Dreaming of holidays spent in an elegant Parisian apartment?
If you have never been there, but would love to someday. or if you have fond memories of the City of Lights, why not create your own bit of Parisian magic at home? I'm SO excited to have you join me today, because I'm bringing Paris Home for the Holidays!
WELCOME TO MONDAY MORNING BLOOMS.
This is a very special edition of Monday Morning Blooms.
Shirley, Pam, Mary and I are Celebrating the Holidays in Style, together with our dear friends from Crown Linen Designs and Arte Italica.
Not only are they joining us to celebrate this beautiful season, they are also giving away a fabulous prize worth more than $400.00 to one of our readers! {The give away is now CLOSED.}
Please be sure to read all the way to the end to see how you can enter for a chance {or more chances!} to win.
I first fell in love with Crown Linen Designs at market years ago. Not only was I immediately drawn to the beautiful quality and embroidery of the linens, once I met the people behind the brand, I fell in love even more! Since then, their linens have graced our tables for every days and holidays here at FrenchGardenHouse.
Now they have come together with Arte Italica, an amazing company with incredibly skilled artisans creating gorgeous table ware. A match made in heaven as both of them have attention to detail like no other. I know so many of you already love every delicious thing from both of them!
A few weeks ago these luscious velvet placemats, linen napkins and that glorious Vetro Scalloped Footed Bowl arrived from my friends at Crown Linen Designs and Arte Italica.
I immediately envisioned a swanky dinner or luncheon in a Parisian apartment during the holidays. That I've never been to one of those doesn't matter, a girl sometimes often has to make her own dreams happen.{!!}
I wish there was such a thing as touch screen where you could feel these round placemats, because they the softest, most sumptuous velvet. So beautiful, and then ruffles. Need I say more?
The Victorian linen napkins are stunning, embroidered with gold in a decorative design.
Right away I knew my flowers for this setting should be soft colors of white, cream, pink and green, with a little touch of gold.
I was so excited to find winter peonies, along with pink roses, white alstroemeria, little white berries, seeded eucalyptus and the sweetest kind of eucalyptus I've ever seen at my local market.
I set this table in front of the fireplace, near our white Christmas tree. The gold decorations highlight the beautiful gold Vetro Scalloped Footed Bowl, plates and glassware.
I cut the bottom corners off a block of wet florist's foam and placed it in the center of the bowl, and began arranging the greenery first, then added those romantic pink and white peonies, filling in with the alstroemeria and little white berries.
A sprinkling of eucalyptus branches down the center of the table adds a magical touch.
The Vetro dinner plates make the perfect chargers for the antique French old paris porcelain dinner plates. I love the romantic gold lace motif, it's a beautiful frame for the aqua blue scalloped antique plates.
Little gilded clip on birds in the flowers and golden bottle brush trees sprinkled on the table add fun.
Are you singing Christmas songs in French yet? I know I am! This year's holidays may be smaller than what we love or are used to, but we can make them as beautiful and joyful as possible.
Memories are made around the table with love. Even though most likely you will spend your holidays cozily ensconced in your own beautiful home, I hope it feels as special as if you were in Paris!
THE GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered!!
THIS FABULOUS GIVE AWAY IS OPEN TO USA RESIDENTS ONLY.
HERE IS HOW TO ENTER TO WIN, you can leave me comments:
Follow Crown Linen Designs on Instagram and/or Facebook, or Arte Italica on Instagram and/or Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know.
Follow FrenchGardenHouse on Instagram and let me know.
Tell me what your favorite Crown Linen piece is, or Arte Italica piece is.
For extra entries, you can do the same thing on Shirley, Mary and Pam's blog! I know you will love their holiday inspiration.....good luck!
SHIRLEY at Housepitality Designs
and me, LIDY at FrenchGardenHouse
A BIENTOT
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73 comments
How very exciting to have the opportunity to participate in such a generous giveaway! Love the holiday table setting and the floral arrangement is soooo beautiful.The plate stack is beautiful with the French blue not to mention the gold in the glass wear. Love the whimsy of the sparkly birds in the arrangement. And the linens are to die for. I follow you on instagram.
Thanks, Denise
I love the Crown Linen napkins with the bee on them! Thank you for offering such a wonderful giveaway for us to enter. Happy Holidays, a little early! :)
Lidy, so lovely to see the pastels of your table. Pink is one of my favorite colors and it looks amazing on your table with the gold and turquoise. It really does make you feel like you are in Paris! I am following Crown Linen Designs, Arte Italica and you on Instagram and Facebook. I love the Arte Italica pedestal bowl that you’ve used for your centerpiece and the linen napkins complete the look. Thank you for organizing such a generous giveaway and posts!
Lidy, this post is proof you have a touch of magic. Your table and all your selections from linens to china are stunning. You have provided me with wonderful inspiration. Enjoy these remaining days of November, the holidays are a blink away. Stay well, my friend.
Fit for a castle!
What a romantic table Lidy. That table would melt the hardest heart. I’m so ready for Christmas decorating. I ordered a new tree for the foyer because we have a new beautiful stairway and have always wanted to put a tree there. It’s up and the light are on but no decorations as my hubby and I are recovering from covid. But I’m itching to decorate. I think that means I’m getting better. Please stay safe. Covid is no joke.
Love the Vetro Gold Scalloped Footed Bowl!
Oh, Lidy! This is all so beautiful! I am not on Facebook or Instagram, but I would love to enter the giveaway! I visited their website and just love the Provence Tumbled LInen towels made by Crown Linen and the Tuscan Coffee Canister with Spoon made by Arte Italica. Thank you so much for the wonderful opportunity to enter the beautiful giveaway! Many blessings to you!
A breathtaking Christmas table!
Your beautiful elegant Parisian table setting is such an inspiration for me! I plan on decorating in a white and gold theme this year (the flocked tree, fireplace and table setting) so when I saw your Bring Paris Home for the Holiday presentation it just sent me over the top! So gorgeous!
I just love the quality and excellence that comes with all of the products from Crown Linen Designs and Arte Italica. Two of my favorite lines are the Bumblebee and the Pinecone Embroidered Design Collections from Crown Linen Designs and the Champagne Bucket from Arte Italica.
I can’t wait to get started on my Gold & White Parisian Apartment look this week. I’m decorating early this year so I have time to savor every moment! Thank you Lidy!