Blue Transferware, Reeve Turns Three and the Lake House
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 bui...
06-07-2020 18:52
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Courtyard Planters and French Daybed
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...
30-05-2020 18:52
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Country House Door Baskets
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,...
13-05-2020 18:52
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Garden Obsessions of Tuteurs and Peacock Chairs
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 Corona...
09-05-2020 18:52
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Don't buy my greenhouse!
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...
28-03-2020 18:52
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Building a Greenhouse kit
There are greenhouse kits, like this beautiful brick based kit from BC Greenhouse, and then there are the inexpensive hobby greenhouse kits on Am...
26-03-2020 18:52
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A Fancy French Comtoise Clock
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 longcas...
24-02-2020 18:52
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Antique Corner Cupboard and New Years
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.I...
11-01-2020 18:52
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Our Merry Christmas Roundup
Christmas 2019Christmas morning arrived to a fairly quiet household.The pups were ready to open their fur stockings filled with toys and bones.M...
26-12-2019 18:58
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Faux wax candle tapers create magic
Christmas time is always a magical time in my mind, and creatingthat ambience for myself and my family is important.The woodland theme is carried into...
09-12-2019 18:54
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European Woodland Lodge Decor
I\'ve been having a ton of fun with a bit of decorating, shifting the style from French Countryto what I call European Woodland Lodge. Its...
06-12-2019 18:52
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Country French Winter Decorating
In the weeks before Thanksgiving I start adding what I call "Winter Decor". It sets the mood for the holiday season, but stays aw...
13-11-2019 18:52
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Our Lake House Inspiration Board
Its been months and months of planning for the lake house that weplan to build next year in New Hampshire. Dream homes come in many shapes,...
15-10-2019 18:53
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A Garden tour at a French Country Estate in Newport Rhode Is
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...
02-10-2019 18:55
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Pumpkin Punchbowl Centerpiece
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 day...
23-09-2019 18:57
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Country Home Magazine Shoot on Cape Cod
Life is sooo glamorous these days!
During the week, sandwiched between babysittingfor my 2 year old monkey Reeve (which entails peanut butter sa...
07-09-2019 18:52
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Decorating Changes
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 m...
02-09-2019 18:52
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Fancy Pink Nursery for my French Dollhouse
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&...
09-08-2019 18:52
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Blueberry picking, pie and antiquing at the cottage
Our lake cottage is still a place we don\'t use very often because thereis no electricity or running water....but there is a beautiful lake ...
06-08-2019 18:54
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A Quick Tip!
This is a quick tip for my blog subscribers! That would be YOUif you get my Maison Decor blog in your email box.When it arrives and you open your...
02-08-2019 18:52
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01-08-2019 18:52
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Antique Wall Cabinets and Gingham Dollhouse Roof
Picking up where we left off on our last visit, I mentioned I hadrehabbed two vintage wall cabinets for the house. And I am pretty sure I talked ...
25-07-2019 18:53
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Mixing Italian, French, Swedish decor and a glamorous gilded
I\'ve been in redecorating mode in the house, and it shouldn\'tbe a surprise but I have found more antiques with European roots.The prettiest Fl...
22-07-2019 18:52
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Gustavian Inspired Pastoral Painted Secretary
Gustavian style is so pretty!Gustavian is Swedish with a French influence, which began whenKing Gustav III started hanging out in France with Kin...
17-07-2019 18:52
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A White Vinyl Arbor for the Roses
Something was missing. Ever since last winter when a big windstormblew apart our old white wooden arbor, the entrance to the upper level wh...
08-07-2019 18:52
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The Lake Cottage, Garden and the 4th of July
The middle of the year is upon us! How fast winter turns to summer it seems.Winter drags on and somehow summer seems to be in a rush, for us in New En...
03-07-2019 18:52
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Spraying my Patio Furniture Pink
Think PINK!Pink Patio Furniture! Pink is really "in" right now for home decor.It turned out to be very charming and whimsical in pink.T...
18-05-2019 18:55
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Curbside Find: A set of Louis XVI French Chairs
In a bizarre and fortunate twist of fate, there is an update to the story of how I found thisone French chair in front of someone\'s house waiti...
17-05-2019 18:55
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Easter family fun and my Estate Sale begins
In just one week Spring has officially sprung.The cherry tree in the front yard that hubs and I planted when we movedin to this house 12 years a...
25-04-2019 18:52
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My dollhouse feature on The Enchanted Home and Weight loss u
Happy Friday everyone!I am thrilled to be featured on a new series, The Style File, at my friend Tina\'s incredible blogThe Enchanted Home! &nbs...
12-04-2019 18:54
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My Country Home Magazine Feature
Country Home magazine\'s April to July 2019 issue is featuring so many great country homes, and it is a big thrill to have mine included! &...
