Monthly Archives: October 2011

French Home Tour: French Design in Lille

Mix a nineteenth century home, antiques and modern design and what do you get?  A charming, fun home to a family with four children with some very serious antiques, that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is wonderfully comfortable. This beautiful old home in the suburbs of Lille, in the north of France, was thoroughly renovated.  [...]

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Meet Jewelry Designer KAREN LINDNER

  Jewelry designer KAREN LINDNER creates stunning pieces out of timeless treasures, antique Sterling watch fobs, French & English Sterling napkin rings, gold wax seals,  precious stone strands and freshwater pearls.   Karen’s coveted designs have been featured in several magazines including In Style & Brides, her jewelry is beloved and worn by celebrities.  Karen describes her jewelry as [...]

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A French Holiday

A French Holiday…. celebrate the season with a gathering of antique, vintage and reproduction Holiday pieces to create a holiday home you will love. It’s easy to put together this gorgeous holiday display, inspired by French religious antiques. I love the old French cathedrals, and this is the perfect theme for your holidays, especially if [...]

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Remnants of the Past Antique Show

I love Antiques, so it’s only natural that I love Antique Shows, right? I wanted to share a few images of the Remnants of the Past Antique Show with you. It’s held in San Louis Obispo, California, at the base of the Madonna Mountain. The weather couldn’t have been finer, sun, slight breeze, California at [...]

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$250.00 GIVEAWAY

Hooray!! We are sponsoring a $250.00 Gift Certificate GIVEAWAY on Joni’s Cote de Texas Blog. GO there!! For a chance to win, simply follow the directions on Joni’s Blog and GOOD LUCK!! Thanks so much, everyone, for entering. The contest is over. I’ll let you know who won! **CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO WINNERS!  Leigh Ann Marquiss [...]

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Fresh Take Tablesetting: Natural Harvest

One of the things I love best about the changing of  the seasons is decorating with the rich colors of Autumn.  This Fall, I am giving my table a fresher and lighter, natural look by using a vibrant all chartreuse green palette. It’s so easy to put together this quick, colorful and fun tablesetting  inspired by the colors [...]

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