Form Bedroom: Mei 2010

Senin, 31 Mei 2010

A Cabinet makeover and a successful day at Patine

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week!

I wanted to share a few pictures of a cabinet that is getting a mini makeover.

I have had this cabinet for almost 4 years and haven't painted the inside yet.

I am not sure why it took me so long to start this project.

It is almost finished,

so I feel comfortable showing you the before pictures!

I am really happy with how it is turning out.

I also wanted to show you a few pictures of some of the items I bought when I went to Patine on Saturday.

You will not believe what they were giving away every half hour!

French ticking pillows like this one!

I couldn't believe it.

When you walk into the door you get a raffle ticket.

I went with my daughter so we each got a raffle ticket.

Dani told me they were doing a giveaway every half hour.

I was there almost two hours before I realized what they were giving away!

Pillows made from french ticking!

Guess who won one!

ME!

Thanks Eric and Dani!

This is the pillow I won and it will be going into my boys room.

A lot of you have requested that I show you pictures of my boys room, well

hopefully by the end of the summer my boys room will be completed, and then I will show you pictures of their room, I promise!

Then they had these beautiful Euro Shams for just $10.00 a piece.

These are the three euro shams I picked out.

I wanted them to all be different styles.

I bought them for my bedroom.

I will show you a better picture of all three of them when my bedroom is finished.

I couldn't pass up one of their body pillows.

I love the color of this french ticking.

I still haven't decided if it is going in a bedroom or on my sectional.

Here is a picture of Lauren, Eric, and Dani at Patine.

I took a few pictures of their store for all of you like I promised!

It was really worth the three hour drive.

It was such a fun time.

We stayed for almost 4 hours.

Thanks Dani and Eric for inviting me to your anniversary sale!

Patine

I am so glad I went!

I hope you are all having a great week.

Rabu, 26 Mei 2010

Patine & a one year anniversary celebration this weekend

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week.

I was lucky enough to be able to attend a french flea market this past weekend.

It was held at theChateau Sonoma.

All I can say is, it was amazing. I wish I would have taken more pictures for all of you, but I was having so much fun shopping.

I am Sorry!

Now you see this gorgeous couple pictured above.

Their names are Eric and Dani.

They are a husband and wife team. Dani is from Germany, and Eric is from California. They own a company called Euro-Linens.

They are a very talented team!

They find amazing European linens and create beautiful pillows with them.

I can't tell you how incredible their work is.

Everything they create is made with antique or vintage fabrics and they don't use any reproduction fabrics.

They were at the flea market.

I shot a few pictures of their booth for all of you, I will share those first. Then you will also see a few pictures of their amazing store, Patine, that I took from their blog, with their permission of course.

First here are a few of my pictures from the french flea market.

These are examples of their rag book pillows.

Their rag book pillows are made from an antique french ticking. They

fuse these antique cloth books (from the early 1920's) to the french ticking, to create a one of a kind pillow.

I haven't ever seen anything like it before.

Wouldn't these be so cute in a toddler's room?

If you would like to read more about their rag book pillows you can by going here~

I love this pillow.

It would look great in any boy's room.

They sell these antique cloth books as well.

I love french ticking

Actually I am obsessed with french ticking!

These cute little bags below are called french shot bags.

They were used by hunters to carry their ammunition in.

These were a rare find.

Eric and Dani have them filled with lavender.

The pillow below is made from vintage fabric from Sweden.

They have pillows for everyone!

I wanted to share with you why Dani said they decided to open a shop.

My name is Daniela Davis my husband Eric and I started our business euro-linens.com 8 years ago. It all started with buying vintage and antique fabrics in Europe. We bought linen shirts and dresses, Ticking and Homespun Linen in France, Euro-Shams and Kitchen Towels in Germany, Lace and night shirts in Italy and many more beautiful fabrics from Sweden and Hungary. Then Eric bought his first industrial sewing machine and the rest is history. He started to create the most amazing and gorgeous pillows, bolsters and duvet-covers from all these beautiful fabrics from Europe. To this day Eric sews most of the pillows himself. We first sold only at the Alameda Point Antique Faire, slowly but surely we stared selling at Shows like the Rose Bowl Flea Market, Long Beach Flea Market and The Santa Monica Antique Flea. Our Goal was and still is to bring these wonderful old fabrics back to life in a new way and create with them a unique almost one of a kind feel that would fill a home with joy. Over the years many customers asked us if we had a store that they could come and visit, unfortunately we always had to say “no we don’t have a store”. After all these years we can finally answer the question with: YES, we do have a store. In June 2009 we opened our little store PATINE in the heart of La Selva Beach, a beautiful Beach community where we also live in. So here are some pictures that showcase what we did over the summer, enjoy......

