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Summer Collection: Set a RED WHITE & BLUE Table Outdoors

June 18, 2014 3 min read 7 Comments

What I love about summer most? I love to entertain, and in the summer, I think of our garden patio as another room of our home. Read more...

Simple French Supper with Antiques at the Table

April 29, 2014 2 min read 6 Comments

Today I am sharing a simple dinner tablesetting I set up on the kitchen table a while ago when 8 of my friends came to dinner, using French Country antique plates, antique French monogrammed Napkins and a vintage Hotel Silver Carafe filled with herbs and lavender from the garden as the centerpiece. Read more...

An Invitation to CHÂTEAU DU GRAND-LUCÉ

April 10, 2014 4 min read 12 Comments

Today I am sharing photos from the French Chateau Design Book written by owner and top designer Timothy Corrigan. So gorgeous, you won't believe it! Read more...

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

March 27, 2014 4 min read 4 Comments

Antiques at the table are back. Entertaining has become an art again. More of us are appreciating the items that once adorned a beautifully set table, and have discovered the lasting beauty of fine antique sterling, and silver plated pieces. Read more...

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

January 04, 2014 5 min read 8 Comments

Secret Life of Antiques: History of Chantilly Lace

November 11, 2013 4 min read 5 Comments

Shopping Europe's Best: Antique Shops I Love

October 25, 2013 3 min read 3 Comments

FrenchGardenHouse Shops Europe with The Antiques Diva

October 19, 2013 3 min read 6 Comments

Madeline Birthday Party

October 17, 2013 4 min read 5 Comments

Bie Baert: Belgium's Finest Antiques & Secret Source

October 01, 2013 2 min read 11 Comments

Secret Life of Antiques: Spode Mandarin {Blue Willow}

May 01, 2013 3 min read 3 Comments

The history and romance of BLUE WILLOW PORCELAIN.

Cottage Style Magazine Garden Feature

April 17, 2013 2 min read 5 Comments

I am so thrilled! for my favorite European gardener. That would be Mr. FgH....he is the one who toils and labors to make our gardening dreams come true. Long ago, when having our own home was only a distant dream, I bought him a beautiful gardening book when we lived in Europe, and wrote that someday we would have our own little gardening paradise. Fast forward 28 years, and he is the one who made that dream a reality!