I\'ve been having a ton of fun with a bit of decorating, shifting the style from French Country to what I call European Woodland Lodge.  Its a bunch of neutrals mixed together, with  velvets, fur, burlap and linen...

Well its already December! I\'ve been busy with family life during these COVID times.  I think its more important than ever to try to make our homes a refuge as well as a placeof family fun and celebration.  The facts of the virus...

 This may be the longest break I have taken in blogging since I had my shops. Just hard to get motivated to put a post together during this Coronavirus thing. Hope you and yours are safe and well, but the numbers are so...

 The first day of fall has arrived in New England, and so we say goodbye to our short lovely summer.  The nights have been cooler and the days have been pleasant, but these nice fall days are fleeting as well,...

Its been months and months of planning for the lake house that we plan to build next year in New Hampshire.  Dream homes come in  many shapes, sizes, styles and prices and ours is a modest one, but a dream home...

Fall has arrived in the Boston area. My little shed has been decorated with Indian corn and kale.The vintage flower cart I found this summer is perfect for mums and pumpkins.After a year of Covid and the pounds creeping back onI began my low...

There are greenhouse kits, like this beautiful brick based kit from BC Greenhouse, and  then there are the inexpensive hobby greenhouse kits on Amazon. This is the greenhouse kit I purchased last week. Its my way of dealing...

A magical reunion with ReeveIt had been five months since my granddaughter Reeve had been to our house and she finally was coming back for a two night sleepover!She always stayed in the guest room, but I had just put up a stone arch wall...

Our living room has gone through some decorating changes this summer. It all began with selling the painted baby grand piano. Since we are planning to move to our lake home one day, (which is yet to be built), I...

Right before New Years Eve hubs and I went to an auction and bought a cupboard. Not that we were planning to or even going for anything in particular. It was a spur of the moment decision.  I did mention to him that...

 Summer has arrived and with it comes some decorating changes. This time as I decorate I am imagining the decor in the lake house  we will build later this summer in New Hampshire. Blue and white has been creeping into my...

Christmas time is always a magical time in my mind, and creating that ambience for myself and my family is important. The woodland theme is carried into my dining room, and whatever your style, candles add the finishing touch that...

The French Dollhouse has become a Christmas centerpiece since it movedto the antique table in the living room. I stuffed it with twinkle lights and itsbeen the most amazing and cheerful thing to have greet us each dark wintery morning.A dollhouse...

 There is nothing prettier on a door than a basket of flowers! It is the epitome of a Country Style welcome. While I often put baskets on my doors, the one who does it best is Nora Murphy, my friend who wrote her best...

In the weeks before Thanksgiving I start adding what I call "Winter Decor".   It sets the mood for the holiday season, but stays away  from too much of a Christmas feel. So I like to add lights and some...

Delft tiles have been catching my eye when I have been antiquing this summer.  They never did before, but this is why.After receiving this pair of blue and white club chairs from my parents,with our lake house build looming I thought they...

 Don\'t buy this greenhouse kit! I was excited to share with you all  this little 6x4 greenhouse I ordered from Amazon and I blogged about it two days ago, with the link and our progress setting up the foundation...

MerrilatOur lake house plan is finally at the finish line! The process of building a modular home is very different than building a custom home with an onsite construction crew.With modular builds, you select almost every single thing in...

 Life is sooo glamorous these days! During the week, sandwiched between babysitting for my 2 year old monkey Reeve (which entails peanut butter sandwiches and diaper changes),  I was invited to be a model and play...

Matthew Mead took me to a book launch party last month.  It was held  at the French Country estate of retired food editor of  Bon Appetit magazine, Bettie Bearden Pardee.  Bettie is the author of the blog...

A French  Comtoise clock has long been on my radar as an object of desire. The Comtoise clock, also known as a Morbier or Morez clock is a longcase clock made in France on the French-Swiss border in the Jura region. These...

Our guest bedroom got a new look with a photo mural.  We updated the room because our son\'s best friend, Kai, is coming to live with us while they start their college freshman yeartogether at our home, because of the...

 A beautiful French crib for the nursery in the dollhouse arrived. One can make things, buy things and also rehab things for their dollhouse, and  I do a combination of those things.  This crib is from the Bespaq...

 Christmas 2019 Christmas morning arrived to a fairly quiet household. The pups were ready to open their fur stockings filled with toys and bones. Mr. Maison Decor and I lingered with Snickerdoodle coffee and Swedish coffee...

Sprucing up the courtyard after the long winter has been underway for several weeks.  A fresh coat of black paint was needed for a few scuff marks on the French doors, and I decided to paint the iron urns, as they have been in...