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My living room is filled with one thousand and one things from our bedrooms, instead of Christmas decorations. Today is the day we get our bedrooms carpeted. And despite giving away over 100 books to the Goodwill, and throwing out bag after bag of "stuff" ~ there is a huge amount of things all over our home that had to be moved. I am so thankful, though, that I was able to get my favorite ever

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This week, I am in love with our new crowns in stock at FrenchGardenHouse. Made to look like Zinc, they are still one of the most favored decorations seen all over Europe. Our new Crowns are gorgeous, just beautiful! Place them outside like I did in your garden. Two on your outside table with votives inside create a stunning still life. I light our candles outside, just in view from my doors in

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photo from BH&GIt's On! That wonderful time of readying our hearts and our homes for the holidays, and in particularly {around here} for Christmas. Here is a run through of my tips for Easy Cottage Decorating I wrote for the holiday issue of Cottages and Bungalows Magazine:1. Start with a warm welcome. Nothing says Welcome to our Holiday Home more than a beautiful entry to your home. If you have

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I wish all of you the loveliest Thanksgiving. Filled with the sound of laughter from those you love around your table. We have much to be thankful for. One of the things I am thankful for this year are the volunteers who worked with Enchanted Makeovers to bring new hope and so much joy to the abused and neglected girls who are in residence at Vista Maria. They have transformed this shelter into

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I'll be taking the next few days to get ready for Thanksgiving, how about you? This year we have a very small group. Which means we can break tradition a little and try out some new things. I haven't come up with a table setting quite yet, you can see last year's table and some inspiration. I think this year I will keep it simple, maybe some Grainsacks as runners, large plates, gingko leaves from

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Ten things you probably don't {want to} know about me: One of my blogging friends from Europe, Greet LeFevre, her blog is Belgian Pearls , and Linda Merril, her blog is Surroundings , both have tagged me to share ten things about myself. I'm not sure that there is much that's interesting about me, but here goes:1. Like Greet, my absolute always favorite flowers are White Roses. When I don't have

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I am happy to let you know that the Holiday Issue of Cottages & Bungalows Magazine is out on the newsstands ~ markets, and bookstores, too! I know subscribers have already received this beautiful issue, from the number of emails I've received. With magazines stopping production left and right {!} it's nice to know that there are still beautiful publications doing well, isn't it?I was thrilled {

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The other day a most delightful little package arrived! I am so thrilled with this decoration, I thought you might want one, too. I ordered the Thankfulness Garland, from Lesley, at Small Meadow Press.Isn't it just perfect? Lesley makes these from 100% post-consumer recycled cardstock. I fell in love with the birds, of course, and the gorgeous colors. This is just what my living room needed for

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Some Glitz and Glam to rock your rooms. Ready to add that divine Savoir Faire to any room, these exquisite antique and vintage bergeres, banquettes and other pieces are "one of a kind" finds. They have their original patina, worn paint and finishes from years and years of everyday loving use. I love these Louis XV, Louis XVI and French Provincial {Country} styles. These were found in Europe and

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Romance your Harvest Home to show your family how cherised they are. One of the best parts of this season is making your nest a cozy, warm haven for your family. This is the time to light the candles, put on beautiful music, and serve a simple but oh so good home cooked meal. It doesn't take much to create a loving environment, a home that everyone will delight in coming home to after a day of

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This week my favorites are BIG. Really, really BIG. You'll see. Ballroom sized. Some of the most fun pieces for sale at FrenchGardenHouse are oversized, and I love these architectural and over scale pieces. Like this gorgeous but huge set of doors, now with a mirrored backing. How great would these look built into a home? Or simly as a piece of art, leaning against the wall, the perfect place to

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Want a little glamour for the Holidays? Our Parisian Holiday might just be the thing! Filled with plenty of sparkling, glittering shabby and chic decorations for your holiday home! Your best holiday ever begins here! I love the Paper Pulp "Icicle Trim" on my mantel, covered with glittering Mica. They are sturdy pieces, so they can last for years and years. Wonderful trio of vintage inspired

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Everyone is in love with Burlap right now, or so it seems. Rough, natural and earthy, I adore how it looks with more elegant pieces to make even the most pedigreed French antiques come down to earth. {my grandmama probably would not approve, sorry!}Photo from Cottage Living We have a wonderful selection of vintage and antique pieces available at the shop right now. Each one to die for. I love the

