C'EST PARTI! HERE WE GO!
I saw layers of old wall paper, covered in flowers, and the old plaster, in the prettiest pastel hues, pink and off white.
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French vintage
French vintage decor
shabby chic decor
French country style
flea market style
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- Jul 7
OUT WITH THE NEW, IN WITH THE OLD
I was absent on Instagram and on this blog, my mind and time were occupied with planning, responding to emails, and making decisions
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- May 9
COLORS & PATTERNS - INSPIRATION, IDEAS, CHOICES
I can fall in love with moody and mysterious interiors, and the rooms full of pattern and saturated color, but I know that although
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- Apr 18
SO WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY?
It seems that for every thing we gave up when we moved away from Lyon, we gained a few. Life has a different rhythm à la campagne
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- Mar 21
FOR THE LOVE OF OLD HOUSES
Over the months we've been here the house "told" us what it wants. It is over 200 years old, and evolved over the years, but retaining many
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- Mar 8
THE LONGEST SUMMER
Summer of 2023 was a busy one. While the skies of Lyon were oozing heat at historic heights, I was arranging for movers estimates...
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- Feb 28
Decisions Decisions... (Head and Heart)
The same evening I told my husband "you have to see this house"
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- Feb 20
LIKE COMING HOME
It has been over five years for us already in beautiful France, and it took five years to find a place to call our own.
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- Sep 29, 2023
LYON, JE TE QUITTE!
It has been in the plans since we arrived in France - to find a place of our own. Then the pandemic came, and then we faced a changed...
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- May 19, 2023
BRINGING A PIECE OF FRANCE HOME
Before we settled in beautiful France a few years ago, we traveled here almost every year. And of course every time I had to do a little...
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- Mar 18, 2023
TIME OF MAGNOLIAS
When is the best time to visit Lyon? If you can make it happen, it would be the time when magnolias are in bloom. Place des Celestins in...
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- May 11, 2022
EATING LOCAL AT FRENCH FARMERS MARKETS
I could write about the farmers markets a lot! I think it was my first stop right after we moved to France...
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- Apr 1, 2022
FRENCH BISTRO - A QUICK HISTORY
Where did it all begin? The popular story on how the name "bistro" originated says it came from the Russian word "bistro" or "quick"...
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- Jan 6, 2022
LOVELY LINEN (& How to Take Care of It)
Walking through a French flea market you will notice heaps of beautifully embroidered vintage and antique linen sheets, kitchen towels...
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- Aug 7, 2021
LAVENDER COUNTRY
And by "lavender country" I mean Provence, bien sûr! We spent a few days in the area of Gorge du Verdon, in the Alps de Haute Provence...
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- May 29, 2021
ESCAPE TO VILLENEUVE-LEZ-AVIGNON
I have been a few times to Avignon, but this time I decided to stay and spend more time across the river Rhone, in Villeneuve-Lez-Avignon.
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- Apr 24, 2021
HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AT "BROCANTE" (A VISIT AT "LES PUCES")
If you have been following me here for a while, you know that brocante is my life - I dream, live and breath "les puces"...
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- Mar 13, 2021
THE CHARM OF FRENCH COUNTRY STYLE
What defines the style that has been around for ages? When asked what is exactly French Country style, I picture natural wood, stone walls.
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