girl growing up on the coast of Maine, I constantly changed around my parent’s Coastal Maine Home every time they left the house! I share our family’s Coastal Maine Heritage and Embracing My Roots here.

Little Girl at Cash Register — Me at our family gift shop, Coupe’s at the Nubble, in Coastal Maine 1970

Nubble Light House Maine — Me at our family gift shop, Coupe’s at the Nubble, in Coastal Maine 1970

I learned everything from my mother, an avid antiquer, thrifter, decorator, and crafter. My father enjoyed making his own furniture, antiquing, and playing tennis until he was 86 years old! There’s not a thrift shop or a flea market that I can pass by!

You may join me thrifting for our homes every week over on Instagram as part of the series Thrifting with the Gals, along with my buddy Ella!

After the passing of my parents, we have been renovating and decorating the Coastal Maine home they passed down to us with all their collected antiques.

It is very dear to our family, and I would love for you to follow along in the featured blog series In My Mother’s Home.

Woman in Car with Dog — Coastal Maine Heritage | Embracing My Roots

Cedar Shake Maine Home — Coastal Maine Heritage | Embracing My Roots

The Vintage Soul

Oh, and you will also find me “Dabbling & Decorating” and selling some of my favorite vintage wares in the window at The Vintage Soul in Manchester, Vermont. See more in the post, Vintage Booth Winter Window Display and How to Start a Vintage Booth Business.