VINTAGE BOTTLES

I love the sweet pale green

of these vintage bottles

A soft opaque barely there color

that reminds me of bits of worn sea glass

that washes up on the shore

This petite inkwell is a most lovely pale blue...

so pretty paired with the pink of a camellia blossom

and the silver of the vintage pewter plate.

So excited to find 4 pewter plates ~

they will be wonderful hanging on the wall or at the table.

Such pretty green stripes with the pale creamy color on this vintage linen~

it was the bargain of my thrift store finds at .25 cents.

~

I tried some sepia tones on a couple photos this week.

Hope you all had a wonderful Blessed Easter!

Our extended family was in different areas this year

so instead of a big gathering ~

it was a quiet celebration of Easter blessings.

Bunny pancakes (with chocolate chip eyes),

egg hunts, & Easter dinner

:)

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A Stroll thru Life

My Romantic Home

TATTERED SUNDAY

Imagine a whole street blocked off ~just filled with

gorgeous vintage treasures...

Faded linens, shabby furniture,

lots of bling and rusty crusty fabulous finds...

Sundays weather was wonderful for a fun filled day of junque shopping in Roseville.

My friend Sandy and her partner Erika of The Tattered House

host a most fantastic flea market on the street in front of their store twice a year.

Their store is amazing...

It's filled with garden treasures, architectural salvage, shabby elegant finds

and such gorgeous furniture and displays.

(Sandy ~ I think I might need this sweet little wirey table! )

I could spend hours just taking it all in!

As I was gathering up so much inspiration,

I found my friend Heather selling her shabby vintage wares~

loving that green birdcage!

Look who else I found?

This is Betsy from

My Salvaged Treasures

(So much fun to meet a blog friend in person!)

She and her sweet mom were selling together~

I just loved her display of silver in the pretty pink enamel

(the picture of the necklaces at the top of the post is hers as well.)

Sandy told me I just had to go over and meet

The Lipstick Gypsies

Don't they look like so much fun?!

They really were so sweet!

I love that sofa in the back and their mix of shabby and elegant.

The Red Door

from Elk Grove had a display of shabby treasures & galvanized treats

Ummm,

I'll take the whole lot of galvanized bins, please...

:)

& this sweet painted cupboard came all the way from Reno

with the lovely Carol from

Viva Home Furnishings

It was an absolutely beautiful day filled with treasures,

friends and lot's of inspiration!

The next market is in the fall~ hope to see you there!

Happy Monday Everyone!

LA REINE ~ (THE QUEEN)

This is the

piece de resistance...

a beautiful storybook armoire

fit for a princess...

maybe even A Queen.

She has a royal air about her...

and wears a most fantastic frenchy crown...

Gracefully adorned with hand painted flowers

with gorgeous carved shell handles

She wears beautiful carved flowers accents

& has a bombe chest bottom with a slanted top drawer and sides.

Of course, every lady needs a bit of mystery about her...

Inside the top doors, there's a little surprise...

dainty shelves & three lingerie drawers decorated with a flower bouquet.

She is just as pretty from the sides as she is from the front.

She's most definitely a drama queen and loves the attention she gets.

This is my absolute favorite piece of the furniture I have been sharing recently

(shhh.. don't tell the other pieces)

here they are if you missed them~ Sideboard, mirrors, frenchy stands

I just about fell over when I saw this armoire. I literally had to stop and compose myself!

lol!

The set is all made in Italy~

around mid-century but definitely has an elegant french look to them.

Soft creamy paint (though it looks more yellow in the pictures)

gorgeous teal accents, pastel florals and

of course,

a bit of pretty gilding for a little glam & drama.

She holds court in the little sitting room/ hall area off the bedroom.

(I apologize~ The lighting in this room is not good for taking photos

and it has been snowing and raining all weekend which makes it even darker)

*sigh*

All hail the Queen!

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!!!

Hope my French is correct in this post! lol!

I am so excited that it is officially spring

though you wouldn't know by looking outside

snow. snow. snow...

and more rain and possibly snow on the way...

wait a minute...

I thought I was living out here in SUNNY CALIFORNIA?!?

What a strange winter...

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THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL

Mirror, Mirror on the wall...

whose the fairest of them all?

A pair of french fairytale mirrors...

This is one of the mirrors that came with the set of painted furniture

I have been sharing over the past couple of weeks.

Tons of details~

curves, carvings, gilding...

Rococo styling and a french painted finish.

I have nicknamed them

Beauty and the Beast Mirrors

they remind me of the fantasy type mirrors in Disneyland.

They are incredibly detailed and sat upon the dresser that I am using as a sideboard.

I think they would be wonderful in a fairytale or fantasy

themed bathroom above two sinks.

Flowing draperies, romantic wallpaper, chandeliers and elegant touches...

Perfect for a wee or grown up princess!

I have thought of painting them,

so that they are a bit easier to incorporate into my home

but I love them as they are.

For now,

they wear the same finish as the other pieces.

Just one more piece to share...

what could it be?

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PETITE TREASURES

A delightful pair they are.

Delicate in old teal blue & cream

Graced with hand painted floral bouquets

sprays and accents

With detailed carvings-

flowers & crest and moulded shell handles on the doors.

These are the sweet dainty little stands that came with the

sideboard/dresser I shared last week.

You asked to see more,

so I am sharing each piece of the set I purchased bit by bit.

Tiny in size but not in details

Love the cabriole legs and carved accents.

They are Italian made- stamped ITALY.

Though they look and feel very French to me.

I actually have not currently been using them in my home...

they have been stored.

So I brought them in the house to photograph-

they are so incredibly pretty now that they are out and about again

perhaps if I moved a couple things around

or rotated a couple pieces out...

:)

A bit over the top...

a bit glitzy and glamourous...

Makes me think of the gorgeous pieces you find in a delightful french room

that bring in drama and elegance...

Love them!

Excuse the picture quality-

I apologize!!

Rain, rain, and more rain today!

It was a bit dark for taking pictures~

so I had a bit of fun changing the focus of the pics, etc.

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