Photos are property of Patine

Here are a few pictures of their shop, Patine.

It looks amazing.

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

Photos are property of Patine

As you can see their store is filled with beautiful linens and great vintage treasures.

Eric and Dani are celebrating Patine's one year anniversary!

They would like to invite you

to come and celebrate with them.

on Saturday, May 29th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

They will have some extra special offers ready for you!

There will also be food and wine!

They hope you can come and celebrate with them

in beautiful La Selva Beach!

304 La Playa Boulevard

La Selva Beach, California 95076

831.661.0950

Dani and Eric would love to see you there!

Here are a few of their links

Euro-Linens

Eric's blog

Patine

Dani's blog

I am going and can hardly wait!

As you all know by now I love vintage linens.

It is almost a 3 hour drive for me, but I don't want to miss it!

I hope to see you there!

I will have my camera, and promise to take pictures for those of you who can't make it.

Their store looks amazing, don't you think?

They are the sweetest couple.

Thank you Lulu for telling me about these two!

I want to thank all of you for taking the time to stop in and visit my little blog.

I want to say thank you for all of the incredibly sweet comments you left about our tin ceiling.

You really made my day and my husband's as well.

After all he is the one who did all the work.

So thank you for taking the time to stop in and leave us a comment,

we really appreciated every single comment.

Hopefully my bedroom will be finished before long so I can show you the finished product.

Hope you all have a great week!

Take Care,

Maria

Sabtu, 22 Mei 2010

A favorite flower and my tin ceiling.

Hello everyone!

I am sorry for being so absent this week.

I had a very busy week with my family.

I was lucky to have my brother and his family visit me this week.

I haven't seen him in almost three years.

It was so much fun to see my brother and his family. They have seven kids!

My kids were in heaven playing with all of their cousins.

Peonies are my favorite flower.

After seeing Tracey's post about the Jeanne d' Arc Living issue that is coming out,

I couldn't pass up these peonies at Whole Foods.

My favorite kind of peony are the Sarah Bernhardt peonies.

These bottom two photos were shot looking through a mirror.

Okay now onto the tin ceiling.

One thing I have learned is not to post about a redo maybe until we have finished it.

This is taking us forever.

A lot of things have come up and has delayed the entire process.

First my husband put half inch plywood up.

Then he nailed the 100 year old tin to the plywood.

Here it is!

Still not finished though.

These tins were taken out of a church that was built in the 1800s.

The church was over in New Hampshire.

My sister found them at a salvage yard. (that is no longer in business)

The church had started on fire and a lot of the tins have smoke damage.

So they do need painted.

We used a Kilz primer before painting them.

This keeps the rust from bleeding through.

It still isn't painted yet, because it still needs caulked.

Once my husband puts caulk in the seams, I will paint them.

Just so you know I am capable of caulking, but it wouldn't be up to my husband's standards.

I want to thank all of you for taking the time to leave me such sweet comments.

You guys always bring a smile to my face.

I have been away from my computer for almost a week.

I feel bad when that happens, but I hope you all understand.

Take Care,

Maria

Senin, 17 Mei 2010

Tracey~The girl behind French Larkspur & a Thank You

The gorgeous Tracey in Paris

I want to share someone with you that is incredibly talented.

She can make any room feel heavenly.

Not only is she talented, but she is such a genuine person.

Her name is Tracey, she is the author of the blog, French Larkspur.

She also has a great home interiors shop, called French Larkspur.

Tracey was kind enough to let me do a little interview with her, and she also has allowed for me to share some incredible pictures of her home!

Thank you Tracey!

