setting the thanksgiving table..

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setting the thanksgiving table..

This year we are hosting a larger number of guests for Thanksgiving dinner so I am trying to prep a little earlier.  I have been playing wit...

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Aged beauty

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Aged beauty

Simple perfection... as we ease into the weekend (Thursday counts as super close to the weekend) this is what I dream my life feels like wit...

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Astier de Villatte, Paris

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text-align: center;">My deep love for <a href="http://www.astierdevillatte.com/catalogue/catalogue.htm" target="_blank">Astier de Villatte</a> is no secret as I have professed it <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/astier%20de%20villatte" target="_blank">many times</a>..  whenever I am in Paris I visit the store on Rue St. Honore.  It is so dreamy and so simple at the same time.  The stacks and stacks of dishes call my name.  I buy a couple of pieces each time I travel there and it can be really hard to select just the right things.  Sometimes I have been known to visit more than once in a trip.  They had some great new pieces, new collaborations with various artists and many of the classics that I have come to adore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is simply amazing and one of the highlights of my trip everytime! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszW-qwnBiKutejIP9D_aOA3LtSDqj2eAlgdUadQKPi7V-LC2j1eSCJoySMRVyWUT07qm-dXtyyqNZ6y7W7vgnxlIJhhKYC4ZqL30FKn-UVL7eZfJELD0Zurje2W4rA_EOJnPwh11xRhQ/s1600/paris+and+misc+may+2013+254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszW-qwnBiKutejIP9D_aOA3LtSDqj2eAlgdUadQKPi7V-LC2j1eSCJoySMRVyWUT07qm-dXtyyqNZ6y7W7vgnxlIJhhKYC4ZqL30FKn-UVL7eZfJELD0Zurje2W4rA_EOJnPwh11xRhQ/s640/paris+and+misc+may+2013+254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 30px;">Astier <span style="font-size: 24px; font-variant: normal;">de</span> Villatte</span><br /> <br /><br /> 173, rue Saint-Honoré<br /> 75001 Paris<br /> <br /><br /> tel 01 42 60 74 13<br /> <br /> du lundi au samedi de 11h00 à 19h30<br /> <br /> Métros: Palais Royal, Pyramides, Tuileries </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Astier de Villatte, Paris

  My deep love for Astier de Villatte is no secret as I have professed it many times ..  whenever I am in Paris I visit the store on Rue St...

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here and there..

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd-3NBRSK8UxknO5urktTK2ZDCZbXSlfHRIEEr1yHCsif67hm7ooPvbCq9JHN7nlITM1vYeA2weesHogkkdljq8lOgyglrwfzmIcJGZbsLCAytjgl84kThvK9g1-S5MdcHzwCg64_bSE/s1600/rosenlund+blue+feathers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd-3NBRSK8UxknO5urktTK2ZDCZbXSlfHRIEEr1yHCsif67hm7ooPvbCq9JHN7nlITM1vYeA2weesHogkkdljq8lOgyglrwfzmIcJGZbsLCAytjgl84kThvK9g1-S5MdcHzwCg64_bSE/s640/rosenlund+blue+feathers.jpg" width="445" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is funny how everyday is so different even when it seems the same.  One little meeting can change your outlook for the next year in a good or bad way, or maybe just in a different way.  It seems that no matter what comes my way, there is always something there to follow it up.  Yesterday was one of those days were you look at what is coming up and decide- oh this is going to call for some changes some improvements, some improvising and a little bit of making your own destiny.  I am looking forward to it!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you had a wonderful week!  What did you get accomplished this week?  This is different from what are you doing this weekend- which is my normal question.  I feel like I had a very productive week and I am ready for a real break from work, time in the sun and with the family is on the agenda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How did you like our first<a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/Designers%20at%20Home%20series" target="_blank"> Designers at Home </a>post?  If you are interested in participating please feel free to contact me as we would like to make this a regular thing here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fell for this photo and a million others on a <a href="http://www.kararosenlund.com/blog" target="_blank">blog I discovered this week</a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kararosenlund.com/blog" target="_blank">check it all out here.</a>.. </div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

here and there..

  It is funny how everyday is so different even when it seems the same.  One little meeting can change your outlook for the next year in a g...

