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How to Find French Farmhouse Antiques ~ For Less!

Do you find you fall in love with certain vintage or antique items, only to be discouraged when you can’t find them, or they’re prohibitively expensive? In this post, I’m sharing all my secrets to finding French farmhouse antiques!

In January when I asked all of you to give me ideas for some of the posts you’d most like to see in the future, I got a quite few of you suggesting that I write a post about where I find my antiques and vintage items. It’s also one of the questions I get the most on Instagram! read more

Vintage Olive Buckets – Versatile and Charming!

Those of you who know me know I love antiquing. And one of the things I found a couple of years ago that is a definite favorite is my vintage olive bucket. If you’re not familiar with them, they are old metal buckets that were used for gathering olives during the harvest, primarily in Italy and France, though they were used all over Europe. read more

Decorating with Copper – How to Add Warmth to your Fall Decor

You know how sometimes you just fall in love with something, even something that you passed right by only a few years ago? That is how my love affair with copper is. I am crushing on it… hard. So in love that I’m looking for more vintage pieces to buy – I seriously can’t get enough! Which is funny, because about five years ago I had the chance to buy a copper tea kettle at a fantastic price, and I turned it down! Of course today, I’d be snatching that up as quickly as possible! read more

Ten Stunning Rustic French Country Chandeliers

For many years, I wanted an antique crystal chandelier in either my dining room and/or entry way. I shopped flea markets and antiques stores, and even Ebay and 1st Dibs, and I kept coming up short. It was hard to find the right size, and of course, the right price! And then, naturally, life would get busy and I’d stop looking. (I never understand people who are such fast decorators! This is definitely not me!) As a result, many years went by with no decent chandelier in either space. read more

French Country Fridays – A Weekly Dose of French Inspiration!

Today marks the beginning of spring break for my kids, with spring weather arriving this week, right on time! For some reason, even though I haven’t been in school in years, the school schedule is still the thing that defines the seasons for me. It doesn’t truly feel like spring until spring vacation. Either way, I am so happy to have a little sun and some open windows after weeks of cold and rainy weather! read more

French Country Fridays – Antiques, Tablescapes, Decor, and More!

Hi and Happy Best-Day-of-the-Week! Today is even better than usual for me as today my daughter is coming home for spring break! Nothing makes my heart happier than when everyone is back home and under the same roof 🙂

We’re back with another French Country Fridays, your source for all kinds of French-ish inspiration! I would say this week has a little bit of everything; antiques, kitchen design, a few tablescapes, and some decor! read more