This photograph is Property of French Larkspur

What inspired you to start a blog?

I always loved going on the Scandinavian blogs and looking at all of their beautiful decorating, but I was basically too "chicken" to start my own. When I made the decision to start my own online shop, I decided it was finally time to get over my fears and start my own blog. I needed a way to get my name out there for the sake of my shop. As I started blogging, I quickly discovered that I was going to LOVE having my own blog regardless of whether or not my shop did well or remained open. I had finally found the creative outlet that I so very much needed and wanted!

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

What was the inspiration behind the name you chose for your blog?

I love to garden...I also love all things French. When I was trying to come up with a name for my shop and blog, I happened to glance at a packet of seeds that I had recently planted called Imperial Larkspur French Alouette, and I thought to myself, "Hey, what about French Larkspur?" The name stuck!

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

Where are you from?

I am from Illinois. I grew up in the same town my whole life until I went away to college. My parents still live in that same childhood house of mine. Going there still brings me great comfort.

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

How would you describe your decorating style?

My deorating style was quite modern when I first married my husband, so the evolution that my style has taken has been a bit of a rough road for him :) I began liking the "shabby chic" style of painted, chippy white furniture, lots of florals and strong doses of pink about 7 or 8 years ago. I loved that the style was so kid friendly, but fresh and homey at the same time. Eventually I started incorporating some French style pieces into my look and continue to adore all things French! The Scandinavian style of using a clean white pallette has been the biggest influence on me in the last year or two. I have stream lined my look and pared down to what vintage pieces I love the most. Of course I still go crazy for white, but I have found a passion for grey as well, and have heavily toned down the pink and florals in my home.

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

What is your favorite room in your home, and why?

My dining room is my favorite room. I recently switched my living room and dining room so that now the dining room is the bigger of the two rooms. I love to entertain and take special care to set a beautiful table {when I can find the time}, so it only made sense for the dining room to be in the bigger of the two rooms. I also love this room the most because it gets so much afternoon sun and I adore a sun-filled room. I don't allow my little ones in there, so it gives me a chance to do more of what I really want in terms of decorating, without worrying so much if it's baby proof or not!

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

What is your favorite find?

My favorite find is the very large mirror that is in my foyer... it is something that you see immediately upon entering my home. It was probably salvaged from an old Victorian home when the home was being torn down and it takes up almost the entire wall in the foyer. My husband hated it when he first saw it {in part because it weighs about 150 lbs. and he needed to figure out how we were going to get it home}, but as people have complimented it over the years he has grown to appreciate it a little more!

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

What is your favorite Design book?

Right now, I get the most inspiration from the Danish magazine Jeanne d' Arc Living and the Norwegian magazine Vakre Hjem. I still get a little giddy with excitement when a new issue arrives at my door :)

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

What inspired you to start your home interiors shop, French Larkspur?

When I was first exposed to the Jeanne d' Arc Living books and magazines I just couldn't get enough. I fell deeply in love with the gorgeous look they were showing that so seemlessly weaved a religious influence into their decorating. I started thinking, outloud, to myself that I should import their products and start my own shop {basically inorder to get my hands on the goods for myself} My husband heard what I was saying and instead of telling me I was a little crazy for thinking the idea, he blurted out one day, "Why don't you just go for it?" And so I did...

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

Do you have any advice to give to others who are thinking about opening up a home interiors shop?

My best advice for anyone who is thinking of opening up their own home interiors shop is, buy what you love! If you are passionate about the items you carry it makes it so much more fun to do your "job."

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

Your photographs are always beautiful, have you taken photography classes?

Well thank you! No, I have never taken any photography classes, although I would like to. When I first bought my SLR camera last July, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I LOVED photography!!! It is an extension of the decorating that I so enjoy and a wonderful creative outlet for me. I am totally hooked on learning everything about photography!

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

What kind of camera do you shoot with?

I have a Canon Rebel XS.

This photograph is property of French Larkspur

Do you have a project that you are working on now?

I am currently trying to find a new {old} buffet for my dining room, as well as "spruce" up my son's room and my own bedroom. We are installing hardwood flooring in my son's room to help cut down on his allergies and I have convinced my hubby that a painted white floor would look great!