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Pimlico Magazine {thank you}

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/pimlicomagazine/docs/pimlico_issue2/81" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0-ZflTGMWNh48m2l9D8DbWatFT4l16hMPLN9ZVJ2mZ7xJlwk9of4pz_thvA07ipFRZDTc49P_t0Solqkx6XMZ2IulHingtKHmBh8i6xou3-pp0mFdCher4SGf-SEDfD72qC3hMeIOmE/s640/greige+in+pimlico.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  I wanted to say a big thank you to <a href="http://www.pimlicomagazine.com/current-issue.html" target="_blank">Pimlico magazine</a> for including me along with the other wonderful bloggers in their Winter 2012 issue.  They asked me to share some of my holiday table setting ideas and I think that setting the table can be one of the best parts of entertaining so I was happy to put together some of my favorites!  I offered a little <a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/2012/10/sneek-peek.html" target="_blank">sneak peek</a> a few weeks back and here is the final result. Hopefully my schedule will allow for some entertaining this holiday season that I can share with you here on the blog too.  This issue is full of great ideas from wrapping to what to wear, check it out <a href="http://www.pimlicomagazine.com/current-issue.html" target="_blank">here</a>.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pimlicomagazine.com/current-issue.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRH3YxN-WPS3VGk7WzAOQgVl07k6MLBSVvO2U1VQVN-BhJiRhugkYdsRMaFu6uwcHjsU085YYkYPg0Ag_4kta6sGzsFCOG2TAYCh0zWQA_zq43TcjR781T8YXJojyQEAF6DTqAdBb40o/s400/pimlico+magazine+winter+2012.png" width="310" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few other shots from that day.  It is always fun to have a little photo shoot! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PdWoG7zCZowCOk5NL3LYldZTeUPSyUJldVpL0jcTh_jipSxCXWXwMgv5ro4E1OUi0TBAEPnLMThVUSqfwCqIQxvrzPvx7KyO1nztP5lL52CbV_MmZEofPbMpoRARs9lAXU1ry2fMho8/s1600/IMG_6510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PdWoG7zCZowCOk5NL3LYldZTeUPSyUJldVpL0jcTh_jipSxCXWXwMgv5ro4E1OUi0TBAEPnLMThVUSqfwCqIQxvrzPvx7KyO1nztP5lL52CbV_MmZEofPbMpoRARs9lAXU1ry2fMho8/s640/IMG_6510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkU2eaB7Ogizn9nyV3vxmK37oKthPK6KjdCHDdb0LPmv6obsqvBSXJxPPfYIOPS0TdwvW4qZwJT4Gk29z5oyop22n4aP485kaLXm6Jp7Jq9e-D57HjLKnRCk989C1zkL6tNVAT7cSoeA/s1600/IMG_6521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkU2eaB7Ogizn9nyV3vxmK37oKthPK6KjdCHDdb0LPmv6obsqvBSXJxPPfYIOPS0TdwvW4qZwJT4Gk29z5oyop22n4aP485kaLXm6Jp7Jq9e-D57HjLKnRCk989C1zkL6tNVAT7cSoeA/s640/IMG_6521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5ry3ZxZ4yvHN2ExsM8OmGfJoF2dPHW2fsBKuqk7a_pQuv6ITdH0LAmlsv3p2VSTtaqEIEogmdl8KTJ94ZUrXyrG_1_cLRDvET1A_e0r-lj_ulzOgJIs6CaLErrW6QFdBEfaqao9k5S8/s1600/greige+table+setting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5ry3ZxZ4yvHN2ExsM8OmGfJoF2dPHW2fsBKuqk7a_pQuv6ITdH0LAmlsv3p2VSTtaqEIEogmdl8KTJ94ZUrXyrG_1_cLRDvET1A_e0r-lj_ulzOgJIs6CaLErrW6QFdBEfaqao9k5S8/s640/greige+table+setting.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /></a>  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Pimlico Magazine {thank you}

  I wanted to say a big thank you to Pimlico magazine for including me along with the other wonderful bloggers in their Winter 2012 issue....

