A neat thing about having a blog is that people know a lot of what’s going on in my life. Sometimes it weirds me out when people start talking to me seemingly out of the blue about something that I mention on the blog. Most of the time though it’s a neat way to stay connected with people I don’t get to see all that often. When Matt’s aunt came to our house for our annual month-before-Christmas party, she brought a perfect gift for us: some fun additions for the laundry room–these wooden sock forms. 
Matt’s aunt is an avid vintage and antique shopper. Fortunately for us, she’s also a regular blog reader. So when she saw these wooden sock forms, she thought of our laundry room makeover and decided to give them to us for Christmas. They fit in perfectly with the rest of the eclectic art in the laundry room and echo the wood accents we have elsewhere. 
Something else I like is that these feet aren’t a pair. One is a bit bigger than the other, so there’s basically one for Matt and one for me.
What are some favourite vintage pieces you’ve used in your decorating? Do you decorate your laundry room? Who else has relatives who shop for them?
What a nice gift! I have never seen sock forms before!
I think the idea was when people wore handknit woolen socks, the sock forms would help them keep their shape as they dried after washing. Now don’t quote me on that because I have absolutely no evidence to support this belief!
Those are cool! My mum had a bunch that were sort of a wire outline with the hanger part at the top. She used them continuously my whole life, for my dad’s and brothers’ socks. My mum was a big believer in wool socks (and wool blankets, which made me itch and she never believed me!) The sock forms were less about keeping the socks’ shape than to keep them from shrinking after washing. My friends thought we were super weird. 😉
Thanks for clarifying their use. I’ve seen the wire ones before. Wool makes me itch too. Growing up, the satin edge on my blanket was always my buffer.
Mine just had a blanket stitched edge – I became fanatical about having the sheet turned over all the way along the top, and still am that way!
So cute! I love vintage wooden boxes and trunks. I haven’t decorated our laundry room yet. Maybe some day…
You’ll get there, Stacy!
Hmmm i need them to divert the sock gremlins from stealing socks out of my dryer lol
Too funny. I didn’t consider that their powers extended to sock gremlins. 🙂