10-04-2019 18:53
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Grand Easter Basket Centerpiece
My fancy Easter Basket!Set inside a silver pedestal punch bowl I bought last year at Brimfield,I added various spring faux flowers, shredded east...
05-04-2019 18:53
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The Lake cottage, White kitchens and the Wedding painting
sourceThe lake house is in the beginning stages of planning! Our rustic unheated 1910 fisherman\'s shack isgoing to get torn down and a year roun...
20-03-2019 18:52
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A FANCY French Dollhouse Kitchen
It\'s already the first remodel, and I only began my dollhouse pursuit a few months ago.The kitchen needed an upgrade, when I decided to move th...
01-03-2019 18:52
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Reeve's Cottage Dollhouse
Dollhouse Number 2! This is going to be for my granddaughter Reeve, who isnot exactly dollhouse ready, but I had no choice. You see,...
23-02-2019 18:55
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A miniature French harpsichord for my birthday
A miniature French harpsichord made from following plans in a miniature furniture making plan book, was how I spent my big 6-0 birthday. That wa...
18-02-2019 18:52
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Low Carb Dieting Pays Off
After two months of following a carb restricted diet, I have practically reachedgoals! My total weight loss now is 15 pounds and it is now...
11-02-2019 18:52
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Decorating the Dollhouse
My French Dollhouse, The Petite Maison, is a work in progress. The exterior is looking so much more French now!( Inspiration: a real F...
23-01-2019 18:52
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Grand French Curtains for the Dollhouse Salon
Dollhouse decor includes dressing the windows sometimes.Window Treatments can make a room, especially if you are aiming for the palace look.You ...
19-01-2019 18:52
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Serene Gustavian Style
After all the excess from holiday decorating is put away, things lookalmost bare. It takes a few days to adjust to the way it used to be, and th...
15-01-2019 18:53
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A Yummy Lo Carb Spaghetti Recipe
Looking for some comfort food while on your low carb weight loss journey"This morning I stepped on the scale and was rewarded with another 1.5 po...
12-01-2019 18:54
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Creating French Miniatures
Creating my own miniature pieces for the dollhouse is exciting. There is a big learning curve, as miniature making is fiddly work, an...
11-01-2019 18:52
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Basic Easy Lo Carb Meals and Rules for Results
So much conversation about my last post on my lo Carb diet! I thank all who left me notes and wanted to hear more on what I have been doing....
07-01-2019 18:52
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The one thing that was sabotaging my Lo Carb diet
Low carb dieting has been my go-to method for losing weight.But what was sabotaging my low carb efforts in recent years""A few pounds gained...
04-01-2019 18:56
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Goodbye to 2018
Goodbye to the year 2018. It is the last day of the year and today, like many of you,
I am reflecting upon the whirlwind of the...
01-01-2019 18:53
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The Merriment of Christmas Crackers
Christmas is closing in quickly, and this year I am taking a bitof a different strategy. Less about gifts and more about the fun that Christmas c...
17-12-2018 18:52
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Hand painted French Bedroom set for the Dollhouse
A pretty handprinted white French style bedroom set arrived after I searched high and low for something that had the style I was after~it h...
14-12-2018 18:54
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A Feather Tree in a silver bowl and Ancestry pursuits
A Feather tree is one of the most charming Christmas decorations. It is considered one of the first artificial Christmas trees. Made origi...
04-12-2018 18:53
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Swedish Country Christmas and a Lynch Creek Farm Wreath Give
I\'m in love with my Lynch Creek Farm wreath and thrilled to be able to do anotherwreath giveaway this year to one of my readers. This yea...
29-11-2018 18:52
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A PunchBowl Centerpiece for Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving will bring one new family member to sit at the big table. Its Reeve, my year and half old granddaughter. ...
22-11-2018 18:53
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Thanksgiving week brings a dollhouse for the dollhouse and m
Thanksgiving week is upon us, and I will be hosting dinner this year, whichis pretty much the norm. I have yet to set the table, but when I do I...
18-11-2018 18:53
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A French Copper Bakers Rack for Dollhouse Kitchen and Nora M
The dollhouse has seen many improvements since I last blogged. Mostly, I have concentrated my efforts in the large servant\'s kitchen. &nbs...
29-10-2018 18:53
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Nora Murphy Country House Style Book Giveaway
Nora Murphy\'s Country House Style book features six country houses, all with their own distinct take on country style. Last summer Nora an...
26-10-2018 18:52
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Dollhouse Report: Shabby chic bathroom, purple transfer ware
Dollhouse miniatures are a world unto their own, and one can find many otherswho are obsessed with creating miniature interiors. From traditiona...
03-10-2018 18:52
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My French Dollhouse Project
A dollhouse is my latest project after finding this nice wooden handmade example at a local consignment shop. I saw it several times ...
17-09-2018 18:52
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