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The china cabinet

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREQ_lmbfVr-8vKdMBAL_HJSHd6NLoS2TzGSnxRnnRR0iHKsDOzJQHk3pH_jwqoQ2Kf054BshhJmt2qcXGd_XZ8nLI1ATe63zQFzgY57JUXT-5b0JPgeYSkx1-pYggP00A5PmyqRqYikM/s1600/misc+october+iphone+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREQ_lmbfVr-8vKdMBAL_HJSHd6NLoS2TzGSnxRnnRR0iHKsDOzJQHk3pH_jwqoQ2Kf054BshhJmt2qcXGd_XZ8nLI1ATe63zQFzgY57JUXT-5b0JPgeYSkx1-pYggP00A5PmyqRqYikM/s640/misc+october+iphone+031.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I spent most of the day yesterday trying to empty out my china cabinet and get ready for our new wood flooring to be installed and I started thinking about how lucky I am.  I have waited 4 years for the flooring I wanted, after pulling up some damaged wood when we first moved in, I am excited.  But I was really thinking more about all of the wonderful pieces I have accumulated over the years.  I LOVE dishes and when I was on a trip to Paris about four or five years ago, I found out how very much fun it could be to buy beautiful pieces while I was there and bring them home with me.  I fell hard for Astier de Villatte and my life has never been the same.  Each trip I have taken I have bought pieces and brought them home with me, very carefully.  I have a large collection now and although I don't use it as I should, each piece seems to hold a wonderful memory for me.  There are many other beautiful pieces in there too but each of these is like a little treasure to me.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I have been going through emptying out our kitchen and now the china cabinet I have realized something else too, I need to buy only what I love, not what is a good deal or something I may never use.  I have donated boxes and boxes of pieces over the last few weeks that have never been used or were still in the original packaging.  So this project or combination of projects has given me the jump start I need to spend more wisely and maybe just maybe start using those beautiful pieces I have been sheltering from my loved ones for fear of breakage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you use what you have?  Do you save the best dishes and glassware for only special occasions or do you use them everyday?  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F835-tEwNEHqKj44Z2rmYRHvC9CU9vwPyTcMdakFi3YMuXKadLwe_4FiiV6IjFsIMCHxIsS7WrLznHDF0Td_7zDPtnS9AfN2FfJU4MW8wBKBHsIHh3gjyQluFJBRg6RD3aIOx0YpmiU/s1600/misc+october+iphone+033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F835-tEwNEHqKj44Z2rmYRHvC9CU9vwPyTcMdakFi3YMuXKadLwe_4FiiV6IjFsIMCHxIsS7WrLznHDF0Td_7zDPtnS9AfN2FfJU4MW8wBKBHsIHh3gjyQluFJBRg6RD3aIOx0YpmiU/s640/misc+october+iphone+033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH09F4_MyuLQQo4mcTnA9Y7tPNC2CON44-228Bfy-Y1OyevoHcLXJ0HD-0oc9jMd6QQCpwfT3wqKkBT1up5G2P9rF_nFGfiUxMaKeFTbPXHCLnrqOZ_AX25w1ybY2hPL2n9AF-yTrWPnw/s1600/misc+october+iphone+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH09F4_MyuLQQo4mcTnA9Y7tPNC2CON44-228Bfy-Y1OyevoHcLXJ0HD-0oc9jMd6QQCpwfT3wqKkBT1up5G2P9rF_nFGfiUxMaKeFTbPXHCLnrqOZ_AX25w1ybY2hPL2n9AF-yTrWPnw/s640/misc+october+iphone+039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

The china cabinet

  I spent most of the day yesterday trying to empty out my china cabinet and get ready for our new wood flooring to be installed and I start...

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sneek peek...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtajMvJRbtvb-Y4l7cGgf7jbdz2RPJq4LOLeiR5cjAWasQtzF2IjESd0NpEMuXm4xuPvuLzEynYMrxMAnPmX52L6agPpCEGVqtlXz-rLFqdy_lzb1YB6OU9U31hY4YOuQnGzF77fPOVEg/s1600/IMG_6510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtajMvJRbtvb-Y4l7cGgf7jbdz2RPJq4LOLeiR5cjAWasQtzF2IjESd0NpEMuXm4xuPvuLzEynYMrxMAnPmX52L6agPpCEGVqtlXz-rLFqdy_lzb1YB6OU9U31hY4YOuQnGzF77fPOVEg/s640/IMG_6510.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a little peek of some pictures I did for an upcoming magazine article.  Kitchen demo starts today!!  I think I am excited to get it all started.  Wish us luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

sneek peek...

  Just a little peek of some pictures I did for an upcoming magazine article.  Kitchen demo starts today!!  I think I am excited to get it a...

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A little of this..

