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French vintage
French vintage decor
shabby chic decor
French country style
flea market style
Dec 5
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE HOME
Where are we after five months of the house restoration project? I am sure many of you are waiting for the before and after pictures
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Oct 11
NOTES FROM THE GARDEN - FROM AUTUMN TO AUTUMN
On the first visit I really liked the house and its potential, but the garden was a proverbial "cherry on top".
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Sep 25
WOULD YOU RESTORE OR RENOVATE? (and what is the difference)
It feels like it has been forever - living in one bedroom, waking up early before the workers arrive (because who wants to parade in front
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Sep 10
OUR YEAR OF FIRSTS
As I am writing our first summer in Bourgogne is slowly fading. It is early September, we wake up to cold mornings, cobwebs in the garden,
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Jul 24
C'EST PARTI! HERE WE GO!
I saw layers of old wall paper, covered in flowers, and the old plaster, in the prettiest pastel hues, pink and off white.
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Jul 7
OUT WITH THE NEW, IN WITH THE OLD
I was absent on Instagram and on this blog, my mind and time were occupied with planning, responding to emails, and making decisions
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May 9
COLORS & PATTERNS - INSPIRATION, IDEAS, CHOICES
I can fall in love with moody and mysterious interiors, and the rooms full of pattern and saturated color, but I know that although
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Apr 18
SO WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY?
It seems that for every thing we gave up when we moved away from Lyon, we gained a few. Life has a different rhythm à la campagne
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Mar 8
THE LONGEST SUMMER
Summer of 2023 was a busy one. While the skies of Lyon were oozing heat at historic heights, I was arranging for movers estimates...
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Feb 20
LIKE COMING HOME
It has been over five years for us already in beautiful France, and it took five years to find a place to call our own.
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Sep 29, 2023
LYON, JE TE QUITTE!
It has been in the plans since we arrived in France - to find a place of our own. Then the pandemic came, and then we faced a changed...
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May 19, 2023
BRINGING A PIECE OF FRANCE HOME
Before we settled in beautiful France a few years ago, we traveled here almost every year. And of course every time I had to do a little...
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May 11, 2022
EATING LOCAL AT FRENCH FARMERS MARKETS
I could write about the farmers markets a lot! I think it was my first stop right after we moved to France...
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Apr 1, 2022
FRENCH BISTRO - A QUICK HISTORY
Where did it all begin? The popular story on how the name "bistro" originated says it came from the Russian word "bistro" or "quick"...
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Jan 6, 2022
LOVELY LINEN (& How to Take Care of It)
Walking through a French flea market you will notice heaps of beautifully embroidered vintage and antique linen sheets, kitchen towels...
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Aug 7, 2021
LAVENDER COUNTRY
And by "lavender country" I mean Provence, bien sûr! We spent a few days in the area of Gorge du Verdon, in the Alps de Haute Provence...
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May 29, 2021
ESCAPE TO VILLENEUVE-LEZ-AVIGNON
I have been a few times to Avignon, but this time I decided to stay and spend more time across the river Rhone, in Villeneuve-Lez-Avignon.
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Mar 13, 2021
THE CHARM OF FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE
What defines the style that has been around for ages? When asked what is exactly French Country style, I picture natural wood, stone walls.
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