Summer Entertaining: Great Tips, Tablesettings and Recipes

The sun is out, it's a gorgeous time to entertain outdoors. Need some tips to make it super easy?...

Favorite 4th of July Tablesetting and Recipes

The 4th of July is a great opportunity to enjoy time outdoors, the company of family and friends...

Summer Collection: Set a RED WHITE & BLUE Table Outdoors

What I love about summer most? I love to entertain, and in the summer, I think of our garden patio...

Simple French Supper with Antiques at the Table

Today I am sharing a simple dinner tablesetting I set up on the kitchen table a while ago when 8 of...

FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE Magazine Features FrenchGardenHouse

It is such an honor to be part of the 2014 issue of French Country Style Magazine. Long...

Our Favorite Spring Picks : GIFTS

Giving a gift is more than selecting a beautiful item, it's giving a part of yourself. We have...

An Invitation to CHÂTEAU DU GRAND-LUCÉ

Today I am sharing photos from the French Chateau Design Book written by owner and top designer...

The New PRAIRIE STYLE Magazine

PRAIRIE STYLE Magazine is back by popular demand. I am thrilled to share some preview images with...

Secret Life of Antiques: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? Silver

Antiques at the table are back. Entertaining has become an art again. More of us are appreciating...

Spring Fever at Home: Catch It!

Here are a few easy ways to bring spring inside your home. Read more...

Secret Life of Antiques: Collecting Antique French Utilitarian Decorative Glass

Antique French Glass makes a decorative statement displayed all by itself or in a collection, see...

How to Arrange Flowers

Do you wish you knew how to make roses look elegant? Here are my easy tips for arranging flowers...

How To Entertain: Elegant Easy Dinner Party

I love having people over for dinner, knowing what to make, however, is never the easy part for me...

Early Spring Centerpiece

It’s been such a cold, cold winter, while we all wait impatiently for Mother Nature to wake...

Pecan Caramel Chocolate Candies

With Valentine’s Day coming, I want to share my very favorite home made candy with you...

Secret Life of Antiques: How to Display Religious Antiques

Do you love collecting French Saints, Prayer Books, Madonna Statues and religious ephemera? They are...

Weekly Favorites: Giddy over Gilt.

Every woman's French Boudoir should have gilt. Gold Plating, that is. {gilt with an "i" only!}...

Dreaming of Spring

I begin dreaming of spring gardens in January.   Do you? This old hand colored plan is for the...

A Bright, Fresh Beginning

The first few weeks of the new year always make me think about the days, weeks and months ahead...

Secret Life of Antiques: Oh! You Beautiful Doll. Boudoir Dolls

I love these beautiful glamorous old girls! Called Boudoir Dolls, and mostly from the 1920’s...

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