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK2imcFAnkXSuNhH3DzX09Sq1qVVbL7mnzoB5qOamhstF_rZKKfrUzx_ozBYWopwyYr_gAnm3lGkk8XetR96_1LaxvM2K8eUoM-ACyHO2Q0-6ARS_5bmRF_VuYs8Ae3Vqs5xoDOVPH5g/s1600/grey+inside+the+cupboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK2imcFAnkXSuNhH3DzX09Sq1qVVbL7mnzoB5qOamhstF_rZKKfrUzx_ozBYWopwyYr_gAnm3lGkk8XetR96_1LaxvM2K8eUoM-ACyHO2Q0-6ARS_5bmRF_VuYs8Ae3Vqs5xoDOVPH5g/s1600/grey+inside+the+cupboard.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello there, sorry for my absence yesterday... how quickly the days seem to pass.  Another busy week is almost ready to be put to rest and I am definitely dreaming of the weekend.  This weekend will be just us girls relaxing here at home, my daughter and me.  I am excited to take a little break from work and spend some time getting the house in order.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We start our final round on the kitchen renovation next week and I am excited and anxious about it.  There are still many choices to be made, that is how it is works around here.  I did speak with my furniture maker yesterday though and we are going to put a contrasting color in the new piece that will hold all of my everyday dishes, now someone needs to pick that color please!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have pulled a bunch of greys, and greiges to start with.  I will be sure to keep you up to date on all of the selections.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am also working with the wonderful Shari from <a href="http://www.littlebluedeerdesign.com/" target="_blank">Little Blue Deer</a> on a makeover for the blog, it will be fun to have a fresh new look around here don't you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, a little bit of a delayed THANK YOU to <a href="http://www.leafmag.com/site/" target="_blank">Leaf Magazine</a> for including some pieces from the shop in their current issue!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.leafmag.com/site/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLi2sAEYjdZZIUWzN83HazTwxJ0PsVUDJypj4lEe1-Ffe3ltHXq0P3mHvUgJ6T0O5Z5_02I_dUgQDj1JF-S-nChvXoq8L8fSOUyKHQRFYWNeT0nERvN9rcCBLCDo6vr3DF3ly3AVEFf4Y/s640/leaf+magazine+Greige+feature.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

A little of this..

  Hello there, sorry for my absence yesterday... how quickly the days seem to pass.  Another busy week is almost ready to be put to rest and...

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country kitchen...

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIw4K6_R1m_7h4z9FKmZi9WVn1jGz6sLeZm41amWnDnJL2VSJ4ZDnIgNvCRgYOllsvHwCVAglOJXOIFGHqrhZVg2WYrTcxKp7Ebpf94qA7i37VwyweDWEQ4sem6suY-Z6-whnTs9X7E8/s1600/country+kitchen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIw4K6_R1m_7h4z9FKmZi9WVn1jGz6sLeZm41amWnDnJL2VSJ4ZDnIgNvCRgYOllsvHwCVAglOJXOIFGHqrhZVg2WYrTcxKp7Ebpf94qA7i37VwyweDWEQ4sem6suY-Z6-whnTs9X7E8/s1600/country+kitchen.png" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you a lovely weekend filled with stacks of white dishes and lingering last days of summer outside...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image <a href="http://casatreschic.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-08-27T05:24:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=6&by-date=false" target="_blank">via </a></span></i></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

country kitchen...

  Wishing you a lovely weekend filled with stacks of white dishes and lingering last days of summer outside... image via  

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Interior photography...

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT62op-uBmFyQFHFRj78_STJu5nwLcTpoJy8G7eZ_2FgRAmFGOYp1RWONdBnXfz6kvNNRcnEyG81rTwoQzOTYVZ4u_8p8CsIcCcK3B3lC2IrTi0OtQwlPibAhr9pQ__dl0sv3Mkj0i8WY/s1600/greige+table+top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT62op-uBmFyQFHFRj78_STJu5nwLcTpoJy8G7eZ_2FgRAmFGOYp1RWONdBnXfz6kvNNRcnEyG81rTwoQzOTYVZ4u_8p8CsIcCcK3B3lC2IrTi0OtQwlPibAhr9pQ__dl0sv3Mkj0i8WY/s1600/greige+table+top.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think that among us there is a deep appreciation for quality artistic interior photography.  Even if we don't realize it the photography and often times the photographer are what make these spaces show in the best possible light.  It does take great styling and design I know that, but without the art of the photograph it is so hard to show it to the world, short of touring each and every space in person.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love that a photo can capture light and depth in a space so beautifully.  So thank you to all of those interior photographers out there who make things oh so beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogg.blackballoon.se/ceasarsallad-dukas-upp-i-matrummet/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>image </i><i>via</i></span></a></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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  I think that among us there is a deep appreciation for quality artistic interior photography.  Even if we don't realize it the photogr...

