I love French chairs. I mean I really, really love them. One reader corrected me and said I can’t LOVE a chair, I can only admire or appreciate it. I don’t know about that. I mean a musician can love a beautiful song, and a painter can love a painting, right? It’s all about perspective. […]
My 3 Most Popular Posts
It’s always fun for me to see what posts were the most popular ones. As a blogger, it’s important for me to know what you like, so I can provide more. One of the things I get is that you want to walk away with usable information, not just pretty pictures. With that […]
Working Around Decorating Obstacles
We all at some time have to work around decorating obstacles. There’s the chair that your husband refuses to part with, the bedding your son is super attached to, or even a scruffy dog bed. But what if the thing you aren’t so crazy about is the elephant in the room? For me it’s the […]
My Paris Apartment
I don’t get out much. I’m on the computer, with clients, or behind a camera most of the day. To celebrate my daughter’s graduation and a big anniversary, I decided to leave my little cocoon. I left my city, my state, my country, and more importantly the ground for a trip to Paris. This was […]
French Fabrics 8 Tips
Today’s French event is about French fabrics. So how can you give your home a French accent using fabric? NOTE: Most traditional French fabrics are vibrant and colorful, but today I’m talking more about how to give your home a French feel using neutral fabrics. Go to the blogs mentioned at the end […]
French Grain Sack Chairs
I am pretty pumped about these French grain sack chairs. Can you believe how they looked when I got them? Someone got rid of these chairs because, and I am guessing now, they didn’t like the rust colored corduroy fabric any more. I would like to explain to the previous owners, that with a […]
French Inspired Collections – Silverware
Welcome to the second installment of Country French Design, a monthly multi-blog event. Today’s topic is French inspired Collections. I love collections of old things, and perhaps my favorite thing to collect is vintage silverware. Vintage silverware has a French feel to me, even if the silverware isn’t actually from France. But when […]
More French Bargains
I’ve written about my style I call Farmhouse French before, click here, and wanted to share some some of my sources. Here are some items I love, that I think you will too, and the best part is that these are very budget friendly. This is not a sponsored post, but a resource page for you. Here […]