Christmas Decor

I have been trying to get into the Christmas mood, I have nearly finished cleaning the house,  hopefully tomorrow I will start Christmas decorating, I have got as far as dragging the Christmas decoration boxes out from the cupboard under the stairs.  I love antique style baubles, elegant candlesticks and tons of fairy lights. Once the Christmas decorating  task is completed, I am sure I will then feel in the Christmas mood, if I am happy with the results I may even post some photos, in the meantime I leave you with some beautiful images from some French Décor magazines...

I love this, I just want to drape elegantly there with a good book and a glass of red!

The Real Star Of Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give, is a great feel good film, but who was the real star?

Was it Jack Nicholson?

Was it Diane Keaton?

Was it Keanu Reeves?

Was it Frances McDormand?

No, the real star was that fabulous beach house......

 

Photographs From 
Here

Interior Dreaming

It has been a while since I have been rooting around antiques fairs or visited the auctions to acquire desirable objects for the house, this is something I intend to start doing again, there are loads of antique fairs in this neck of the woods, so I really must pull my finger out, get up early in the morning's and start rooting.

I am longing to redecorate one of the bedrooms and turn it into a really feminine boudoir.  In the meantime, I have been on the internet dreaming of the sort of thing I'm after.

Early 1900's Boudoir armchair and stool. The French House

Rare model Louis xv style king-size bed circa 1900. The French House

Late 19thc Louis xv1 style upholstered bed. The French House

Wall Lights. The French House

Early Chandelier. The French House

Cushion mirror with pink tinged glass outer plates. The French House

Parisian mirrored armoire. The French Bedroom company

Parisian Pretty Bedside Table. The French Bedroom Company

Parisian Dressing Table. The French Bedroom Company

Versaille Damask Screen. The French Bedroom Company

That's the furniture, what about the walls?  At the moment I am going through a Sir Frederic Leighton phase, I would love to own one of his paintings, a distant dream, instead I will go for some beautifully framed prints.

 Mother and Child

 Girl with a basket of fruit

 Biondina

 The music lesson

Furniture and lighting images via The French House and The French Bedroom Company.

Painting Images via www.frederic-leighton.org, prints available from art.com