I love baskets and today I am revealing my favorite ways to use baskets with lots of photos. This is part of the French Country Friday series so scroll to the bottom to see the other blogs that are joining me. I love using baskets in my home, and I think they are great for […]
9 Ways to Use a Basket, Fall Decor and MORE
I love it when posts I’ve written a while back are still relevant. This is one of them. There are so many ways to use a basket and several that are awesome in Farmhouse French decorating. Check out 9 ways I’ve used baskets in my home. Today let’s look at 9 ways to use baskets. […]
Stenciled Basket
Have you ever stenciled a basket? It’s a bit more difficult than using it on a flat surface but it’s looks great. Case in point, this fabulous Fortnum and Mason basket from London. It came like that. Doesn’t it look fabulously luxurious? I decided to try my hand at painting my own. I taped on […]
Recipe for a Romantic Bedroom
This is my take on a romantic bedroom retreat. You may have seen the bed already HERE. Now I want to show you the entire room. Here’s a little back story. When the guest quarters were finished, we put leftover furniture in here. You know, the stuff I didn’t really want in the house. It all […]
Country French Baskets
Country French design is full of French baskets. Some of my baskets are French baskets, some are English and others are American. Some are new, some are old, and some are very old. One thing I want to point out is that the basket does not have to actually be French to give a room […]
Guest room fluffing
I have seen so many beautiful baskets in blogland, and I love the casually elegant and warm feel they give a room. And so when I found this basket at Joss and Main, I knew it was coming home to my house. I put it on a luggage rack at the foot of the guest […]
Goodies from the Auction and Thrift Store
I love shopping for old things with a past, so I enjoy going to auctions, resale shops, consignment stores, and antique venues. Recently I attended an auction, blogged about here, and this was my exciting find, a lovely antique pine chest of drawers. It needs some clear wax, but I am too busy with a painting job to […]