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French inspiration..

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUltycro5G6Q0ziOuRpXFi4i-seNoMQ4vuE4v4PfvPrVR30sbKuOzWyFoOC524qi6uxMBiulvqjPSQG45Og-RF-jeHD3x2wllWMaVP1vDK6hO8ZktFBN8x0HvsZ2KI5bIzIhdzSxCoL_E/s1600/inspriation+from+the+french.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUltycro5G6Q0ziOuRpXFi4i-seNoMQ4vuE4v4PfvPrVR30sbKuOzWyFoOC524qi6uxMBiulvqjPSQG45Og-RF-jeHD3x2wllWMaVP1vDK6hO8ZktFBN8x0HvsZ2KI5bIzIhdzSxCoL_E/s1600/inspriation+from+the+french.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some days more than others I feel very inspired..  In remodeling my own kitchen I have found that I am very inspired by the look of vintage display cabinets.  I am assuming that many of the pieces I have seen and saved images away of are vintage shop cabinets- much like this one from France.  These pieces make me smile inside..  they remind me of some of my other French favorites.  As I am sure you know if you have read the blog for a little while I am completely obsessed with Vintage French goodies as well as some new French goodies too.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to <a href="http://vickiarcher.com/" target="_blank">Vicki at French Essence</a> for posting about her kitchen and her dishes yesterday, you got my wheels spinning and reminded me I need to make a wish list of dishes for my next trip to France in the spring...  So here are a few of my favorites for the kitchen and a little French Inspiration. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQY0w4o6MNG_IasS66k_4PQAKpyBqwEqIb6KTi8inu0fCi6JAkkcJ_IFl-xA5Y3yUFIDvbD-mpO9C0391Wki8_9xPySmmEP-50zUBpTcFMDTEmghsM7sIbaR0liNN4xGfz8I9Y1p7J9A/s1600/astier+de+villatte+bowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQY0w4o6MNG_IasS66k_4PQAKpyBqwEqIb6KTi8inu0fCi6JAkkcJ_IFl-xA5Y3yUFIDvbD-mpO9C0391Wki8_9xPySmmEP-50zUBpTcFMDTEmghsM7sIbaR0liNN4xGfz8I9Y1p7J9A/s1600/astier+de+villatte+bowl.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJxJu34kV3dEEZ5TyMj_EMpe1X0SazlqGtfQTrh2qLBrVXJ-NWMcl_4RR3b2A7Y7IR86XGGjHZCgt6ijqEYfpwcQA5_lF1AJf9Q3GfHL4kzAuobzRPQC1QcrpBTiAjSyo9do1upnSeeE/s1600/astier+de+villatte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJxJu34kV3dEEZ5TyMj_EMpe1X0SazlqGtfQTrh2qLBrVXJ-NWMcl_4RR3b2A7Y7IR86XGGjHZCgt6ijqEYfpwcQA5_lF1AJf9Q3GfHL4kzAuobzRPQC1QcrpBTiAjSyo9do1upnSeeE/s1600/astier+de+villatte.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a day dreamy Tuesday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>images <a href="http://pinterest.com/greigedesign/details-of-design/" target="_blank">via </a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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Black paneling...

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDa8V4GcwnYd0D6KvWWEefo7I4bwjWbua-wse_JKuRqGB-j8WKLjet6hMJiFQTlPK2rvviPsXioQcgE92oVo4m54Y5oxqo_HYdDVvfi7iuk41282Z9fhnmJiJIH8thp3nEdWpZtZEFrlZ/s1600/eclectic+black+and+white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDa8V4GcwnYd0D6KvWWEefo7I4bwjWbua-wse_JKuRqGB-j8WKLjet6hMJiFQTlPK2rvviPsXioQcgE92oVo4m54Y5oxqo_HYdDVvfi7iuk41282Z9fhnmJiJIH8thp3nEdWpZtZEFrlZ/s1600/eclectic+black+and+white.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous wall treatment, stunning collections, totally cool chair..  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all a pretty great room, a real room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>image via pinterest </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Black paneling...

  Gorgeous wall treatment, stunning collections, totally cool chair..   All in all a pretty great room, a real room. image via pinterest  

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