French Country Cottage

A little bit of Larkspur and a sprinkle of vintage blues on the table creates an enchanting styling for spring.  We are jumping into this styling from my recent book ‘French Country Cottage In Bloom’ and sharing a bit more behind the look and how you can also achieve this look for your next gathering. 

This is such a fun one today friends. It happened a couple of weeks ago when I wandered into a thrift store and though it is a smaller treasure- it brought such a burst of spring sunshine. I fell instantly. Picked it up and carried it around with me and brought that vintage fabric beauty home.

This spring, we are in a different spot in the garden to chat about foxgloves. We decided to plant this year’s newly added foxgloves in a different spot than usual- the greenhouse garden planter boxes. For a couple reasons really- one of which are those gophers we have chatted about previously. But foxgloves dancing in the evening light in the garden beds is such a beauti...

A basket full of beautiful blooms is always a good idea. One of the things I keep in mind when planting the garden and adding new flowers each year is to include the flowers that I love to bring inside on repeat. You can probably guess what some of those are. Those big and beautiful ruffle filled peonies and garden roses of course.

This flow...

Can you fall in love with a piece of architectural salvage? Something covered in old paint. Chippy patina. Well weathered and worn. I am saying yes. Because I did. And it isn’t the first time for sure. But it is the first time I fell in love with a set of vintage carriage house doors and was able to snag them and bring them home with me. And you know what? These are worth all...