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This is a good do over weekend! Not that I'm "doing over" anything blog worthy, just moving one large cabinet around to the other side of the living room. In the meantime, I retrieved these images from my files...inspiration! If I had a "do over" budget of any sort, I would be majorly tempted to change the whole room.Or time. Neither of which are in excess at this time of year when you have a

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Thank you, KITCHENS MAGAZINE, for kindly putting our French Market Bags on the cover of the premier issue! This looks to be a wonderful magazine, it's available right now at your market, Target, and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. I can't wait to get my own copy, inside, lots of great ideas for kitchens, small ones too! {like mine here, at home} I can always use some help for renovating, changing a

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Yesterday I cut off all the Hydrangeas in our garden. Rain was pouring down, and those large flower heads don't weather a storm very well. Now our garden looks a little bare, but inside, all those Hydrangeas are everywhere!I love big bouquets of Hydrangeas, at this time of year most of the ones we grow turn a spectacular shade of Chartreuse Green, no matter what color they were originally, white,

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We flew back in town last night, late. I am sure you have noticed I've been gone for a while. We had a lovely, lovely visit with our daughter, son in law and baby grandgirl, who turned 1 last week! Oh, she is a cutie. Filled up our grandparent's heart with all her love, giggles and silliness, til the next visit...which thankfully is in about two months. ~and how thrilling to have the snap of

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Sweet, cute, sometimes beyond gorgeous, Half Dolls! Love them, the best were made in Germany and France at the turn of the century (1900's) through the Roaring Twenties. I have a great collection at the shop right now, from a wonderful estate. This is a larger, Tea cozy. She is made with French Laces, her face is a plastic composition, with "floss" hair. Love her beautiful face. Stunning

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Some bloggers just celebrate in a big, BIG way! Please visit my sweet friend KARA who has had 10, TEN giveaways in a row so far. Today is our turn, we are offering a {faux} Mink Couture Baby Jacket on Kara's Eli's Lids Blog. There are all sorts of ways to enter more than one time {lots of times!} and Kara's blog is a fun read. Hope you go there and say Hi! And add her to your blog list..... While

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I pretty much fall for homes with a clean, Creams and Whites color palette. Blue is not really my favorite ~ but oh! how I love the look of this 19th Century Farmhouse in the Hudson Valley.Photo: Jonny Valiant This is the coziest family home. I love the textures, the colors, the "welcome home!" feeling these rooms have, while still having an elegant look about them. Jonny Valiant What a beautiful

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Even though the temperatures around here are not cooperating, I am fully sold on Fall! I will admit that it's been just a tiny bit too hot to decorate our home more, but hopefully next week the temperature will drop down to the 70's, and I can do another phase of fallerizing. I have lots of ideas for decorations that are simple, and elegant, both for inside and outside.I love this twist on

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Home. Isn't it so much fun to decorate your home for Fall? I love making our home cozy at this time of year. I don't decorate as much as I used to when my kids were small, but I still love to have some seasonal touches here and there. I want all of us to breathe a sigh of relief when we come through the front door, and feel comforted and happy to be home. Today I decorated my mantel in the Living

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Some people are destined to make a huge difference in the lives of others. They see a problem, and creatively find a way to get involved! They boldly step out in faith, to do something they are passionate about. I'd like to introduce you to Terry, if you haven't met her already. Terry is someone I admire greatly, she is the Founder and President of Enchanted Makeovers, the mother of four children

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Our days are still glorious in the garden, sunny, but with a hint of a breeze, the perfect weather to enjoy the last flowers. I love this time of year {I know you can tell by now!} I thought I'd share some of the beautiful Victorian Scrap Cut outs from our collection, their colors are just as lush as when they were printed over 100 years ago. "In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory

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In autumn, when the apple harvest is in full swing, I love to decorate with apples and pears. Common apples and pears are so beautiful when displayed around our home. A large old White Tureen, whose lid was broken beyond repair sits on our kitchen table, filled to the brim with Granny Smith Apples right now. Later on, when these have all been eaten, I may change over to the glorious Red

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