I thought it was time for another mountain house post. Here is the living room as it was when we moved in. I know some of you were unhappy with the asymmetrical room, but there was some method to the madness on the architect’s part. The fireplace is on the ‘living room’ side of the room, […]
Country French Evening
This is the last of our Country French series, morning, noon, and night. So today we are focused on night time. I thought a perfect day would end with a nice bubble bath in my tub. So I found this wonderful bubble bath to try. I haven’t tried it yet, but if it is as […]
Styling a Shelf
This is an example of why there are always exceptions to rules. My rule is to pare things down and go with less. When I remove things from a room, I usually like it more. Now this shelf is the exception. I actually like it with more not less. I’ll show you what it has […]
Farmhouse French Friday Tip 1
I thought I would start a new series on Fridays, where I just talk about one thing you can do to add Farmhouse French style to your home, not 5, or 8 or 10. No projects or tours, just one tip. Just one tip…. hmmmm. I’m not sure I can do this. So what will […]
The Mountain House Reveal
In case you missed the news, we bought a place in the mountains of NC for retirement. For now we’ll be renting it out until we’re ready to live there. You can find all of the news on the house HERE. Why are we doing this now? That’s all HERE. I talked about the […]
Which Design Trends to Avoid
I know you think I am going to say ‘all of them’ but I’m not… Doesn’t this to seem to happen with constant regularity? You see a new design trend. You’re unsure of it. You want to see if it sticks around before you follow it because you’ve been suckered before. Then you see that […]
The Biggest Misconception about Decorating
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE. If you missed my Easter post from last week, you can find it HERE. I know some will disagree with what I am about to say, and I’m okay with that. I am glad that decorating rules are fluid and that we each have our own interpretation and style. I think the […]
5 Ways to Make Your Porch a Destination
Today I am joining some other French style bloggers in a group event. Last time our theme was MORNING, CLICK HERE. For this month, our theme is NOON. The place I love to be around noon is the porch, so that is my focus for today. I thought I would talk about 5 ways to make […]
