What a season we've had! I have to share with you my BEST finds of the season and three things I NEVER fear when antiquing! Barn sales, junk shops, curbside, thrift shops, antique stores, and even birthday gifts! I love the thrill of the hunt and the entire...
Parisienne Farmhouse Design (TM)
Mind the Gap
Can we talk about my non-existent stone windowsill, please? I have to confess, (here she does again) being an über creative person with waaaaaaaaaaay too much vision has its drawbacks. Creativity ebbs and flows but when it flows, it's a beast. Almost manic. It's...
What is a French Country Kitchen?
Just what IS a French Country Kitchen? How do you make a French Farmhouse Kitchen? How do you get the look of a real, lived in French farmhouse? The look is more easily achieved than you think. In my recent YouTube two-part video I joked about becoming un-addicted to...
Perfect Farmhouse Flower Arrangements
There's no magazine-picture-perfect house with six kids, a hubby and a farm but you can have Perfect Farmhouse Flowers. Style it up as I may... stay on top of it as I might, there's always an overripe sock (on a kitchen counter) today's stack of junk mail (right where...
Shiny Brites! My Shiny Brite Collection!
So.... wanna see my holiday pride and joy... A little peak at my Shiny Brite Collection? I thought you'd never ask. What is a Shiny Brite? Only the most fabulous of all vintage Christmas ornaments. A mon avis. Shiny Brites! Even Wikipedia knows about them for...
Around the House in 30 Seconds…
Happy Memorial Day (Weekend)Remember,Without this special day - we wouldn't be celebrating all the others.A bientôt!-Angela
Vintage and Victorian Magazine
I quit using my cell phone about a year ago.After Juliette was born I noticed I was getting horrible headaches. and could not figure it out.I actually wondered if I was drinking too much wine! (Is there such a thing? Oh, don't get your feathers ruffled, I...
As Featured in… Late Summer Press
OK, so it's really Fifi's press and not mine. But one day my uncle contacted me while sitting on the beach in Chicago, perusing a magazine, "Your house is in Chicago Home and Garden!"Fifi's book is getting SO MUCH press this year - it's amazing and every time...
My Witty Title Would not Work
This entry is supposed to be titled...Picture Pitcher This..I was inspired by a recent tag sale find...(the brown transfer)And the impromptu visit from a friend and her daughters yesterday.Apparently I have a thing for pitchers.I didn't realize it!