Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Blame it on Rachel Ashwell, the queen of shabby chic. When Peggy Kurz visited she fell in love with the look and was soon redesigning her home and garden.
Le dalie erano tra i fiori preferiti dell’imperatrice Joséphine de Beauharnais, le rose decoravano gli emblemi delle famiglie reali inglesi: ecco un duetto degno dei giardini di palazzo per creare magnifici bouquet e ghirlande! In un ampio piatto di portata si dispongono i fiori senza stelo cre
Hello everyone, Come and enjoy an afternoon tea in the garden under the old apple trees ~ we can enjoy their beauty and sweet fragrance once again. I love these white scrolled chairs that I bought at Winner's a few years ago. I think they add a touch of elegance to the garden. I even pressed my old white linen tablecloth for the occasion! A pretty bouquet of apple blossoms. White napkins and china. Tea and pecan butterballs. My white teapot also from Winner's a few years ago. Love the white blossoms on the floweing crab apple tree by the pond too. I hope you are enjoying your week and thank you for joining me for tea under the old apple trees today! I was doing some painting in the boathouse today and hope to take some new pics in there soon. Magcloud has a 20% off sale on for a short time if you would like to order one of my books or anyone else's it would be a good time to get a deal. I am joining BNOTP for Tablescape Thursday. Take care, Carolyn
La Roseraie de l’Haÿ is a glorious summer garden, just a few kilometres south of Paris. Dedicated to the queen of flowers, it is the oldest rosarium in France and claims to be “the world’s first ro…
January ~ breakfast in the sunroom February ~ Valentine's Day Tea March ~ afternoon tea ~spring blooms April ~ Easter Dinner May ~ Spring Green June~ Lunch in the Garden July ~ Rose Garden Tea August ~ our Downton Abbey Tea September ~ Tea October~ Tea November~ Autumn Lunch December~ Christmas Lunch I thought I would gather a monthly tablescape to share with you today ~ a year in review. I am joining Between Naps on the Porch today for Tablescape Thursday and the Rose Garden in Malevik for Show-off Saturday. Thank you for visiting me, Carolyn
Making it Cozy via I have a thing for iron scrolly garden furniture. I have a little on my front porch. I love it's pretty lines but it does seem a bit cold. I've been watching Craigslist for weeks looking for furniture for my back deck. This vintage set has been on there for for quite awhile. listing here It just seems a bit cold...doesn't it? I'm guessing others think so too so it hasn't sold. via But browsing Pinterest I've found many examples of how you can take the plainest of garden benches and soften them up. Make them inviting. Just look at that space above...it's just begging you to take a nap. The only thing that makes it so is the addition of a quilt. via Here a daybed gets the treatment. via Another daybed...complete with floral cushions and matching pillows. via Daybeds seem such a luxury in the garden. via Here just a plain chaise becomes the ultimate garden bed. via So romantic with the addition of pillows. via Just a common garden bench becomes the ultimate place to spend the afternoon when pillows and quilts are added. via via And this is just your ordinary park bench but cover it in romantic pillows and it becomes something special. Looking through this makes me want to just gather up all the odds and end pillows I have around the house and throw them on my bench. As it stands right now...I keep having to retrieve my outdoor pillows from the yard. Last night was a big night of storms in Oklahoma City. Again they skipped around me. Thank goodness. But it was really a hairy night. Even the weather men are ready for the spring weather to end. They are worn out from reporting it. Last night I thought one of our old time weather guys...Gary England... the one everyone listens to. I thought he was going to have a stroke on air...he was so hyped up. We had tornado warnings and sirens going for hours plus driving rain, hail and flash flooding. I never lost power but many did. My dogs were never scared though...they take it all in stride. I called my Mom...she had a different set of storms forming over her and her dogs were barking and barking at the sound of the tornado sirens. My dogs pretty much ignored it... Franklin kept watch of the weather at the window. Here's a good video of some storm chasers that got too close to one of the tornadoes yesterday. See you Sunday for an Open House! Tweet
To restore a feeling of equilibrium to his Queen Anne house in Herefordshire, interior decorator Edward Bulmer remodelled the layout, added a new wing, and painted the walls in interesting colours to create a contemporary family home
First, a big thank you to everyone who linked up at The Scoop! If you hurry, the party is still live and you can join us! I love seeing all of your wonderful creativity! This week several of the posts seemed to follow a theme…farmhouse style and country living! Don’t you just want to curl up here and read a book? Junk Chic Cottage used a wonderful old chippy bed to disguise her chaise lounge! The Long Awaited Home shared this fabulous rustic outdoor table made from an old barn door! Love it! This is just a little peek at the farmhouse kitchen reveal from Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson. Head on over and check it out! I love the two-toned finish on this farmhouse chair from Gallery 512. The stained seat adds so much interest. Not only is this tablescape from May Days filled with my favorite colors…blue and white…but it also stars cows! What else could you ask for? The soft colors are perfect and you’ve gotta love those knobs in this side table makeover from Create & Babble. Wow! Isn’t this unique? Decorating Ideas Made Easy used an old galvanized bucket to add some farmhouse style to her ceiling fan! Andrea at Opulent Cottage shared her cute burlap and gingham curtains…fabulous! I am loving the peek at the chicken wire inserts in her cabinet doors! Design till It Shines took us with her on a visit to a local lavender farm and brought home armloads of fresh lavender. Can you imagine how wonderful her home must smell? I had to share this photo of hers with you! If it were not for the very American barn in the background, you might think that you are in Provence! We visited a barn sale with Moonbeams & Fireflies who treated us to lots of rustic eye candy! I was shopping her photos! And finally, this post from Far Above Rubies really tugged at my heart strings! She takes us along on her trip to the Smoky Mountains…my childhood home! Her photos of the Mountain Farm Museum are beautiful! And I am sharing some inspiration for farmhouse style that I found in a most unusual place…Tractor Supply Company! Who knew that a farm supply store could be a design source! You can get a closer look at my farmhouse finds here. Thanks to everyone who shared at The Scoop this week! You can see more on my new Pinterest board "Shared at The Scoop Linky Party" by clicking here. Just a reminder...the Summer Showcase of Homes starts on Monday and I am hoping that you will drop by my house for a visit on Wednesday, July 24th! There will be 26 homes to tour and I am really looking forward to getting to peep into the homes of some of my favorite bloggers, too! Here’s the schedule so that you won’t miss any of them: Monday 7/22 Atta Girl Says ~ The Happier Homemaker ~ Rain on a Tin Roof ~ Better With Age ~ Top This Top That Tuesday 7/23 Mom 4 Real ~ Cedar Hill Ranch ~ Practically Functional ~ While Wearing Heels ~ French Country Cottage Wednesday 7/24 The Lily Pad Cottage ~ Marty's Musings ~ Confessions of a Plate Addict ~ Town and Country Living ~ Adventures in Decorating Thursday 7/25 Good Life of Design ~ A Stroll Thru Life ~ Worthing Court ~ Back Porch Musings ~ The Rustic Pig Friday 7/26 Our Southern Home ~ Stone Gable ~ The Everyday Home ~ Recreate and Decorate ~ Sophia's ~ Vignette Design Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed having a little peek at some farmhouse style! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants! Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures, The Everyday Home for Home{work} Wednesday , Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays , The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays , No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursdays , Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits on Thursdays , My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday , French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday , Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special See you next time! À la prochaine! Also find me at… Enter your email to have Plate Addict's blog posts delivered Delivered by FeedBurner
Hello everyone, Queen Anne's Lace grows prolifically in ditches etc. around the Island, so some might consider it a weed but I love it's delicate beauty. However, not to be overlooked in this post is my beautiful new tea set! You know how I love my dishes. It is Royal Crownford Ironstone and it has the wheat pattern on it. I already have the large pitcher and wash basin from this pattern. The bouquet of Queen Anne's Lace on the window sill of the cottage. My old $1 chair from Coulson's in Summerside. Speaking of lace - I got this beautiful lace tablecloth recently for $1.50! I do love my bargains!!! I should mention that the tea set came from Hardy's in Charlottetown. The tea pot,large creamer and cups and saucers was $25. So delicate. Isn't it amazing something that grows so easily is so beautiful? I am joining Faded Charm for White Wednesday , Bernideen's TeaTime Blog and The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home. Also joining My Romantic Home for Show & Tell. Thank you for visiting, Carolyn
